The games of Origins 2021
Hi all. Here is some of what I had the pleasure to experience at Origins 2021.
Ahh, the registration line. I got there early enough so it took only 10-15 minutes.
The first game of the show was run by Glenn (Jago85). Everyone loves a Med Cruise. Bf 109s vs Martlets.
I flew a Martlet and splashed a 109 at the cost of 2 Martlets!
Some veteran Wings pilots, Karl on the left and Phil on the right.
A fun game by Glenn on a great looking mat.
More to come....
Last edited by Teaticket; 10-03-2021 at 20:28.
I'd swear that map looks almost like the Axis & Allies Miniatures "Island Fortress Betio" scenario...
So far, super fun looking!
Great to see some of the action at Origins, and a great game next to my heart Malta.
Thanks for posting Peter.
Rep inbound.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Games, games, games! Good to see people back in action.
It's one of the ones made by Luis (IBERIAN SHADOW), before he passed away.Originally Posted by Diamondback
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Origins went extremely well this year considering the situation. Attendance to the event was at 45% of what it normally would have been. Even with this everyone did a great job. The following people helped to make it a successful event. Peter (Teaticket), Karl (Jager), Glen (Jago85), and Ray (The G Dog) did an outstanding job running top notch events. They all came well prepare and went with things as situations arose. I am very proud to be gaming with these guys. This year we also worked with Ares as we have before. It was another incredible year of cooperation between our two groups. I must thank Olivia and Nathan for being so super to work with. It's hard to believe in about eight months we will be doing it again. The next time we will have a Lend-Lease member present. We will also be holding the first Harry Paul Materne III Memorial Tournament. I can't wait for both these things to happen.
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Here's to them what are like us. Damn few and they're all dead.
Assuming there is not some type of misfortune, I am there next year.
Glad it went well Jim!
Many thanks for posting the photos.
I'm glad to hear the event went well, Pandemic notwithstanding.
It's great to see folks gathering around a "Wings" table and having fun (and yes, that's a superb map!).
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
The Jager PoV of Origins part 1
Here's a view of my games, plus one of Glenn's (Jago85). I have some pics from Peter's Adriatic game I'll post later.
Med cruise (Glenn)
Someone goes down fast, while I'm coming to help.
I get some revenge
And I get blown away!
Respawning back into the action
And get a shot up again!
And he had help
That left a mark!
And down again!
My wingman is hogging all the "donuts"
And more donuts!
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Jager's PoV of Origins part 2
Luft '46:
Sadly, I had only 2 players for this one
Take you starting positions:
Just out of range
And we're past them
Phillip makes his approach
And a touch to close!
However, the planned reverse was perfect!
We'll just tuck under here!
Yeh, that close ranged cannon fire just shreds the bomber (explosion is 25 points)
But it's still flying (83 points for the B-29!)
And now the Mustangs come to the rescue:
We have a smoker!
And that's the game. Note: the D guns did only half damage against the fighters, and had ammo limits, but
Phillip figured he was going down anyway, so cut loose.
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Jager's PoV of Origins part 3
Marauders in the Pacific:
Your mission: torpedo the Japanese ships. Again, a light turnout (3 players), so I did not use the ships' AAA
Glenn makes his approach: the rookie Zero pilots haven't been able to line up a shot yet.
Fish is away, and time to fly home.
Good thing the AAA's been turned off; both planes would probably been hammered
Direct hit! Scratch one tin can!
"Keep him busy, little buddy, while I make a break for it!"
OK!
It's a tail chase!
One last shot! But he missed. The B-26 gets off the board.
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Jager's PoV of Origins part 4
Bug Hunt:
4 players this gameWe have Rickenbacker and Baracca escorting the flying bombs, while Goring
and MvR (yes, in a D.VII!) see who can swat the most bugs.
Eddie gets an early shot in on MvR, with a bit of smoke
Meanwhile, Goring gets a shot at a bug.
MvR ignores the SPAD, and hunts down bugs
And Goring gets doubletapped!
The first bug gets away.
MvR bags a bug, but gets bagged himself!
With both Germans down for respawning, we reset (but the SPADs kept their damage),
Passing in the night, and colliding with a bug (no damage)
The SPADs colliding, not so lucky!
And MvR bags another bug (Rick was the top scorer, with 4 bugs (plus 1 via collision; no points for that one)
and 2 SPADs)
Yeh, ramming bugs does hurt sometimes. Though it did get the bug.
Another one bagged, explosively!. Due to my old brains miswriting my scenario rules, I drew from the wrong deck to see if the bugs exploded when shot at. No bugs exploded in this game, much to everyone's disappointment.
And Eddie becomes MvR's 101st victim!
Goring tries MvR's method, and finds out it hurts him as much!
More close-in work, more collisions!
And Goring goes down again!
A refreshed Goring, having just nailed a bug that almost got to the edge, finds Eddie waiting! BOOM Phillip!
Finally, MvR finishes the day with a SPAD kill.
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Glad to see from your AAR's what a load of fun you all had. Wish I could've joined you but between severely compromised immune system and new full knee replacement my recovery negated my ability to join the festivities...looking forward to return to duty and joining you next year! Truly, the best part of ORIGINS is not the games but the camaraderie. Congrats on pulling it off.
Here are a few shots of the first game I ran on Thursday afternoon. Aerodrome Attack. Jasta 30 Pfalz DIIIas are out to strafe an American aerodrome but a flight of N28s don't think that's a good idea.
If you think you have a cunning plan, put your head down.
The lead J30 planes making for the hangars. A pair in the back try to distract some N28s away from the strafers.
The Americans.
Dropping down to attacking altitude.
First kill. Bad news for the Germans.
Hangars are damaged but get a breather when both Pfalz's guns jam.
The Americans are hot on the tails of the Huns.
The Americans do a good job in breaking up the raid. One hangar was destroyed early on but others were only damaged.
Great pics and looks like some fun games
Hmm, Martlets, Pfeils and US Nieuports. Single word: extraordinary!
Thanks for adding these extra game photos chaps.
They look superb.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Karl and Peter! Wonderful games! Love the pictures! Awesome looking planes!
Great pics.
I think remember flying the Pflaz/N28 one as a PM a few months back.
Here is the second game I ran, Friday at 9am. A WGS France 1940 game, "Destroy the Bridge". Here the French have sent a string of bombers out to destroy a bridge over the Meuse. The four Breguet and Potez bombers had to fly from one corner of the 4' x 6' mat to the other to have a chance to make their drop. For the French to win they had to get three off the table, two for a draw.
The bombers were flown as drones, only flying straight and slow as they were at the beginning of their run.
Each of the six pilots flew two planes. A MS 406 and a Hawk 75 for the French, 109Es for the Germans. Planes were re-spawned 2 cards after being downed.
Before the game I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Durst from our Thursday night online gaming squadron. He was sporting a nice T-shirt. Ah...I really have no idea what it means.
The front honors Mike Jacobs, the back....
Here we have the start of the bomber run. Robert and Ray chatting in the backcround.
A Morane 406 pays heavily for a close encounter with a 109.
The Germans miscalculate and close in at altitude 4 while the French bombers fly on by beneath at altitude 2.
A brave French fighter sacrifices itself as a shield for the bombers.
The two lead bombers get away from the interceptors while the action focused on the trailing two bombers.
The tail end Charlie bomber went down and as the game ended I surmised the last bomber would have been caught up with and also downed. We agreed it ended in a draw.
Once the Germans caught on and dropped to engagement altitude the battle heated up nicely. It was great to get some of my French air force on the table for the first time.
Last edited by Teaticket; 10-05-2021 at 11:33.
While I was setting up my next game Ray put on a game with flying boats.
Last edited by Teaticket; 10-05-2021 at 14:11.
This is the same game but the outcome was very different.Great pics.
I think remember flying the Pflaz/N28 one as a PM a few months back.
Some great French planes, Peter. Quite a fight with all those planes on the table
But will Robert need to update his shirt?
Game 3, Friday at noon, SOG, "Where the Lines Meet".
Here we have a French attempt to break the blockade when a squall blew the Royal Navy off station. The RN recovered quicker than the French had hoped and caught them along the coast just before they could make their break. Each side had 4 SOLs. Weather gauge in favor of guess who? (RN of course) The French start off just south of an island off the French coast of Brittany.
I have a nice water mat with islands that I used in place of the SOG mats.
Here are the starting positions. The French must get 3 ships off into the open ocean off the far edge to claim victory. Pics from each side's view.
The French started off with some interesting tacking causing the RN to make fun of French seamanship.
The lead French ship keeps on its course as the RN break their formation. Seems they are caught a bit flat footed.
A French and RN ship come very close to becoming entangled.
The lead French ship has the trailing RN ships confused and they change course and collide. Not to be outdone the third French SOL runs aground on the large island....twice! The excuse of looking for stranded ladies seemed a bit thin.
A few broadsides are fired but the French get past a RN SOL.
The lead French SOL crossed the T and pummels a RN ship.
The fourth French SOL heads to the left leaving two RN ships behind. Now it is the French needling the RN about their seamanship skills as a RN SOL runs aground on the island.
The lead French SOL entangles with a RN SOL. With both crews severely depleted neither elect to board.
The next shot has the RN SOL striking it's colors! Vive l' Emperor!
The RN SOL runs aground for a second time. Must be looking for those rumored poor stranded French ladies.
Luckily for the RN the lead French SOL also strikes it's colors after a well placed broadside. God Save the King!
A little too late though as now the RN is out of position and three French make it to the open ocean.
Before the game started I had clearly made the point that the ships will move faster than you think and we still had 4 brushes with the island. To the credit of the French captain he kept his head and did get out to the open sea.
I was schooled on a rule I had missed. My thanks go out to the captain that pointed out this to me as this was the first official Sails game I have run at a convention. Back to the rulebook to find out any other things I may have messed up.
It was a fun game and I look forward to running more in the future.
Last edited by Teaticket; 10-05-2021 at 12:20.
Lots of "Attachments" not showing...
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Ugh, thanks Tim. I'll get right on it, but these are not what you should be looking at as there are lots of SAILs in these photos.Lots of "Attachments" not showing...
Last edited by Teaticket; 10-05-2021 at 12:22.
HA!............ but these are not what you should be looking at as there are lots of SAILs in these photos.
Maybe that's why I can't see 'em!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Should be fixed.
Peter, would you mind if I copied the game that shall have no name to the Anchorage, so that the "Boaty boys", as Chris (Wingco) Lambert insists on calling us, may enjoy your wonderful pictures. Or of course you could join us and post them yourself.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Great set of games; Might need to coordinate scheduling next year so I can get some more game time in
Karl
This post needs attachments fixed also, Pete.
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
More great pics.
The Sails game also reminds me of one we tried on Thursday Night a couple of months back.
I remember we had the same issue.Before the game started I had clearly made the point that the ships will move faster than you think and we still had 4 brushes with the island.
Chris might remember it better than most ...
Not sure what keeps happening. When I first post it I see the photos but later they are gone?Great set of games; Might need to coordinate scheduling next year so I can get some more game time in
Karl
This post needs attachments fixed also, Pete.
I have had that intermittently too Peter but not on this thread.
You might just try hitting the edit button and then returning to the thread straight away by pressing the save button.
That works for me mostly.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Ray Garbee ran another nautical game with some wonderful flying boats and float planes. Here are some photos of planes and the action. I can't tell you what happened as I was flying in another game at the time.
Glenn Francis ran a Russian Front WGS game, 109s vs P-39s. The Russian P-39s out gunned the poor 109Es. Three of us flew 2 planes each. I flew a pair of P-39s and ended with 4 kills to 1 of my P-39s downed. It wasn't a fair fight but who wants that?
Peter, Great pictures!!! You know, Old guy (Bill Weber) photo bombed all of your pictures of Ray Garbee's (G Dog) flying boats. LOL! Just have to poke Bill. He loves that blue shirt with the Red Baron Fokker Dr.I on it! I have to admit, it is a really cool shirt!
Yeah, I'd line up a shot and Bill would appear out of nowhere! That is a great shirt, how could I not get it as many photos as possible?
Nicely done all.
Thank you for all those excellent AARs, comrades.
I'm glad you had a great time at Origins.
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
What Sven said.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Ah ha!
Now I have seen the real "Boaty boys." Pete.
Chris must have been talking about them!
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Is it the same cure for Tim for the three-legged alien machines?Ah ha!
Now I have seen the real "Boaty boys." Pete.
Chris must have been talking about them!
Rob.
Great photos Peter. Looks like a great time was had by all. Good to see that collisions are not limited to planes
Nice to see seaplanes in action. The British Felixstowe really dominates the table. Any idea what the small grey US Navy biplane is?
Even if everything is not back to the way it used to be, it's nice to see that life is going on again after this Pandemic, this Origins Game Fair seems to be a perfect success !Here is the second game I ran, Friday at 9am. A WGS France 1940 game, "Destroy the Bridge". Here the French have sent a string of bombers out to destroy a bridge over the Meuse. The four Breguet and Potez bombers had to fly from one corner of the 4' x 6' mat to the other to have a chance to make their drop. For the French to win they had to get three off the table, two for a draw.
The bombers were flown as drones, only flying straight and slow as they were at the beginning of their run.
Each of the six pilots flew two planes. A MS 406 and a Hawk 75 for the French, 109Es for the Germans. Planes were re-spawned 2 cards after being downed.
A Morane 406 pays heavily for a close encounter with a 109.
A brave French fighter sacrifices itself as a shield for the bombers.
Thank you Peter also for publishing this game with these French Warbirds sometimes too rare on the gaming tables
More great pics! That seaplane game looks like a blast
The small grey US plane is a Hanriot HD.2. The US Navy used them along the channel and other places.
And also the French
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