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Title: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: TacticalPainter on January 28, 2025, 07:30:56 AM
Home from Cancon and put together a blog post on the Saipan scenario for Chain of Command that I designed and ran as a participation game at the show. Another great event with the Lard Zone being the biggest attended historical gaming event at the show. I think the presence of Richard Clarke for the second time was a major draw card. Mine was one of several games of CoC but many other games and periods were being played.

My blog post covers the various pieces I put together to make it happen. A bit about terrain, but also a bit about the scenario research and design and how it played out over the show. You can find the full post here http://thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2025/01/counterattack-at-saipan-chain-of.html

Here are a few pictures of the games in progress during the show:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/rk8tIr.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pork8tIrj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/VPdorW.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmVPdorWj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/u6e3F9.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmu6e3F9j)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/4VlW9o.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pn4VlW9oj)
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: blacksoilbill on January 28, 2025, 09:53:39 AM
Great looking table. Very interesting scenario too.
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: Tom Dulski on January 28, 2025, 11:51:47 AM

 Nice write up, the crashed Zero was an inspired touch.
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: BillK on January 28, 2025, 04:12:35 PM
Nice AAR and great pictures.
Thanks for posting
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: CapnJim on January 28, 2025, 04:20:39 PM
Great report.  Sounds like a good scenario, and some great games.  Well done!
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: bluewillow on January 29, 2025, 08:51:55 AM
Great report Mark

How were numbers at Cancon this year?

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: TacticalPainter on January 29, 2025, 08:20:59 PM
Quote from: bluewillow on January 29, 2025, 08:51:55 AM
Great report Mark

How were numbers at Cancon this year?

Cheers
Matt

Thanks. I heard numbers of gaming participants was slightly down although it looked as busy as usual to me. I know certain tournaments are now run off-site, like Kings of War, so I suspect that’s what brought the numbers down. Otherwise it looked very busy. That said, I was running games all day Saturday and Sunday so didn’t see everything.
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: Poiter50 on January 30, 2025, 12:28:51 AM
Matt, I heard that there were 1300 entrants, Lard Zone comprised 80 of those. The noise level around us was very high.

Quote from: TacticalPainter on January 29, 2025, 08:20:59 PM
Thanks. I heard numbers of gaming participants was slightly down although it looked as busy as usual to me. I know certain tournaments are now run off-site, like Kings of War, so I suspect that’s what brought the numbers down. Otherwise it looked very busy. That said, I was running games all day Saturday and Sunday so didn’t see everything.
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: carlos marighela on January 30, 2025, 02:25:46 AM
1300 attendees? So more than the average ACT Brumbies match attendance then? lol

Canberra. From Floriade to Summer Nats, it truly speaks to all hearts.
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: Veroo on June 08, 2025, 05:54:32 AM
A fantastic-looking game matched by a superbly readable blogpost - I thoroughly enjoyed the detailed breakdown of the prep work. But most of all I just wanted to commend you on the exposed wiring of the radio mast. I mean, wow!
Title: Re: Counterattack at Saipan - Chain of Command at Cancon
Post by: aphillathehun on June 09, 2025, 02:15:29 AM

Now that cloudflare has verified I'm human (personally I've had my doubts), I'd like to add to the kudos.  Well done.  Great terrain.  Thanks for posting.