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World At War Convention, Ft. Meigs, Ohio, November 2014

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Here are a few photos from my trip to the Worlds At War miniature waraming convention at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio.

The convention was aided at getting the younger set involved, so there were quite a few kid-friendly games. Among the events: All Quiet On The Martian Front, Western Gunfight, Gangsters, an amazing Post-Apocalypse Max-Max style game, Flames of War, Saurian Safari, War of 1812 Fraser’s Farm, a War of 1912 54mm skirmish, Star Trek, a 28mm Civil War game, and a Lego Zombie Apocalypse game.

Making Terrain Boards From Interlocking Foam Tiles

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The 6mm Wargaming Blog has a nice set of tutorials on making terrain boards from foam tiles.

Monster Mansion Print and Play

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Monster Mansion is a print-and-play game in which players try to escape from the mansion before time runs out. This is the “mini” version to entice you to participate in their Kickstarter, and eventually, to purchase the retail version.

Dark Seas Nightime Naval Warfare Board Game

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Dark Seas is a free print-and-play board game about nighttime warfare between naval forces in WWII. From the author:

Here’s a board game (as opposed to a miniatures game) featuring the night battles between naval forces in the Second World War. The game is designed for quick play, but with the intention of highlighting some of the key features of these battles. To play, you should have two six sided dice, a twelve sided die, a hex grid with large hexes, and adhesive-backed paper to make the counters. Optional, but highly recommended are some sets of colored wooden blocks of the type used by Columbia Games in their block games. These make very nifty counters that can be set on edge for ease of use. Below are the rules, a set of scenarios with maps, sheets to organize task groups, and a counter set.

Surface Action WWII Naval Rules

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Surface Action is a set of free wargames rules for tactical surface combat in WWII. These are billed as simple, fast play rules.

The author writes:

This is a simple, quick play, rule set covering surface actions in World War II. The game is designed for use with 1/6000 scale ship miniatures. The time scale is 5 minutes per turn and the distance scale is 1000 yards to the inch. The game components include: Rules, tables and designer’s notes, and Scenarios.

You’ll also need some counters, which are easily made by marking up some pre-made blank counters. Specifically, you should have some counters numbered 1 through 12.

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