Long silence

Almost 2 weeks without posting: my (real) job is keeping me too busy.
At the moment, I am trying and studying several other Napoleonic rulesets, and in the few hours left I'm playing a campaign with my fellow gamers at the club.
May however will be a busy gaming month: on 7th-8th I'll go to Tolentino, for the re-enactment of the 1815 battle between King Joachim Murat's Neapolitans and the Austrians; the week after I'll be in S. Marino for the 2011 edition of Dadi.com, where I'll demo 61-65 both in the ACW and Napoleonic version. Finally, on may 22nd there will be the 4th SDS Tournament in Arezzo.

Pics from Milan Tournament (March 20th)

Thanks to the friends of X Legio Gemina (organizers of the Tournament) I can show you some pics. They are all close up on the miniatures, so we can appreciate the painting quality. Above, three French Voltigeurs firing from behind a wall.
Some French Light Infantry in a sort of column, about to turn around the corner of a building.
Not 100% sure about the nationality of those guys above..... suggestions? (Voltigeurs of the Polish Vistula Legion?).
A French Line Infantry Officer ordering the Drummer to beat the "Pas de charge"..
A clash between Russian Pavlov and Grenadiers against..... Italian Light Infantry (or Provisional Croatians?).
And finally a Group of Austrian Grenadiers. Thank you for sharing X Legio!

Modena last sunday

This is me, proudly showing my "Staff" t-shirt....
It's a proof I was there (someone was in doubt :).....

First time ever of my new terrain from Baueda!

In Modena I used for the first time in a Convention my new 90x90 terrain made by Baueda (www.baueda.com). I must thank Claudio for the fantastic job done: all players who passed by stopped to ask me about the terrain!
The terrain is made of textile, with some sort of flexible material on top. Then it is hand painted and flocked to a very realistic level of finishing. And you can fold it without problems!
So now, instead of bringing along a 90x90 wooden table (space and weight!) I just have to carry a 100cm. tube with me...

More pics from PLAY2011 Modena

I must say I was positively impressed by the event. PLAY is just at its second edition, but it's very promising IMO.. The 4 themed pavillions were for computer games, boardgames, CCG and miniatures (something quite familiar for Origins visitors) and were all big and full of people.
Above, a table from the miniatures hall with a game in progress organised by Association "Miles Gloriosus" from Rome ("Avanti Savoia!" 15mm rules for the Italian Independence Wars).
The boardgame hall (above) was really crowded. Even if I don't know the exact dimensions, I think this hall was no smaller than the one at Origins.
In the Miniatures hall there were a lot of astonishing tables: the one above was for WH40K...
And this is "our" side of the event: above and below, 2 pics of a Napoleonic demo table staged by Antonino DeBartolo in 28mm. with his own "Convention rules".
6mm were also represented: below a big Eylau scenario (using Polemos rules) with a printed map. Very basic, but super quick to assemble... :)
The Tournament Area was made of more than 100 tables (66 for the Wargames Olympics section only). On saturday and sunday there were competitions of many games: Impetus, OWW II, Shako, Field of Glory, DBA, SDS and many others I can't remember. In all, a positive experience that I hope to repeat next year. Maybe - and that is probably the only down side - with some specialised exhibitors, really missing in the miniature hall...

PLAY2011: SDS tournament results

While collecting all the pics we made, here are the results of the SDS Tourney held on saturday:

1. Maurizio CISOTTO
2. Marco GASBARRI
3. Antonio PIETRA
4. Alessandro SALINI
5. Max SALVAGNINI
6. Massimo GAFFURI
7. Andrea TOGNOZZI
8. Filippo SIMONCINI
9. Carlo BANDINI
10. Sandro MARIANI
11. Roberto BAGNA
12. JOLLY player

With these results, Maurizio Cisotto from Pavia becomes the new Leader of the Italian SDS Championship (24 points), with Antonio Pietra following (22) and Marco Gasbarri third (21).
Next tournament will be in Arezzo, on May 22nd...

Last call for Wargames Olympics Tourney in Modena

The 3rd SDS Tournament will take place next saturday (march 26th) in Modena, within the Convention PLAY2011. I invite all players who are still in doubt to take a decision and let me know immediately, as tables are running out...

Il terzo Torneo di SDS si svolgerà a Modena durante la Fiera PLAY2011 il prossimo sabato 26 marzo. Invito tutti i giocatori che ancora non l'avessero fatto a comunicarmi la loro partecipazione immediatamente, dato che i posti sono limitati...