Crete Demo Game at Cannon

[TWD]

Last weekend chum James invited me to help him and Mike put on a Crete demo game.

Much fun was had and James won an award.











Lots of eye candy here:
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/crete-at-cannon.html

[Helen]

Enjoyed reading the blog of your game, thank you.

Cheers!

[Plutarch64]

Very entertaining write-up.

[TWD]

Some pictures of the set up



And game in progress



More here
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/crete-at-canon-set-up.html

[majorsmith]

Will you be taking this to other shows? Very nice set up

[TWD]

It will be at Partizan in May.

James *may* be taking a version to the re-aranged Hammerhead at the end of the month, but that's not certain.

I think he has other plans for the second Partizan...

[Kane]

James, you comin' to Crisis as well with it? If so, sign me up for a battle 

[Marine0846]

Love the set up.
Always have wanted to play a Crete game.
Thanks for sharing your's.
With a big game, how did you like CoC?
Any command rule changes?
Thanks for your reply.

[James Morris]

James, you comin' to Crisis as well with it? If so, sign me up for a battle 

I’m probably coming to Crisis but not sure with which game yet! Need to confer with the group.

[James Morris]

Love the set up.
Always have wanted to play a Crete game.
Thanks for sharing your's.
With a big game, how did you like CoC?
Any command rule changes?
Thanks for your reply.

Thanks! Chain of Command worked just fine; we were basically playing two platoons versus one, so not a half he game, but it took most of the day to play through it.

No command rules changes, just a few scenario special rules.

[James Morris]

A few years ago we stayed in Maleme. I sat on the "new" Tavronitis Bridge with a small bottle of ouzo imagining those days in May. We went to the German cemetery on the hill and were among the few non-German visitors. The sea was deep blue, and the sky unbroken blue. To see so many gravestones with a single date on them was tragic. 20-05-41. Please visit.

Couldn’t agree more; it was a trip to the same place that inspired the game. I picked up a handful of sand from Hill 107 and used some of that on terrain for the game.

[James Morris]

It will be at Partizan in May.

James *may* be taking a version to the re-aranged Hammerhead at the end of the month, but that's not certain.

I think he has other plans for the second Partizan...

Partizan on May 20th will see the 77th anniversary of the battle, so that’s a definite.  It won’t be at Hammerhead though I’m afraid.

[Kane]

I’m probably coming to Crisis but not sure with which game yet! Need to confer with the group.

If it's WWII, sign me up for a demo game

[Tim Haslam]

Weird seeing you in that photo James, you don't appear to have aged since we used to play WAB all those years ago?

I think your a wizard or something?
Or maybe have a self portrait in the loft......

[Eclaireur]

Just read Beevor's history of Crete so this is right up my street - great looking game