Check Your Six! Resumes Flying this Friday Night

It may be Black Friday for retailers, but it’s a fine night for flying WWII aircraft. Now that I am no longer stuck painting only Lord of the Rings miniatures (that convention game is done-phew!), I hope to get a few new aircraft ready to go for Friday night. As always, wheels up at 7:15 [...]

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Games Day in Peotone, IL

I had the privilege of attending the recent games day at the Dragon’s Refuge in Peotone, IL. This hobby shop sponsors a day long event every other month that includes miniatures, card games, a silent auction and a raffle. My friend Rich ran a Sword and the Flame variant set in the Belgian Congo involving [...]

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Great Legends Day at Trinity College

Sorry that I have not posted for a few weeks, but I have been very busy getting ready for Legends in the Fall, which took place on November 14. First of all, congratulations to Skip Peterson and the convention staff for a near flawless performance. We had good weather, good logistics and good organization for [...]

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Legends in the Fall November 14

Legends in the Fall is coming up at Trinity College on Saturday, November 14. The college is located in Deerfield, IL, and represents a new venue for the convention. I have been running games at this biannual convention since its inception. The crowd is a good group of people and the gamemasters represent some of [...]

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Check Your Six! Campaign Tonight

It’s Friday Night Flight Club time at UGG. Wheels up at 7:15 PM. As of the time of this post, we have something like 14 active squadrons and have had 8-9 players showing up, so the action is heating up.

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Western Desert Game This Saturday at UGG

This Saturday, August 15, at Unique Gifts and Games (UGG, see link at right) I will be running a 15mm WWII miniatures game set in the Western Desert. I will be using Battlefront WWII rules published by Fire and Fury (www.fireandfury.com). The scenario will feature a mixed Deutsche Afrika Korps battlegroup, supported by elements of [...]

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Next Flying Date June 12

The next full flying date will be June 12 at Unique Gifts and Games. We will assemble at 6:30 PM for some campaign housekeeping and start flying at 7:00 PM. If you don’t have a squadron in the campaign, stop by UGG and talk to Ken. Or send me a note. If you want to [...]

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Check Your Six! Campaign Starts With a Bang

Seven squadrons were created Saturday at Unique Gifts and Games and the first mission proved to be a fight to the end. Three He-111’s attempted to get back to France after bombing London and four British players took to the air in pursuit. The German bombers were defended by three German players.
Three melees ensued. Near [...]

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Sunday Sailing at UGG

Jeff Hammerlund and I will be running Uncharted Seas at Unique Gifts and Games this coming Sunday. Having learned our lesson at Legends, we will be reducing the number of fleets to a more manageable level. My painting time has been spent with Check Your Six! airplanes and my Arab-Israeli Wars microarmor, so no new [...]

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Dogfighting Returns Friday Night at Unique Gifts and Gaming

I will be running the WWII Check Your Six! dogfight game at Unique Gifts and Games on Friday night, April 17 (see link to the right for store location). I will be teaching the rules, but experienced players are welcome. The scenario for the evening will feature a Battle of Britain hypothetical bombing/escort mission. German Do-17s [...]

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