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Fusiliers' demo games at 2008 Call to Arms
The Kapiti Fusiliers were well represented amongst the demo games at this year's Call to Arms, held at St Patrick's College, Wellington, on the weekend of 16/17 August 2008. The photos in this article show some of the demo games from the first day, particularly those put on by Kapiti Fusiliers. Click on these photos to see them fullsized.
Iraq War game
Terrain specially built for the sole purpose of putting on a one-off display game is not yet a common sight at New Zealand conventions. But constructing terrain for a specific battle, without the restrictions placed when making multi-use terrain, can look very spectacular, as you can see from Fusilier Greg's stunning set-upcomplete with scratchbuilt houses. A very eye-catching display that would not be out of place in any of the big international events!
A close-up of the scratchbuilt Iraqi town.
Fusilier Greg and his son survey their Iraqi terrain specially constructed
for Call to Arms.
Marlburian game
Fusiliers Chris and Murray, along with a team of other players, hosted an incredible 6mm Marlburian game. Despite the small size of the figures, this was one of the biggest tables at Call to Arms. The long lines of troops facing each other along the length of the table gave a realistic perspective that is offten missing from wargames.
Pirates game
Fusiliers
Roly and Scott put on a series of Legends of the High Seas games,
featuring their 28mm Foundry pirates. They were able to play
four complete scenarios through the day: 'steal the ship', 'boarding action',
'kidnap the governor's daughter', and 'X marks the spot'. A write-up of
the four games will be found in a subsequent article on this site in the
next few days.
Man overboard, as the crew of a brig board a pirate galleon.
One of the scenarios involved a treasure hunt on a deserted island.
Seven Years War game
Fusiliers Terry, Peter and Rhys put on a colourful game depicting the Battle of Gross Jagersdorf during the Seven Years War. They used exquisitely-painted 28mm figures (mainly Front Rank) and Piquet rules.
Dad's Army game
Now, this game did not involve any Fusiliers, but I could not resist adding a shot of it to this article anyway, because it was truly magnificent. It showed the town of Walmington-on-Sea, bravely guarded by Dad's Army (and, yes, all of Captain Mainwaring's platoon were faithfully portrayed, as were many other recognisable characters from the TV series). Simply suberb!
