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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1108888" data-attributes="member: 151">This was the first year that I'd been to a 'con where a new category had been added. Much like the sudden arrival of CCGs, I'm sure Collectible Miniatures Games were something of a suprise to folks. (is that an actual term? I have no idea.) So it was that the miniature wargaming room was NEVER quiet. Someone was always playing something. Traditional historical wargaming was nowhere to be seen, however. No lavishly recreated assualts on the Ardennes or fighting across the pacific, here. Instead, we had Space Hulk, Heroclix beatdowns and full scale intergalactic invasions.For example, it takes staunch dedication to one's craft to purchase and paint minis of splattered space marine corpses, and then litter a battlefield with them. That, or an all-consuming mania.<img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/shorecon/Shorecon-minis2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Some folks had systems that, as far as I know, were assembled on Friday and not broken down until the end of the con. But, when you take a look at the things, it's not hard to see why. This particular one hosted quite a few battles.<img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/shorecon/Shorecon-minis.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Some whole areas were converted for battles. This is one of the BIG Warhammer 40000 battle areas. Note the large mechs on the table at the right, and compare them in scale to the fellow standing next to the table at the far right. And, of course, the steamer trunk on the left. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/shorecon/Shorecon-minis4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />However, we were focused on Crimson Skies...part Heroclix, part miniatures game...all fun. one of the best parts of playing at a con is the fact that you meet nice folks (as we did) and you get to discover the proper way to play something. We'd misunderstood some of the rules on our single previous attempt to play, and it was a lot of fun to play correctly, and with a total of six people, besides.Each of us managed to get 120 points in planes, and off we went. We learned many things. I learned, the hard way, to plan your moves better, so that you don't fly off the edge of the table and remove yourself from play.Note the perturbed look on the face of the would-be Aerial Ace (me), mere seconds from piloting my best plane into Oblivion.<img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/shorecon/Shorecon-CrimsonSkies1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />My goal for the game was simple: I wanted to "buzz" one of the Cleopatra's Needles. I discovered that the be a much more difficult proposition than I originally envisioned, but succeeded. One of my opponents ended up unintentionally kamikazing it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Note the would-be Aerial Ace announcing his oft-repeated goal, and his dire nemesis of the Needle.<img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/shorecon/Shorecon-CrimsonSkies2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />To the Victor, the spoils! In a stunning come-from-behind victory, Valanthe crushes all opposition before her. And the prize? The sweet, sweet taste of victory, and a $5 gift certificate, good for the dealer's room or the prize table. All of the dealers have donated goods there, too, and prize winners can buy more expensive items partly in cash (but you must have a prize)...leading to our purchase of Kenzer's Dwarven Dig, for $20 less than I saw in the self-same dealer room. GLEE!Note the cry of rage from Scorch, who was neither lucky enough to escape nor unlucky enough to have his plane explode as part of failed critical.<img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/shorecon/Shorecon-CrimsonSkies3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />With that taken care of, it was off to the Con Suite! AWAY!to be continued.</blockquote>

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