Last weekend saw the first Vietnam Mega Game. It’s taken Martin and I just over 3 years to build all the stuff needed . 500+ figures , 30+ vehicles /choppers/boats/planes and well over a 100 cubic litres of “jungle”
9 of us met up at Gerry’s Situation Room for 3 days of linked games . We used the two 24x6 table and used the central aisle as a major river .
Given the scale of the game we were using a home brew set of rules that allow the players to just play the Free World and Martin and I ran the NVA/VC/Civilians , using the malevolence of cards and dice and a little curation . We will tweak these and may publish later in the year .
Two tables - each 24x6 .
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| Choppers ! |
The approximate map .
We had a range of scenarios that built in size . Good friend Bob (whose dad served in Vietnam) recorded a series of orders from MACV .
So here are some the pictures I managed to capture over the period
Kill the rogue Colonel - scenario
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| Snipers / Tunnel Entrances |
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| Tunnel fight! |
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| Downed aircraft, rescue scenario . |
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| Capture “Hot Dog” hill. |
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| Hearts and Minds in the village. |
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| Not sure Napalm on the headman’s house is going to help! |
The NVA base in the hills
The defence of , then relief of the Michelin plantation
Thanks must go to Anne and Gerry for the facilitation and all the tea and sandwiches / Gin/ Beer / restaurant booking !
Phew - that’s the itch scratched - just tweaks left on this project
Was fun wasn't it.
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DeleteAbsolutely stunning stuff. How many litres of Jungle did you say?
ReplyDelete100+ , we build jungle to fill 35 litres boxes - had 3 of them . Plus the trees , plus the big hills ! - mad - I need to hire a van if we do any more !
DeleteMy God Man! This is truly an impressive sight! I am left without words.
ReplyDeleteHa ha - yes it’s bonkers .. but great fun
DeleteGreat to see the pictures, thanks again for your efforts 👍
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you along
DeleteAbsolutely brilliant Dave. Looking forward to seeing the rules come out.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
DeleteBloody hell - very impressive!!
ReplyDeleteThanks - it really was great to see
DeleteWow, that looks like it was a lot of work building and painting all that.
ReplyDeleteIt was a team effort . My late friend Scotty did most of then jungle during lockdowns - ended up as his last project . In terms if figures it’s actually a fairly small commitment around 250 . The vehicles and the planes etc take a bit of time - but we’re all good fun . Cheers
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