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Here are some pics from last weekend's game at Kublacon (Memorial Weekend) - it is one of the biggest Gamer Cons in the West Coast.

For our Kublacon game I was part of the GM team that consisted of Bincho, Moparmessiah, Kam, and myself - the pics below show some of the action of the game at Kublacon.  The awesome boards & minis are courtesy of Bincho and Moparmessiah

At this year’s con we had a huge turnout, we had so much foot traffic it was it was unbelievable! We started at 9:00am and we didn't stop rolling the dice until 11:00pm. That's 14 hours of Battletech goodness!  Needless to say my voice was gone by the next morning and I was completely wiped out.  At one point during the game we easily had over 20 players throwing down!
Over 75% of the players that registered for our games were either new to the table top game or returning players from the era before the clans invaded the Innersphere, it was good to see former players taking an interest in Battletech once more.
For all that attended it was great seeing you folks there and making your acquaintance!

Bincho & Mopar - take a bow for your outstanding work! Your craftsmanship in mini painting and terrain building was superb. Both the players and all passersby were constantly complementing the game layout, the terrain, and the minis.

A big thanks to Fryguy49 (Jordan) for giving us an awesome spot at this year's Kublacon's miniature gaming hall, for his professionalism, and for helping us out, as we need it, during the con season. Thank you Jordan!

Well without further ado here the pics – Cheers!

The first pic is of a lighted mech factory
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Here is a pic of some Kurita forces guarding some buildings

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Here is a pic of a dropship on the Wobbie spaceport

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Here is an overview shot of four terrain boards side by side each measuring 2ft by 4ft long - and way at the end was another 6ft of terrain boards (brown) being used as part of the main battle.

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Overview 2

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Overview 3

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Here is a closer shot of the other board on the far end side of the table

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Last and final pic

A closer look at the minis on the far end board

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Wow....  :o

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Nice game guys  8)

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Bravo on Bincho's boards!  I'm sorry I missed the game.  It was my anniversary weekend.  I'd be very interested in a tutorial on Bincho's boards.


"Oh bother", said Pooh, as he chambered his last round...

"Carrying stuff may be a sign of improper utilization of your minions." - 'Freelance Writer' Paul

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[snip]

For our Kublacon game I was part of the GM team that consisted of Bincho, Moparmessiah, Kam, and myself - the pics below show some of the action of the game at Kublacon.  The awesome boards & minis are courtesy of Bincho and Moparmessiah

[snip]

Kam would be me.   Bincho and Moparmessiah always pull out all the stops for Kublacon, and it rocks.   Its just too bad that the mushroom cloud template didn't make it out this year :)

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Gotta love gratuitous Santa Anas. Nice seeing you on the boards Kam.

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Bravo on Bincho's boards!  I'm sorry I missed the game.  It was my anniversary weekend.  I'd be very interested in a tutorial on Bincho's boards.

The green boards are Bincho's, the red/brown boards are mine  8)

Sorry you couldn't make it  :(

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The green boards are Bincho's, the red/brown boards are mine  8)

Sorry you couldn't make it  :(

That old wife/anniversary thing took precedence.  There is no safe way to tell the wife that I'll be playing Battletech on our anniversary.  Just can't be done.

BTW...what did you use to mold the hexes into the foam board?


"Oh bother", said Pooh, as he chambered his last round...

"Carrying stuff may be a sign of improper utilization of your minions." - 'Freelance Writer' Paul

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That old wife/anniversary thing took precedence.  There is no safe way to tell the wife that I'll be playing Battletech on our anniversary.  Just can't be done.

BTW...what did you use to mold the hexes into the foam board?

I made my parents reschedule their 50th wedding anniversary  :D

That's CBT/Kublacon dedication  ;D

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I made my parents reschedule their 50th wedding anniversary  :D

That's CBT/Kublacon dedication  ;D

If I would have done that, I would have had to run a marathon.  That's her 'thing'.


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If I would have done that, I would have had to run a marathon.  That's her 'thing'.

Really?  My wife runs those too. 

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I did 8 miles this weekend.   Scheduled to do the san francisco half.  Wife is scheduled to do the nike full in October (?)

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I did 8 miles this weekend.   Scheduled to do the san francisco half.  Wife is scheduled to do the nike full in October (?)

We know you run  8)

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I did 8 miles this weekend.   Scheduled to do the san francisco half.  Wife is scheduled to do the nike full in October (?)

I'll occasionally run if I really have to go to the bathroom during a commercial break.


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We know you run  8)

Seem to work out well enough on the jungle map in the last martial Olympiad.

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Seem to work out well enough on the jungle map in the last martial Olympiad.

Oh you just have to bring that up - don't you  :P ;D

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Oh you just have to bring that up - don't you  :P ;D
Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

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Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

Remind me to bring my flame thrower to the next game

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Re: West Coast 2011 Gunslinger Tournament Battletech @ Endgame 7/10
« Reply #56 on: 26 June 2011, 18:50:44 »
7/10/11 - West Coast Gunslinger Tournament
If interested in attending send me an email for the tournament rules and unit selection options.
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I'll be there.

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Have fun guys - I'll be flying home from Commandothon V

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Have fun guys - I'll be flying home from Commandothon V

You'll be missed.  Although, I'm thinking we can have Commander Dong be your proxy. :))