+ + + 5 May 08: Saturday Night Recap. Saturday was the May installment of the 2008 Blue Max/Canvas Eagles campaign. There was another large turnout for the game. Game highlights: We had two really solid games this past weekend, with over 16 people present. I believe the caliber of play is really improving. This means the sky is that much more dangerous, but it’s still a lot of fun. The first game showed that despite the new Neiuports deployed by the allies, the Germans are still dominating the skies over the Somme battlefield. With an impressive 5 to 1 scored point advantage the Germans clearly won the first game. The second game still had the Germans leading in points even though the kills were equal on both sides. We also saw the return of Roland bomber formation. A castle in the sky that is daunting to attack. It was deployed by both sides throughout the evening. Congrats to Kevin who found a new Roland and new crew and didn’t blow up in this game. He even got a kill. Andy gets the Brave and lucky award for flying in his outdated Fokker E.III and surviving a dog fight with a Nieuport 16. Kudos goes to Joe Alessi Jr. the kid with a heart of gold and a blood thirst that is scary to watch. If we had ramming rules I’m sure he would use him! Below are a few pictures to the air battle that took place Saturday night:
+ + + 28 Apr 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Walt Williams hosted a WFG scenario for a dozen players Saturday night. It was an early war scenario set in
1939 with the Germans taking on the Allies.
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13 Apr 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Walt Williams ran a WFG scenario Saturday night for about eight players while Lamont Anderson played a test game against
one opponent of the new Field of Glory miniatures game by Osprey Publishing. Walt's game was set in the Pacific Theater
of World War II with one side trying to get an allied truck convoy through Japanese held territory. The game was played on a
"L" shaped map with the convoy following a narrow road through the jungle with hidden Japanese ambushers. It was a tough
challenge for the allies to make it through to the other end of the map and there were some real tense moments as the Japanese
repeatly attacked the convoy.
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8 Apr 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Saturday saw Larry Neal hosting the April installment of the 2008 Blue Max/Canvas Eagles campaign. All the club
officers want to thank everyone who came and played. It was our largest turnout for some time with over 20 participants
and observers. The game was a blast and everyone appreciated the fact that in a sky so crowed with aircraft there was
no place to hide.
Some of the game highlights:
Below are a few pictures to the air battle that took place Saturday night:
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30 Mar 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
This week we kicked off our tour of the WWII Pacific Campaign with a Walt's Fun Game (WFG) Scenario.
Pearl Harbor has been bombed and the Japanese armed forces are moving to establish control of the resource rich areas of
the South Pacific. The first large scale military action was in Malaya. Eight players participated in the battle shown
below. Walt's scenario had the British defending the beaches as the Japanese stormed ashore to establish a beach-head for
their invading forces.
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24 Mar 08:
CSGA's New Home.
After a long and benefitial association with the Sand Creek Police Station, the CSGA membership has decided to
relocate to the Falcon Division Police Station in Colorado Springs.
The Falcon Division station is located at the north end of Colorado Springs, one block west of Academy Blvd at
the intersection of US Hwy 83 and Academy Blvd. Here is the new address and map.
7850 Goddard Street
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23 Mar 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Larry Neal and Walt Williams each ran a game last night for about a dozen players. Larry hosted his
Distinguished Flying Cross game while Walt ran another WFG scenario. Both games are very popular
at the club and each had good participation with six players each.
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17 Mar 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
It was a naval theme Saturday night as new club member Jim Ceney brought his 25/28mm pirates and ships skirmish
game and Dave Kuklin ran his World War II Victory at Sea naval game. Jim had previously brought his
game to the club earlier in the year but was unable to run it due other events being held that night. Participants
were able to command either a pirate ship and crew or a friendly ship on the high seas.
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11 Mar 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
World War II and Sci-Fi were the themes Saturday night as Walt Williams and Lamont Anderson hosted games. Walt
ran another WFG scenario while Lamont hosted a Starmada game. The club had another good turn out
with about a dozen players attending. Next weekend Lamont will be starting a Starmada campaign with one
of our local gaming stores, Gamers Haven, that should run for most of the summer. Play will consist of
strategic moves been made every two weeks and fleet action being resolved between strategic moves. Some eight
people are signed up to participate and all are looking forward to an exciting campaign.
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3 Mar 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Larry Neal hosted the second installment of the 2008 Blue Max/Canvas Eagles World War I Aerial combat campaign
Saturday night. It had another big turnout as many were there to take on last year's overall winner Jeff Murray
to see if anyone could knock him from the skies! Larry will be running the campaign the first saturday of each
month throughout 2008.
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24 Feb 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
World War II was the theme this past Saturday as two WW II games were played. Lamont Anderson, Luis Nunez and
Robert Scholtz put on a 6000 point Flames of War battle depicting the American assualt on Hill 192 on
July 11, 1944. Lamont and Luis commanded elements of the American 2nd Infantry Division against Robert's Germans.
In a hard-fought game, Robert's Germans were forced to withdrawal after the Americans successfully broke the
moral of the German defenders. Though the Germans lost, they were able to prevent the Americans capturing their
two primary objectives.
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18 Feb 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Saturday night was quiet at the club as many of the members attended GenghisCon up in Denver for the weekend.
Lamont Anderson
hosted two events at the convention. On Friday he ran his Fear God and Dreadnought World War I naval war game
and on Sunday he ran his Napoleon's Battles tournament. Both events had maximum participation and both
got great reviews by those who played. The CSGA has supported GenghisCon for a number of years and having our
club members put on events is greatly appreciated by the club. Thank you Lamont! Below are three pictures from
Lamont's Napoleon's Battles tournament.
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10 Feb 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Lamont Anderson hosted his computer moderated Fear God and Dreadnought World War I naval war game. Lamont
was doing a dry-run of the scenario he would be presenting at GenghisCon XXIX in Denver over President's Day
weekend. Some 12 players took part in the game depicting the British Navy's attempt to intercept a German flotilla
in a fog bank in the North Sea. The night saw a lot of action as the British Navy hunted the German warships. The
highlight of the night was when Andy Oertig orbliterated Luis Nunez's German light cruiser with only one salvo
from the HMS Queen Mary. Luis has vowed revenge next time he faces Andy on the field of battle!
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3 Feb 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Larry Neal hosted the first installment of the 2008 Blue Max/Canvas Eagles World War I Aerial combat campaign
this Saturday night. The campaign will run throughout 2008 with games being played the first Saturday of each
month. Club members will be able to fly both Allied and Central Powers aircraft each game night. The person
with the best overall score for each side for the entire campaign will be awarded a prize. Will Jeff Murray
and Lamont Anderson repeat as the best Central Powers and Allied pilots, or will new daring pilots be
able to surpass them in 2008?
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27 Jan 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
The weekly Saturday game night took place at the CSPG Falcon Division station in northern Colorado Springs. The
player turn-out was very good with 14 players playing three differents games. Lamont hosted a Starmata
tactical sci-fi game for five players; Dave Kuklin ran a WW II naval game for three; and, Walt Williams ran a
WFG scenario for six players. The transition to the Falcon Division station went very smoothly. The
new site is very similar to our normal meeting place so no distruptions to gaming is expected for the rest of our
stay at our temporary location.
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24 Jan 08:
CSGA's Temporary Game Site.
Due to a plumbing problem our normal place of play is currently out of commission.
I was on the phone yesterday and Sand Creek informed me while they hope it will be back at the end of February,
it may be longer.
I called around to the other Police stations to find out if their community rooms were available.
The Falcon Division police station had our normal time slot, 5:00pm to Midnight every Saturday night, completely open.
So at the current moment the CSGA will be meeting at the Falcon Division police station.
It is located at the north end of town. At Highway 83 and Academy Blvd. Here is the address and a map.
7850 Goddard Street - Luis, CSGA Vice-President
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18 Jan 08:
Saturday 1/19 Game Night cancelled.
Due to a sewage backup at the Sandcreek police station, this week's meeting is cancelled. The meeting room
should be available for use next week (26 January).
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13 Jan 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
Saturday night saw two World War II games being played: one a Flames of War late-war Eastern Front scenario
hosted by Lamont Anderson, and the other was a WFG mid-war Pacific Theatre scenario hosted by Walt Williams.
Four players battled on the Russian Steppes that saw the both the Germans and Russians fighting for control over
a vital ridge in the center of the battlefield. In a bloody affair the Russians' superior numbers ultimately
gave them the game. Over on the other table, 10 club members battled for control of a small village on a remote
Pacific island. The game had fanatical Japanese soldiers battling determined American leathernecks. A number of
Banzai charges were made by the Japanese attackers attempting to blow-up the American
positions. Walt's WFG game always draws a crowd and tonight was another example of its popularity.
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5 Jan 08:
Saturday Night Recap.
The first club night of 2008 was this Saturday and Lamont Anderson hosted a Starmata game and Ed Strecker
brought his late-war Flames of War Russians to do battle against all comers. Lamont
played a Star Wars - Ice planet Hoth scenario with players either flying Rebel cargo ships trying
to leave Hoth or flying Imperial starships attempting to capture the fleeing rebels. Ed
brought his Russian Naval infantry and armor units to fight for control of a railroad yard. Flames of War and
Starmata are popular games at the club and all who played really enjoyed themselves.
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1 Jan 08:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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