A magnificent day's gaming today!
It's always nice to welcome a new player to your favourite set of rules, so I was very pleased to be invited round to new-to-IABSM Paul's house for a game.
Here is the report of how we played the "A Canadian VC" scenario from the IABSM3 rulebook not once, not twice, but three times in a row. I'm shattered!
A great Charlie Don't Surf AAR from Benito in Spain...and even on Christmas Eve I covet that tabletop!
It's off to Sicily for two great AARs covering battles from the Sicilian Weekend scenario pack.
First, Brian Cantwell takes us along the Road to Scoglitti, where US Airborne troops take on Tigers with nothing more than grit and determination.
Secondly, Robert Avery (i.e. me) follows the fortunes of the same paratroopers as they fight for their lives along the Biazza Ridge. The Tigers are on the rampage again!
The Road to Scoglitti
The Biazza Ridge
Ed Sturges takes us to Normandy for another great IABSMv3 battle
Two Charlie Don't Surf after action report from Benito in Spain
The Great Rice Hunt
Playing the Beanball
A great AAR from the pen (and camera!) of my good friend, Kev. His first game of IABSM3
My first game of IABSM3, using one of the "IABSM3 compatible" scenarios from the newly revised Vyazma or Bust scenario pack.
Three After Action Reports posted today, all of which have previously been posted on the TFL Yahoo Group.
First up is the report from a game held at Stockholm Spelkonvent: a thrilling tale of two iron crosses!
IABSM at Stockholm Spelkonvent
CDS at Milleniumcon 14
Then it's a Vietnam game from Brian Weatherby held at Milleniumcon 14 using the first scenario from the Surf's Up scenario pack.
Finally, Max Maxwell reports on his last game of IABSM2...before, of course, moving on to IABSM3!
Our Penguin friends report on their first game of IABSM3: a demo game at Igloo Con 2011.
An AAR and some photographs from Brain Cantwell: his first game of IABSM3.
Some photographs of their first game of Charlie Don't Surf from the Lardies of Madrid.
Another superb AAR from Richard Clarke introducing the new third edition IABSM rules.
This time it's a tank-focussed game that introduces the new Aces concept.
Richard Clarke describes how he put together the scenario for an Operation Charnwood game, then gives us a cracking After Action Report.
Richard Clarke introduces IABSM3 with two battle reports taken from the playtesting process.
I Ain't Been Lucky, Or Opportunistic, Mum!
The Fight For Amen Corner
James Mantos introduces a nephew to the noble art of IABSM: a great battle report proving once again that you should never wargame with children or animals.
Last Tuesday I took the full version of the sci-fi rules over to Lard Island HQ for a playtest there.
A short AAR from the second full playtest of the full version of the sci-fi rules.
The Hive must hold their position for a randomly generated length of time in the face of sustained attack from the Pelagic Dominate.
A beautiful looking game from Martin, describing C Company, 1st Dorsets' attempt to take Point 54 on D-Day.
I've added the report from the Scandinavian contingent
The TFL Games Day 2011 took place on Sunday 12th June, with the action being a re-fight of the Commonwealth break-in to Tobruk in January 1941. Seven games were fought during the day. In the morning, the Commonwealth troops broke through the Italian perimeter. A lunchtime interlude saw the Matildas of 7TRT attempting to suppress the main Italian gun line. Finally, the Commonwealth troops fanned out, with three games charting their progress inside the perimeter.
Full reports of the day's play, plus tons of photos!
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