Photo by Jim Pitts

The British flying column enters during our game "Crisis at the Crossroads" which we played in December of 2006. The column is headed by His Majesty's Armoured Car "Ajax." Jim Pitts owns the armored car while Larry Brom built the house behind the armored car. It is constructed of styrofoam packaging and corrugated cardboard.

Jackson Gamers' schedule of games for 2009

Our theme this year

Colonial Adventuring

Please scroll down to see all months.

This year we continue our schedule structure of dividing the year into four "quarters." In each "quarter" we will have a theme and three to 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 2009

	Saturday 1/3/09 10:30am. at DRAGONS LAIR in Pearl Mississippi Scale: 25mm Title: The Red Desert - part I Rules: The Sword and the Flame Notes: The British and their Egyptian allies try to blunt the force of a new Mahdist offensive. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 1/17/09 10:30am. at DRAGONS LAIR in Pearl Mississippi Scale: 25mm Title: The Red Desert - part II Rules: The Sword and the Flame Notes: The British and their Egyptian allies take the offensive against the resurgent Mahdist forces. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 1/31/09 10:30am. at DRAGONS LAIR in Pearl Mississippi SScale: 25mm Title: The Red Desert - part III Rules: The Sword and the Flame Notes: The British and their Egyptian allies vs. the Mahdist army in the climax of this mini-campaign. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.

FEBRUARY 2009

	Saturday 2/7/09 10:30am.at The China Kitchen restaurant in Pearl MS. Scale: 28mm Title: Into the West! Rules: Larry Brom's Boots, Bugles & Saddles - heavily modified. Notes: The Red man makes the frontier flame. Can the U.S. Cavalry restore the peace? Making the west safe for Railroad builders and Land speculators? Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 2/21/09 10:00am. at Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 6mm? Variable Title: Mechwarrior Rules: Fred Diamond's Simplified rules Notes: Giant reactor-powered battlemechs, tanks and tiny infantry all vie for domination of some miserable planetoid. This is the first in a series of three games, a mini-campaign. Gamemaster: Fred Diamond Click here to see the battle report.

MARCH 2009

	Saturday 3/7/09 10:00am. at Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 15mm. Title: Mexican war - 1846 Rules: Unknown Notes: Once agin the brave soldados Mexicanos try to evict the gringos from their ill-gotten gains. Gamemaster: Ed Sansing Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 3/21/09 10:00am. at Phil Young's Home in Morton Mississippi. Scale: 20mm, 1/72nd Title: Roman Civil War. Rules: Field of Glory Notes: Another battle in the struggle for power in Rome. Those Romans can not live at peace with one another. This will be our third battle using the Field of Glory rules and Phil Young's plastic armies. Gamemaster: Phil Young Click here to see the battle report.

The Steamer Reliant transports a unit of armed sailors as well as being armed with a 6-lb gun forward and a Gardner machine gun aft. This is the Resin Kit, manufactured by Redoubt, and owned by Mark Stevens - a beautiful toy boat. The photo was taken during our game "Fighting the Slavers" played in February 2003.

Second Quarter

APRIL 2009

	Saturday 4/4/09 10:00am. at Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 20mm. Title: Egypt vs. Assyria Rules: Pharoh Rides to War Notes: Using Eric Teuber's 1970-era 20mm armies. The Egyptians move to punish a client-state for allowing the enemy passage through their country. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 4/18/09 10:00am. at Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 20mm. Title: Egypt vs. Assyria Rules: Pharoh Rides to War Notes: Using Eric Teuber's 1970-era 20mm armies. The Egyptians move to punish a client-state for allowing the enemy passage through their country. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

MAY 2009

	Saturday 5/2/09 10:00am. at Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 20mm Title: War in East Africa 1914-18 Rules: Variant of TSATF (Probably) Notes: During the Great War, the German colonies in Africa were overrun fairly quickly, except for German East Africa. There, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck kept the war going, and very sizeable British Imperial, Belgian and Portuguese forces occupied till the end of the war in 1918. He was the only German General not defeated in the field. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 5/16/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm. Title: The Flying Column on the North Central Frontier - Part 1 Rules: The Sword and the Flame Notes: Can the flying column penetrate to the heart of the Haddabiera tribal stronghold and put an end to the raids by Emir Tubier? Gamemaster: Jim Pitts
	Saturday 5/30/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm. Title: The Assault on Fort Khalaam Rules: The Sword and the Flame Notes: Part 2 of Jim Pitts' "North Central Frontier series of games. Can the notorious Emir Tubier keep his hill fort from being taken and destroyed by the British and their Indian troops? Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

JUNE 2009

	Saturday 6/6/09 10:00am. Bill Hamilton's home in Jackson MS Scale: 15mm. Title: A vacation in France Rules: Crossfire Notes: A WWII game in honor of June 6th. Gamemaster: Bill Hamilton
	Saturday 6/20/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm. Title: The Flying Column on the North Central Frontier - Part 3 Rules: The Sword and the Flame Notes: The further adventures of the flying column and the notorious Emir Tubier. Gamemaster: Jim Pitts
	Fri 6/26 Through Sun 6/28/09 Radisson Hotel - New Orleans LA. Title: BAYOU WARS 2009 Notes: The return of New Orleans/Metaire Louisiana's annual gaming convention. The Jackson Gamers always attend this fun get-together. Games: The Jackson Gamers and Friends always put on several game. More details as they are available.

Photo by Ed Sansing

A view of the reinforcing British Hussars during our game "A Matter of Honor." We played this game in January 2007. It was set in South Africa during the war against the Boers. Fred Diamond was the Game-master.

Third Quarter

JULY 2009

	Saturday 7/4/09 10:00am. at Bill Hamilton's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 1/1200 Title: Victorian Colonials Aloft! Rules: Aeronef Notes: Another in the list of increasingly serious aerial confrontations between the Flyers of Britain and France. Gamemaster: Bill Hamilton
	Saturday 7/18/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm Title: An Encounter with Slavers Rules: The Sword in Africa Notes: An askari patrol encounters Zanzabari slavers attacking a native village. Can the askari save the innocent villagers from the slave pens of Zanzabar? Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

AUGUST 2009

	Saturday 8/1/09 10:00am. at Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi. Scale: 15mm Title: Battle in Normandy 1944 Rules: Crossfire Notes: Our second WWII "club game" with these unique rule. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 8/15/09 10:00am. At Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi Scale: 6mm? Variable Title: Mechwarrior Rules: Fred Diamond's Simplified rules Notes: Giant reactor-powered battlemechs, tanks and tiny infantry all vie for domination of some miserable planetoid. This is game #2 of a campaign. Gamemaster: Fred Diamond Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 8/29/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 30mm Title: Tel-el-Kebir 1882 Rules: Brom Standard Notes: During the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian war there was only one sizeable battle between the armies. Well, we are going to have another. This game will use the 30mm Scruby armies originally raised by Larry Brom in the 1970s. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.

SEPTEMBER 2009

Saturday 9/5/09 10:00am. At Jay Stribling's Home in Jackson Mississippi Scale: 1/3000? Variable Title: An action in Space Rules: Fred Diamond's Simplified rules Notes: Spaceships attempt to take or defend a space station controlling access to the miserable planetoid that the Mechwarriors have been struggling to capture in the previous games of a campaign that Fred Diamond is running. Gamemaster: Fred Diamond Click here to see the battle report.

Saturday 9/19/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm Title: The Affair at Alt Kirchendorf Rules: Le Batailles de l'Ancien Regime Notes: Our introduction as a club to Jim Pitts newest obsession, the "Le Batailles de l'Ancien Regime" Rules. We will use Jim's 18th century Imagi-Nation armies. Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

Photo by Jeff Baumal

The "outpost" - a ruin not far from the "the village" - also garrisoned by the men of the Legion's "Lost Patrol." This is an image from Mark Stevens' game "The Lost Patrol" played at RECON in Tampa Florida, April 2005.

Fourth Quarter

OCTOBER 2009

	Saturday 10/03/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm Title: The Affair at Eisenmuhlen Rules: Le Batailles de l'Ancien Regime Notes: Our second game using Jim Pitts' 25mm 18th century Imagi-nations armies and the "Le Batailles de l'Ancien Regime" Rules Gamemaster: Jim Pitts
	Saturday 10/17/09 10:00am. Fondren Presbyterian Church, 3220 Old Canton Road, Jackson MS. Scale: 25mm Title: The Battle of Octpingrad Rules: Bring up the Guns! - Larry Brom's Big Battle rules Notes: A LARGE game using the 25mm Russian and French armies of Jay Stribling and Robert Whitfield. The French have the Russian army pinned against a river. They attack across a small stream to seize the town of Octpingrad and finish off the Russians. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 10/31/09 10:00am. At Jay Stribling's home in Jackson MS Scale: 25mm Title: The Murican Revolution - Pt 1 Rules: Disperse ye Dammed Rebels! Notes: As Murica begins the process of breaking away from the mother country of Brittanica, the first battles are a learning experience for all concerned. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

NOVEMBER 2009

	Saturday 11/07/09 10:00am. At Jay Stribling's home in Jackson MS Scale: 25mm Title: The Murican Revolution - Part 2 Rules: Disperse ye Dammed Rebels! Notes: As Murica continues the process of breaking away from the mother country of Brittanica, the campaign continutes. Gamemaster: Jay Stribling
	Saturday 11/21/09 10:00am. At Jay Stribling's home in Jackson MS Scale: 25mm Title: The 3 Block War Rules: Ambush Alley Notes: Modern day adventures in the dusty lands of the middle east. The Regular troops will be run by the players and the insurgents were run by the game master and reacted according to die rolls. Gamemaster: Ed Sansing Click here to see the battle report.

DECEMBER 2009

	Saturday 12/5/09 10:00am. At Bill Hamilton's home in Jackson MS Scale: 25mm Title: The 3 Block War Rules: Ambush Alley Notes: Modern day adventures in a city of the dusty middle east. The Regular troops will be run by the players and the insurgents will be run by the game master as the coalition clears the area block by block. Gamemaster: Ed Sansing Click here to see the battle report.
	Saturday 12/19/09 No Game Scale: n/a Title: Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas to all! Notes: Everyone will be busy with holiday duties and surprises..

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