The Blog of Michael T. Murphy and his lifelong obsession with "little army men" and their imaginary glory, miniature wargaming, and other things...

Monday, February 1, 2016

100 Posts, Convention Games, and "OOOOOH SHINY!"

Well, it's time for me to post another update and this time I have big news and good news....

Let's get on with it shall we???

100 POSTS!!!!

First off this is post #100 for this site....

So a big thank you and sincere appreciation to everyone that supports this little blog o' mine by coming here and reading and sharing.
Here's the the next 100...May they come more quickly....

LITTLE WARS 2016 GAME EVENTS!!!!

That's right! For all of you sitting out there on pins and needles waiting, well...your wait is well...progressing....

Due to requests and some discussion I ended up submitting not one, but TWO (2) Game events.

Game Event #1 is for Saturday afternoon. It's a Parent/Child Game and is an Old West Shoot 'em up. and will be running a version of the Gutshot Rules that I call "Gutshot Lite"....

Game #1: 

JAILBREAK!!!

In the Western town of Crabtree, Big Boss Mitchell is behind bars in the jail!  The Sheriff and his pards are determined to keep him there until the US Marshall arrives. The Bosses outlaw gang is just as determined to bust him out of the hoosegow and get him out of town before the Marshall gets here.  Oh, and while they are at it, they just might rob the bank also....
Will the outlaws get their boss out from behind bars and out of town, or will the tin stars save the day?  
This game is a Parent/Child participation game (age groups for kids being 10-14), with the Parents taking on one side, and the Children taking on the other side. Designed for quick play and fun, and a chance to play "Cowboys", and to try their hands (and shooting irons), at each.
Prizes awarded to the winning team...


And then there will be the second game...

The second one is set for Saturday night, and is a 19th Century Western/Pulp/Horror Game....

"The Mystery of Lonely Hollow"...

Lonely Hollow is a small, desolate, isolated town in The Old West, and nothing much happens there; that is -until a mysterious black carriage showed up in town right after sunset. Now the telegraph wires have been down for over a week and the stage hasn't been seen in 10 days. Some cowboys from a nearby ranch went riding into town to see what was going on, but they ain't been heard from since....
Now it's your turn; and as you arrive at the ridge overlooking the quiet town, you notice that the sun is just now starting to set....
Now it's up to you and your fellow members to get into town and find out what is going on, and to solve "The Mystery of Lonely Hollow"....


Dang, that sounds like an old "Nancy Drew Mystery"....

So I am looking for all sorts of fun!

And now onto surprise #2....

OOOOOOOH SHINY!!!!!!

So here I am minding my own business today and drudging through a day of Windows Server Infrastructure 2012 class training, when the doorbell rings. I open it up and lo and behold. USPS dropped off a box...and it's from......THE UK!!!!
DUN-DUN-DUNNNNNNNNNHHHH!!!!

And I open it up and there they are...my very first direct Foundry order....

To refresh your memory this is what I got:

A nice party of chaps to go hunting with....whether it be foxes, rabbits, or werewolves....


Yes...the entire collection is now....allllllllllllll mine.....muah hah hah! *rubs hands and chortles*

So hopefully I can get to work on these, or add to my little lead mountain....sigh...

More to come in the future, so stay tuned!!!!

1 comment:

Jay said...

Great score! Enjoy,, sir!!