Perry Miniatures - Plastics Restock

The Source Comics and Games has restocked several Perry Miniatures plastics recently. This includes for boxes each of War of the Roses, Dismounted Men-at-Arms, Mounted Men-at-Arms, and Light Cavalry.

Fall fun with the Centurions

Hey gang,

Time to post the new schedule.  It has been an interesting summer with the Napoleonics FoG and the RF&F games getting added to our schedule.  Over the next couple of months we will be getting back to our basics, SYW & TYW, as well as adding Samurai to the mix.  There's a ReCon on this list with many club members putting on games.  We will even have a return to Rokugan in October.  Except for the ReCon, all the other games will be held at the Source and will begin around 11:00am.  Here's the list!

Saturday - Jul 20th
15mm SYW - Koenig Kreig
The Wars of the Jumbled Alliances, the Central Powers Dance.

Saturday - Aug 3rd
ReCon
Various games.

Saturday - Aug 17th
10mm TYW - Field of Glory (R)
Imperialists v. Protestants.

Saturday - Sep 7th
15mm SYW - Koenig Kreig
The Wars of the Jumbled Alliances, Gallia Resurgent.

Saturday - Sep 21st
15mm TYW - Field of Glory (R)
Samurai!!!  The Way of the Brush will come to light.

Saturday - Oct 5th
15mm SYW - Koenig Kreig
The Wars of the Jumbled Alliances, the East in Flames.

Saturday - Oct 19th
25mm Samurai - Clan Wars
A return to Rokugan.  Crab v. Shadowlands, what could possibly go wrong...

Tentative Winter Schedule - Pt. 2

Well gang, Sherman was right.  This plan didn't survive the first 5 minutes...

Here is what the schedule is now shaping up to look like.
Nov. 3rd - 15mm Napoleonics using FoGN.
Nov. 17th -
Dec. 1st - 15mm Regimental Fire & Fury.
Dec. 8th - ReCon and a monster SYW game using KK. More games to follow.
Dec. 15th - 10mm TYW using FoGR.
Jan. 5th -
Jan. 19th - 15mm Samurai using FoGR.

All games, except the one on Dec. 8th, will be played at the Source Comics & Games.  They will start somewhere between 11:00am and noon.  As always, figures will be provided and all experience levels are welcome.  Also, players who have figures based for the period and game are encouraged to bring them.  The more, the merrier...

Hope to see you there!
Fitz

Spring Schedule

Hey gang,

Here it is, we've just run the second game of March and I haven't done anything with the schedule in a while. Time to line up some new games. Here's the offerings so far:

Saturday - Apr 7th
15mm SYW - Koenig Krieg
Wars of the Jumbled Alliances
11am Source Comics and Games

Saturday - Apr 21st
15mm ACW - Regimental Fire & Fury
11am Source Comics and Games

Saturday - May 5th
15mm Ancients - Field of Glory
Early Imperial Romans v. the World
11am Source Comics and Games

Saturday - May 19th
25mm SYW - Rules to be determined
Wars of the Jumbled Alliances on a Grand Scale
11am Source Comics and Games

For our next upcoming game I'll be running another in our series of Wars of the Jumbled Alliances. We have some new players and at least one new state, the Sardinians, that will be making their appearance on the field of battle. After that, Doug Martin will be running another Regimental Fire & Fury game for the second game of April. The first game of RF&F was very entertaining and this next one should be too.

The first game of May will be another Early Imperial Roman game using Osprey's Field of Glory rules and the opponent is yet to be determined. Tom Zwirn and I will be running the Ancients game. The second game of May will be an experimental SYW game in 25s to be run by Jeff Johnson. Jeff's game should be a hoot but it has a limited amount of positions available, 8 player max right now, so be there early for the game. If there is room available we may try to run a 15mm SYW game concurrent with Jeff's.

Just a couple of notes about the games, all experience levels are welcome and all figures are provided, though we welcome people who bring their own figures. These games will also be played at the new Source, so I am not sure what the playing space is going to be like. I know that the venerable sand table will be moved over to the new location soon though.

All these games will be fun and I hope to see you there!

Fitz

February Schedule and Beyond

Hey folks,

Happy New Year! It is already 2012 and we have many exciting things planned for this year. First, it is the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Some of the gang are working on a refight of the Battle of Moskva/Borodino using Napoleon's Battles. We will be previewing the game at Con of the North and looking at a bigger game, allowing for some of the strategic options discussed by historians, for later this summer. Stay tuned for that.

In addition, Chris Combs and I will be putting the final touches on our Battle of Warburg game which will also demo at CotN in February. All of the right troops should be available for this demo and, if all goes well, Chris and I plan to bring it to the SYW Con in March to represent the club. Wish us luck.

And finally, the Source is planning to relocate in February to their new location opposite Har Mar Mall on Snelling. They are going into the space next to Eric's Bike Shop. This location offers more retail space for the store and more parking, but it is playing hobb with our gaming schedule. I am reliably informed that there will be gaming space for us on Jan. 21st, though where is still a question. Also, our game on Feb. 4th will still be going on so come and see LaSalle demonstrated. Bruce Peglow has volunteered to put on the game and provide the figures. Should be a good time! Add the following to your calendar:

Saturday - Feb 4th
15mm Napoleonics - LaSalle
Peninsular Campaign
French v. British & Allies
11am Source Comics and Games

The weekend of Feb 17th - 19th is Con of the North. We have several games scheduled for that convention and hope to see you there. The list of games is as follows:

25mm ACW using Brother Against Brother
15mm SYW using Koenig Krieg, the Battle of Warburg
15mm Napoleonics using Napoleon's Battles, Battle of Moskva/Borodino
15mm SYW using Koenig Krieg, Wars of the Jumbled Alliances
25mm Napoleonics using Horse, Musket, & Gun

We are always looking for new games and people to run them. Please contact me if you are interested in a particular period and/or want to run a game.

Fitz

Schedule Changes

Hey gang,

Due to some things beyond our control there are some changes to the schedule. The Source will be having their huge Customer Appreciation sale on Saturday, Dec. 17th. Because of this we will be cancelling the game at the Source as there will be no room for our game. Right now we are looking at moving the game to Jeff Johnson's place and changing the game from 25mm Napoleonics to 15mm ACW.

In addition, the game on Jan. 21st is now tentative because of the Source's move to their new location. In talking to Bob of the Source one of three things will happen that day. We will either be playing at the old location (if there are tables) or we will be playing at the new location or we will be relocating. I will keep you informed.

Fitz

New Schedule for 2012

Hey gang,

A new year is upon us and we have a new schedule of upcoming games.

Saturday - Jan 7th
15mm Samurai - Field of Glory
11am Source Comics and Games

Saturday - Jan 21st
15mm SYW - Koenig Kreig
Prussians v. Austro-Russians
11am Source Comics and Games

Elliott James will be running the 15mm Samurai game on the first weekend of January. He will be supplying all of the figures for the game and will be introducing us to Samurai warfare through Field of Glory.

Later in the month we will be putting on a Seven Years War game featuring Mark's new Russians and Tom's new artillery park. Jack's Austrians will also be putting in an appearance for this game too. It will be another one of our Wars of the Jumbled Alliances game and all are welcome.

Hope to see all of you at these games. If there is something that you want to see played in the upcoming year please drop me a line and let me know.

Fitz

Fall 2011 Schedule or how a good plan goes awry

Hey gang,

So we have a new plan... I've had a request for a couple of games that have necessitated some changes to our schedule for the fall. The new schedule is as follows:

Sept. 3rd - 10mm TYW game - Field of Glory
11:00 am Source Comics & Games
This is Labor Day weekend and we'll see what happens.

Sept. 17th - 25mm Samurai - Field of Glory*
11:00 am Source Comics and Games
*Rules are still under discussion

Oct. 1st -15mm Ancients - Field of Glory
Romans v. Carthage
11:00 am Source Comics and Games
This is a reschedule of the game from 9/17

Oct. 15th - 10mm Napoleonics game - Napoleonic Command
Bavarians v. Russians (or Austrians)
11:00 am Source Comics & Games

Nov. 5th - 15mm SYW - Koenig Kreig
War of Jumbled Alliances
11:00 am Source Comics and Games

Nov. 19th - ReCon
A variety of games during the day
10:00 am Coon Rapids VFW

If you have any questions or comments about the schedule please feel free to let me know. All games welcome all experience levels and generally troops are provided, though you are encouraged to bring your own figures if you have them.

Hope to see you there!

Fitz

September Schedule

Hey gang,

Here's the schedule for September.

Sept. 3rd - 10mm TYW game - Field of Glory
11:00 am Source Comics & Games
This is Labor Day weekend and we'll see what happens.

Sept. 17 - 15mm Ancients - Field of Glory
Romans v. Carthage
11:00 am Source Comics and Games

For those that weren't able to make the game this weekend, you missed Show-and-Tell. Turns out that there are plenty of Punic troops laying around, both Doug and Noel stopped by to show off their Cartheginians. In addition, Doug has a sizeable collection of Republican Romans too. And Joe K. couldn't resist showing off his large collection of Seleucid troops. Looks like we are ready for a new period of Ancients.

As for the TYW period we should see some new armies come into play. Expect a larger Swedish presence and look for some actual Imperialists to show up at the next game. Should be interesting. I know that the game is slated for the Labor Day weekend but when we last ran a TYW game, which was on the 4th of July weekend, we had an amazing turnout. I hope that we can repeat that in September.

Hope you can make the games.

Fitz

August Schedule is confirmed

Folks,

The August schedule has been confirmed. We will be doing a FoG game on the first weekend. Originally I had hoped to do a Punic-themed game but it was not to be, so we will be doing another EIR-themed game.

On the third weekend we will be playing SYW using Koenig Krieg. Tom Zwirn and Jeff Johnson are throwing this game together and questions about it are best addressed to them. This will be a central theater game but, as always, all forces are welcome.

Hope to see you at the games.

Fitz

Tentative August Schedule

Hey gang,

Here's what we are looking at for August:

Aug 6th - 15mm Ancients - Field of Glory
Early Imperial Romans v. the World
11:00 am Source Comics and Games

Aug 20th - 15mm SYW - Koenig Kreig
War of Jumbled Alliances
11:00 am Source Comics and Games

These games are tentative right now, depending on whether someone has to run their favorite game. We are always open for new games and are looking for driven people who would like to try their hand at refereeing games (either the existing games we are playing or some new period.) Please feel free to contact me and let me know if you'd like to try running a particular scenario.

Fitz

June and July 2011 Schedule

Hey gang,

Here is the schedule for June and July.

June

4th - 15mm Ancients game - Field of Glory
Early Imperial Rome v. Sassanids
11:00 am Source Comics & Games

18th - 15mm Napoleonics game - Napoleon's Battles
Hundred Days Campaign
11:00 am Source Comics & Games

July

2nd - 10mm TYW game - Field of Glory
11:00 am Source Comics & Games

(Change)16th - 10mm Napoleonics game - Napoleonic Command
11:00 am Source Comics & Games

As always all experience levels are welcome and figures will be provided, though players are encouraged to provide their own commands.

Apr. 16th Game

This game will be our attempt at restarting Ancients for the group.

Tom Zwirn is putting the finishing touches on his 69 AD Roman Civil War plan and wants to put a game on the table this spring. This is the Year of the Four Emperors when civil war tears the Roman world apart and Vespasian would restore order. Tom has been working on several Principate period armies and will be using them to put on the game.

As always all experience levels are welcome and all figures will be provided. If you want to provide your own figures for the game Tom asks that you keep them to the period around 69 AD and the Roman Empire.

Fitz

Spring 2011 Schedule

Here is the new Centurion's schedule for the Spring of 2011. The March dates are solid. There has been a change in the April line up as the 10mm TYW armies will not be ready until May.

March
5th - 15mm Turkenkrieg game - Koenig Krieg
ReCon

19th - 15mm Sci-Fi game - Future Wars Commander
Source Comics and Games

Apr
2nd - 15mm SYW game - Koenig Krieg
Source Comics and Games

16th - 15mm Ancients game - Field of Glory
Source Comics and Games

May
7th - 25mm Napoleonics Game - Horse Musket and Gun
Jeff's Birthday Bash
Location to be determined

21st - 10mm TYW game - Forlorn Hope
Source Comics and Games

As always all experience levels are welcome and figures will be provided, though players are encouraged to provide their own commands.

Upcoming Outing - February 18th & 19th

The next Centurions outing will occur on the normal weekend but we will be changing the venue at the request of the people at the Source. We were asked if we would mind putting on a couple of games at Con of the North and I told the Source people that I'd put on a couple of games that weekend. I realize that there will be a cost to these games, the entrance fee, but I hope that you will show up for one or both games.

Game #1. I will be putting on a 15mm Napoleonics game using Napoleon's Battles. I'm still working on the sides but the game will begin setup around 3:00 pm and I don't expect it to last more than four hours. All experience levels will be welcome and all figures will be provided.

Game #2. Tom Zwirn and I will be putting on a 15mm Seven Years War game using Koenig Krieg. This will be an Austrian v. Prussian game though you are welcome to show up with whatever troops you have, we'll find room for you. This game will begin setup around 10:00 am will last until we are done.

Hope to see you there. For more information about the con, see their website: http://www.conofthenorth.org

Fitz

Upcoming Schedule - Spring 2010

March 6th - Recon
March 20th - 15mm Seven Years - Koenig Krieg - Jim Fitzgerald

April 3rd - 15mm American Civil War - Rally Round the Flag - Tom Zwirn

May 7th - Levee Cafe' - 25mm American War of Independence - Wilderness Wars - Jeff Johnson
May 8th - Levee Cafe' - 25mm French and Indian War - BAR - Jeff Johnson
May 15th - 15mm Seven Years War - Koenig Krieg - Jim Fitzgearld

Sunday - August 9th

Posted for Elliot

Some of you may know that I have been appointed as one of the gaming coordinator of MISFITs (the local SF club) - that means subversion of SF/Steampunk/Warhammer/RPG's to historical gaming or an extra date for the Centurions depending on how you look at things.

This will become a regular fixture on the gaming calendar.

My first meeting will be on Sunday August 9th at the Source. I will be there at 12 noon to set up with the game starting at 1pm.

Rules: Napoleonic Command
Scale 10mm
Scenario driven game - either 1809 or maybe 1813 if I can finish my Russians ('m 1 reg and 3 batteries short of a division).

If you can support it would be great

Let me know if you can make this one.

Elliott

Saturday - August 1st

On Saturday August 1st we will return to the wars of the Jumbled Alliances, umm the Seven Years War, using 2nd Edition Koenig Krieg in 15mm. Where the National Alliances may not be historic but the Army Organizations are.

Everyone is welcome to come on down and play; as usual no figures or experience are necessary to play.

Saturday - August 15th

For Fitz’s Annual Birthday Celebration Game on Saturday August 15nd the Centurions will be hosting a 25mm Napoleonic Game at the Source Comics and Games using “Horse, Musket and Gun” a rule set I am currently developing for the period.

Setup for the games starts around 10:30 with the game starting at noon, I will be going through I will be running a rules explanation at approximately 11:30 am.

As usual No Experience or Figures are required to play. I do ask that if you are planning on attending AND can bring figures drop me an e-mail so I can adjust the scenario as necessary.

Jeff