June 12th, 2010
-Updated 6/11/2010 10:26 PM
Meeting location: Ramada Inn at 225 Lordship Blvd, Stratford, CT Map
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Miniatures Events (you can
see what events people are talking about on the CGC Bulletin Board here)
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Board games |
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Morning |
9:30 AM Title: DBA Ancients Host: Roland Fricke Rules: De Bellis
Antiquitatis 2.2 Description: Learn to play DBA - a
fast playing set of ancients rules with games that last 1 hour. Loaner armies are available. Scale 15mm, Players - unlimited. |
9 AM Title: viva la France!! Host: Warren Nicholson Rules: Check Your Six ! Description Another day in the air above France! what's this the Italians? . . . |
12 PM Title: Black Goat of the
Woods Host: Phil Spera Rules: Arkham Horror Board Game Description: A dangerous cult has risen
in Arkham! Meeting in secret, these heretics and
madmen consort with dark powers and offer up sacrifices to the Ancient One,
while hordes of vicious monsters descend on the the
town. It’s up to a small band of investigators to infiltrate the cult
and learn from these dark rituals, yet even the most pure-hearted may find
himself corrupted in the process. Will their efforts be enough to stop the
Ancient One from awakening, or will the investigators succumb, one by one, to
the blasphemous seduction of its
Herald, the Black Goat of the Woods? Players: none refused Time
3-4 hours 1 PM Settlers of Catan: Traders & Barbarians Host: Bob Richardson Description: The Castle of Catan has suffered serious damage from a recent barbarian
invasion. You
must transport marble, sand, tools and glass to and from the Castle, Quarry
and Glassworks so the workers can rebuild the castle. Some barbarians are
waiting for you on the trade routes to sabotage your efforts. 4-6 players.
Approx. 3 – 4 hours. 6 PM Title: Overlord Players
Choice Host: Phil Spera Rules: Memoir 44
Overlord Description: Players choose between one
of several overlord scenarios for Memoir 44. Players: 6 6 PM Title: Axis & Allies
Host: Matthew Roos Rules: Axis & Allies
Description: But using the WWII 4X8 (
about 3X the size of the A&A ) Board. Players: 3-9 ( yes 9 ) If we have up to 5 we will play the
normal USA UK USSR Germany and Japan.
With 6 we get Italy 7 Canada/Australia 8 Vichy France 9 China. I |
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Afternoon |
2PM
OPEN " Closing Up
Shop" moved to July |
2 PM Title: Ring Up the
Curtain Host: Mike Smith Rules: Spearhead Description: On D-Day, 6 June 1944, the
3rd Canadian Infantry Division stormed Juno Beach between La Riviere and St. Aubin sur Mer. The 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade drew the
assignment of assaulting sectors code-named Mike Green, Mike Red and Nan
Green. These beaches lay astride the small fishing port of Courseulles-sur-Mer at the mouth of the River Seulles.
Scale: 6mm Time: 4 hrs |
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Evening |
7 PM
Title: Interplanetary Spaceship \ Commodore Host: Campbell Venn Rules: Home Rules Description: Quick play miniatures rules
for ship-to-ship combat…The Near Future has arrived. Humanity is no
longer earthbound. True AI is an emerging technology. The planets of the
solar system are being colonized and exploited by spaceships traveling at
fast sub-light speeds. A trip from an Earth moonbase
to an outer planet in our solar system takes only a few weeks. Conglomerates
and federations are competing with the Republic for the rich resources of the
solar system… Armed conflict is inevitable. |
7 PM Title: Raid on Petapoug: 1814. Host: John Covello Rules: Scrubs and Swabs Description: The Royal Navy has
dispatched sailors and marines up the CT River to burn privateers rumored to
be at Petapoug (Essex). Historically the British burned
27 ships and cut out two. Can the local militia and forces from New London
stop the Brits this time? Scale:
28mm. |
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