Crete Games

[Colonel Kilgore]

Thank you to all who have so far shown interest in my plan for some "PBI in Crete" games.

The idea is to:
- work out details before the end of this year
- make and paint stuff as necessary during the first half of 2020
- hold a trial day at Entoyment in September, to see whether any of this actually works
- run a Crete game at the 2020 Weymouth Weekend
- hold a proper Crete Day at Entoyment sometime in 2021 (80th anniversary) - I hope to have 3 different scenarios to run by then.

Entoyment currently have tables free on 5th, 19th, 26th of September 2020 (12th is Colours in Newbury). Could interested parties please let me know:
- if there is a clash with other events on any of the above three dates that I am unaware of
- which (if any) of these you could attend?

[Stewart 46A]

Simon I am free all weekends in September at the moment but I do get work at short notice so I will go with the majority


Stewart

[Wardy64]

Ben & I free apart from the 12th.

Dave

[martin goddard]

Sat 12th September 2020 is Newbury colours show (Saturday).

Apart from that I am there for all the weekends you mention Simon.

[Big Mike]

Simon, I am available so far for all the September dates for the Entoyment day.

[Smiley Miley 66]

Just say when.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Thanks all. I'm going for 26th September, and will let you know once Entoyment have confirmed.

[Sean Clark]

I was just about it say I'm free for the second half of September so 26th works really well thanks.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Perfect! I've asked for 3 tables - if we don't have enough folk to fully play all of them, we should at least be able to get the toys out and discuss.

I'm working up a rather fuller briefing note of my thoughts so far, which I hope to mail out next week to all who have expressed an interest in this.

[Sean Clark]

Yes please!

[Colonel Kilgore]

Yes please!

Don't panic Sean - you're in! For the avoidance of doubt, I will consider that anyone who's provided their availability (below) for the September playtest has "expressed interest".

In time-honoured RFCM fashion (which nearly auto-corrected to "fascism", interesting...) I then intend to follow a fairly autocratic process whereby people can give me ideas / comments / criticisms, and I will decide what I want to do with them. And then you can all blame me if you don't like the result. Is the plan still sounding good?

[Smiley Miley 66]

Your the boss on this one, we are here to help and advise and provide.
Can I suggest that you give certain people a table each and they can the organise and provide that table to your plans ? I know I am happy to do that. I am sure everyone is happy to chip in where needed and wanted ?
I assume we are going for a Mat and terrain templates ? Most being 12 x 6 as per normal game and maybe larger up to 2 ft x1 ft ? Say if required ?
I have a spare 6 x4 mat with no squares on it at all in the Mediterranean style, which I have yet to mark up.
If this is of use I will put it in the mix so to speak.
Miles

[Colonel Kilgore]

Thanks Miles,

Yes to mats: Stewart's ordering a bunch of 6' x 4' mats with grids, so no need to deface yours, I think. You may need it for that AK47 game!

I'm thinking of broadly normal templates (I went to keep everything close to PBI as written), but probably a few bigger ones too (e.g. Hill 107).

First task will be to align people with forces with tables - watch your Inbox next week!

Simon

[Colonel Kilgore]

Just to confirm that we're on - Peter at Entoyment has confirmed my booking of 3 tables for 26th September 2020.

[Stewart 46A]

Thames Simon, have put it in our diarys