barca

July or August would be good, since I will be putting in major efforts just before then, during the months of April, May and June

yes. Thx

Thurs, OCT 3: I will be there with LW Germans and Americans, 100 pts

I am looking for a volunteer to run 2-3 Saturday events in one month of 2020. The locations can vary. The rules and themes can be chosen from the Battlefront selection of rules and periods. I looked at the ambitious schedule that we should run in 2020, where I am running/organizing/driving events on 2-3 Saturdays each month. This includes learn-to-Play sessions, at least 1 mini-campaign, 2 tournaments and several special events. I decided that I should take off one month to keep from being burned out. Therefore, I am looking for a volunteer to organize and lead 2-3 Saturday events in the same month of 2020 so that I can take that time off from those responsibilities. The Host/GM determines the type of event, rule set, theme and forces. Might include scenarios. Does not have to be a large event. Events could be as small as one table with two players and the GM. Hosting assumes that you have the miniatures and books to support two opposing armies in the event, to loan models to either new players or veterans who don't have the relevant forces. Hosting also may require you to tutor one or more players. The location should be a local (Portland/Vancouver/Oregon City) game store with tables that can be reserved for miniature battles. If the store does not have sufficient terrain, then the GM will have to provide enough terrain for the tables they are hosting. Pick from these rule sets: Flames of War v4 Team Yankee v2 (includes Oil War) Fate of a Nation Great War 'Nam (is a possibility, but is less popular than the previous 4 rules/themes.) I am happy to do the scheduling and promo on Ordo, RCDD blog, RCDD Meetup and RCDD Facebook If you are interested, then send PM to barca, or respond below. If no one steps up by NOV 10 (the day after our TANKS-giving event), then I will leave a 3-4 week hole in our 2020 schedule.

Updated the Halloween special: SAT October 26 (4th SAT) - Halloween Double Feature: Zombies!!! (2-6 players) + Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game (2-6 players) Meetup Group for signup

Changed start time from "12PM" to read "11:30AM"

NW. I changed it to "FoW LW Western Front Featuring the new D-Day German Book " I won't be able to field forces for FOAN or Great War for a while, so I change those themes.

During January and February of 2020, join us as we play through this narrative campaign system for Flames of War: "Bloody Omaha Ace Campaign" It blends your 3-D tabletop battles with RPG aspects for your hero. The campaign includes linked missions to tell the story of your journey through the Normandy Battlefields. Story Cards describe the main missions you play. They provide the narrative that connects all the missions to the story. How your battle ends determines the next step of your journey. Players can earn rewards they will use in later missions. Ace cards allow players to create a hero for their campaign. That hero will grow in abilities as you play through the campaign, giving the game a strong RPG feel. If you've never played Flames of War before, or not in a while, we can loan you a force and get you into the action, leading your tanks or infantry to victory. The campaign map, narratives and rankings will be posted to our Club's Blog: Rose City Dukes and Duchesses In December, we will post a blog link to the instructions, including how you can participate remotely if you cannot get to Guardian Games or Oregon City Geeks and Games. Our regular Thursday evening sessions at Guardian Games (6-10 PM) (see GG calendar) during JAN & FEB, can include missions in this campaign. Scheduled Saturday Sessions (reservations confirmed for Guardian Games. Reservations requested for Oregon City, not yet confirmed): JANUARY 2020 SAT, 4 JAN: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign - 11:30AM-5PM at Guardian Games * - barca has one table reserved SAT, 11 JAN: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Oregon City Geeks and Games * - organize your own table SAT, 18 JAN: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Oregon City Geeks and Games * - organize your own table SAT, 25 JAN: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Oregon City Geeks and Games * - organize your own table FEBRUARY 2020 SAT, 1 FEB: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Guardian Games * - barca has one table reserved SAT, 8 FEB: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Oregon City Geeks and Games * - organize your own table SAT, 22 FEB: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Oregon City Geeks and Games * - organize your own table SAT, 29 FEB: Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign – 12:00 PM-5PM at Oregon City Geeks and Games * - organize your own table To get the card pack, Click here to view the Bloody Omaha: Ace Campaign in the Flames of War online store For the overview, see this article: "Bloody Omaha Ace Campaign" *Note: Saturday setup for GameMasters is 11:30 AM Tear-down time is 4:30-5:00 PM

THE CHALLENGE: Write a more compelling ad-copy that will draw in more players to our TEAM YANKEE events. In less than 200 words, can you write something more exciting than description #1 or #2, below? Submit your entries (on this thread) by noon on Friday, OCT 4. Winner gets a $10.00 gift cert from barca for shopping at Oregon City Geeks and Games, delivered during the TANKS-giving event (NOV 9) CURRENT AD-COPY for TEAM YANKEE : DESCRIPTION #1: Team Yankee Learn-to-Play: It’s 1985 and the European nations of NATO stands ready with 10,000 tanks to resist an attack by 40,000 Warsaw Pact Tanks. It was a war that didn't happen...but what if it did? Team Yankee is a tabletop miniatures game that puts you in a modern tank, commanding miniature forces in a 3-D landscape. The game models this alternative war as seen from US Army Captain Sean Bannon’s tank, in command of Team Yankee. You could take the role of Colonel Yuri Potecknov, in command of Soviet Tanks and Motorized Rifle troops. With action that is fast and furious, lead your tanks, helicopters and jets into battle. Defeat and death are as close as victory. Our game masters will teach you the game and loan you forces. They will lead you through a commander's boot camp that catapults you into an alternative reality that you (and your dice) control. Become a TANK ACE and win a painted tank! Join us on the 1st Saturday of MARCH, MAY and DECEMBER from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Guardian Games. Team Yankee Battles: Join us for intense battles of modern armored combat. You command tabletop miniature armies in a 3-D battlefield. With action that is rapid and immersive, lead your model tanks, missiles, helicopters and jets into a fast-paced battle. Jump into an alternative reality where you role-play the characters in the novels “Team Yankee” or “Red Storm Rising”. Join us on the 1st Saturday of MARCH, MAY and DECEMBER from 1:30 to 5:00 PM at Guardian Games. DESCRIPTION #2: Team Yankee and Oil War TEAM YANKEE Team Yankee is a book by Harold Coyle in 1987 about a fictitious Soviet attack into Germany from the viewpoint of Captain Bannon commanding Team Yankee, an Armor-heavy Combat Team in the US Army. It’s also a stand-alone game released by Battlefront, covering the forces of NATO: USA, United Kingdom, West Germany, France, Canada, the Netherlands and Australian forces in Europe. Representing the Warsaw Pact are: the USSR, East Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Advance your tanks through a lethal battlefield while attack aircraft fly overhead, and missiles deliver destruction across your tabletop. OIL WAR In the Middle East, Iran and Iraq had been locked in a conflict across their border since 1980 and looked unlikely to stop anytime soon. Further west, Israel and Syria had come to blows in Lebanon as Israel fought PLO forces operating from inside their northern neighbor. The oil rich region, already rife with conflict and tension, is drawn into World War III as the Soviet Union and US led NATO set about protecting their interests to control the flow of oil. Role-play Armored juggernauts seeking out their prey, from Israel, Syria, Iran and Iraq, backed by US or Soviet forces, as helicopters hunt tanks and jets streak across your tabletop.

THE CHALLENGE: Write a more compelling ad-copy that will draw in more players to our Flames of War events. In less than 200 words, can you write something more exciting than either description #1 or #2, below? Submit your entries (on this thread) by noon on Friday, OCT 4. Winner gets a $10.00 gift cert from barca for shopping at Oregon City Geeks and Games, delivered during the TANKS-giving event (NOV 9) CURRENT AD-COPY for FLAMES OF WAR: description #1: Flames of War Learn-to-Play: It’s D-Day, 1944 and the Allied armies are assaulting the beaches of Normandy (a la “Saving Private Ryan”). Patton, Montgomery and Eisenhower are poised to liberate France. The Axis forces, under Rommel and other German leaders order their panzers to drive the Allies back into the sea. As the Allies, can you recreate history? As the Germans, can you play out a different reality? Flames of War puts you in command of tabletop miniature armies in a 3-D landscape. We also recreate combat clashes on the sands of North Africa and on the rolling steppes of Russia. With action that is fast and furious, lead your tanks, soldiers and airplanes into battle. Defeat and death are as close as victory. Our game masters will teach you the game and loan you forces. They will lead you through a commander's boot camp that catapults you into an alternative reality that you (and your dice) control. Become a TANK ACE and win a painted tank! Flames of War Learn-to-Play sessions run on the 1st Saturday in APRIL, JULY and OCTOBER, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Guardian Games. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # description #2: Flames of War Battles: 1st Saturday of every second month, 1:30 to 5:00 PM: July, September and November. Join us for intense battles of WWII armored combat. You command tabletop miniature armies in a 3-D battlefield. With action that is rapid and immersive, lead your model tanks, guns, and airplanes into a fast-paced battle. Jump into an alternative reality where you role-play the characters in the movies “Saving Private Ryan” or “Fury”. Flames of War Battles run on the 1st Saturday in APRIL, JULY and OCTOBER, 1:30-5:00 PM at Guardian Games.

at Guardian Games, Big Dungeon Room Join us on the third Saturday of each month in 2020 for a variety of boardgames. We will rent the Big Dungeon Room in Guardian Games for a quiet and energetic immersion into alternate worlds. We have a variety of themes and game styles to challenge your skills and stimulate your imagination. In each session, will have either two short games or 1 medium-length to long game. The first 20 minutes is an introduction/tutorial for the 1st game. We expect each player to pay a $5.00 fee toward the cost of the room rental. SCHEDULE: 10:30-11:00 AM: Setup 11:00-11:20 AM: Tutorial 11:21-11:29: Reset 11:30 AM Dice drop END: Varies, but often between 3:30 and 4:30 PM If you already know the rules, you can choose to skip the tutorial, but be seated and ready to play before Dice-Drop. Expected end times are estimates, but most games will end between 3 and 4 PM. Actual end times may vary depending on the length of the games. For shorter games, if players want a second round, or desire to try an expansion of the game, we could go until 6:00 PM. SAT, 18 JUL: barca's Immersion Games – “Risk Europe”. End time: 3:30 PM SAT, 15 AUG: barca's Immersion Games – “Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game”. End time: 3:30 PM SAT, 19 SEP: barca's Immersion Games – “Fortress America” (1st edition, by Milton Bradley). End time: 3:30 PM SAT, 17 OCT: barca's Immersion Games – “Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game”. Between 2:30 and 4:30 PM SAT, 21 NOV: barca's Immersion Games – “Risk: Game of Thrones”. End time: between 4:30 and 6:00 PM SAT, 19 DEC: barca's Immersion Games – “Conquest of the Empire” or Player’s Choice. End time: between 4:30 and 6:00 PM Reserve your seat via our meetup group. Get more details, tips and links to game-related materials in this thread (below).

at Guardian Games, Big Dungeon Room Join us on the third Saturday of each month in 2020 for a variety of boardgames. We will rent the Big Dungeon Room in Guardian Games for a quiet and energetic immersion into alternate worlds. We have a variety of themes and game styles to challenge your skills and stimulate your imagination. In each session, will have either two short games or 1 medium-length to long game. The first 20 minutes is an introduction/tutorial for the 1st game. We expect each player to pay a $5.00 fee toward the cost of the room rental. SCHEDULE: 10:30-11:00 AM: Setup 11:00-11:20 AM: Tutorial 11:21-11:29: Reset 11:30 AM Dice drop END: Varies, but often between 3:30 and 4:00 PM If you already know the rules, you can choose to skip the tutorial, but be seated and ready to play before Dice-Drop. Expected end times are estimates, but most games will end between 3 and 4 PM. Actual end times may vary depending on the length of the games. For shorter games, if players want a second round, or desire to try an expansion of the game, we could go until 6:00 PM. SAT, 18 JAN: barca's Immersion Games - 1) Black Fleet 2) Pirate's Cove. End time: 2:30 PM SAT, 15 FEB: barca's Immersion Games - Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game. End time: 4:00 PM SAT, 21 MAR: NO barca's Immersion Games - SAT, 18 APR: barca's Immersion Games – “Axis & Allies and Zombies” End time: 4:00 PM SAT, 16 MAY: barca's Immersion Games: 1) Arctic Scavengers 2) Fallout. End time: 4:00 PM SAT, 20 JUN: barca's Immersion Games - 1) Pandemic: On the Brink 2) Dead Men Tell No Tales. End time: 3:30 PM Reserve your seat via our meetup group. Get more details, tips and links to game-related materials in this thread (below).

Events that are being considered, but not scheduled, yet Chain of Command Infantry Skirmish Team Yankee Tournament A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game (based on "A Game of Thrones", 28mm figures, small battles, Medieval period, ) Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition (5-6 hours, 4-5 players)

added barca's Immersion Games and GAMESTORM 2020

I am putting together a list of events and themes our group - RCDD (Rose City Dukes and Duchesses) will address after TANKS-giving 2019. This includes December 2019 and JAN 2020 thru DEC 2020. Looking for volunteers to run some these events. If you have any wishes or events you want to see or to run, comment below NLT NOV 8th. After TANKS-Giving (NOV 9th), RCDD will publish a detailed Schedule. So far, "the plan" covers the following events: RECURRING EVENTS: Weekly: TUE TY/FoW at Fate & Fury Games Weekly: TUE TY/FoW at Oregon City Weekly: THU TY/FoW at Guardian Games Monthly: barca's Immersion Games : 3rd SAT ea. month - a variety of boardgames, at GG Bi-Monthly: Flames-of-War Learn-to-Play in APR, JUL & OCT, on the 1st SAT, at GG Bi-Monthly: Flames-of-War Battles in APR, JUL & OCT, on the 1st SAT, at GG Bi-Monthly: Team Yankee / Oil War Learn-to-Play in MAR, MAY & DEC, on the 1st SAT, at GG Bi-Monthly: Team Yankee / Oil War Battles in MAR, MAY & DEC, on the 1st SAT, at GG Monthly, some SAT: Casual pick-up games at Oregon City Geek and Games JAN & FEB: on Saturdays (and maybe Thursdays) Bloody Omaha: Flames-of-War Aces Campaign, at both GG and Oregon City, alternating weeks, and online for Washingtonians. ONE-TIME EVENTS: DEC, 2019: SAT, 14 DEC: D-Day Demonstration at Guardian Games JAN: SAT, 18 JAN: barca's Immersion Games - 1) Black Fleet 2) Pirate's Cove FEB: SAT, 15 FEB: barca's Immersion Games - Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game MAR: SAT, 21 MAR: NO barca's Immersion Games - MAR: SAT, 21 MAR: Cabin Fever Relief 2020 - All day gaming, at Guardian Games MAR: SAT, 28 MAR: FLAMES OF WAR Demo at GAMESTORM 2020 MAR: SAT, 28 MAR: Team Yankee / Oil War Demo at GAMESTORM 2020 APR: SAT, 11 APR: 2020: Dogs-of-War Tournament - Flames of War, at Guardian Games APR: SAT, 18 APR: barca's Immersion Games – “Axis & Allies and Zombies” APR: SAT, 25 APR: D-Day British/Canadian Beach Assault - Flames of War, at Oregon City Geeks and Games MAY: SAT in MAY: ENFILADE Prep - Flames of War, and ENFILADE Prep - Team Yankee MAY: SAT, 16 MAY: barca's Immersion Games: 1) Arctic Scavengers 2) Fallout MAY: SAT, 23 MAY: ENFILADE - Flames of War Tournament MAY: SAT, 23 MAY: ENFILADE - Team Yankee / Oil War Event JUN: SAT, 6 JUN: D-Day Hit The Beach - MEGA Demo, at Guardian Games JUN: SAT, 13 JUN: "The Russian Are Coming!" - Late-War “Russian Front” Mega battle, at Oregon City Geeks and Games JUN: SAT, 20 JUN: barca's Immersion Games - 1) Pandemic: On the Brink 2) Dead Men Tell No Tales JUN: SAT, 27 JUN: "The Russian Are Coming!" - Late-War “Russian Front” Mega battle, at Guardian Games JUL: SAT, 18 JUL: barca's Immersion Games - Risk Europe AUG: SAT, 1 AUG: Great War Learn-to-Play at Guardian Games AUG: SAT, 1 AUG: Great War Battles at Guardian Games AUG: SAT, 8 AUG: Great War Battles at Oregon City Geeks and Games AUG: SAT, 15 AUG: barca's Immersion Games - Dead of Winter SEP: SAT, 5 SEP: Fate-Of-A-Nation Learn-to-Play at Guardian Games SEP: SAT, 5 SEP: Fate-Of-A-Nation Battles (1967 Six-Day War) at Guardian Games SEP: SAT, 12 SEP: Fate-Of-A-Nation Battles (1967 Six-Day War) at Oregon City Geeks and Games SEP: SAT, 19 SEP: barca's Immersion Games - Fortress America OCT: - - no special events - - suggest something - - OCT: SAT, 17 OCT: barca's Immersion Games - Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game NOV: SAT, 7 NOV: Fate-Of-A-Nation Learn-to-Play at Guardian Games NOV: SAT, 7 NOV: Fate-Of-A-Nation Battles (1973 Yom Kippur War) at Guardian Games NOV: SAT, 14 NOV: TANKS-Giving 2020, at Oregon City Geeks and Games NOV: SAT, 21 NOV: barca's Immersion Games - Risk: Game of Thrones NOV: SAT, 28 NOV: Fate-Of-A-Nation Battles (1973 Yom Kippur War) at Oregon City Geeks and Games DEC: SAT, 5 DEC: Team Yankee SCUD Raid at Guardian Games DEC: SAT, 12 DEC: Team Yankee SCUD Raid at Oregon City Geeks and Games DEC: SAT, 19 DEC: barca's Immersion Games - Conquest of the Empire or Player’s Choice

THUR, 26 SEP. Same as previous week (19 SEP): I will bring late-war Germans and Americans to loan.

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Updated the main post with the details from ZEKE. ZEKE and phyfor88: thanks for putting this on.

Calendar dates -- Rules -- Period -- Theatre -- Terrain September 16-30 -- Flames of War -- Late -- D-DAY SPECIAL -- Beach or mixed % - Featuring the new D-Day German Book I will bring Germans and Americans to loan. No beach mission yet. Recommended mission for New players: Dust Up Recommended mission for Veterans: Breakout If opposing Forces are of very different types, then use the Pattle Plan method for deteriming the mission For the updated FoW Missions PDF, see Missions for Flames Of War June 13, 2019 (article) (PDF)

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BTW, when the organizes have the details set, I can update the 1st post in this thread

Did u mean "Let's get a date set," ? Yes plz, soon. Want to promote this as much as possible

BTW, also planning a D-Day mega battle on SAT, the 6th of June, 2020: 5 tables, 4 forces 2 beaches (1 Amer and 1 Brit or Canadian), 1 airborne table, 1 inland panzer counterattack table* + 1 staging table for the many models. *We will compress the timeline on one table to include a German armored counterattack. See "Stopping The Panzers" by Marc Milner. That way, the Germans can do something other than defend.

UPDATED on SEP 17

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