Western NY Game Day July 28, 2012: AK-47

I played another crazy game of AK-47. This was my third time playing. It was a 3 on 3 board. I had the Cubans.

As you can see, the board was big although not as big as what I have played on previously.

I started on the left flank. AK-47 is such a random game. You don't start with all your troops. I was very lucky with the die rolls in this game. I managed to get my reserve tanks on the board and also called in two(!!) airstrikes. Both actually hit something too.

Cubans move into position.

There were objectives on all sides of the board. For some reason 3 objectives were in my sector. My plan was to take and hold. There was also a Truck of French Miners moving through that I could capture.

Mining Truck is mine.

I got my tanks into a good position. Shielded on the left. My opponent spent a lot of time washing his trucks and tanks in the river. I could have taken better pictures. 

Tank reserves make it on the board!

The objectives were the town, the bridge and the small patch of jungle on the bottom, right. I drove the mining truck to the edge of the table.

Owen clears the river!

I didn't take a picture of the last turn, but this is the second to last turn. I control all the objectives. My tanks have blasted Owen's jeeps. I called in a successful airstrike on the jeeps/general. I took out a stand of infantry.

Meanwhile, on the other sides of the board, there were a lot of machete attacks on tanks. Successfully! Ultimately we won because of the objective control. I did not loose any stands. 

I think I would like to try this game on a smaller board. I was slow going with 6 people playing. I would like to try a smaller board with a 2 on 2 or 1 on 1. More troops in a smaller area where the random stuff could really cause a lot of chaos. I'm going to build a modern US force. 

Western NY Game Day July 28, 2012: Arena Match

I had a great time yesterday at our local Western New York Game Day put on by Jon Lundberg and Dave Abraham [edit per Dave :) - Mike]. Mike V. put on a couple of matches of Arena Games:Gladiatorial Combat. Gary C. put on a game of AK-47 Republic. Frank C. put on a 15mm Sudan Game. I played an Arena Match and in the AK-47 mayhem errrrr game.

[Here is a link to Mike Vasile's Arena Games: Gladiatorial Combat - Mike]


[Be sure to check out the page with Mike's 54mm Gladiators! Sigh - more to add to my list. - Mike]

I wandered into my first Arena Match. I selected my gladiator, Hoplomachus and we entered the AMAZING coliseum of Mike V.

The Gladiators entering the arena and Jeff and Jim immediately closing each other. 

Jeff and Jim continue to go at it. Hoplomachus is in range for a spear attack. He chooses Jim in the Yankees shirt. 

The father/son team closes in. Jeff gets NETTED. That's never good. 

Jeff doesn't make it after getting speared and tridented. 

I finish off Jim and wait for the tag team. 

Sorry for the blurry shot but it won't be long now. 

The son in the father/son team unleases a torrent of blows and decapitates Hoplomachus!