I did not have (nor make) the opportunity to post about the Fall-In 2025 Convention before I went to Vermont for two weeks of Government sponsored excitement, nor did I manage to sort out my pictures and such whilst there in the barracks.
I'll try to correct some of that now with a few pictures and, maybe, fewer words.
Jim Purky (Der Alte Fritz and Fife and Drum Miniatures fame, pictured in the center) ran three semi-linked 40mm games based on the Richard Sharpe novels by Bernard Cornwell. I played in the Friday morning and the Saturday morning editions.
Jim made up his own rules, as he frequently does, for convention games that are fast, fun and furious. They are easy to learn (I was able to be on my own by Turn 3) and used card activation and card draw to resolve casualties. Think of it as a mass skirmish game.
Anyway, both games were bags of fun and came down to the wire. I won one and lost one. I've played in Jim's games at the Seven Years' War Convention and at Historicon. If you ever have a chance to play in one of his games, I highly encourage you to do so.
The theme of this particular Fall-In was the celebration of the 250th Birthday of the US Navy and the United States Marine Corps....ahem. Okay, not historically correct, but I'm sure I'd be the lone voice in the wilderness trying to get them to correct their birth certificates.
The games about both organizations were plentiful and interesting, as were many others.
Scott Landis running his monster 15mm ACW Naval extravaganza complete with Grog Ceremony
A brilliant five player blind game of a certain WW2 action that shall not be named, else future players may be warned of the consequences of firing upon an unknown ship without identification first...
The Dutch attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1625
A 1:700th scale Japanese versus US Navy in the Pacific game.
A lovely game of 54mm Cowboys and Indians with a train, no less...
A game of the Battle of Princeton by Chris Parker using his 40mm 3D printed figures and his published rules "Light Bobs". Had a very nice chat with Chris before the game, too.
What could be better than a beautifully made terrain board for the Battle of Bunker's Hill?
Why a SECOND table right next door, but using different rules...
And whilst not my only Flea Market purchase, definitely the best deal I've found in several years. Enough 15mm Mongols for a complete army in ADLG, only need to make a camp element.
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