Ahhhh, here I am, Stubby on board reporting for duty!

Joining the cast-aways I see.

Yup, Lost in Space.

Welcome Stubby!

Thank you!

I am not very well. Thought I had the flu, then developed a rash/pain in one leg. My husband rang the 'advice line' and they told me to go and see the out-of-hours primary care within 2 hours. So I trundled round and the doctor there said it was cellulitis, and gave me antibiotics and said to keep off it, and that it could take a week or more to clear up.

Posting may be patchy.

I've had that a couple of times, from cat bites. Painful swelling. Hope you feel better sooner rather than later.

In reply to Linus Spruance (msg # 660):

I'm sad to hear you're not doing well! Post when you feel like it. In the mean time I will assume Linus administers medical aid to the injured.

Thanks,

Tony

In reply to Linus Spruance (msg # 660):

Get well soon :)

How's the cellulitis Linus? Swelling should be long gone by now but still sore?

I hope you are feeling better Linus!

Getting better. Now gone back to work (not that I really stopped, I can do most online anyway). At least I am not falling asleep all the time. It's normally unheard of me to take an afternoon nap!

I go to bed in the mid afternoon because of medication. 4:00 give or take an hour depending on how I'm doing.

In reply to Angus McStubbin (msg # 667):

Glad to hear you're better!

I'm busy this week prepping for my wargame club annual convention. I'm running Car Wars!

Thanks,

Tony

I used to be in HMGS, Historical Miniatures Gaming Society. I did Napoleonics.

In reply to Angus McStubbin (msg # 669):

"Nappys"? Pointy hats! Always tough for me to play a game or era that most rewards the player who does as little as possible. (I get it, in that era command and control was so poor that your best bet is to form your lines and then wait for the other bloke to come to you. But still.) It depends a lot on the rules, scale and scenario.

I guess a SF post-Apocalypse game like Car Wars wouldn't be on the schedule then!

Thanks,

Tony

Car Wars is classic and very cool!  We did a lot of it back in the day.

Lately we have been playing a lot of Team Yankee.  There is nothing like a platoon of Leopard II's holding off a battalion of T-55's.

In reply to GM (msg # 670):

I played Car Wars in the army back in the early 80s.

In reply to Ken Jenkins (msg # 671):

Sounds like a blast! (Literally.)

I had the original licenced game for Team Yankee back in the 80's published by GDW. The modern incarnation, being based on Flames of War, seems to have a major flaw in that there is still no opportunity fire, unless this has changed. This aspect made FoW seem a lot like Panzerblitz, aka "Panzerbush" whereby units would scoot from cover to cover because they were safe in transit despite being in the open.

This game of Car Wars may be a little different than the players are expecting because everyone I know who played or plays CW goes the standard arena combat route. However, I will be running the classic adventure "Convoy!" The players must escort a rig hauling a tanker full of algae from Lexington to Memphis through no-man's land. I suspect they will need to change their tactics because in an arena fight you can give 'er everythng as you can usually repair between fights or get a replacement vehicle. But on the open road you still need to make it to the destination and who knows what else is there down the road?

I am also going to suggest to the players that when combat starts everyone immediately slow down. Unlike arenas, which are mostly open, you only got three lanes to work with which is a very tight space if you are going over 30 or so. You may need to get to Memphis on time but in this combat you don't need to get anywhere fast and that tanker handles poorly as it is. Speaking of the tanker, if you have mines or droppables make sure you don't lay them anywhere near it because the less manoeuvering it does, the better, and you don't want to make the rig jockey's job any tougher than it needs to be! Lastly, consider "Soviet tank doctrine" when engaging enemies. Usually in an arena fight everyone kinds of pairs off to duke it out except for opportunity shots. Working together you have a lot of firepower so with multiple targets consider designating a single target for everyone to hammer on to get out of the fight as soon as possible.

Tony

I think I can guess who is in the Low Passage berth! ;-)

Prepare to have a bunch of natives bow down to you .....

OMG! I'll be famous! ;-)

In reply to Angus McStubbin (msg # 674):

That would be so funny if he blew the revival roll. New character! Just kidding.

Players: "Ok! Angus is a frozen God, and once he awakes he forms a death cult that grows into an unstoppable army fueled by cannibalism and human sacrifice!"

Referee: "Um, wait, what?"

Angus's freeze date was 1985. He was a member of RECON Team D-85. RECON D85's bolthole is located 20km SW of Biloxi Missouri underneath a hillside. He is equipped with a Basic Morrow Project issue and armed with Basic Load #1 (M16A1 with M203). His team was issued a fusion-powered Cadillac-Gage Commando V-150 armed with 20mm).

Tony

I thought we were playing Traveller not The Morrow Project!

Pitter-patter goes the heart of the sleeping man!