1st Game Session (9:00am to 1:00pm)

Name:  Lowell D Hamilton

Name of Event:  The Battle of Iuka , MS ; 19 September 1862

Scale:  2mm (Irregular Miniatures)

Rules System:  Fire & Fury (1/2 scale)

Number of Players:  Six

Event Description:  In the summer of 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg launched his invasion of Kentucky .  Bragg ordered Major General Sterling Price's Army of the West to assist the invasion by distracting Union forces with an advance toward Nashville , TN.   Price occupied Iuka , MS on 14 September 1862, driving off the Union garrison and capturing Union supplies.  While Price debated his next move, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the District of West Tennessee, decided to act.  Departing from Corinth , MS , Grant ordered Major General William S. Rosecrans, commander of the Army of the Mississippi , to move on Iuka from the southwest while Grant accompanied Major General Edward O. C. Ord's Army of West Tennessee and approached Iuka from the northwest.  Grant's plan was to attack on 19 September 1862 from two directions to isolate, trap and destroy Price's army before Price could escape from Iuka southward on the Fulton Road.  In the event, the plan miscarried.  An "acoustic shadow" prevented Grant and Ord from hearing the battle raging on Rosecrans' southern avenue of approach and as a result, Price's Army of the West fought off Rosecrans' lone attack and then slipped away from Iuka later that night on the Fulton Road .  This scenario assumes that there was no "acoustic shadow" and both wings of Grant's forces attacked as planned.

Name:  Mark Magdowski

Name of Event:  Trevilian Station , Virginia June11,1864

Scale:  25mm

Rules System:  Brother against Brother

Number of Players:  Six

Event Description:  George Armstrong Custer with his Brigade of Wolverines are out, tearing up rail lines around Richmond , where they find themselves surrounded by Confederate cavalry.  Know can the Wolverines hold out, till help arrives?  

Name:  Tom Michael

Name of Event:  Iraqi Freedom

Scale:  20mm

Rules System:  Homegrown

Number of Players:  Six

Event Description:  America wants to free the Iraqis from Saddam’s rule, but some Iraqis may not be ready for it yet...

Name:  Rod Cain

Name of Event:  Cog Wars

Scale:  28mm

Rules System:  Cog Wars

Number of Players:  Ten or more

Event Description:  The middle ages were filled with danger.  Perhaps the only thing more foolish than strapping on a suit of metal armor and smacking each other with swords would be doing it while standing on a leaky ship in the middle of the ocean.  Take command of your ship and then lead your crew to death or glory!  Fast play rules and easy victory conditions (don't end the game with fewer ships than you started).

Name:  Rich Briddick

Name of Event:  Swords of Faith

Scale:  25mm

Rules System:  Homebrew

Number of Players:  Eight

Event Description:  Large, early 13th Century field battle, recreating the arms and tactics of Western Europe and pre-Mameluk Middle East .

Name:  Chris Geisert & John L Ryan

Name of Event:  Ottoman and Russians, duke it out.

Scale:  15mm

Rules System:  Empire 2, modified

Number of Players:  Eight

Event Description:  Ottomans and Russians fight for control on the Russian border.

Name:  Chuck Scholti

Name of Event:  For the Tsar and Holy Mother Russia!

Scale:  28mm

Rules System:  Red Actions

Number of Players:  Six

Event Description:  White Russians and Interventionist allies seek to recapture town from Bolshevik army. World War I without the trenches. Rules taught (but are available free online at: http://perfectcaptain.50megs.com)

Name:  Chris Schmidt - Paradox

Name of Event:  WARMACHINE Detroit HARDCORE

Scale:  28mm

Rules System:  Warmachine

Number of Players:  Up to 32

Event Description:  Multi-round Swiss-style tournament for Warmachine.  Includes a painting requirement and timed turns.  An awards ceremony follows the completion of the tournament.  Each tournament round takes approximately 1 1/2 hours.  Number of rounds is dependant on number of players.  Expected number of players is 16-25.  Expected number of rounds is 4-5.

Name:  John Thull and Mike Broyles

Name of Event:  Flames of War (See below)

Scale:  15mm

Rules System:  Flames of War

Number of Players:  Multiple (See below)

Event Description:

Learn to Play Flames of War (Eight Players)

Learn to play this popular new rule set, Russians vs Germans in a non-stop tank battle on the Russian front circa 1943. Game masters will introduce players to the basic concepts of the rules and provide cheat-sheets and minis. Players may join at any time as there will be constant re-enforcements entering the battle all day.

Tiny Finland against the Red Tide (Four Players)

A tiny Finnish force tries to stop the vast Russian horde, equal strength armies face off in the summer of 1942. Can the vastly outnumbered Finns win on bravery and skill? Or will the fearless Russian mobs crush them?  This is a basic scenario that is designed to introduce players to the way infantry and support arms function and to highlight the impact that training rating has on the game system. This will play quickly and will probably be run twice each session.

Operation Husky – Invasion of Sicily (Four Players)

During the night the rangers have crept ashore and now must seize critical terrain from the surprised Italian garrison to open the way for the invasion. This is a basic scenario that is designed to introduce new players to the way infantry and supporting arms function under the rules. The scenario is designed to highlight the way the morale ratings impact troop performance. This is a fast scenario and will probably be run twice each session.

Open Gaming (Six Players)

Open gaming using flames of war armies and rules. Players familiar with the rules can bring their own army or try out one provided by the game master.  Armies available for use: U.S. armored infantry company, U.S. paratroopers, and a couple of companies worth of German Grenadiers.

Name:  James Blach

Name of Event:  North Atlantic Breakout

Scale:  1/2400

Rules System:  Bismarck / Seakrieg

Number of Players:  Four

Event Description:  German Group North launches operation Polar Glory, the complete destruction of British Convoy Lines.  The Battleship Bismarck, escorted by Price Eugen, Scharnorst and Lutzow make a breakout sortie through the Denmark Straits. British intelligence aware of the major offensive, sorties the Battleships Prince of Wales and Hood, escorted by Repulse, Renown and Suffolk to intercept the threat.

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