Tagged: mech attack
Destroyed Mech Markers for Mech Attack
Each time that the club has gotten out our big mechs for a game of Mech Attack in 28mm, we have discussed leaving destroyed mechs on the board or making markers to represent the wreckage. I made these basic wreck markers using the same technique as the plaster wrecked cars I made some time ago. ... Read more
AAR: Mech Attack At Adepticon 2017
After many weeks (and several blog posts) of preparation, CSW’s Adepticon 2017 Mech Attack game finally happened, and the results were EPIC. The table got a huge amount of attention resulting in getting blogged by Beasts of War. Further, Tim’s brilliant ideas of having Chicago Skirmish Wargames T-shirts for us and business cards to handout made ... Read more
Adepticon Prep part 5: Quadruple ‘Copters!
In this final bit of my Adepticon preparation, I present the additional game element that we are adding to this year’s event: Aircraft! In past years we’ve added vehicles and infantry, but this year we’re adding flying units. The “Melk Defense Command” (MDC) will have access to two troop-transport helicopters and the “Unified Colonies” (UC) ... Read more
Adepticon Prep Part 3: Ten Train Trestles.
How does the train get from one station to the next? In the past games the train line was just a little corner of the battlefield. We propped up a few pieces of 0-27 train on crates and things and that was it. Now, however, I’ve got 10 trestles! These first 9 trestles are all part ... Read more
Adepticon Prep Part 2: A Compact Church
The preparation for Adepticon chugs on. Here’s a nice little item that had sat half-done for a few months. While preparing my various Adepticon terrain pieces I finished this up also. Though my city already has a grand cathedral, we must not assume that all the residents of Melk-3 are of the “High Church” persuasion. ... Read more
Adepticon Prep Part 1: Mech Attack Scenario Playtest.
Here’s the first of several posts I’ll be making about our preparations for our 5th annual Mech Attack convention game at Adepticon 2017. One spot still available if you’re attending…. For the past 4 years CSW has put on games of “Mech Attack!” at local conventions. It’s a great fast-playing mech game that captures much of ... Read more
Greenfire’s Winter Games Day Was a Huge Success!
Saturday, we held our winter game demo event at Greenfire Games. Even though we had a few cancellations, the event was a huge success, with as many as 60 people in the store at one time to demo games, and check out all the cool terrain and minis. Karl and Tim ran Mech Attack in ... Read more
What We Did Between Blogs (part 1, gaming)
Anyone looking at our blog will notice that there is a significant gap between the new and old posts. You might be wondering what happened while the blog was on hiatus? Well, don’t fear! Chicago Skirmish Wargames has continued our regular games and even started a new fantasy campaign.This post will catch you up on ... Read more
Little Wars 2015 Mech Attack Battle Report
Last Saturday, Tim and I met up at Little Wars to run our 28mm Mech Attack game. This was our third year running the game at Little Wars, and Mike C. also stopped by to lend us some dice and hang out. This was the same scenario that we ran at Adepticon last month, and ... Read more
Mech Attack Playtest: Flyers, Jump Jets and Fisticuffs!
Recently we gathered at Karl’s house to for our regular gaming session. While Karl and Tim spent the evening learning Saga, Mattias, Michael, and I chose Mech Attack. Unlike the 28mm monster game we typically run at conventions, this game was set at 10mm and took up considerably less space. We also tried out a ... Read more