I decided to attend the Fall In convention this year after an absence of nearly 15 years. Originally scheduled for some games of Pillage, the organizer had to drop out and it left me with an open schedule. In my stroll through all the games set up, I happened upon the Washington Grand Company and their tables for the Triumph! Set of rules.
I go back quite a bit with the guys from WGC and it was great to see old friends and players and the new folks as well.
On Friday I got in a demo game and later that evening I was graciously given a loaner army (Medieval German Princes) to play in the Baltic Powers tournament (army lists restricted to that particular conflict region).
I didn’t take detailed pics as I was getting to grips with the Triumph! Rules.
I ended up placing 4th overall in the themed tournament and had a blast playing 15mm rank and flank again. Having played DBA for years, I feel the Triumph! Rules not only fix issues from that game-set, but also provide a more historic simulation with better combat factors, more sensible troop behavior, and other things like battle cards you can purchase with your available points that add more historical flourishes.
On Saturday I brought out my Early Imperial Roman East army after a minor rebasing of my catafracts. I played in the 15mm Open Tournament and placed somewhere in the bottom third of players with a 1-4 record. My opponents were gracious and essentially treated my games a learning games offering advice throughout. What a blast!
This convention really reminded me of how much fun it is to game with great people and how playing a simple ruleset with deep nuance can provide so many hours of entertainment. I managed to grab some extra rule books, playing mats (thanks, DK!), and a couple movement gauges (thanks, Rod!) to bring back to my local gaming group to demo.
I also managed to pick up some great scenery for Pillage and Barons’ War, in addition to some Gripping Beast Late Romans to build for Saga.
I leave you with a couple pics of some impressive tables and boards I saw at the con.
Until next week!
The Triumph! Gamer 