25mm ACW Basing

Several of us discussed basing for 25mm American Civil War figures on
Saturday. After discussion on Saturday I will be mounting 25mm ACW
figures using what has become the de facto standard for the
Centurions. While not a primary project for me, I do seem to have a
few figures painted up for the period.

Infantry - mounted 2 x 2 on a 40mm wide by 40mm deep base. I would
like to add that if needed to you can use a 50mm deep base as well.

Cavalry - mounted 2 wide on a 40mm wide by 50 mm deep base.

Artillery - Singly mounted Artillerist (25mm square) with guns,
caissons, limbers mounted separately.

This basing, I think, will allow the figures to be used with most
rules for the period, inculding Fire and Fury, Guns at Gettysburg,
Fields of Honor and others. It goes without saying of course that
basing cannot be used with the Skirmish or pseudo Skirmish rules ;)

A Great Time was had by All

I would like to thank everyone who showed up for today’s game, a great time was had by all. Look for the pictures posted to the Yahoo Group by Jeff Knudson in the near future.

As you all know these rules are a work in progress and Jim and I will be working on some modifications/streamlining so if you have any suggestions please let us know.
· Interaction of Cavalry vs. Infantry in Combat
· Square Modifiers
· Discussion on effectiveness of Artillery
· A couple of missing modifiers
Anything else?

We are already planning our next game, does September 20th work for everyone?

I have been asked what would be good to paint for the period, that answer is pretty simple. Paint what you want to play.

Additionally on Saturday November 22 I have rented some space in Hastings, at the Levee Café, and will be running a game, we are not exactly sure what game yet, either 25mm AWI, 25mm Napoleonics, or 15mm Napoleonics. If you are interested in attending let me know, there will be no cost to attend.

Later
Jeff

MGCON - Hiatus

For reasons I can only speculate at Minnesota Gamers' has been unable
to sign a contract with the Holiday Inn – St. Paul East for space for
this year's MGCON. Discussions with the Holiday Inn have been
ongoing since last fall and from my point of view been extremely
frustrating and to be quite frank bizarre to say the least.

Without a signed contract or agreement in place we have looked for
other locations in and around the Twin Cities, including discussions
with organizations in Rochester and St. Cloud but we haven't been
able to find other locations that are large enough, in close
proximity to hotel, and provide enough parking at a price we could
afford.

Internally we discussed the possibility of moving to a much smaller
venue (with or without hotel space) but it due to time constraints
and location requirements we determined that it is too much effort
and cost for very little gain.

Around "Con of the North" the Minnesota Gamers' leadership will meet
to discuss the possibilities for next year and to determine if this
hiatus is a permanent vacation for MGCON.

We look forward to talking with everyone at other gaming events
around the area in the next few months in hopes of determining our
future plans.


Jeff Johnson
Minnesota Gamers'

Package sent to Fernando

I have sent another package to Fernando Enterprises for painting. Included in the package were the following figures:

25mm
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Grass Green Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Apple Green Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Parrot Green Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Dark Brown Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Light Blue Facings - 16 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Poppy Red Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Grenadiers – Pink Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Hungarian Grenadiers – Light Blue Facings - 12 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Hungarian Grenadiers – Emperor Yellow Facings - 8 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Mounted Generals – Arch Duke Charles and staff - 4 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Mounted Generals – Bellegarde and Staff - 3 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Mounted Generals – Liechtenstein and Staff - 3 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Mounted Generals – Hiller and Staff - 3 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Mounted Generals - 4 Figures
Napoleonic Austrian Mounted Infantry Officers - 3 Figures
Napoleonic French Mounted Infantry Officeres - 5 Figures

August 16th

For Jim's (AKA Fitz) birthday he wants to do a 25mm Napoleonic game. As we haven't really chosen a set of rules for the period we are using a "Wilderness Wars" variant for the game.

I think this will be by default the selected set of rules for the period.

No Posts Lately

Sorry I haven't posted much lately. With work, family commitments (and the need to commit some members of my family), boating, and other activites I haven't done much with my figures.

In the next two weeks I will be preparing for Fitz's Birthday Game on August 16th so hopefully I will post some more information.

Fitz's Reminder for August 3rd.

Hey guys,

Sorry about the late reminder, but due to a special Source event we will not be meeting tomorrow, August 2nd. Instead, we will be meeting at the Source on Sunday, Aug. 3rd, at noon for a 15mm Koenig Krieg game. This game is for all levels of players and figures will be provided. Hope to see you there.

Sincerely,
James Fitzgerald