{"id":12304,"date":"2021-09-26T19:47:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T19:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/?p=12304"},"modified":"2021-09-26T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T19:47:31","slug":"wars-of-ozz-at-hurricon-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/2021\/09\/26\/wars-of-ozz-at-hurricon-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Wars of Ozz at Hurricon 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend the folks in Florida hosted Hurricon, their first convention since the COVID panic overtook the nation. \u00a0It is held in Orlando (actually Kissimmee), Florida. \u00a0The venue was well lit, spacious, and clean. \u00a0There were plentiful food options on premises and nearby. \u00a0My friend, JJ, flew down from Charlotte to join me for the weekend. \u00a0I took of Friday for some gaming. \u00a0We played a Command and Colors<\/em> Maori Wars game, a demo of Oak and Iron<\/em>, a sailing ship game, a pirate free-for-all, and a fun little skirmish using a “stripped down” version of the d20 Star Wars roleplaying game.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, I ran two Wars of Ozz games. \u00a0The rules were released after I moved to Florida. \u00a0Conventions all over the country were cancelled. \u00a0This was my first time running the rules in public since Fall In 2019, when they were in pre-release form. \u00a0Bottom line: \u00a0both games went well, the players like the rules, and everyone liked the figure, despite my paint job.<\/p>\n

I ran the same scenario twice. \u00a0A force of Gillikins, Nomes, and Winkies attacked a force of Harvesters, Quadlings, and Munchkins to seize a Munchkin village. \u00a0Each attacking brigade was composed of 25 points. \u00a0Each defending brigade was composed of 20 points.<\/p>\n

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Initial setup on the “good guys'” right flank with the Munchkin village in the foreground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A close-up of the initial Munchkin deployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Nomes, supported by lions, directly faces the Munchkins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “bad guys'” center and right. The Gillikins were in the center, and the Winkies were on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Land of Harvest deployed on the “good guys'” left flank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A close up of the Winkie deployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the first instance of the game, the “defending” Munchkins were very aggressive, advancing from the town, only to be mauled by the Nomes. \u00a0The game was an easy-to-call attacker victory.<\/p>\n

One player had to leave early. \u00a0Other young guy came over to see the game. \u00a0He was very interested in the rules and the figures. \u00a0While he was standing there, a now-commanderless brigade needed to make some Reaction Tests. \u00a0I got him to make those rolls, then a few more rolls, then move some troops. \u00a0He ended up staying for the rest of the game, and he had a great time. \u00a0He and the Winkie commander had a swirling melee involving infantry and cavalry. \u00a0He even came by during the second game to see how his troops were doing.<\/p>\n

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Advancing Munchkin infantry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deployed Nomes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winkies on Zilks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Havester cavalry mounted on guralopes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The action in progress. Nomes and Gillikins advancing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Quadlings advance to meet the Winkies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winkies pushing back the Harvesters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deployment for the second instance. Debbie (Munchkins), Gael (Quadlings), and Josh (Harvesters) make their plan. It was good to see women and younger people at Hurricon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jim, Carlos, and Jim make their plan for the “bad guys.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second game was a much more near-run affair. \u00a0The Munchkins did a better job of trying to hold the village. \u00a0The Nomes got into the village briefly, but the Munchkins counter attacked. \u00a0In the “good guys'” center, the Quadlings advanced toward the Gillikins instead of making the Gillikins come to them, but they didn’t really commit to an attack, so the Quadlings took a beating. \u00a0On the “good guys'” left, the forces from the Land of Harvest really got spanked by the Winkies. \u00a0The Harvesters didn’t really make any mistakes, but they just didn’t seem to be able to get anything going. \u00a0By the end, they were nearly wiped out, but they held on long enough so that the Winkies really never put any pressure on the village.<\/p>\n

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The Winkies advance in the second instance. The Harvesters’ pumpkin catapult knocked out two Winkie artillerists, and the battery routed, but it eventually returned to the fight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An “artsy” closeup of the Winkie cavlalry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Greater Pumpkinheads beyond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Munchkins established a formidable battle line early in the game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another view of advancing Nomes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think everyone who played in the games liked the rules. \u00a0There were several people who had heard about the rules and figures. \u00a0There were at least two people there who had bought into the first Kickstarter, and one guy was actively painting his figures. \u00a0There was also a request for me to come to the local hobby store to run a demonstration game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last weekend the folks in Florida hosted Hurricon, their first convention since the COVID panic overtook the nation. \u00a0It is held in Orlando (actually Kissimmee), Florida. \u00a0The venue was well lit, spacious, and clean. \u00a0There were plentiful food options on premises and nearby. \u00a0My friend, JJ, flew down from Charlotte to join me for the … Continue reading Wars of Ozz at Hurricon 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12304"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12304"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12309,"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12304\/revisions\/12309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}