the lone star dispatch - millenniumcon.info
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The Lone Star Historical Miniatures (LSHM). We promote miniatures wargaming in primarily historical periods but also fantasy/sci-fi. We are not dedicated to one rule set or scale. We promote miniatures wargaming by running events, helping local conventions, and assisting with tournaments, financial backing and run demo games. We will also run gaming classes at schools. We encourage all gamers to be a part of our group to help support our common hobby.
2019 LSHM Officers
The Lone Star DispatchDecember 2019
Inside this issue:Welcome & BOD updateUpcoming EventsPast Games playedFuture Events plannedBolt Action GamesGamers WorkbenchFlames of War – WWIIFlames of War – Team YankeeSAGA GamesBattle ReportsProduct ReviewSponsors and AdvertisersDiscounts to Members
Charlie Torok [email protected] PresidentJoe Wicker [email protected] Vice PresidentIan Straus [email protected] Gomez [email protected] Leroux [email protected] Barela [email protected] Sanchez [email protected]
The holidays are finally here – and its time to buy yourself and your favorite fellow gamer some war-game stuff!! My friend Rob and I have for years exchanged Christmas gifts – each of us getting the other war-game related stuff. Its always been my favorite Christmas gift, because I know the box does not contain socks or underwear!! One of my great traditions over the years.
We just finished up a very successful MillenniumCon last month – thanks to everyone who attended, ran games, helped out with setup and running the event. Our attendance was up by 33 this year (362 to 395) so next year we are pushing for an attendance of 400+. We also signed up 36 new LSHM members. Our membership now stands at 238. You can still join this year if you are not a current member – your membership of $5 helps the organization promote the hobby and run events throughout the year.
We have a lot of events planned to finish up the year and throughout 2020. We hope to see you at the gaming table.
Continue to submit articles for the newsletter to me – we love to see what you have planned for the new year.
Have a great Christmas and New Years –see you in 2020!
Charlie Torok
BATTLE OF THE BULGE scenario
Who: Axis and Allied
Where: Dragons Lair in San Antonio
Why: To honor the brave men of the Battle of the Bulge
What: The NEW YORK TIMES reports, "US tanks smash into Bastogne". The German 5th Panzer Army, under Hasso von Manteuffel, have launched a massive winter offensive and need the cross roads of Bastogne. The Americans are holding Bastogne desperately while elements of Patton's 3rd Army attempts to retake Bastogne. Pick a side & reenact the momentous events of the Battle of the Bulge on it's 75th Anniversary!
When: 14 DEC 2019. The doors open at 09:00 am and the battle starts at 10:00 am (tentative).
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2543 Jackson Keller Road San Antonio, Texas 78230
(210) 908-9945
New Game Store in San Antonio Texas
TABLETOP GENERALS
Time to Send the
Dutchman Flying
A Bloody Broadside Scenario GameSubmitted by Alan Spencer
Pictures by Alan Spencer and Ben Earnest
For our monthly Lone Star Historical Miniatures (LSHM) game day, Ben Earnest and
I decided to try out Bloody Broadsides rules (Portsmouth Miniatures) in a scenario
format on Sunday November 24 at The Game Closet in Waco, TX.
The Scenario
The scenario depicted three small (i.e. class 4 frigates/schooners) pirates in
hiding behind islands, against a Dutch merchantman (Class 3 ship, but ship
firepower reduced to 2), and a late arriving (turn 3) Dutch 2nd rate ship-of-the-
line (Admiral de Ruyder – 80 guns). Both Dutch crews were B class, the Pirate
crews all C class for morale.
The goal is simple, Dutch get their merchantman off the table to the far corner,
or sink all the pirates. Pirates just had to sink the Dutch merchantman.
In addition, we had a couple of other rules for the scenario.
Three (3) islands were placed. Any water hex touched by an island meant the
ship had to roll to see if they run aground (used fouling and ramming rules).
Wind direction had a possibility of changing. On doubles of odd digits, it went
60 degrees right (starboard). Doubles of even digits, 60 degrees left (port).
This did happen a couple of times.
The Game “Twas a fine day for sailin’ … and blastin’ things”
The Dutch merchant Uretch (not a true 64 gun class 3, but a stripped
down merchantman) was returning to Europe with a load of good
Caribbean rum. Ben assumed command of the Dutch ships. I took
command of the pirate ships located in the picture below, which also
shows the initial wind direction.
While the pirate fleets were expecting the Dutchman to go between the islands, the wily old sea dog Ben initially chose to try and head North East rather than between the islands.
This left the Lady MacBeth (seen below) the only one with any hopes of early engagement, as both the Damnation and the Black Swan would be fighting against the wind to close.
The pirate crew of the Lady Macbeth licked their chops as the Utrech tried to strike
north east but was unable to clear the island due to the wind direction.
And further to the south, the Utrech could see two more pirates trying to close, but
they were also fighting the wind direction.
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The Lady Macbeth’s crew fired as they closed, with the Utrech’s well-
trained crew giving as good as they got (as the pirates had gotten too
close). And then, to the pirates horror and the Dutch glee, a second rate
ship-of-the-line arrived on the horizon – the 80 gun Admiral de Ruyder.
The Macbeth’s crew attempt to reverse away before the de Ruyder
closed, but then the wind shifted – giving the de Ruyder all the wind she
needed to close on the pirates quickly. This left the Lady MacBeth trapped
between the two Dutch ships.
While the Dutch were having a field day, the Black Swan was sailing back
and forth trying to move north, but she kept getting caught in wind shift,
even to the point of running aground.
With a final wind shift, The Damnation was able to finally move up to
support the Lady MacBeth. But she had been battered hard. Those 80
guns HURT! Anyway, 2 battlelines finally formed with the Dutch on the
north, and pirates on the south.
Death of the Lady Macbeth – in a brilliant maneuver the Dutch captain
sent orders to the merchantman to attempt a daring turn – and it worked
completely! The Lady Macbeth was subjected to bow and stern rakes,
decimating her crew to Davy Jones locker, leaving her a drifting hulk.
The Damnation, seeing the death of her sister ship, pulled ahead,
attempting to try get a quick shot off, or escape around the island.
The Dutch captain, so proud of his exploit, tried another fancy maneuver.
But his orders were misinterpreted by the merchant captain. And instead
of both coming alongside the pirate ship, they fouled each other right in
bow rake positions!
Between the wind no changing, the blocking island and pirate ship, the
Damnation plowed turn after turn of bow rakes into the Utretch until she
finally had to strike her colors (crew all dead). The Damnation was taking
quite a pounding as well from the de Ruyder, but the pirates would be
able to come back for the rum.
Ben and I had a great time, and showed the game to others as we played.
See you all next month!
Alan Spencer
Alan Spencer lives in central Texas (Waco-Temple-Killeen area) and runs games often. Watch for his announcements on facebook: LSHM and Central Texas Wargamers
Jeff Hunt – designer and author of Bloody Broadsides at MillenniumCon
We had a great
Round Rock, Texas
MILLENNIUMCON XXIITexas’ largest War-Gaming Convention
Charlie Torok, Mark Leroux and Ian Straus working the front desk at MillenniumCon 2019.
Start planning now forMillenniumCon XXIII – 5-8 November 2020
Congratulations goes out to "Art" Arthur Douglasfor winning the Castle drawing at MillenniumCon XXII. A special thanks goes out to Dave Allnutt for his generous donation of the castle to LSHM. By vote of the Board of Directors of LSHM Dave was awarded a lifetime membership to LSHM -THANK YOU DAVE!! See you next year at MillenniumCon XXIII.
On a side note - after winning the 28mm castle Art purchased a Crusader Army and SAGA rules -Welcome to SAGA!!!
7 – 10 November 2019
Round Rock, Texashttp://www.millenniumcon.info/
MILLENNIUMCON XXIITexas’ largest War-Gaming Convention
Flames of War San Antonio (FOWSA)
Early-War (1939-41)Tournament
4 April 2020 at
Dragons Lair San Antonio
Tuesday nights at Dragon’s Lair San Antonio
Join us for some War-Gaming each weekStarting around 6pm – we play various games
Rodney Castro runs a 36 point Lion Rampant with John, Nick and Charles
Support LSHM Hobby shops:
Dragon's Lair Comics and Fantasy®7959 Fredricksburg Rd. Suite 129San Antonio, TX 78229
Ph. #: (210) 615-1229
Dragon’s Lair now carries most Warlords rules and products, if it is not on the shelf just ask and they will order it for you – saving you the shipping cost.
Here is another great local store supporting
LSHM
CARNECON 2020
Dibbles carries Fire & FuryRegimental ACW rules:
2019/2020 - Texas Region -
Conventions and Events
WW III-MAP CAMPAIGN + TOYS 4 TOTS
12/7/2019 -
Multiverse Games - San Antonio,TX
Contact: Chris Lisanti, [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/399577597614252/
TEXAS BOLT ACTION - BATTLE OF THE BULGE
12/14/2019 -
Dragon's Lair-Medical Ctr - San Antonio,TX
Contact: Joe Wicker, [email protected]
FREE BOLT ACTION TOURNAMENT
1/10/2020 - 1/11/2020
Game Castle-Austin - Austin,TX
Contact: Dave Bennett, [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/716571672184583/?event_tim
e_id=716571682184582
SOLDIERCON 2020 (TENTATIVE)
3/28/2020 - 3/29/2020
Fort Bliss Museum - El Paso,TX
Contact: ,
http://soldiercon.com/fort-bliss-2020/
2019/2020 - Texas Region -
Conventions and Events(continued)
FNORD CON
4/3/2020 - 4/5/2020
Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark - Austin,TX
Contact: ,
http://www.sjgames.com/fnordcon/
MANEUVERSCON 2020
4/3/2020 - 4/5/2020
Wyndam Tulsa - Tulsa,OK
Contact: Jeff Lawrence, [email protected]
http://www.maneuverscon.com
CONSIM WORLD EXPO 2020
6/6/2020 - 6/13/2020
Tempe Mission Palms - Tempe,AZ
Contact: ,
http://expo.consimworld.com/
CARNECON 2020
6/27/2020 - 6/28/2020
Mansfield Activities Center - Mansfield,TX
Contact: Philip Medick,http://www.meatshank.com
Come join us January 10th and 11th for a free Bolt Action Tournament!
Friday the 10th will be a 1500 Point Tank war. These matches will replace your lowest scoring match on Saturday. Start time will be 6 PM end time 11 PM rounds biased on attendance.
Saturday the 11th 1000 Point Generic Platoon List. 3 Rounds, Tentative start time is 12:30 PM end time is 10 PM.
Prizes TBA
Contact Kyle [email protected]
Game Kastle
3407 Wells Branch Pkwy Suite 775/800Austin, Texas 78727
Bolt Action WWII
We had a great
MILLENNIUMCON XXIIThanks to our great Vendors!!!
Armies and Archives Black Site Studios Discover GamesFrontline Games Hardware Studios James Gifford GamesJeff Key MiniaturesKempral's miniatures Mechanical Mind studios
Snake Eyes GamingSpectre Miniatures TableTop Generals Warlord Games Wyrm Hole Hobbies
More for War Myth Adventures Portsmouth Miniatures Raven Banner Games Sherwood Wargames
LSHM San Antonio, TexasBy Chris Lisanti
Fate of a Nation/'Nam wrap up. The first game saw Tony (Egyptian) defend against Nathanael (Israeli) in the Bridgehead scenario.
It was a bloody affair but the Israelis' formation broke when they lost their Isherman formation commander and mortar half-tracks while losing none of their four support Sho't Kals (up gunned Centurions).
Lesson learned was to protect your core formation (Pics 1-5). The other game saw Evan ('Nam Armored Cav) defend against Chris (Jordanian Pattons, Centurions and Mech Infantry) in the Blocking Force mission. The US forces with only a single infantry unit relied on 6 Sheridans to defend the 2nd objective. Combined fire from 8 Pattons and 3 Centurions realized 4 Sheridans in flames and 2 bailed out while 3 Jordanian Pattons were in flames.
Aggressive movement simultaneously by a Mech infantry platoon assaulted and destroyed the 2 bailed out Sheridans sealing the Jordanian victory (Pics 6-8). The Americans are going back to the formation design drawing board and will not be so easily defeated next game.
We had a great MILLENNIUMCON XXII
Lots of great games played!!!
Thanks to all the Game Masters!
Team USAWins SAGAWorld Cup
2019
Erik Nelson, Royce Franzoni, Robert Silsbee, Stephen H. Holdeman III, Tyler Coughlin, Jeff Millspaugh, Russell Helms, and Jimmy Garrett.
Houston AreaSAGA Players
Friday Night is Bolt Action Night At Dragon’s Lair San Antonio!!
Come out to Dragon’s Lair just about every FridayNight for some Bolt Action – both regulars and newPlayers welcome! We usually start around 5/6pm
Texas Bolt Action
Flames of War San Antonio (FOWSA)
Thursday Night ClubJoin Chris Lisanti and crew for some flames of War on Thursday nights at Multiverse Games in San Antonio. The club meets around 6:30 pm to play FOW WWII, Team Yankee and Fate of Nations Arab-Israeli War.
Richard Banana
The Game Closet
4008 Bosque Blvd.
Waco, TX 76710
254-751-7251
If you live in or near Waco contact Richard today!!
Shogun Miniatures supplies a wide variety of magnetic bases and movement trays for Wargamers
http://shogunminiatures.com/
Located in: West Anderson PlazaAddress: West Anderson Plaza, 2438 W Anderson Ln B1, Austin, TX 78757
Contact Chris Fedor for more Information at Phone: (512) 454-2399
AUSTIN
MillenniumCon XXII Vendor
Join the San Antonio Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2288738281377158/
The community is beginning a campaign using the Battle Companies book, we also play match games at 300 / 400 /600 points
This year MillenniumCon will feature a Middle Earth SBG event
DM-205 Middle Earth SBGby Joseph Runyon, Middle Earth SBG (latest edition), 4 hrs, 12 players, Some experience:Bring your 400 point army (from the newest army books), and play two games during the session. Tables/scenarios will be set ahead of time, and matching will be done on the spot, with an aim to try and have as many good vs evil matches as possible.
Friday 8 November 7-11pm
Contact Charlie Torok:[email protected]
If you are not a member of LSHM please think about joining now. This would be a great time to join. We hope to see everyone at the gaming table!!!
Please support your local gaming club!
The cost of membership is $5 and this goes towards promotion and prizes for our many events state-wide. This low cost membership helps us to promote the hobby through running tournaments and events in order to get gamers out gaming!! Please consider joining the group and helping promote our hobby.
Join LSHM
Friday Night is Bolt Action Night At Dragon’s Lair San Antonio!!
Come out to Dragon’s Lair just about every FridayNight for some Bolt Action – both regulars and newPlayers welcome! We usually start around 5/6pm
Texas Bolt Action
MillenniumCon XXII Vendor
Join the Team Yankee, Fate of Nationsand Flames of War group that meetsevery Thursday at Multiverse Games inSan Antonio Texas
Christopher DeanNWS Wargaming Storewww.nwswargamingstore.netwww.facebook.com/nws.wargaming.store/
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Team Yankee Events & HappeningsSan Antonio
By Chris Lisanti
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