On March 5th, ODMS will assist the Hampton History Museum celebrate Hampton400 by running two games for the public. We decided that we will run an American Revolutionary War and American Civil War Game at this event.
http://www.hampton400.com/
We have decided to use a modified version of Neil Thomas' Wargaming: An Introduction and Napoleonic Wargaming. We picked Thomas' system because of its simplicity and felt it would be easy to teach the public.
Chuck, Carl, Scott, Eric, and Cliff playtested the system tonight at the Hanger. Thomas' system is very easy to pick up and be modified.
Chuck was the gamemaster for an American Revolutionary game with Carl and Cliff playing the Americans and Eric and Scott playing the Brits. The players picked up the game real quickly and in the end it was an overwhelming American victory.
Happy Birthday George!A man who could have been king but like Cincinnatus of old put down his sword for a plowshare.
Here are two more photos from the game of Go for Broke I ran at the Williamsburg Muster.
The Williamsburg Muster was a success even with the poor weather. This is in part as a result of the attendees and dealers who braved the weather. We couldn't have done it without you all.
As a result of this success, we (ODMS) have decided to run a summer con called the Guns of August. This miniature wargame convention will be held at the Holiday Inn Patriot in Williamsburg, VA (the same place as the Muster) on the second weekend in August.
We felt that Williamsburg would make an excellent location for a summer con because of the history and activities that the town has for the family. Another reason is that the room rates will only be $10 more than the $58 per night attendees paid for the Williamsburg Muster.
Keep an eye on the convention website and the Miniatures Page for information about this event.
http://www.odms-club.com/convention/index.html
