Great stuff Dave. I was glad to try "What a Tanker" and can see why you enjoy it so much, it was a hoot.
Also, your terrain looks great, along with the models. Well done, and no doubt folks trying the game enjoyed it very much - you are a great ambassador for the hobby!
Lately I have played a lot of What a Tanker! I love its simple rules, concentrating on the confusion of fighting a tank as 3, 4 or 5 crew get in each others' way. Also, there's the low bar to entry (one tank per player).
I ran three sessions of What a Tanker! at the Game-iToba game convention (in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) back on November 9th. I brought out 1941-era tanks. Simple scenario: capture objective markers n the ground for 1 VP, and be within 6" of a fixed objective (the knocked out armoured car and command tank) for 2 VPs. I was scheduled to run two 2-hour slots, but there was interest, and the table was free, so I ran an third impromptu game! Yet again, talked myself hoarse. People seemed to have a really fun time.
Game One:
Russ and Don go head to head, pitting a StuG III against a T-34 (76)
Below, Russ' StuG III moves past a disable Pz. I command tank as Don's T-34 crashes through a fence to seize an objective.
Don, having seized two objectives, moved his (Fast) T-34 toward the German command tank objective. However, by this time he was reduced to only 1 Command Die! The game ended in an exciting draw.
Last Thursday, just a few days after Remembrance Day here in Canada, the Conscripts played a WWI scenario loosely based upon the tank on tank action at Villers-Bretonneux in March 1918. Dallas hosted and I facilitated the game. The rules we used came from WillieB's gaming group on the WaT! forums: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10318
The Mk IV’s just could not stand up to the A7V’s, with their thicker armour. My own Mk IV was reduced to one Command Die, LOL!
Below, the German players; their mission was to exit the opposite (short) table edge.
For the future I have been collecting die-cast or finished, built-up models. The beautifully painted StuG III seen above came from FloZ. The great KV-2s below came from modelers in, respectively, the US and the UK.
Thanks to Conscripts Curt and Dallas, I have unbuilt model kits for another Bandai T-34 (1941) and a Tamiya SU-122, both in 1/48 scale. There are even variants online for Arab/Israeli War and Warhammer 40K! I look forward to playing and running more of this game.
"What a Tanker! at Game-iToba and with the Conscripts"
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Outstanding stuff there Dave. Love the buildings as well!
November 20, 2019 at 10:42 PM
Great stuff Dave. I was glad to try "What a Tanker" and can see why you enjoy it so much, it was a hoot.
Also, your terrain looks great, along with the models. Well done, and no doubt folks trying the game enjoyed it very much - you are a great ambassador for the hobby!
November 21, 2019 at 8:52 AM
What an absolute blast.
November 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM
Awesome!
November 21, 2019 at 10:42 PM