On November 11, 2019 at 12:22 PM "John C via Groups.Io" <curranjohng@...> wrote:

 

I have gone for many years and can also attest to being a fine convention.   All 18th century  (WSS to FRW) but the majority of the games are Seven Year's War.

Fly into Chicago and rental car to South Bend (Flying direct to South Bend is expensive, although Allegiant apparently has flights, but not every day).

JC

On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 12:05:01 PM MST, Sylvain via Groups.Io <sylvainnc@...> wrote:

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It is a great convention. Lots of good games and good people. I might go there this year as most of my gaming friends from Chicago go there. 

Sylvain

On Nov 8, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Don L <dleuenbe@...> wrote:

I attended for the first time last year although I have friends who were founders. It was great fun, great games and conversation--and South Bend has some very nice food and drink establishments.
Don

<2020 37th ANNUAL SEVEN YEARS WAR CONVENTION.pdf>

 

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JC
"Sophisticated, charming and humble" - all down to his club shirt!

On Nov 8, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Don L <dleuenbe@...> wrote:

I attended for the first time last year although I have friends who were founders. It was great fun, great games and conversation--and South Bend has some very nice food and drink establishments.
Don

<2020 37th ANNUAL SEVEN YEARS WAR CONVENTION.pdf>

On Nov 4, 2019, at 12:00 PM, The-Table-Top-Gaming-Society@groups.io Calendar <The-Table-Top-Gaming-Society@groups.io> wrote:

Reminder: And Now For Something Completely Different: The Great Paraguayan War (also known as the War of the Triple Alliance)

When: Saturday, 9 November 2019, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Phoenix

Where:Bob's War Room

An RSVP is requested. Click here to RSVP

Organizer: Michael Machell madmachell@... 785-550-4050

Description: This is a fairly obscure South American conflict occurring around the same time as the American Civil War, ultimately resulting in the utter annihilation of the Paraguayan nation.  The megalomaniac dictator of Paraguay, Francisco Solano Lopez, took on the combined armies of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay over a territorial dispute involving the two larger countries. The Paraguayan army outnumbered the armies of the other combatants at the start of the war and enjoyed some initial successes, but after a naval defeat by Brazil on the Parana River at the Battle of the Riachuelo, was very much on the defensive for the majority of the war.  Despite being outnumbered, the Paraguayan soldiers - mostly indigenous Guarani -  were incredibly tenacious fighters and wholly loyal to Lopez.  As an additional "incentive", Lopez threatened the old Roman practice of "decimation" (killing one of every ten men) for any unit that retreated in battle.  As a result, there was only one recorded instance of a routed Paraguayan unit running away from battle during the war.  This war is an interesting mix of Napoleonic and American Civil War-type weapons and tactics with some of the Paraguayan units even fighting with spears!  The figures are 15mm scale.  I plan to use rules adapted from Neil Thomas "Wargaming 19th Century Europe" although "Black Powder" works very well for this conflict.  There are also versions of rules for this period using "Fire and Fury" and "Principles of War" although I have not played those.

Reminder: Wars of the Roses: Bloody Barons Rules (15mm)

When: Saturday, 2 November 2019, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles

Where:Bob's War Room

An RSVP is requested. Click here to RSVP

Organizer: Ray Levesque raylev3@... 7195053463

Description: The Yorkist and Lancastrians are meeting on the field of battle to decide on the true king.  

We'll be using the Peter Pigs rules set, "Bloody Barons," with 15mm figures.  There is room for six players on half of Bob's table, so please RSVP.     Because we'll be using half of the table, there's room for a small game (TBD) on the other half than can be run simultaneously.