HUBCON
Gaming convention in Hattiesburg MS, September 14-16, 2007
The Jackson Gamers were well represented at this annual gaming convention in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Tim Latham, Bill Hamilton, Travis Melton, Mark Stevens, and Jim Pitts all participated in the gaming. Travis Melton and Mark Stevens ran games there.
Photo by Jimn Pitts
An overview of the convention room at Hubcon. This is fairly early in the day, many games are being set up.
Photo by Jimn Pitts
Viking longships landing a raiding party to pillage a poor Saxon village.
Photo by Jim Pitts
British forces ready to conquer Canada from the French. Note that the "water" does not extend "off the edge of the world.
Ken Hafer's NUTS! WWII game
Photo by Jimn Pitts
Ken Hafer - a good friend of the Jackson Gamers - prepares for his 25mm WW2 game. This game was played with the "NUTS" rules from "Two Hour Wargames."
Photo by Jim Pitts
Major Pitzfeld (Jim Pitts) in his Panther leads his combat team against the Americans in Ken Hafer's Nuts WW2 game. Jim Pitts confirms that the miniatures were very nicely painted by Ken.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Kill Number 1, an American halftrack, for Pitzfeld's Panther. Note the Sherman in the distance.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Another "Ronson" lights up for the Panther as the Sherman flames also.! The Germans won the game.
Travis Melton's Napoleonic 15mm game
Photo by Jim Pitts
Travis Melton's massed Austrians in the Napoleonic game he ran. This was a very large game, and each photo only shows part of the battlefield. Travis used his own "House Rules" for this game.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Travis Melton's French infantry, supported by dragoons and artillery prepare to engage the Austrians. The photo is a bit fuzzy - it is not your eyes!
Photo by Jim Pitts
Another shot of Travis Melton's Napoleonic game. This time the massed Russian forces advance against the French.
Photo by Jim Pitts
French forces prepare to engage the advancing Austrians near the village in Travis Melton's Napoleonic game.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Russian and French infantry cross bayonets in Travis Melton's Napoleonic game.
Photo by Jim Pitts
The Austrians have taken the town and are preparing for a French counterattack.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Allied cavalry move forward through a gap to assault the French as the Austrian and Russian infantry advance. The French are advancing also which would lead to a large fight in the center of the battlefield.
Travis Melton said, about his game: "It was an 1813 "Push to Paris" game. I used my own rules set called Sabres & Muskets. The Russians & Austrians won the battle. The fight came to a climax when the Russian Cavalry ran over the Polish brigade in the center while three Russian infantry brigades over-ran all the French artillery on the right flank and the defending froggie infantry brigade. On the left flank the Austrians took the small village and held the French middle guard in check."
Mark Stevens' 25mm MAIWAND Colonial game
Photo by Jim Pitts
In Mark Stevens' Maiwand game, the stalwart Anglo-Indian brigade, supported by two batteries of artillery, advances against the Afghans.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Part of the Afghan army crosses the valley to attack the Anglo-Indian invaders. Notice their bullock drawn artillery battery.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Back at Mark Stevens' game, the British battalion prepares to engage a rashly charging Afghan unit. In the left rear, the remnants of the Indian cavalry brigade charge an Afghan mountain battery to try to take some pressure off the beleaguered infantry.
Photo by Jim Pitts
They succeed in driving off the Afghan gunners, but a unit of Afghan cavalry charges the Indians in the flank, driving them off in turn.
Photo by Jim Pitts
The Afghan bullock battery tries to close the distance, but the British commander, with two of his three infantry battalions and one of his two cavalry regiments destroyed, orders a retreat to save what was left of his forces. The game turned out very similar to the actual battle.
Mark Stevens comments: "We used the 800 Fighting Englishmen by Larry brom. I beefed up the British firepower and cut most of the Afghan units to one firing dice per stand since they were using Enfields. I counted only 3 out of 4 Afghan gunners for firing purposes but the Afgan guns were still too powerful for a balanced game.
The Jackson Gamers always enjoy HUBCON and we look forward to next year!
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