CapnJim's Old West stuff (Glenn's Creek Incident AAR - page 2,3 - 28 Jan 25)

[has.been]

Looking forward to part 2 

[CapnJim]

Looking forward to part 2 

Ask, and ye shall receive!

Part 2:  1 down, 3 to go.

As we left Part 1, the 4 groups of folks, who apparently all had some serious issues with the Dovers, were closing in on the Sheriff's Office.  The Dover boys were stuck in an alley besides said Sheriff's Office, and Ma and Pa Dover were out in the street.  Pa was face-down in the dirt, motionless from a too-well-placed musket ball, and Ma was taking cover behind the town well.  Things had just gotten interesting. They were about to get even more interesting.

One of the Ex-Confederates had gone and grabbed Ma Dover from behind the well, and he was trying to drag her back toward his comrades.  Hurt as she was, she was not going quietly.  Meanwhile some of the Confederates and the Vaqueros had begun trading shot, rather ineffectually.  For now, anyway.



Other Vaqueros (the 2 best-dressed ones, it seems) headed up an alley topward the main street.



As all that was going on, on the other end of town, some Warriors had gotten up by the Doctor's Office next to the Sheriff's Office.  More importantly, 2 Gunfighters had gotten into a tussle with the Dover boys.  Rohl Dover was knocked Out of Action, but one of the Gunfighters was also down, Wounded.  Cliff Dover was a big fella, and would not go down that easy.



The other Gunfighters backed them up, while a Confederate up the way fired at them with his musket.



The Vaqueros were getting the upper hand in their gunfight with some Confederates.  A Confederate was down, wounded, while the big Mexican advanced with his shotgun, blazing away with both barrels.  He didn't care if he hit the Confederate, or Ma Dover.  He hit her, wounding her again.  The Vaquero up in the hills with his lever gun provided covering fire.  And hitting on one in the process.  It was becoming evident that he wouldn't be able to hit the broad side of a barn, if he was standing inside it.



The Warriors continued moving up the street, trading fire with some Gunfighters.  They had finally put Cliff Dover down, and had moved out into the street themselves.



The Vaqueros and the Confederates kept up their disagreement over Ma Dover.



The scrum out on Main Street now involved all four groups.  It had claimed a Confederate, who had joined Pa Dover face down and motionless in the dusty street.



Gunfighters took cover behind the gallows (kinda ironic, aint it?).  One of their gang now lay Out of Action near the outhouse behind them, another victim of a Confederate musket ball.



The Vaqueros had more or less won their little fight with the Confederates.  The Confederate who had Ma Dover had finally been gunned down by the big Mexican with the shotgun and his sharp-dressed leader.  But, the other dapper hombre was chased from that alley by 2 fierce-looking Warriors,  He kept running all the way back to Mexico, it seemed...

The lever gun-armed Vaquero still didn't hit anything, although he did make one of the 2 Warriors mentioned just above duck back behind a building, shaken up just a bit.



Gunfire continued to ring out on Main Street, although it was starting to die down.  But, 4 chickens had gone down, though...



Finally, Ma Dover stopped squirming, and bled out.  Too may buckshot holes, I guess.  Everybody stopped shooting, and there was a nervous calm now.  Everyone stared at everyone else, a certain tension in the air.



With all 4 Dovers having bitten the dust, there was nothing left to do, but skedaddle.  Everyone slowly backed away to their corners and quietly slipped away.  They left the townsfolk quite the mess to clean up when they came back to town.

"Who won?" You ask...

Well here is how each group/gang/band fared.

The Gunfighters:  They knocked the 2 Dover boys Out of Action in Close Combat, so they got 2 points.  They did suffer 1 man Out of Ation and 1 man Wounded in the process, though.  But, they won on points!

The Mexican Vaqueros:  They got 1 point for Ma Dover, as they put the last Wound on her (with gunfire) before she bled out (rolled a "1" on her Recovery Roll while Wounded and Down).  They did have 1 hombre run away (he too rolled a "1" on his Recovery Roll, but whilst Shaken).  So, they took Silver.

The Native Warriors:  They had some good news, and some bad news.  They didn't capture any Dovers, so no points for them.  But, they didn't lose anybody Out of Action, Wounded, or Ran Away, either.

The Ex-Confederates:  They tried.  The got 0 points, as they didn't hang any Dovers.  They shot one dead, but that didn't count.  They lost 2 men Out of Action, and had 1 man Wounded.  They fared the worst of the gangs. 

So, there you have it.  The Glenn's Creek Incident.  I hope you enjoyed it...

[FifteensAway]

But, wait...there is supposed to be Part 3?!  . Or, would that be four parts - "1 down, 3 to go" adds up to four. 

Maybe that will be the townsfolk returning to 'clean up the streets'.  Or maybe a different scenario in two parts?

Nice.  And a good shot of the pigs.  Seems chicken for dinner - but chew carefully in case someone missed a bit of buckshot in the plucking and prepping.

[Legionnaire]

That looked like a great fun game Sir! Wonderful pictures and AAR of what REALLY happened in Glenn's Creek that bloody day ca. 1870 

Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading about it and admired the fine figures and table presented.

Regards,

Legionnaire.

[CapnJim]

But, wait...there is supposed to be Part 3?!  . Or, would that be four parts - "1 down, 3 to go" adds up to four. 

Maybe that will be the townsfolk returning to 'clean up the streets'.  Or maybe a different scenario in two parts?

Nice.  And a good shot of the pigs.  Seems chicken for dinner - but chew carefully in case someone missed a bit of buckshot in the plucking and prepping.

Thanks for your kind remarks.  FYI, The "1 down, 3 to go" refers to the Dovers. At that point, Pa Dover was down, but the other 3 Dovers were still alive and kickin', and in Ma Dover's case, shootin"!

That looked like a great fun game Sir! Wonderful pictures and AAR of what REALLY happened in Glenn's Creek that bloody day ca. 1870 

Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading about it and admired the fine figures and table presented.

Regards,

Legionnaire.

Thanks you, kind Sir.  It was fun.  And, yes, now we do indeed know the truth about the Glenn's Creek Incident...

[FifteensAway]

Oh, d'oh!  Missed that completely on the Dover count down.  Thanks for the explanation.

And lovely game.

[has.been]

Thanks for the AAR (Both parts )

I like getting my players to read their objectives at the end of the game.
I do sometimes think the haven't read them before then. 
It gives me pleasure seeing them trying to justify why they did what they did.

[FifteensAway]

 has.been, so true.

I happily include 'red herrings' in my pre-game write-ups for the players and I am always astounded at how often they fall hook, line, and sinker for it.  And equally surprised at how often they disregard the more pertinent information and suffer for it on the table.  My favorite is the gamer(s) who can't stand taking casualties amongst their little metal men (and women) and lose games because of it.  A: they are made of metal and B: leaders know losses are essential to victory - and the best way to minimize losses is to get that victory!

[CapnJim]

You 2 ain't kiddin'!  I have to periodically remind our players of their missions/goals/objectives during our games...W\we have one player in particularly that is often sidetracked.

As for those who are afraid to get their minis "killed",  they are usually easy to win against...

[terrement]

The Gunfighters:  They knocked the 2 Dover boys Out of Action in Close Combat, so they got 2 points.  They did suffer 1 man Out of Action and 1 man Wounded in the process, though.  But, they won on points!

Would have done better if the other son, Ben, could have joined in.   

[CapnJim]

Would have done better if the other son, Ben, could have joined in.   

Pa's name was Ben.  And thusly, Ma's name was Eileen.  A 3rd son, one named Ben, would be Ben Dover Junior.  That just don't sound right...  

[FifteensAway]

Some people have no shame!   

 

[CapnJim]

Some people have no shame!   

 

Ain't that right....