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Spring Gathering's Final Draft Wargaming Schedule
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Sunday, May 21stEvent Name: Axis & Allies Miniatures: "Crossing the Rhine"
Date(s)/Times: Sunday, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Game Master: David Silverstein
Minimum/Maximum Number of Players: 2/24
Event Description: Axis & Allies Miniatures: "Crossing the Rhine" It's 1945. The Germans have established a solid defensive line behind the Rhine River . Can the Americans breach their defenses? Don't have any Axis & Allies Miniatures? That's OK. Some will be available. 2000+ points may be on this massive, three-dimensional battlefield. Come learn the basic (and some advanced) rules for Wizards of the Coast's great new game Axis & Allies Miniatures. Players are welcome to come and go at any time during the game. This tactical, skirmish level, WWII combat game truly is easy to learn but difficult to master. Even if you have never seen this game before, this scenario will cover all that you need to know to play Axis & Allies Miniatures! SUN 10:00AM to 4:00PM; One session. All materials offered. No experience necessary. Beginners welcome. Fun. All ages.
Table Size Desired: TBD
Event Name: Command Decision III: "The Yanks Break Out"
Date(s)/Times: Sunday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Game Master: Mark Andrews
Number of Players: 2 to 8
Event Description: Command Decision III: "The Yanks Break Out" The breakout from the Normandy beach head has finally happened. With the moderatly effective support of the Air Corp along with a diversionary attack by the British to the east, the American army broke through the German lines and steam rolled the disorganized German army. But lately things have begun to change. The Germans have regrouped and are fighting a delaying action to allow their lines to reform. Your unit, a combat command of a medium tank division, has been ordered to clear a key cross roads ASAP to allow follow on units to engage the Germans before they can solidify their line. SUN 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; One Session; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Serious; 18 & Over ONLY.
Tabel Size Desired: 4' x 6' with side table
Event Name: Warhammer 40K: Mini-Arena Battle – “Capture the Bridges”
Date(s)/Times: SUN 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Game Master: Mike Curran
Number of Players: 3 to 20
Game Description: Warhammer 40K: Mini-Arena Battle – “Capture the Bridges” Capture the bridges in this Warhammer 40K “Mini-Arena Battle" on a 20 foot by 20 foot battlefield. Three bridges cross a chemically poisoned impassable river. The team in possession of two of them at the end of the game wins. Bring your whole army! That's right -- YOUR ENTIRE ARMY! Titans and Super Heavies are welcome! (Clearly, some armies may not be “codex legal” – that’s ok!) Players will be assigned to one of two teams and friends may be on the same team. Every reasonable effort will be made to appropriately group players into teams “fluff-wise”. Game emphasis is on tactical team work and fun. This is a “non-standard mission”; special rules apply. Movement may be time limited. VDR models require GM’s permission. Models must be painted (primer is not paint) and WYSIWYG (no proxies). Please have your army organized and know the point value on arrival. If possibl e, post your army list to
http://groups.msn.com/Warhammer40000Mega-Battles before the convention. SUN 10:00AM to 4:00PM; One session; Bring your own materials; Beginners welcome; Fun; All ages.
Table Size Desired: 26’ x 26’ of floor space to accommodate a 20’ x 20’ battlefield on the floor and 4 side tables
Event Name: Playmobil Battles: “Capture a ‘Gem of Power’”
Date(s)/Times: Sunday, 11:00AM to 4:00PM
Game Master: Tom Frickanisce, Jr.
Number of Players: 3 to 6+
Event Description: Playmobil Battles: “Capture a ‘Gem of Power’” Capture a “Gem of Power” and haul it to your deployment area before the other players do. Quick miniatures game with Playmobil clicky figures using simple house rules called “Playmobil Battles”. Rules will be taught and will be available at:
http://groups.msn.com/PlaymobilBattles . Game emphasis is on fun. Figures provided for up to six players. Additional players welcome with their own Playmobil figures. (If you plan to bring your own Playmobil figures, please post your 140 point “army list” at the above site if possible.) TBD to TBD PM; One session. All materials provided. No experience necessary. Beginners welcome. Silly. All ages.
Table Size Desired: 6’ x 5’ (two wide tables)
Event Name: Rocketman: "DOGFIGHT!"
Date(s)/Times: SUN 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Game Master: John "Tiny" Acampora
Number of Players: 1 to 6
Event Description: Rocketman: "DOGFIGHT!" Old grudges die cold deaths, especially in the icy vacuum of space! For too many years the leaders of two opposing Fighter groups have been one-upping each other in countless battles, doing their best to humiliate, defeat, and destroy one another with class and style. Now, with the battle lines drawn, the sworn enemies will finally have a chance to prove who is the best in a high-speed, engine-shrieking, laser-blasting fight to the death! Special rules for this event include: 40-point active fleets - consisting only of Fighters - with no reserve fleets. Scatter no resources during setup. Whichever player has the most pods remaining when time expires is the winner. If only one player has ships remaining on the board, that player is the winner. SUN, 2:00PM to 4:00PM; One Session; Bring Your Own Materials; Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
Table Size Desired: 3' x 6'
