Buckeye Gamers in Flight games for Origins 2018

Here is the list for the Buckeye Gamers in Flight games for Origins this June. I have broken it down by WW1, WW2, and Sails of Glory; it's also broken down by each day of the convention. In addition to these games, several members of BGiF will be running Sword and Sorcery (2 games each day of the con) and Galaxy Defender (1 game each day of the con). It promises to be a heck of a lot of gaming fun!

WINGS OF GLORY WWI

Wednesday 13 June

1 PM (2 hours) ‘Fokker Fodder’ - Eindeckers take on RFC BE2c and DH-2s

3 PM (2 hours) ‘Blucher-Yorck’ - Spring 1918 German ground attack efforts opposed by USAS, French, and RAF

5 PM (2 hours) ‘Camels, Chianti, and Cevapcici’ - Italian Front action with A-H and Germans taking on Brits and Italians after the Caporetto disaster

Thursday 14 June

11 AM (2 hours) ‘RNAS at your service’ - 10 Sqdn Camels take on Jasta 11 Pfalz DIIIs escorting Rumplers

1 PM (3 hours) ‘Central Powers strike back’ - The Central Powers launch a surprise raid on an entente airfield

2 PM (3 hours) ‘ Aerodrome vs. Aerodrome’ - The front has ruptured - neutralize enemy forward airfields while protecting your own

Friday 15 June

1 PM (2 hours) ‘95 Sqdn plays trains’ - British 95 Sqdn Capronis with USAS escorts take it to the Germans (run by our Lend-Lease member from the UK, ‘Flash’)

2 PM (2 hours) ‘Berthold’s Boys’ - Jasta 15 Fokker DVIIs escort a recon flight, running up against SE5as of 29 Sqdn

5 PM (3 hours) ‘Green Fields Beyond’ - Bomb and strafe the enemy or provide top cover as the fog hampers your efforts

5 PM (3 hours) ‘A Night over London’ - Gothas and Staakens in a night attack against whatever the Home Defense can throw against them

Saturday 16 June

12 PM (2 hours) 'The Dunkerque Horror' - Cthulhu has appeared along the Channel Coast, drawn by the slaughter and chaos - can you maintain your sanity in an already-insane environment?

12 PM (3 hours) 'Staaken Attack' - Staakens and Gothas stream to the attack as you pilot an Entente scout and try to stop them

3 PM (3 hours) 'The Real Flyboys' - Lafayette Escadrille Nieuport 17s escort Handley-Pages against Jasta 11's Fokker Dr.Is

4 PM (2 hours) 'Mars Attacks' - Try out 'Tripods and Triplanes' rules as Martians invade in 1918, causing enemies to unite to save Earth

7 PM (4 hours) 'WWI Invitational Tournament' - Single table triple elimination tournament flying early/mid/late-war scouts - may the best pilot win!

Sunday 17 June

10 AM (2 hours) ' Save the Cognac' - SPADVIIs of the Lafayette Escadrille take on Albastros DVs of Jasta 5 as they protect vital officers' club resources on a move back from the Front

1 PM (2 hours) ' What's the Wurst that could happen?' - German scouts try to penetrate and Entente balloon cordon to allow follow-up bombers to reach an important target

WINGS OF GLORY WW2

Wednesday 13 June

3 PM (3 hours) 'Jungle Furball' - Aussies Spitfires tangle with Japanese Zeros in the skies of the CBI theater

Thursday 14 June

10 AM (3 hours) 'Kanal-Kampf' - Stukas, 109s, and Dorniers attack a British convoy defended by Hurricanes and Spitfires

4 PM (2 hours) 'B-17 bomber run over Germany' - B-17s escorted by P-51s encounter FW 190s and Bf 109s

Friday 15 June

1 PM (3 hours) 'Midway' - USN Devastators and Dauntlesses go up against Japanese combat air patrol as they seek to sink the Japanese fleet

5 PM (3 hours) 'Stop the Fascists' - Stukas and 109s take on P-39s and Yaks on the Eastern Front

Saturday 16 June

11 AM (3 hours) 'The Fox is running' - Desert action with the RAF going after and Axis column - P-40s and Hurricane IICs versus 109s and Italian fighters

3 PM (2 hours) 'Fighters over Western Europe' - P-51s and P-47s match up with Bf 109s and FW 190s in a high-stakes furball

SAILS OF GLORY

Thursday 14 June

11 AM (2 hours) 'Cape of Good Hope/Cape of Bad Luck?' - Sailing around the tip of Africa, a British squadron encounters a mysterious flotilla

3 PM (2 hours) 'Something in the Mist' - As squadrons of British and French prepare for battle off the Eqyptian coast, lookouts from the both sides believe they are not alone

Friday 15 June

5 PM (2 hours) 'Blockade at Grand Port' - August 1810 - French ships try to break past a British blockade through a series of challenging reefs and shoals

Saturday 16 June

4 PM (2 hours) 'Mystery of the Mary Celeste' - December 1772 - an American merchant brigantine full of cargo is discovered adrift off the Azores - board the ghost ship and look for clues and treasure

ARES WORLD RECORD BREAKER Events

Friday 15 June

9 AM (2 hours) 'Wings of Glory WWI World Record Breaker' - grab a plane and fight for glory and eternal fame (take your plane along as a souvenir of your achievements)

11 AM (2 hours) 'Wings of Glory WW2 World Record Breaker' - grab a plane and strive for victory against all comers (take your plane with you as a souvenir of your accomplishments)

Saturday 16 June

9 AM (2 hours) 'Sails of Glory World Record Breaker' - sail into history and eternal fame (take your ship along as a souvenir of your seafaring prowess)

If you are planning on attending this year's convention, the window for registration of games should be open in the not-too-distant future. We would love to see you there!

Should you have any questions, please ask - either here on the thread or in a PM...

All the best,
Matt

:D WOW! What a great line up of Scenarios & Events. :sAprvd:
What would I give to have the opportunity to be there.
Best Wishes for an enormously Successful Event! :hatsoff:

Would love to be there this year - especially with Flash coming over from the UK - but the work schedule says otherwise.
:hmm:

With that many games there is bound to be a huge trove over AARs to pore over.
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hopefully you wont mind if i tack this on here. ill be running a wgf scenario for our local games club "west ohio games club" called "bombing the reich; maximum effort." on wed night 8pm-11pm.

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Originally Posted by milcoll73

hopefully you wont mind if i tack this on here. ill be running a wgf scenario for our local games club "west ohio games club" called "bombing the reich; maximum effort." on wed night 8pm-11pm.

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Is this also an Origins event? My family will be attending the whole con this year, and I plan to play a lot of Wings of War.

Bob, this is an event that Phillip is planning to run - while it's not officially part of the BGiF series of events, Phil plays in quite a few of our games at Origins. This is a game he's running for his group (mentioned in his post). I believe it is a WWI game (wgf), although the reference to attacking 'the Reich' might make one think it's WW2...:p

Looking forward to seeing you at Origins!

All the best,
Matt

I see just the list of the missions and feel hungry for more and more games even after Prague Summer Con weekend. Enjoy the whole convention a lot. That is an order! :serious:

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Originally Posted by matt56

Bob, this is an event that Phillip is planning to run - while it's not officially part of the BGiF series of events, Phil plays in quite a few of our games at Origins. This is a game he's running for his group (mentioned in his post). I believe it is a WWI game (wgf), although the reference to attacking 'the Reich' might make one think it's WW2...:p

Looking forward to seeing you at Origins!

All the best,
Matt

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thanks for clarifying my post matt. i guess i shouldve specified that it was wgf. maybe i shouldve called it "bombing the 2nd reich" lol.

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Originally Posted by milcoll73

thanks for clarifying my post matt. i guess i shouldve specified that it was wgf. maybe i shouldve called it "bombing the 2nd reich" lol.

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I haven't played WWI yet, although I did pick up the base game and a few used planes dirt cheap a few months ago. I may try this one. Will "Bombing the Reich" be the name in the official event catalog?

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I haven't played WWI yet, although I did pick up the base game and a few used planes dirt cheap a few months ago. I may try this one. Will "Bombing the Reich" be the name in the official event catalog?

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i look forward to seeing you! yeah, itll be listed under "bombing the reich: maximum effort."

A five day convention - it is the stuff that dreams are made of .....

I will have to settle for Briscon 2018 next weekend, 2 days only :(

I just received confirmation from the Origins folks this morning that all of our games had been accepted:sAprvd: Looks like we're going to have a busy convention!:) It's bound to be lots of fun.

I'm looking forward to seeing those of you who will be able to make it - come up and introduce yourselves - it would be great to put a face to a pseudonym...

All the best,
Matt

Hey Matt!!! This will be my first time to the convention!!! I'm signed up for 4 scenarios. Looking forward to actually meeting the famous pilots of the Buckeye State!!! Now, if I can set up a Rootbeer supply flight from Illinois, drinks will be on me!!! :pint::drinks::drinks::drinks:

Sounds great, Timothy! Make sure you introduce yourself when you come see us...:) We are bound to have a good time, and there are a number of cool games being run by folks...;)

And Thursday evening we'll be heading to the Columbus Hofbrauhaus for a Lend-lease Banquet - if you have no other plans you are welcome to join us!

All the best,
Matt

Sounds like a great plan for Thursday night!!! Looking forward to meeting a lot of Aerodrome members that I have talked with over the years but never had the chance to meet in person!!! :clap::clap::clap::drinks::drinks::drinks::pint::sAprvd: