A Wednesday Winner

The Summer of Heat crashing against The Duchy like a suffocating wet towel has left me quite knackered and after several days of work in a row, I actually called off from a game tonight at the RAP Gamers. It was to be the third meeting of our Gettysburg Day 1 event, so for me to pull out I must be tired. 

Sitting quietly after supper, my thoughts went not to the fun I'm missing down the street, nor to Historicon, which is starting up in the next county over, but instead to a small skirmish game system I found for playing small introductory games at WW2 re-enactments. 

Five Men in Normandy (the .30 caliber edition)

I bought this after a conversation with my friend Shannon at the Wheels of Liberation WW2 event in Gettysburg. We tossed about doing a small, public friendly introductory level game for the guests as they come through the camp. And one we could play on Friday nights after the tourists go home. 

Poking around, I have 20mm and 1/72 scale figures. I have British (and Canadian) infantry and paras. I have Germans....Hmmm. My first thought was Crossfire, but that might be a bit much for people who have never done this before and it requires a LOT of terrain. 

An unguided search of the InterWebs came up with Five Men from Nordic Weasel. I know some others have really enjoyed the FiveCore system and it looks to hit all the spots. Small number of figures needed (5-7 per side), small playing area, 2 or 3 feet square, D6 based and only a handful needed, NO vehicles, although you can have Jeeps or similar, minimal terrain required.....it might just work. 

So tonight, as I'm resting up on the couch, sans television, I think I'll have a deep dive read of them. 

And the glue on eight British/Canadian paras is still drying them to their painting bottle caps, so I'll have to wait until morning to start the priming process. 

More anon.