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Miniatures Adventure => Other Adventures => Topic started by: Mr. Peabody on 17 March 2010, 10:26:18 PM
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3 days of fun and friends at Trumpeter's 33rd annual convention.
My buddy Ken & I hosted three games of Ambush Valley. We played Search & Destroy at Dak Po twice and Operation Crimp once.
Our table & games managed to win 'Best of Show' for the 3 day event. 8) Here are a few snaps of the games we played....
The peaceful village of Dak Po
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8210/thepeacefulvillageofdak.jpg) (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thepeacefulvillageofdak.jpg)
Porters & Escort emerge from Tunnel Spot 5
(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6259/portersandescortemergef.jpg) (http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=portersandescortemergef.jpg)
Reinforcements inside the elephant grass
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7734/reinforcementsinsidethe.jpg) (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=reinforcementsinsidethe.jpg)
OP Team on the hill shut down Tunnel Spot 4
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8450/opteamonthehillclosingd.jpg) (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=opteamonthehillclosingd.jpg)
The defining moment of Game One a stand-off between rear-guard US and the VC Escort team.
(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2220/thedefiningmomentingame.jpg) (http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thedefiningmomentingame.jpg)
Fog of War! Fire! Fire! Great fun these cards. Never seen people WANT to roll ones...
(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1742/fogofwarfirefire.jpg) (http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fogofwarfirefire.jpg)
VC start for Game Two. This group of players chose a more difficult route but they made better use of Out of Contact movement throughout the game.
(http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2261/vcstartforgame2.jpg) (http://img714.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vcstartforgame2.jpg)
Peasants out for a stroll? This stand converted late in the game into reinforcements that pushed the game to a VC win.
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8968/peasantsoutforastroll.jpg) (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peasantsoutforastroll.jpg)
Home made dice towers. The screen allowed the VC player & ref. to organise hidden units in Bunkers & Hooches.
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6342/dicetowersvcplayerscree.jpg) (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dicetowersvcplayerscree.jpg)
Booby Trap Card: MMG Bunker! A game changer. Here the bunker is finally put out of action.
(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/6820/boobytrapmmgbunkergoesd.jpg) (http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boobytrapmmgbunkergoesd.jpg)
A line of bunkers wait in ambush...
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8703/alineofbunkerswaitinamb.jpg) (http://img638.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alineofbunkerswaitinamb.jpg)
Snipers, Bunkers and Tunnel Spots, Oh My... Operation Crimp at the proposed US exit point.
(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/180/snipersbunkersandtunnel.jpg) (http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snipersbunkersandtunnel.jpg)
Airborne Rangers moving on bounding overwatch
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8349/rangersmoveinboundingov.jpg) (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rangersmoveinboundingov.jpg)
A unit of Rangers deep inside the line of bunkers... No ambush yet; the VC will 'hug-the-bear' as their strategy for this fight.
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6598/deepbetweenthebunkerlin.jpg) (http://img638.imageshack.us/my.php?image=deepbetweenthebunkerlin.jpg)
Despite making use of the only real cover on the table, this squad of Rangers was reduced to walking wounded. They have been Pushed-Back to the next available cover.
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8503/asquadofrangersreducedt.jpg) (http://img638.imageshack.us/my.php?image=asquadofrangersreducedt.jpg)
This looked like a good spot to cover the advancing squad from. The cover was insufficient to protect from the concentrated fire of the bunkers however.
(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/4117/thislookstobethebestcov.jpg) (http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thislookstobethebestcov.jpg)
Silent bunker sits at the edge of the low grass.
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2755/silentbunkersitsontheed.jpg) (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=silentbunkersitsontheed.jpg)
Remnants of the Maxim crew bail out of a destroyed bunker
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/1259/remantsofthemaximcrewba.jpg) (http://img638.imageshack.us/my.php?image=remantsofthemaximcrewba.jpg)
The US F.O. finally calls in the 105's on the Recoilless Rifle & MMG's that have been causing so much carnage.
(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4112/thefofinalygetsasuccess.jpg) (http://img535.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thefofinalygetsasuccess.jpg)
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That is a very nice looking game board. Great detail and work. The minis look nice as well. Game must have been a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
8)
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It do look like a good game. Nice table, nice buildings too 8)
… and those plastic figures don’t look half bad when properly painted… I’m pretty sure I still have an ESCI box of Marines and a box of VC somewhere ::)
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Excellent work Peabody. That hex terrain is sweet. I also just noticed that you made it easier to mark locations on the game board by boarding your map with letters and numbers. Great idea!
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Yah, the borders were Ken's inspiration & they really give the whole table a 'complete' look. Almost looks like a big map when you see it from a few feet away. No more jagged edges.
Doing things like pre-registering fires, noting hidden units & and even planning new lay-outs is soooo much easier. :P
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Are those commercially made buildings?
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Are those commercially made buildings?
The buildings are scratch-built. I make a plasti-card shell and add materials like bamboo place-mat, teddy-bear fur, balsa strip, wooden skewers and Woodland Scenics 'fine foliage' for the bunker camouflage.
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Looks ace to me stunningly well made game table.