The Beaver Wars in Ohio <-- updated 7/6/15

[mikedemana]

Potawatomie try desperately to defend their town from invading Ojibwe

A rough finish to the school year, a trip to Europe, and various other things kept us from finishing up the battles for Turn 4 until this past week. So, after a long delay, here is the latest Beaver Wars report. The Seneca and Ojibwe continue to dominate the other tribes in the Ohio valley. We are also doing some retooling on the campaign rules. That's the whole reason to playtest...make the rules better, clearer, simpler, and more elegant. Read about it here:
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2015/07/beaver-wars-turn-4-conclusion-wrap-up.html

And here is another pic from last week's action...

The Illinois position themselves atop a rocky outcrop to fight off the Seneca invasion

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[Atheling]

A really lovely set up full of atmosphere 

Darrell.

PS Beaver Wars! [snigger] 

[LeadAsbestos]

Just discovered this thread, and wow! I like what I'm seeing! Went to the FIW reenactment at Fort Niagara on the Fourth of July weekend, got some great photos, and I've been looking for some minis and rules ever since! I think this might just do it.

As the Fort is essentially right in my backyard, I may just go hunting around the gift shop to see if they have anything I can add to my games...

[Sir_Theo]

That set up is fantastic. Really evocative.

Great figures as well.

[Marine0846]

Thanks for the update.
Very interesting ideas about the rules.
If I were the players I would not be at all upset about a restart.
I am sure they will have another chance to try out new things the next time around.

[mikedemana]

Just discovered this thread, and wow! I like what I'm seeing! Went to the FIW reenactment at Fort Niagara on the Fourth of July weekend, got some great photos, and I've been looking for some minis and rules ever since! I think this might just do it.

As the Fort is essentially right in my backyard, I may just go hunting around the gift shop to see if they have anything I can add to my games...

I went to Fort Niagra last summer and loved it. Great place. This year, I went to Fort Michilimackinac right on the upper tip of the lower peninsula. Another nice fort and well worth seeing if you're in the area. This is different than the mid-19th century fort on Mackinac Island, by the way. This is pure F&I War time period, along with Revolutionary War, of course.

Not to sound too mercenary, but if you're looking to get into the period, a game of Song of Drums and Tomahawks usually has a dozen or less figures per player. And the really cool thing is that is the typical size of a raiding party by the tribes during this period. So, you won't have a ton of figures to paint up to get started.

Good luck, and thanks everyone for the kind comments!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[Huron34]

Very good work