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BoltActionNormandy1944
January10,2015
ThisweekendthelocalHMGSSouth(http://www.hmgssouth.com/)groupplayedaBoltActiongame.GermanforcesdefendthreeobjectivesagainstaBritishassault.The
terraintablewasbyRealTerrain.
Elements of the British 185th Brigade push south toward Caen from Sword Beach just after DDay on June 8th 1944. The Germans are troops from the 716th Infantry
Division.

ThetwoBritishtankscanonlycrossusingthis
bridge.

Britishinfantryadvanceontheleft.

Aftersurvivinglotsoffire,theChurchillisknocked
out.
AGermanreinforcementarrives.
Britishinfantryontheleftclearoneobjectiveofdefenders,buttheattackinthecenterfailsasmostoftheinfantryandbothBritishtanksareeliminated.

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Column,LineandSquareLeipzig

December28,2014
This weekend the local HMGSSouth (http://www.hmgssouth.com/) group played a Napoleonic game using Column, Line and Square, Version 2
(http://www.deepfriedhappymice.com/html/gw_cls.html).ThescenariowasanAlliedattackontheFrenchnearProbstheyda,southofLeipzig,on18October1813.

TheFrenchleftdeployedonrisingground.
TheFrenchright(western)flankwiththeAustrians
inthedistance.
TheFrenchareontheleft(north).Ontheright,from
toptobottom,arethePrussians,Russiansand
Austrians.

TheAlliesadvance.

Additionaltroopsarriveonbothsides.
TheEmperorandhisband.

Austrianinfantryformationsadvance.

AustrianlightswipeoutthecrewofaFrenchbattery.

Thecavalryclashinthecenter.

TheassaultontheFrenchleft.

Morecavalryclashinthecenter.

After4turns,andtheendofthegame.
TheAlliedobjectivewastotakebothvillages.TheFrenchobjectivewastodrivetheAlliesfromthefield.Whenthegamewasendedduetotime,neithersidehadachieved
theirobjectives.
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BoltActionEasternFrontAgain
November22,2014
ThisweekendthelocalHMGSSouth(http://www.hmgssouth.com/)groupplayedaBoltActiongame.GermaninfantrydefendabridgeagainstSoviettanks,infantryand
mortars.TheterraintablewasbyRealTerrain.

GermanbunkerwithATgun.

Russiansontheleftmustcrossthefrozenriverto
takebuildingsontherightguardingthebridge.

Acloserangefirefightnearthebunkerresultsin
heavycasualtiestobothsides.

Russianinfantryandatankcrossthebridge,butfail
totaketheobjectivebuildings.
InspiteoftheirATgunbeingblockedbysmokefortheentiregame,theGermansholdtheobjectives.

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BoltActionEasternFrontAAR
November8,2014
ThisweekendthelocalHMGSSouth(http://www.hmgssouth.com/)groupplayedaBoltActiongame.GermaninfantryandATguns,reinforcedlaterbyaTiger,defenda
crossroadsagainstSoviettanks,infantryandmortars.Ourhostprovidedagreatterraintableasusual.

TheSovietsintheforegroundneedtocapture
buildingsaroundthecrossroadsattheupperleft.

Soviettanks.
Sovietinfantryadvancethroughsnowywoods.

Germansholdhighgroundbeyondthecrossroads.

GermaninfantryawaitaSovietassault.
AGermanATgunisdestroyedaftertakingoutjust
oneSoviettank.
AGermanMGcrewandanofficerholdoffthe
Sovietleftflank.
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GutshotGameTheAboveAverageSeven
August16,2014
Saturday the local HMGSSouth (http://www.hmgssouth.com/) group played a game of Gutshot (http://www.hawgleg.com/whatsGutshot.asp), in which seven tough
gunslingersdefendedawesterntownfrombandits.Weplayedthroughthegametwice.Eachtimethetownwassaved,butnotwithoutsomehighlycinematicdeathsamong
thegunslingers.Oneplayerlearnedthatplayingwithdynamiteisdangerous.

Theseven.No,notthoseseven.

Banditsatthebottomofthephoto.

Thetownfolkarehidinginside.Afewwillhelpout
inthesecondgame.

Inthesecondgamethebanditsusemorecoverin
theirapproach.

Banditsrushintoabuilding.Fourhaveapointblank
fightwithagunslingerarmedwithtwosawedoff
shotguns.Nobodysurvivesoneitherside.

Onegunslingeristrappedunderafallenhorsefora
time.

Thebanditleader,havingsacrificedmostofhismen,
leavesinarush.

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StarshipTroopersAAR

March23,2014
On
March
22nd
the
local
HMGSSouth
(http://www.hmgssouth.com/)
group
played
a
Starship
Troopers
(http://www.nobleknight.com/ProductDetailSearch.asp_Q_ProductID_E_2147355181_A_InventoryID_E_2147566870_A_ProductLineID_E_0_A_ManufacturerID_E_0_A_Category
ThreescientistsrequiredevacuationbyMobileInfantrywhentheirlabwasattackedbytheArachnids.Theinitialdefenseconsistedofrobotsandmercenarieswhichwere
nearlywipedoutbythetimetheinfantryarrivedintwodropships.

Fourbugtunnelentrancessurroundthebase.
Robotsandmercspreparetodefendthebase.

RobotsonthelandingpadarewipedoutbyWarrior
bugsandaTankerbug.

Thefirstbugsappear.

Anotherhordeofbugsswarmsforward.
Chickenhawksandelitetroopersarrivetoevacuate
thescientists.Oneofthedropshipshascrashedinthe
background,broughtdownbylongrangePlasmabug
fire.

Nucshavebeenusedtoclearanareaofbugs.The
remainingdropshiplandsandpicksupthescientists.
Thescientistswererescued,atthecostofonedropshipandmostofthetroopers,mercsandrobots.
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TacticaMedievalCastleAssault
August31,2013
This weekend the local HMGSSouth (http://www.hmgssouth.com/) group played a medieval castle assault game using the Tactica Medieval
(http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21052/tacticamedieval)rules.Itwasquickandfunsowedidittwice.Ineachcasethedefendersheroicresistancewasinvain.

Thecastlesurrounded.

Scalingpartiesapproachthewalls.
Thewhitestonesdenotedamagetothewall

Awallsectionhascollapsed.

Thesecondgame.Thegatehastakenalotofdamage
andwillbebrokendownsoon.
Theattackersswarminusingscalingladders.

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SAGADarkAgeAARVikingsvsNormansandSaxons
June29,2013
On Saturday the local HMGSSouth (http://www.hmgssouth.com/) group played a dark age skirmish game using SAGA (http://meeples.wordpress.com/reviews/rules
reviews/saga/)rulesattheDogsofWar(http://www.dogsofwargaming.com/)shop.ThisfourplayergamepittedtheSaxonsdefendingavillageagainsttwoalliedViking
warbandsintentonloot.ANormanwarbandarrivestosupporttheSaxons.

Saxonsinthevillagesurroundedbypigs,chickens,
children,womenandclerics.
AbowarmedSaxonlevyontheridgeseestwo
Vikingwarbandsapproach.

NormanbowsandcrossbowspeppertheVikingson
thewings.AstrongVikingattackinthecenter
causesmanySaxoncasualtiesandopensaholeinthe
shieldwall.

TheSaxonbowmenfireandretreatbehindtheridge
whileNormanunitsrushtotheleftandrightflanks.

TheSaxoncounterattackdestroystwoVikingunits.
TheVikingsdepart,satisfiedwiththeircaptured
pigs,chickensandchildren.

Intermsofcombatthegamewasfairlyeven,buttheVikingsleftwithenoughloottocallitavictory.
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BoltActionGame,EasternFront
June22,2013
SaturdaythelocalHMGSSouth(http://www.hmgssouth.com/)groupplayedagameofBoltAction(http://www.warlordgames.com/home/boltaction/)attheDogsofWar
(http://www.dogsofwargaming.com/)shop.ThescenariowasSovietsvsGermansinByelorussia,July1944.TheSoviet168thRifleDivisionisadvancingtowardthekey
cityofLida(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lida) in Byelorussia when they run into a roadblock centered on a small village. The roadblock is manned by elements of the
German211thInfantryDivision.

Notroopsyetdeployed.Sovietswillenteronthe
right.
TheSovietsadvance,tryingtostayincover.

TheleftflankGermansquadisreducedtothreemen
andpinneddown(failingseveralorderattempts).

Sovietsassaultandtakethefirstbuilding.

FirefightswiththeGermanHMGinthelargest
building(rubblepileactually)whittleawayatboth
sides.

SovietassaultonthefreshrightflankGermansquad
iscrushed,butthesurvivingGermantroopersare
downshortlythereafter.MoreSovietsmoveup,but
thegameends(6turns)withonlyonebuildingtaken
(adraw).

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GutshotGameGeronimoCampaignof1886
June16,2013
Saturday the local HMGSSouth (http://www.hmgssouth.com/) group played a game of Gutshot, set during the campaign to capture Geronimo
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geronimo#Geronimo_Campaign)in1886.TheApachesneedtobreakthroughthecavalryunitstoescape.

TheApachevillageisonthefarleft.Thepossible
Apacheexitareontheupperrightandlowerright.

TheblackmarkersarepossibleApachelocations,not
yetspotted.

TonHorn(leaderofthecavalrysApachescouts)lies
wherehefellafterlosingaknifefightuponthecliff.

Geronimohasledthewomenandchildrentoan
escaperoute,butisgunneddownbeforehecanget
tosafety.

Cavalrypatrolwithanartillerypiece.

Hiddenwarriorsintherockhaveemptiedacoupleof
saddles.

Thegunisunlimbered.

AndpromptlyblowsupanApacheandhisrockpile
hidingplace(farleft).

MostofGeronimoswarriorsaredead,aswellas
mostofthescoutsandsoldiersnearhim.

Theemptyvillage.

Thecaptain(onthefarright)haskilledanApacheup
ontherocks,andsurveysthecarnageacrossthe
landscape.

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