or an alternative title: Intergalactic Conquest AAR.
Kinda. But not really.
Because I am lazy and a bad blogger.
What was supposed to be an Intergalactic Conquest Convention AAR with lots of pics of the events and games and what not, turns out to be a dud, as I just didn't take any photos.
You can blame my growing sense of ennui.
Quar Photos
What did I take pictures of? My stuff of course. I'm lazy but also narcissistic. What a combo! That would be...Laz-Cissistic. Which sounds like a laser treatment for poor vision...
I was kinda nervous as this was the first outing with the boards. How would they transport and hold up?
Anyway, I threw carefully placed my boards in the car, and off I went to host 3 games of This Quar's War: Clash of Rhyfles (2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday morning). I even got to play in the games so that, combined with a game of SAGA on Friday night and a board game Sunday afternoon., had a full weekend worth of gaming.
I managed a few pics of the set up:
OK. They took transport pretty well and indeed are pretty.
Now the next step, would the boards actually be any fun to play on? or would game play be bogged down by the giant trench....
And now for some IN GAME pics without context and therefore boring to look at...
Just know that dudez in Blue are one side, dudez in green (and teal) and the other side, and miniatures that are tipped over have been shot.
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So not a very exciting post after all. Hopefully the pretty pics make up for it. But if you're not one for Anteaters in a World War One setting only really it's really green and colorful then I don't have much for ya.
Oh my, your boards turned out beautifully. I wish that I had an opportunity to play over them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anton. Coming from you, that’s a real compliment! 😀
DeleteStew, your terrain boards are very pretty, photogenic, and functional, indeed! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks JF. The trifecta of gaming! 😀
DeleteYour table is top notch, for sure. The action, interestingly enough, doesn't appear to be a "trench defense" so much as a sort of "city fight" with that big trench running through it. I'm sure that you can have many interesting scenarios using this terrain system in the future!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed. I do have many scenarios in mind with some different configurations. But yes, the main scenario isn’t so much a trench defense as a rush towards it. The back story being that this area hasn’t been in the front lines in a long while, but circumstances change….
DeleteThe terrain looks great Stew...just weird enough (multi coloured trees etc) to fit in with your WWI Anteaters, but not so weird as to put old school historical gamers like me off!
ReplyDelete90% of the terrain could be used in a historical game too, I would say.
The Quar themselves, to be honest I don't really get it...but that's OK, most people probably don't get my obsession with working females into every period and collection, but they are mostly too polite to say so!
Thanks Kieth. That’s exactly what im shooting for: different enough to be a distinct world but similar enough to be familiar. 😀
DeleteI would suspect that most people can get behind working in female figures.
Only the real cool ones can get behind the Anteaters. 😀
You have done a great job on the terrain boards and scenery. The multi-coloured trees certainly do give it a Quar-like alien/fantasy feel.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. Trying for different enough to be distinct but similar enough to be familiar. 😀
DeleteGreat looking terrain Stew. I really like the bridge, where did you get that?
ReplyDeleteQuar aren't really my bag, but I can appreciate a great looking table, cool looking figures but mostly your enthusiasm for the game.
Also, I didn’t realise the Quar are Anteaters....I thought they were Alien's?
Thanks Ray. Well, the Quar are humanoid insectivores with WWI ish technology. 😜
DeleteAnyway, the bridge is made from Hirst Arts Molds. The kinda where you cast each block individually and build it. It's the Fieldstone Bridge I think.
Loking awesome sir!
ReplyDeletethanks Michal!
DeleteVery pretty looking terrain Stew 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt!
DeleteHe actually used the boards! Well done for actually putting them to use....
ReplyDeleteI suspect the ennui comes from all that effort expended on terrain; it's not uncommon in wargamers to report such "burn out" - "I've lost my mojo" "I can't face painting another XYZ"
Either we are all miserable depressives or more likely prone to overdoing it when working on "the project". Unless you actually enjoy painting or modelling for it's own sake, it's a means to an end.
Neil
Thanks Neil. Of course I used the boards. didn't make them for nothing... 😁
DeleteI suspect so to. I've been taking a break since then (and been busy with Easter projects) so should get back at it soon enough, and all refreshed.
Your terrain is excellent, the use of drop in pieces gives so much flexibility to show the base terrain as ground to traverse or defend. The anteater theme has potential, your narrative series proves that.
ReplyDeleteBTW what is the Intergalactic Conquest about?
Ennui gets defeated by the next shiny thing. Or herculean feats of imagination.
Thanks Pan. Intergalactic Conquest is just the name of the small local convention.
DeleteEnnui is temporary, thank goodness. 😁
Nice looking boards Must resist the Quar
ReplyDeleteThanks Nick. You should wait to get inot Quar till the next rule book or start set comes out.
DeleteGood to hear the boards took their move well, wonder how much flock you'll be hoovering out of the car ! LOL sounds like they played well, and if you are already working out a fix for the minor problem, an overall success
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. Not as much flock as you might think! 😁
DeleteNice eye candy post. I'm sure your players ended up having a notable game on such a fine looking board.
ReplyDeleteThanks David. That's the idea. A fun and also beautiful game. 😁
DeleteThem’s some good looking boards! Glad they stood up to the rigors of travel, was your car covered in flock or did it all manage to stay on? And what a tease telling us about an issue and then not expanding on it.
ReplyDeleteThanks SD. There was some flock but not as much as you would expect, I did a good job of sealing it on. I was saving the issue for a future post. 😁
DeleteMore Quar tanks required.
ReplyDeleteBut otherwise, congrats my friend on a well run and frankly flippin gorgeous game. So much whimsy that one can almost ignore the fact that those not-anteaters are murdering eachother with aplomb.
Thanks Dai. I don't have any of the Quar tractors (tanks) up and running yet, and I'm not sure I like the rules anyway. It's a matter of scale. Clash of Rhyfles is a fire fight between 13 dudes... it hard to squeeze in a tank in there. 😁
DeleteAs mentioned before, lovely boards, and I am glad to hear that you had a good time running a game on it. Too bad about the ennui, but hopefully when the season of birthdays and spring break and such ends you will have a burst of energy! That will quickly be sapped by the heat and summer break....
ReplyDeleteThanks David. It's not so bad, i'll just do something else... 😁
DeleteGreat to see the terrain boards in use, worth all your effort as the games look superb
ReplyDeletethanks Neil. It WAS worth the time. 😁
DeleteThat came together beautifully Stew. Great to see it all in action.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about not taking photos. I get so wrapped up in our games I forget and, even when I do remember, it always seems to be halting the flow to ask everyone to stop at the end of each turn and remove their detritus from the table.
And then writing the actual AARs is always far more involved than it appears, having to remember what actually went on. That's why I admire people such as Jonathan and Keith who always seem to put together such detailed narratives. I wish now however I had done more. So many times someone in our group asks if anyone can remember an exciting game of a couple of years ago, only to receive blank faces in reply.
thanks Lawrence. I often forget to take photos if I am playing and running the game, as the double duty tends to override anything, for the reasons that you say: keeping the flow.
DeleteLuckily I had 3 games in which to suddenly remember. 😁
Absolutely wonderful boards Stew! I am glad they travelled well as any damage would be a real shame.
ReplyDeleteI just noticed how your new fences' corners match with the columns on the bridge. Very clever!
The games look great and I am glad you had a full weekend of gaming.
thanks Ben. The matching is just a little touch to hopefully bring it all together.
DeleteThe boards look great. Sounds like a weekend well-spent.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill!
DeleteNot an exciting post? Well I certainly really enjoyed seeing all your hard work so nicely laid out for us to enjoy. Seeing that at a show would certainly pique my interest:)!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. Nice of you to say. 😀
DeleteThe pictures make for an exciting post. The wargaming hobby is simple like that. Feed us something visually inspiring and we'll be happy :) I think others have said this but the terrain is something you'd see in a magazine like White Dwarf. Its so comprehensive and the Quar world is so well-realized by your terrain that it gives us all something to shoot for. One day, I'll have Fallout terrain like this, hopefully :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeff. I appreciate it, especially the part about Realized the Quar World. I’m making an effort to make the world / terrain distinctive. 😀
DeleteThe boards and the game look fantastic Stew!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark. Appreciate it. 😁
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