The Jackson Gamers have always loved road trips. This year, egged on by Larry and Lori Brom, Mark Stevens and Jay Stribling filled a Volkswagen "Bug" with troops and terrain and set off for sunny Tampa Florida. All reports said that we would have a good time at Recon and they were not wrong!

All photos by Jay Stribling unless otherwise credited.

Larry Brom (seated) and Mark Stevens are conversing with an unseen third party. They are talking about Mark's 800 Fighting Sikhs game which was being played on the table right in front of this booth. The British Flag on the rear wall belongs to the Broms, marking their booth where And Thats the way it Was sells its' rules and other gaming accessories.

Looking down at a game, Larry delivers words of wisdom to gamers and hangers-on!

Irregular lancers in British service close on a Sikh regular battery. Note matchlock men in yellow and white on left firing into the horsemen. This was in one of Mark Stevens' 800 Fighting Sikhs games. Mark says: " I think the irregular horse did survive and take the guns".

Photo by Pat Condre.

The Master, Larry Brom (in center, with badge hanging about his neck, so he can remember who he is) gives instruction to his apprentices, Jay Stribling (standing in red shirt, on left) and Mark Stevens (sitting, red shirt, on right). This is during the Every man a Briton game, run by Jay, on Friday Evening.

Photo by Lori Brom.

Kelvin White (in center, pointing) tells fellow gamers "how it is" during the Every man a Briton game, on Friday Evening. Kelvin is a great guy and would be a great Jackson gamer, except that he lives on a different continent!

Photo by Lori Brom.

Jay Stribling, (on left, pointing) is declaiming on some point in the rules, while Mark Stevens (center) is moving Zulus into contact. Kelvin White (on right) is contemplating the chances of further Zulu unts entering the table. Jay was the game master in this game, Mark was the assistant helping Jay by bending over the table a LOOONG way to move units in the center.

Kelvin was the leader of the merry band of Britons, that fulfilled the victory conditions of the game so swiftly, that we had to come up with something else for the Brtish to do to extend the playing time.

Photo by Lori Brom.

Frank Puleo (in white shirt) reaches for the dice during the movement phase. Frank's command was the British square in front of him. The British cavalry are scouting to the front, so nothing can go wrong...right?

Photo by Jay Stribling.

As an example of how appearances can change, this photo shows Frank's square after beating off a desperate Zulu charge by multiple units. Although the quare was hard pressed, it always triumphed. Note the Boer wagon and family sheltering in the center of the square. This family was the objective of the British, and they found the farmers in the first possible location, effectively winning the game on turn two or three. Of course, without the infantry sqare in which they could shelter, the DeVeerdt family might not have made it out alive!

Photo by Jay Stribling.

Zulus boil down off a hill, towards a small unit of British Infantry. Although all looked lost, the British stood firm and the Zulu did not close into close combat. Whew!

Photo by Lori Brom.

Sikh irregulars occupy rocky ground during one of Mark Stevens' 800 Fighting Sikhs games, played with Larry Brom's new TSATF variant, 800 Fighting Englishmen.

Photo by Lori Brom.

Sikh guns set up next to a ruined town. The Sikhs had lots of artillery and they made it very difficult for the Britishin the first of Marks' 800 Fighting Sikhs games. In the second game, the British used counterbattery fire to great effect, smashing one native battery after another.

Photo by Lori Brom.

Sikh regular indian battalions advance in beautifully ordered line against the John company.

Photo by Lori Brom.

More Sikh artillery attempting to win the artillery superiority dues with their oppsoing East India company artillery. Note the casualties among the gunners.

Photo by Lori Brom.

An overall, low-angle view of the 800 Fighting Sikhs game. The Sikh players are in view. This picture also gives a good overall view of the room in which most of the games were held at Recon 2003.

Photo by Lori Brom.

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