{"id":1345,"date":"2012-07-23T01:05:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T01:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2012-07-23T01:05:33","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T01:05:33","slug":"historicon-2012-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/2012\/07\/23\/historicon-2012-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Historicon 2012 Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0755.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1343\" title=\"100_0755\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0755-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the table about half way through the game\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the table about half way through the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This weekend was Historicon 2012. \u00a0This year Historicon was held in Fredericksburg, VA. \u00a0This was the first time in the new venue. \u00a0While there were good and bad points to the new venue, in general, I think it was fine.<\/p>\n<p>I ran seven games at the convention:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northwest Frontier by <em>GASLIGHT<\/em> (Thursday evening)<\/li>\n<li>Austrians vs. French using <em>LSNC: Napoleonic Wars<\/em> (Friday morning)<\/li>\n<li>HAWKs kids&#8217; army giveaway game (Friday evening)<\/li>\n<li>Mars by <em>GASLIGHT<\/em> 20 player extravaganza (Saturday morning)<\/li>\n<li>Prussians vs. French using <em>LSNC: Napoleonic Wars<\/em> (Saturday afternoon)<\/li>\n<li>Russians vs. French using <em>LSNC: Napoleonic Wars<\/em> (Saturday evening)<\/li>\n<li><em>Blood and Swash<\/em> pirate tavern fight (Sunday morning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was generally happy with the way all the games played.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1340\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0730.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1340\" title=\"100_0730\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0730-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Pathans and British soldiers in my Northwest Frontier by GASLIGHT game\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pathans and British soldiers in my Northwest Frontier by GASLIGHT game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Northwest Frontier game, the British were trying to rescue Wee Willie Winkie from the Pathans in an open-field battle. \u00a0The Pathans, however, were only holding her to lure the brigadier into the open so they could kill him. \u00a0The game ended up being very close. \u00a0The climactic action occurred on top of a rocky outcropping, where control of Winkie changed hands four times. \u00a0In the end, it was the Sikh cannon crew which had no targets due to the ongoing melee, that captured Winkie for the last time and secured a victory for the British players.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1341\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0751.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1341\" title=\"100_0751\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0751-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Female Hussars lining up for battle with support from helicopters\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Female Hussars lining up for battle with support from helicopters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mars <em>GASLIGHT<\/em> game had 21 contingents \/ forces with various objectives. \u00a0The scenario was a mashup of Verne, Bourroughs, Wells, and others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1342\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0752.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1342\" title=\"100_0752\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0752-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A long shot of the table early in the game\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A long shot of the table early in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A funny incident occurred when a Russian tank was blown up. \u00a0It was hit by a cannon from the Prussians, who rolled a critical hit on the tank. \u00a0One of the female hussars&#8217; helicopters was in the burst radius of the exploding tank. \u00a0The helicopter also rolled a critical hit and exploded. \u00a0Several of the female hussars were killed in the explosion as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1344\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0756.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1344\" title=\"100_0756\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0756-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"Martian tripods advancing to destroy their technology before it is captured by Earth people\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martian tripods advancing to destroy their technology before it is captured by Earth people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the end, several players accomplished their missions. \u00a0The game was set up so that many players had competing objectives. \u00a0It was a wild and crazy game.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a 21 player GASLIGHT game moving takes some energy. \u00a0Chris and I were constantly yelling the names of units from the game deck. \u00a0Each player had three or four units, vehicles, and\/or main characters. \u00a0This kept the game moving and ensured that no one had to wait too long before they could activate again. \u00a0I think the game was a big success. \u00a0We had one player fail his player morale and leave. \u00a0One other player didn&#8217;t get into the game until late, because we had altered the board from the map to make the table fit in the room we had at the convention, creating a bottleneck on a key bridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1339\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0748.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1339\" title=\"100_0748\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0748-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Greg's zombie American Revolution game\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg&#039;s zombie American Revolution game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greg Priebe ran a very successful <em>GASLIGHT<\/em> zombie game set in the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1347\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0761.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1347\" title=\"100_0761\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0761-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A view of thick action during one of my LSNC: Napoleonic Wars games\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of thick action during one of my LSNC: Napoleonic Wars games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I ran three <em>LSNC: Napoleonic Wars<\/em> games. \u00a0They all went well. \u00a0I ran some &#8220;stock&#8221; convention scenarios, so I could concentrate on the rules. \u00a0All of the games filled, so I think there is interest in rules that offer something new for the period. \u00a0Hopefully these rules offer something new.<\/p>\n<p>With Napoleonic Wars, there are a lot of &#8220;experts&#8221; who have preconceived notions and generally cannot be pleased. \u00a0It&#8217;s hard to create, but easy to critique. \u00a0I was worried about a couple of the folks who played in the games, because they kept trying to map <em>LSNC<\/em> onto other rules instead of taking them on their own right. \u00a0With the plethora of rules out there, I suppose this is inevitable, but it can be frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>Every time I run the game, I find one or two needed tweaks. \u00a0They are getting smaller and fewer, so I&#8217;m getting pretty confident. \u00a0I&#8217;m still not completely happy with the successful roll to stand die for artillery. \u00a0Also, I have a few lingered doubts about the skirmish fight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1348\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0760.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1348\" title=\"100_0760\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0760-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tank's brilliant train game\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tank&#039;s brilliant train game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tank built this abstracted train for a <em>Blood and Swash<\/em> cowboy fight. \u00a0The cars also have removable roofs, so there were times when people were running across them. \u00a0This was a tremendous game.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1349\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0763.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1349\" title=\"100_0763\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/100_0763-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Incident at the Ruptured Swordfish\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Incident at the Ruptured Swordfish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, I ran a tavern fight using <em>Blood and Swash<\/em>. \u00a0These are always fun. \u00a0Because they are simple rules and straight-forward games, they make a great way to finish the convention on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, the convention was a time to renew acquaintances and play with toys for a weekend. \u00a0I had an enjoyable time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend was Historicon 2012. \u00a0This year Historicon was held in Fredericksburg, VA. \u00a0This was the first time in the new venue. \u00a0While there were good and bad points to the new venue, in general, I think it was fine. I ran seven games at the convention: Northwest Frontier by GASLIGHT (Thursday evening) Austrians vs. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/2012\/07\/23\/historicon-2012-pictures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Historicon 2012 Pictures<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/bucksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}