Hi all,
Tonight, Jim Stanton and I ran a Dark Age Viking game for the Dealey Division of Sea Cadets in Stamford. One of our best regular players at the Greenwich library, Kareena, is also a member of the cadets. Her mother is one of the training officers and contacted us to host a game.
The older cadets (high school seniors) took the team captain roles, issuing orders to the younger players in charge of the various warbands. Since there were so many kids, and the gaming table was a little small, I tried something new with having off-board reserves in 3 zones. Each side could use their initiative chips to move troops on the table, or move off table troops to different zones and enter the battlefield where they were most needed. This worked out really well, so I’m probably going to make this a regular part of this rule system.
I think Jim will agree that this was one of the most satisfying events we have hosted to date. I can’t count the number of times I was called “Sir”. They helped with everything, from unloading the car, setting up the figures, cleaning up, and carrying everything back to the car. The words polite and respectful does not do them enough justice.
It was a great game and the kids kept asking about what other periods we could play. I spoke with the commanders after the game and they will probably take a vote at the next meeting to pick a period. It sounds like they were leaning towards WWII, so I’m not surprised. One of the officers also gave Jim and I his Challenge Coin. I thought that was pretty cool.
All in all, a great night. Next up is WWI trenches in Rye, NY on Friday.