This Very Ground F&IW AAR

[mikedemana]

Gorgeous figs and battlefield! You have done a wonderful job presenting the period to the attendees at Recruits. I bet your game was full every time. A quality looking board goes a long way towards attracting players!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[Cluck Amok]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the compliments (and to all who responded to the new basing). Recruits is a fun little con because it's held at a high school ostensibly to expose young'uns to the hobby. I usually run my games multiple times and yes, they are always full, usually with a mixture of enthusiastic kids and "old grognards."

FYI - I haven't played "Song of Drums and Tomahawks" yet but I bought them and read them. Nice work with presentation and adapting the Song engine to the period, as well as lots of good background info.

Bests,
Chris

[mikedemana]

Thanks, Chris, for the kind words about the rules. I personally think Recruits is one of the best ideas going in the hobby. I've been hoping to do something similar out here in Ohio, but haven't found a time or venue yet. I even have a simplified version of Song of Drums and Tomahawks written out for that type of venue -- to introduce it to kids and new players. One day, I will get around to testing it out on some of my own middle school students!

Keep supporting Recruits -- you are doing good for the hobby, sir!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[sotek486]

Outstanding all around, especially on the new basing!  Gotta make some of those fur tiles ... having g a hard time sourcing decent fur to do it ... don't happen to have a tutorial on how you did it??

[Cluck Amok]

Hi and thanks! I did take some pictures of the grass and road builds with the intention of doing a tutorial but never got it done. I cheated with the "fur." I bought the grass already trimmed and painted by John at JG Miniatures. http://www.jgminiatures.com/
John will do a large mat on commission which provides a mass of consistent grass with which to build the tiles. Not cheap but very nice. I can put together a quick tutorial if that would be of interest?

Bests,
Chris

[sotek486]

Hi and thanks! I did take some pictures of the grass and road builds with the intention of doing a tutorial but never got it done. I cheated with the "fur." I bought the grass already trimmed and painted by John at JG Miniatures. http://www.jgminiatures.com/
John will do a large mat on commission which provides a mass of consistent grass with which to build the tiles. Not cheap but very nice. I can put together a quick tutorial if that would be of interest?

Bests,
Chris

I would find it interesting   Thanks for the referral ... I'll be reaching out to him shortly