November game?

I saw his post and was quite interested... then I remembered the discussion about the game he's running in June... the one with "Concentration Camp Roleplay"... That rather concerns me to be honest and I don't want to be associated with it.

However get past that and this sounds totally awesome!

I'd need to be sure there wasn't any bullshitting going on... it does kind of sound too good to be true.

Yes, doesn't it! Anyone thinking D-Day?!

Indeed I am.

Although I have the same reservations as Yith.

Reading his forum earlier I noticed a large emphasis on 'Political Roleplay' for his WW2 game. He then mentions high concentration on political aspects of the war (I'm paraphrasing) which is something I would avoid like a rancid, diseased, hermaphrodite prostitute.

S

Josh's almost-LARP-events @ their Tuddenham site have a good reputation. He tends to think "outside the box" a bit, and i've not heard anything negative about Gunman at all (thats with my Ai hat on - and believe me, i hear a lot of stuff!) I've read his post on USUCK. His ammo rules (no winding magazines, except for support guns) might tick a few people off, but it's not a bad idea per se.

Running it as a JV could be a good idea. The site itself sounds very interesting. Issues i'd have would be:

1: Loadout rules. Don't want to dilute things just to get the numbers up.
2: C&C. How does he want to run things?
3: 200 people. Thats going to require some serious marshaling.

Certainly worth thinking about, and the 5 month gap between CR and this event should give enough planning time.

Given what he says about the lay-of-the-land with sand dunes and woodland, its got to be the Normandy invasion really!

in having you chaps come and run a weekend there

Looks like he is looking for our input, not bolting onto his planned game so plenty of scope to do it the 'CiA way'

No winding mags would count me out then. I just can't afford to buy any kit in the foreseeable future. Running a mortgage and car are priority for me at the moment.

Having run a 300 player event with 15 marshalls we needed more. Besides, I really don't think we have the player base for 200 people in WW2 airsoft, and as Jay says, we don't want to dilute what we've already acheived.

I always start to get suspicious of games with more than 150 players since running two big games. It just becomes a logistical nightmare and isn't really fun by any stretch of the imagination. In short, it becomes too much like a job, and that's not why I do this.

That's my tuppence-worth anyway.

S

He sorts the organisation crap, we make the rules?

He sorts the organisation crap, we make the rules?

Lol! Well, that's me won over!

I also am not happy about the no winding mags rule... It kind off buggers up my sten somewhat!

I have to agree with Steve... I know we're doing really well and all, but I can't even imagine getting 200 players for a game... and I certainly don't want to double the stress that a possible cancellation of the whole event could have caused... As nearly happened on Sunday morning.

200 airsofters in full accurate WW2 kit in South Wales in November... give me a break... I just can't see it.

I think I'd want to be involved with a smaller venture with them first.

I'd be happy to attend... I'm just not sure I want to help run this.

Ok, here's an idea. If Josh could be persuaded to have a smaller event first at that site, to run it as a test for a "big" event say, next summer, would he go for it?

I always start to get suspicious of games with more than 150 players since running two big games. It just becomes a logistical nightmare and isn't really fun by any stretch of the imagination. In short, it becomes too much like a job, and that's not why I do this.

Totally agree. We ran Eurogames for 250 ppl at FireFight 5 years ago, and had 20 floating marshals, let alone the static "objective" marshals. Simply organising the marshaling rota was a nightmare. Two day event, and myself and the other guy in overall charge of it had less than 10 hours off all weekend. And that, we spent sleeping.

Booo, I want to do Normandy. We are all supposing at the moment - need to speak to him and find out more about what he is proposing!!

Lets find out more then.

When I win the lottery I intend to buy an island, dig caves and do an Iwo Jima event anyway.

I've been playing for 12 years, my time must be up soon.

I just got this from warren... the last bit is of relevance.

hi mate,
big thanks from me and all the lads for the weekend it was fandabydosy

so this is the Q, will we be seeing some of you up here for the d-day weekend i do hope so,

on that matter, can i perhaps have a thread for it on the forum to let every one know and see if we cant get some up as well,
like we,v said befor it for the 2 days, we need to work out more detals here about how its going to be but the sites village area and cliff top is kinda desiged for the d-day game that we play every other game day,

and allso if one or two of you want to come up for a rece befor hand then your more than welcome to,

warren

ps oh btw, past the forum on to an airsoft site owner that wants to run a day in the south wales, bit of a money man if you know what i,m saying

Nowt wrong with making money, good motivation!

Are you going to put a thread up for Warren BTW?

Can we install a Warren automatic grammar check at all?!?

I don't think there's a system yet designed that could handle Warren's SPG....

Funny isn't it, I assumed Warren was that squat pissed Glaswegian with the period haircut - gobsmacked when I spoke to the 'real' Warren! Bright and articulate chap so I assume he is dyslextic or sommat (or lazy like Gadge )

I'd go with dyslexic or perhaps just simply illeterate.

My mothers quite bright but never got taught to read or write as a child (moved between welsh and english schools and often kept at home to childmind the boy children in that valleys way)

Si she can barely read and write but shes a sharp woman.

I suggesed to warren that he post a thread himself.