barca

I will volunteer. - - - "Currahee" - - - the motto of the 506th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 101st Airborne Division

Is anyone planning on showing up at GG on Thursday, OCT 31st (Halloween)? I plan on being there with Germans and Americans. If someone lets me know they will arrive later, I will wait. Otherwise I expect that everyone else is doing Halloween stuff, and I will go home after 7 PM.

If anyone is interested in getting in a battle in this campaign - Flames of War D-Day Global Campaign https://dday.warconsole.com ... I will be hosting this event and might try one of the missions listed: Flames of War Battles SAT, NOV 2 At Guardian Games, in the Critical Sip Start time: 1:30 PM End time: 5:00 PM

Reminder: SAT NOV 2 Flames of War Learn-to-Play SAT, NOV 2 At Guardian Games, in the Critical Sip Start time: 11:30 AM End time: 1:30 PM Flames of War Battles SAT, NOV 2 At Guardian Games, in the Critical Sip Start time: 1:30 PM End time: 5:00 PM

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NOTE: Schedule change to 28 MARCH , SATURDAY. Old thread is obsolete: https://www.ordofanaticus.com/topic/212946-cabin-fever-relief-2020-boardgaming-day-march-21st-2020/ WHAT: Cabin-Fever-Relief-2020 Did you get a new game recently that you have not played yet? Do you have a favorite game that no one in your circle plays anymore? Grab that box, sign up to host that game and Join Us for a day of board gaming fun at Guardian Games in "Cabin-Fever-Relief-2020" WHY: The Rose City Dukes and Duchesses gamers and guests gather for an all-day gaming and social event, to socialize, play games, eat, drink and jabber. Host your favorite game,... try a new game, ... meet new peeps WHEN: Saturday, March 28th, 2020, from 12 PM to 10:00 PM WHERE: Guardian Games, 345 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214 Room = The Level-Up Room (2nd floor) WHO: Whomever signs up and pays the fee: $10.00 per person for the whole 10 hrs (not pro-rated). CONTACT & MORE INFO: Send PM to barca Comment on Ordo Thread at https://www.ordofanaticus.com/topic/213036-cabin-fever-relief-2020-boardgaming-day/ Our BLOG: https://rosecitydukes.wordpress.com/cabin-fever-relief-2020/ Our Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Rose-City-Dukes-and-Duchesses-Tabletop-Wargaming-Group/events/265487993/ FaceBook Page: TBD 1. BASIC DETAILS: WHY: The Rose City Dukes and Duchesses (RCDD) gamers gather for an all-day gaming and social event, to socialize, play games, eat, drink and jabber. Host your favorite game,... try a new game, ... meet new peeps WHEN: Saturday, March 28th, 2020, from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM WHERE: Guardian Games, 345 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214 Room = The Level-Up Room (2nd floor) WHO: Whomever signs up and pays the fee. See GG store policies at https://ggportland.com/store-policies/ * RCDD is an abbreviation for "Rose City Dukes and Duchesses Flames of War Ranger Group". ** If you are hosting a a game, PLEASE RSVP by 14 March, via e-mail or Private Message on Ordofanaticus. You can walk in day of, without an RSVP, so long as you pay the fee. 2. SIGN-UP: email ??? , or https://www.meetup.com/Rose-City-Dukes-and-Duchesses-Tabletop-Wargaming-Group 3. DESCRIPTION: Join us for an all-day tabletop gaming event. Grab the game you got for Christmas. Pull your favorite game down from the shelf. Dig out your all-time favorite game from deep storage. Host a game or join a game. We will have prize drawings at the mid- and end-points of our gaming day. We will have both old games and new games. Sign up in advance on our blog, email or Ordo forum. 4. HOST A GAME: If you are planning on hosting a game, here are our recommendations: You should have played the game at least once (even if only by yourself). Game length: Between 30 and 120 minutes is good, but games lasting up to three hours could work, also. PLAYERS: You can gather your own group of players, or meet new people and recruit new players NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-6 players, 3-5 player games preferred. SPACE: Table space for your game: should fit on a table 3' x 5' or smaller. If you need more space, put that in your game hosting proposal. We will have standard tables, 1 small table and 1 miniatures/wargaming table. TYPE OF GAME: Game type can be board game, card game or miniatures game. Inventory the game before you arrive Be comfortable with teaching the game to new people. To sign-up and/or to schedule your game, send email to ??? . Details on the blog: Cabin Fever Relief Sign-up 5. PLAY A GAME: RSVP, via email ???, commenting on this post, or Ordo private Message to 'barca'. Please do not double-book yourself into two or more games in the same or overlapping time slots. Check back on the blog for updates to the schedule 6. BASIC SCHEDULE: We setup at 11 AM First game starts at 12:00 PM Games end before or at 9:30 PM. Cleanup and pack up: 9:30-9:55 PM Be out the door before the store closes: 10 PM. Arrive and leave when you want. Detailed Schedule is here ??? (TBD) 7. FEE: Just for this event: $10.00 per person for the entire day. Our club does not collect dues. There is a compulsory fee for this event, per person, to cover room rental and the door prizes. We are renting a room at GG for the entire day. Whether or not you stay for the entire event, the fee is the same. PAYMENT: Make payment to the Guardian Games Clerk at the front register and use the sign-up sheet there. The GM - barca - will NOT be taking any money. 8. Door Prizes: Everyone in attendance will get a ticket for the door prize drawing. The GM will keep the matching half of the ticket with the person's name. The prizes are 2 Guardian Games gift certificates, one per winner. You can only win once. The values are TBD, based upon the fees paid, minus the room rental fee. The GM will conduct two random drawings, the first at 3:25 PM and the second at 9:30 PM. You must be present to win. If the owner of the winning ticket is not present, drawing will repeat until the winner is present and collects their gift certificate. 9. GAMES PLANNED: Here are the games we plan to host, so far. There will be more: The Black Fleet. 3-4 players Citadels (2016 Edition)2-8 players Pandemic 4-5 players Stone Age (10th Anniv Ed) 2-4 players Legends of Andor 3-4 players Grand Imperialism. 4-6 players This is just a starting list. We want and expect to have several games running simultaneously, throughout the day, as people step up to host the games they want to share. 10. COME PREPARED - INCREASE YOUR FUN: I encourage everyone to read up on or watch videos on the games that interest you. Knowing the rules and strategies before the game day will improve your experience. 11. Other games we will have on hand that someone can host: Cards Against Humanity Munchkin - The Deluxe Edition Taxi! Zombies!!! (basic game, 3rd edition) Zombies!!! 2 Zombie Corps(e) Zombies!!! 3 Mall Walkers Zombies!!! 3.5 Not Dead Yet Zombies!!! 4 The End... Zombies!!! 5 School's Out Forever 12. Guest Hosted Games: Tentative: Wings of Glory – World War I – 2-8 players, 1-4 hours NOTE: some are still TBD. Where you see "TBD" or "???", these details will be added before December 31st.

Reminder: This is on for SAT, OCT 26: SAT October 26 (4th SAT) - Halloween Double Feature: Zombies!!! (2-6 players) + Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game (2-6 players)

THU 10/17, I will be there. "PANZERS VOR!"

more stuff from NDNG Fallschirmjägers Return To Mid-War in Death From Above, October 16, 2019, by Tom Burgess https://nodicenoglory.com/2019/10/16/done-fallschirmjagers-return/ Given this new material, I will add some mid-war (esp. MW Airborne) activities on our group's schedule for 2020.

I am bringing all the terrain pieces for the Beach Landing table. In addition, I have 1 desert/grassland battlemat, 1 brown battlemat, and desert terrain for 2 tables.

Some videos to warm up for the Pre-Set Missions How To: Airborne Landings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwDIwQ24MU How To: Beach Assaults https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuY4xUJztmg FUBAR: Battle Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19pP1zaILFk

Thanks again to the people over at BTA and NDNG: STAND UP, HOOK UP’ BY MARK GODDARD - OCT 14, 2019 http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/stand-up-hook-up/ AIRBORNE!!! (And Rangers!) MW US All American book spoiled October 15, 2019 by Benny Christiansen https://nodicenoglory.com/2019/10/15/airborne-and-rangers

On the Fubar Mission, we misread the limits of the "Hinterland Zone". The Hinterland Zone is the green area of the sketch map, or everything that is NOT the Beach Landing Mat. The dotted line (on the sketch map) separates the Attacker's table half and the Defender's table half for scoring purposes. The dotted line has nothing to do with deployment.

Note for RCDD gamers: I personally will not be doing anything on this campaign, but since it is run the the Beasts of War, anyone in the PacNW who wants to join in virtually, is welcome to do so. RCDD is mostly focused on gearing up for the PDX-area TANKS-giving event and then the December D-Day Demo.

large view of the campaign map https://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/D-Day-GlobalCampaign/D-Day%20Global%20Campaign%20Starts%20October%2028th.jpg

FoW article at https://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=6756 In the Online Store: FFS03 D-Day: Global Campaign Join the massive online version of the D-Day Global Campaign with our friends at OnTableTop. Log your games with OnTableTop, earn achievements, win prizes, and take part with the wider Flames Of War community. Every game counts! D-Day: Global Campaign pack includes: 1 Rulebook, 1 Campaign Poster, 1 Sticker Sheet and Sign-up Sheet. $5.00 https://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=79&ProductID=9027 OnTableTop (at Beasts of War) https://www.beastsofwar.com/flames-of-war/d-day-starts-october-28th/ We are going to be running a new Flames of War & Tanks! D-Day themed campaign alongside the good folks at Battlefront Miniatures starting on October 28th! You'll be able to take all of your Flames Of War armies you've been building over the last few months as part of the Slow Grow Hobby League and fight to see if you can change the fate of World War II. The campaign is going to be running over six weeks and will chart the push by the Allies inland along three distinct Routes. You will be able to start either at Orne Bridges, Carentan or Sainte-Mère-Église. With each week of the campaign, you'll be able to fight in new unlocked sections of these Routes and see if you can fight to win the campaign for either the Allies or the Axis. Simply, this breaks down as either as Allied Victory or an Axis Victory depending on the side which controls the most Routes! Taking Part As with most of the campaigns, we run you will be able to take part online as well as in your local gaming stores and record your victories on our special Warconsole system. You will be able to keep up-to-date with the News of what's going on throughout the campaign Check out the Battles that have been recorded and maybe record your own (you can upload images, videos, text and more to these) Check out the list of Commanders and who is fighting for each faction Visit the different Theatres and see how the battles are unfolding Things are going to be dynamically changing across the different weeks as new bonuses are unlocked for controlling Routes and Areas throughout the campaign. So, if you're interested in having an influence in a massive global campaign where you could potentially change the course of World War II this is the time to get involved. Slow-Grow Hobby League https://www.beastsofwar.com/project-contest/flames-of-war-hobby-league-2019/

Lessons From The Front: 4th Edition, Last Updated 10 October 2019

History books about D-Day and the Battle of Normandy written by veterans: Bibliography of the Normandy landing https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/bibliography/veterans Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War https://www.wunc.org/post/98-d-day-survivor-has-written-book-and-making-one-last-trip-normandy Intact: A First-hand Account of the D-day Invasion from a 5th Rangers Company Commander, by John C. Raaen Jr. Not a personal account, but well-reasearched and comprehensive: "Sand and Steel: The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France" https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190601892/

THURSDAY, 10/10: Bringing D-Day lists for Ger & Ami

ANS: No. It is meant to be flexible. This PDF provides the missions and the rules, but does not outline a campaign system: Bloody Omaha Ace Campaign Mission Pack

phyfor88: I have germans, landing Craft and DD-tanks for D-day playtest. Can u provide Amer Inf, or Proxy brits for this list? If not, I will proxy Americans using Russian figs. FACTION: Allied, NATIONALITY: USA – Formation #1, Reference: D-Amer (D-Day American) Target size: 75 || Target Mission: Fubar (D-Day American) Formation / Support Company/platoon Teams Upgrades pts unit pts Veteran Assault Company (D-Amer, p. ?) 6 units Veteran Assault Company HQ Cmd SMG x2 none 2 2 Veteran Assault Boat Section Rifle x5, Bazooka x2, 60mm mortar x1, flamethrower x1 none 12 12 Veteran Assault Boat Section SAB none 12 12 Veteran Assault Boat Section SAB none 12 12 Veteran Support Boat Section Rifle x4, 81mm mortar x1, HMG x1 none 6 6 FORCE SUPPORT Veteran M4 Sherman (75mm) Tank Platoon M4 Sherman (75mm) x4 none 17 17 Command Cards Command Card: DD-Tanks @0 0 0 Command Card: Naval Gunfire Support @12 pts 12 12 Command Card: ‘Dutch’ Cota @2 pts 2 2 Final Total 75 Inventory: • Rifle tm x15 • Cmd Rifle tm x4 • Bazooka tm x6 • 60mm mortar tm x3 • flamethrower tm x3 • 81mm mortar x1 • HMG x1 • M4 Sherman (75mm) x4 • LCVP landing craft x3 • DD Sherman, with flotation Screen (optional) x4

This thread is obsolete, since incorrect day is in the title and link. This is the current thread. New date is Saturday, March 28th, 2020

barca's Immersion Games Halloween Special: "Zombies!!!" & "The Last Night on Earth" On Saturday, October 26th at Guardian games - in the Dungeon Room Guardian Games, 345 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214 Start time: 11:00 AM $5.00 fee - towards room rental Up to 6 players. boardgamgeek articles: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2471/zombies https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231942/last-night-earth-zombie-game-10-year-anniversary-e youtube videos: Zombies tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akSAI0hBIWY TableTop: Last Night on Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhLU2-BuhMI Sign up on our meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Rose-City-Dukes-and-Duchesses-Tabletop-Wargaming-Group/events/265414389 Comments / questions: respond below