SOTCW Participation Game this Summer

Phil Gray has organised a game for SOTCW to put on at British cons this summer.  I shall certainly be helping out at Triples.  Come along, it should be fun:

Operation Kutusov  - A SoTCW participation game

Based on an incident recounted in the book "Panzer Destroyer - a Red Army
tank commander's memoir" by Vasily Krysov, the SoTCW offers you the chance
to help run/ take part in the Soviet counter-strike against Model's Northern
pincer at Kursk.

The players take the part of Soviet platoon commanders leading T34-76 or
Su-122s into battle against a makeshift German defence.  There will be
supporting infantry, artillery and airpower, but these are the umpires to
command,  as are the Germans. The game is designed so that players can walk
up and take part at any point, with a personal mission to achieve. The rules
are based on Crusader's "Rate of Fire" set.

The game showcases the revamped WW2 range from the Curteys of 1st Corps and
some new buildings from Dave Bodley  of Grand Manner, and will be presented
at Salute, Triples, Partizan and Claymore as well as Derby in 2012.

To take part, leave a comment :-)

Airfield Building

This is a MGB resin model that came as part of an airfield set with revetted bays, stores, and a base with a Jeep and a towed runway controller's van (the latter now serving as a Soviet command element).

 
It's in 1/300th scale and will serve as the control tower of the civilian airfield south of the Lippe.

Big Box of Goodies

I managed to get over to Steve (The Baggage Train)  Oates’s house on Saturday evening to collect the Arnhem Bridge model that Steve has kindly donated to the SOTCW for use in the Crisis Point game and beyond. 

Steve very kindly provided me with a huge box of goodies:

Quite apart from the bridge:

...which is going to be a bit of a challenge, Steve also very kindly provided a whole load of Atlantic Wall style bunkers and command positions:

Oh, and another bridge!

I don’t see why the NATO forces shouldn’t reuse old Westwall fortifications so some of these will be used in the big game.  Others will see the light of day in future SOTCW demo games.

I can’t recommend Steve’s stuff too highly.  Check it out at The Baggage Train.

Crisis Point

Planning for the big Cold War Commander game in Sheffield (21 and 22 April 2012) is going really well.  The game has now acquired a title, "Crisis Point", reflecting the fact that a victory for either side here will almost certainly determine the outcome of the war in Germany.

For details see the Yahoo group here.

Big Game at Sheffield, 21-22 April 2012

There seeming to be little enthusiasm for an SOTCW game at Hammerhead, it seems our next event will be the Big Game I am organising for Sheffield this coming Spring.

The event will be a weekend-long tabletop campaign based upon General Sir John Hackett's The Third World War.  The plan is to put on a game (using Cold War Commander rules) that explores modern(-ish) mechanised warfare in width and depth.  I want commanders to have to worry about their supply lines (without getting bogged down in book-keeping) and to have to think about protecting key points from raids by enemy airborne forces etc.

The venue is Dungworth Green Hall in Dungworth, near Sheffield.  The cost will be £10 per player and the event will run from 10am to 5pm on the Sunday and Saturday.  There are B&Bs within walking distance.

Please make yourself known if you'd like to play.

Hammerhead show, 12th February 2012

Do we want to put on a participation game at Hammerhead in Newark, Notts this coming year?

I had originally planned to put on a 6mm scale Cold War Commander game set in Andreivia and designed to showcase The Baggage Train's 1/300th scale Arnhem Bridge model.  However, the show coincides with a family commitment of mine so I can't make it.  I'll lend kit, though, if there's the enthusiasm to put on a game and it's needed.

I haven't specified to the organisers what, if anything, we'd put on so were not committed to scale or subject it just has to be a participation game within our society's scope.

Can you please let me know what you think so I can let the organisers know if we are interested.

Richard

Game for 2012

The time has come to plan the SOTCW game(s) for Hammerhead, Gauntlet and where ever else we end up playing.

I've agreed with Stephen Oates from The Baggage Train that we'll showcase his massive Arnhem Bridge.   Now I'm not keen on building Arnhem so I thought we'd move the bridge to Andreivia.

If you're up for discussion of the possibilities of a 6mm scale Andreivian game using (I propose) Cold War Commander, follow me now to Andreivian Tales....