A short while ago we had the second tournament in Sweden adding up to 8 players. Might not seem so impressive but it is double the amount since last tournament. My thoughts will be published soon enough so people can evaluate and steal ideas. But meanwhile – the furthest traveled participant, Jens, has written a good report of this event and I have begged over and over to allow it be released here on the blog. Some days ago he agreed and allowed me to include pictures on jis awesome army as well so here it is – enjoy:
Jens army is most likely the best looking army in Sweden to date/Egge
A sunny afternoon on the fourth of July I drove through the heart of Småland, Sweden, full of anticipation heading for Wexio 2014 and the second Dropzone Commander tournament in Sweden. Wexio 2014 would become my first real experience of Dropzone Commander and miniature wargaming tournaments. With a big smile on my lips I went through the game plan in the car on the way down. The tournament outline was five rounds, played over two days, with random scenarios on 4’x4’ tables, scenarios could be modified with variants randomly decided, and a total of eight contenders had signed up. The following scenarios were in the mix; Targets of Opportunity, Recon, Land Grab and Encroachment. The variants were; no special rules, all buildings are armour 8 or five of the buildings are bunkers. The variety of the eventual battlefield encouraged participants to pick an army list which could handle all of these contingencies. I felt ready. I was not.
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