tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post5224410174237894647..comments2024-03-02T15:12:47.341+00:00Comments on Colgar6 and the Infinite Legion of Toy Soldiers: 5150: The Deserted BaseColgar6http://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-62381231933290253452013-11-17T10:20:11.967+00:002013-11-17T10:20:11.967+00:00Thanks, David. As umpire, I was bemused (but not ...Thanks, David. As umpire, I was bemused (but not surprised) at the players' actions. They made perfect sense for the original mission, but none at all when the situation had changed to a fight for survival!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-12437801608136448822013-11-17T10:07:34.195+00:002013-11-17T10:07:34.195+00:00Great game Colgar!Great game Colgar!David Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148983897942472092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-24827357430811424742013-11-14T14:20:29.990+00:002013-11-14T14:20:29.990+00:00I checked and it does ... time for some digit remo...I checked and it does ... time for some digit removing and gameplaying I think!colinmnashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342098641859314933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-21105157276832294742013-11-14T13:45:21.216+00:002013-11-14T13:45:21.216+00:00I'm using the old 5150 rules and they certainl...I'm using the old 5150 rules and they certainly do have rules for bugs. Don't know about Star Army, though - you'd need to ask on the THW forum, I think.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-4643934000889329902013-11-14T11:48:55.547+00:002013-11-14T11:48:55.547+00:00Great batrep Colgar! and as has been said above ma...Great batrep Colgar! and as has been said above makes me want to run a similar game! are the rules for bugs in 5150: Star Army? If so, as I have that, I've got no excuse ...colinmnashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342098641859314933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-73804685380996079662013-11-14T07:47:52.097+00:002013-11-14T07:47:52.097+00:00Didn't see that coming, huh :-) ?Didn't see that coming, huh :-) ?Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-21620173276327566222013-11-14T07:47:17.080+00:002013-11-14T07:47:17.080+00:00Starship Troopers, Aliens, Resident Evil, The Mine...Starship Troopers, Aliens, Resident Evil, The Mines of Moria...<br /><br />The "deserted base" trope is quite common (and there's *always* something nasty lurking there!)Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-5994455480615037202013-11-14T07:45:40.729+00:002013-11-14T07:45:40.729+00:00Interesting notion. I've just realised that w...Interesting notion. I've just realised that we failed to roll whenever a trooper was "killed" to see if the bug would carry them back to the hole instead. Perhaps there were some survivors, though I don't envy them very much...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-26021748367124386222013-11-14T06:55:31.708+00:002013-11-14T06:55:31.708+00:00Oh my... That's a shocker... Yep nuke em!Oh my... That's a shocker... Yep nuke em!DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-31466558940024109322013-11-14T01:09:50.592+00:002013-11-14T01:09:50.592+00:00a silent outpost? was it a reference to Starship t...a silent outpost? was it a reference to Starship troopers? <br />I think the players didn't feel the danger and relied to their technology instead of survival instincts. Good report and nice game idea.cedrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567465798644856588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-53263233437754693012013-11-14T00:37:48.019+00:002013-11-14T00:37:48.019+00:00I had an old army buddy who had extensively studie...I had an old army buddy who had extensively studied the Little Big Horn. He believed that some of Custer's men had escaped the disaster to Reno and/or Benteen. A supporting theory was that the Army just quietly covered up their stories to avoid messy questions. His money quote: "If everyone is going to die, it's ok to live."<br /><br />Can't imagine why that quote just came back to me now. :)Maj. Guiscardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-19092727124366228842013-11-13T21:33:13.173+00:002013-11-13T21:33:13.173+00:00Aw, what have you got against my poor walker?!Aw, what have you got against my poor walker?!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-39009081846176170542013-11-13T21:28:17.976+00:002013-11-13T21:28:17.976+00:00I don't the players quite undertoos the quote:...I don't the players quite undertoos the quote:<br />"Bugs sir! Millions of them!"<br />"How many millions soldier?" <br />I think the players real objective was just to bug out.<br /><br />Great aar report and I wanted the walker dead even before I knew about the bugs !Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-57159116911565998992013-11-13T18:22:28.522+00:002013-11-13T18:22:28.522+00:00If they'd all stuck together and massed their ...If they'd all stuck together and massed their fire power then it could have gone very differently. But yes, there was a certain slow inevitability about the result, right from the beginning.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-42589151540920663732013-11-13T18:20:45.730+00:002013-11-13T18:20:45.730+00:00I'm beginning to think that the only way to wi...I'm beginning to think that the only way to win such a fight in 5150 is to pray for low numbers of bugs. The moment a 3x or 4x swarm is rolled seems to mark the end of all hope for the humans!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-10175420894905125672013-11-13T18:00:16.594+00:002013-11-13T18:00:16.594+00:00Well it was fun for the bugs. Not so much for the...Well it was fun for the bugs. Not so much for the troopers!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-68106609152496497472013-11-13T17:59:45.648+00:002013-11-13T17:59:45.648+00:00You may be right. It probably doesn't help th...You may be right. It probably doesn't help that many of my gaming group are quite young and probably don't expect the goalposts to move!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-69832750399805282032013-11-13T17:58:13.997+00:002013-11-13T17:58:13.997+00:00Shooting into melee wasn't a choice they had. ...Shooting into melee wasn't a choice they had. However, they did decide to reinforce the melees, which is probably the wrong decision from a cold, logical perspective.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-19036399262076762252013-11-13T16:08:56.968+00:002013-11-13T16:08:56.968+00:00Great report with the ending becoming more and mor...Great report with the ending becoming more and more predictable as the swarms began to mass and more bugs appear.............“Nuke the entire site from orbit--it’s the only way to be sureSimon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-29088568927141342292013-11-13T15:00:28.610+00:002013-11-13T15:00:28.610+00:00Great report in all respects. Makes me want to get...Great report in all respects. Makes me want to get my 5150 rules back out.<br /><br />CheersSam Patehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141121566526149379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-39225206652120189342013-11-13T13:47:45.664+00:002013-11-13T13:47:45.664+00:00Oh my goodness, what a game! Masses, literally, o...Oh my goodness, what a game! Masses, literally, of bug like fun! Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-85064622677416861942013-11-13T13:21:57.388+00:002013-11-13T13:21:57.388+00:00I think the need to stay on task and carry out the...I think the need to stay on task and carry out the assignments is an indication that most players want to play the game. As such they think the game must be fair so they plough on regardless of losses looking for some key factor which will suddenly turn the tide, back in their favour. Just a thought. Nice AAR and always look forward to more.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-57067400700352293462013-11-13T12:47:29.021+00:002013-11-13T12:47:29.021+00:00I'm surprised the various squads weren't m...I'm surprised the various squads weren't more cavalier about shooting into melee. They must not have remembered that hand to hand with bugs only goes one way. As for tactics, "Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure."Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.com