Photo by Ed Sansing

Japanese Naval Landing party troops celebrate after "Pacifying" a Chinese shrine. From a game played on August 2005 at HOBBYTOWN in North Jackson

Jackson Gamers' schedule of games for 2006

Our theme this year

The Twentieth Century

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This year we continue our schedule structure of dividing the year into four "quarters." In each "quarter" we will have a theme and four games will be played in that theme and with the same set of rules. The remaining games will be "wild cards" unrelated to each other.

In months that have five weekends, we will game on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays instead of just the 1st and 3rd.

Please realize that while this is our best attempt at a definative listing, changes will certainly be made to this schedule of games. This should be considered as tentative until we actually start rolling the dice for the game!

First Quarter

JANUARY 2006
Saturday 1/7/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 15mm
Title: Russian Civil War
Rules: Red and White
Notes: Whites and interventionists attack a red-held town. But what is that noise coming from the swamp? It sounds...prehistoric?
Gamemaster: Fred Diamond

Saturday 1/21/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/1200
Title: WWII Naval Battle
Rules: Surface Action (our own rules)
Notes: A surface battle in the Pacific War. The Japanese "Long lance" torpedoes prove fearsomely effective.
Gamemaster: Robert Whitfield

FEBRUARY 2006
Saturday 2/4/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/1200
Title: Return to Macho Grande
Rules: Wooden Ships & Iron Men (Avalon Hill game rules - Modified)
Notes: The French fleet under the Marquis De Chardonay sails in hunt of the British while the English admiral, The Earl of Cheddar, rots in the dungeons of Macho Grande. Little do they know that the French have been betrayed by a spy in their midst, and are sailing into a trap. Will the French fleet be brought low by the British guns? Will the Brittish take advantage of Chardoney's absence to try and rescue Cheddar? The game will use John's Beautiful 1/1200 Napoleonic ships.
Gamemaster: John Stangel

Saturday 2/18/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 15mm
Title: Russian Civil War
Rules: Red and White
Notes: An attack by ovwerwhelming Red forces, to seize a crossing over a river, crossable only at three briges.
Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

MARCH 2006
Saturday 3/4/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 25mm
Title: The Sands of Macho Grande
Rules: The Sword in the Carribean
Notes: A skirmish game with a force of Brittish corsairs trying to free Cheddar from the dungeon of macho grande. Bonus points to the corsairs for burning the naval stores, stealing the treasury and spiking the guns of the Spanish fort Tu Madre.
Gamemaster: John Stangel

Saturday 3/18/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/6000
Title: Action off Jutland - 1916
Rules: Jutland (Avalon Hill game rules - Modified)
Notes: The German High Seas Fleet has left it's moorings and the British Grand fleet steams from Scapa Flow. The Germans will try to cut off and damage a portion of the British fleet, badly enough to break the blockade of Germany. Can admiral Jellico avoid "losing the war in an afternoon?"
Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Second Quarter

APRIL 2006
Saturday 4/1/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 12mm
Title: WWII Battle
Rules: Axis & Allies - the miniatures game (Modified)
Notes: Fred has taken a one-on-one competition game, enlarged out of all recognition and added a mess of players. Just something that the Jackson gamers would like! Hordes of Germans, Americans, British (and Russians?) duke it out. This is our first playtest of this rules set. Fred has scoured the internet buying up Sherman Tanks. But will he actually have enough to offset those tigers?
Gamemaster: Fred Diamond

Saturday 4/15/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 12mm
Title: WWII Battle
Rules: Axis & Allies - the miniatures game (Modified)
Notes: This was our second trial of these rules. This game included a wandering P-51 fighter who spread his attentions over just about every unit on the game table! Lots of Fun!
Gamemaster: Fred Diamond


John Stangel's "The Guns of Macho Grande" originally scheduled in this time slot will be played at a later date.

Saturday 4/29/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/1200 Ships
Title: Renaissance Galleys
Rules: Pirates of the Barbary Coast (Modified?)
Notes: The Little card game, with hordes of the ships, assembled by Jim Pitts. Christians vs Turks at sea! The domination of the Mediterranian sea is at stake!
Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

MAY 2006
Saturday 5/6/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 15mm
Title: The Stockade Redan
Rules: Fire and Fury
Notes: An assault during the siege of Vicksburg in 1863. Grant thought that he had detected a weak spot in Pemberton's lines. It was not weak enough.
Gamemaster: Larry Reeves

Saturday 5/20/0610am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/1200 Ships
Title: Renaissance Galleys
Rules: Pirates of the Barbary Coast (Modified?)
Notes: Yet another Mediterranian sea battle between the Christian alliance of the Spaniards, the Papal Fleet and the Venetians, vs the Ottomans. Using the ships of the Pirates of the Barbary Coast assembled by Jim Pitts. Fighting, always fighting - is the Med really worth all this carnage?
Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

JUNE 2006
Saturday 6/3/05 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 18mm
Title: Battle of Palo Alto
Rules: Regimental level Fire and Fury Suitabley Modified
Notes: A close approximation of the Battle of Palo Alto. Can troops of the American General Zack Taylor advance through Mexican General Arista's men and lift the siege of Fort Texas? This was the opening fight in the 1846 Mexican-American War.
Gamemaster: Ed Sansing

Friday and Saturday 6/16 and 6/17/06The BATTLEFIELD INN - Vicksburg MS
Scales: Every one Possible
Title: BAYOU WARS
Rules: a Gaming convention!
Notes: Normally held about this time in Metaire LA, but moved to Vicksburg because of the damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Tell the wife that what you REALLY want to do is go to Vicksburg Mississippi for Fathers' Day.
She will understand!

Gamemasters: Various and Talented
GAMES: Lots!

Third Quarter

JULY 2006
Saturday 7/1/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/1200
Title: WWII Naval Battle
Rules: Surface Action (our own rules)
Notes: This game will be based on Harry Turtledove’s Novels in the Southern Victory Series. The CSA vs the USA and their allies
Gamemaster: Robert Whitfield

Saturday 7/15/0610am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/1200
Title: Iron Balls and Wooden Legs!
Rules: Rules of the same name by Fred Diamond
Notes: Napoleonic sailing game. Ssomewhat easy rules, loosely based on the our previous pirates game, with some other game mechanics mixed in. Violent and bloody.

Will you have balls of iron? or leave the board with a wooden leg? Our first playtest of these rules and ships.
Gamemaster: Fred Diamond

Saturday 7/29/0610am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: n/a
Title: NO GAME
Notes: Hobbytown has just received a truckload of Christmas Merchandise which is stacked on and around our gaming table. They have not been able to get it all checked in. We will reschedule the Jutland game into September.

AUGUST 2006
Saturday 8/5/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 28mm
Title: Bandits on the Yangtze
Rules: The Sword to Adventure
Notes: Bandits are firing on ships trying to run the rapids. The Western powers must clear this steep rocky area of the irregular forces so that commerce can flow freely on the river.
Gamemaster: Jay Stribling & Jim Pitts

Saturday 8/19/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: Unknown
Title: Bombs Away!
Rules: Unknown
Notes: The Game mission for the bombers will be to knock out the Submarine Pens and Fuel Depot at a specific location. There will be two secondary targets and one or two bonus targets. The German players will have to down as many planes as possible.
Gamemaster: John Hesselberg

SEPTEMBER 2006

Saturday 9/2/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 15mm
Title: WWII in Normandy
Rules: Squad Leader in Miniature
Notes: 15mm WWII battle set on the Western front,using rulesfrom the Avalon Hill Board Game. More to follow
Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Saturday 9/16/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 10mm (aprox)
Title: Furious Battle!
Rules: Axis & Allies (the Miniatures game)
Notes: Our fourth Axis & Allies game with the miniatures rules, using Fred's collection of the pre-painted miniatures. This time on custom-made terrain.
Gamemaster: Fred Diamond

Saturday 9/30/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 1/6000
Title: Action off Jutland - 1916
Rules: Jutland (Avalon Hill game rules - Modified)
Notes: The German High Seas Fleet has left it's moorings to come out again and have another bash at the British Grand fleet. I the first battle (earlier this year) the Germans badly damaged the older British ships and the British battle cruiser fleet. BUT the strongest British squadrons were not engaged. Can admiral Jellico AGAIN avoid "losing the war in an afternoon?"
Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Fourth Quarter

OCTOBER 2006
Saturday 10/7/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 15mm
Title: Napoleonic Battle
Rules: To the Sound of the Guns
Notes: None Yet.
Gamemaster: John Stangel

Saturday 10/21/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: Unknown
Title: Battle in Italy
Rules: Axis & Allies - The Miniatures game
Notes: WWII battle pitting the French, British and Americans against the Germans and the Italians
Gamemaster: Fred Diamond

NOVEMBER 2006
Saturday 11/4/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 15mm
Title: WWII in the West
Rules: Squad Leader in Miniature
Notes: Yet another 15mm WWII battle set on the Western front,using rulesfrom the Avalon Hill Board Game. THe Americans are attacking with armored support. A desperate German defense!
Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Saturday 11/18/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
Scale: 25mm
Title: Huntin for Wood
Rules: Unknown
Notes: American Indian Wars.
Gamemaster: Jay Ainsworth

DECEMBER 2006
Saturday 12/2/06 10am. at HOBBYTOWN
We will have NO GAME
Notes: Hobbytown is expecting its Christmas rush to begin. We don't want to be in the way. And we especially don't want to get trampled by hordes of shoppers with lots of people to buy for!

So - we will See You in 2007

Saturday 12/16/06
We will have NO GAME
Notes: Hobbytown is expecting its Christmas rush to begin. We don't want to be in the way. And we especially don't want to get trampled by hordes of shoppers with lots of people to buy for!

So - we will See You in 2007


Do you want to run a game at Hobbytown or another location? Contact the webmaster below. Note that games can be rescheduled to accomodate you and the farther into the future that a game is scheduled, the easier it is to change or reschedule.

TENTATIVE 2007 SCHEDULE OF GAMES

SCHEDULE OF GAMES WE PLAYED IN 2005

SCHEDULE OF GAMES WE PLAYED IN 2004

SCHEDULE OF GAMES WE PLAYED IN 2003

SCHEDULE OF GAMES WE PLAYED IN 2002

SCHEDULE OF GAMES WE PLAYED IN 2001

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