Havenstock at Gamer's Haven

[Landlubber]

Ed and Troy at Gamer's Haven were talking to me yesterday about the upcoming Havenstock game day that will be at Gamer's Haven in early June. They said it will be either the first or second weekend (I assume a Saturday event, like they usually do). I asked Ed about running a Dystopian Wars demo, and he thought that was a great idea.

I think it would be cool if we could have Dystopian Wars, Firestorm Armada, and Planetfall all represented at the event. I can certainly handle the Dystopian Wars portion. I've done this before at Gamer's Haven, where I set up small-scale games or scenarios to showcase different aspects of the game. Plus, it would be great if we could have a couple "showcase models" on display so people can get a feel for what the game looks like (and, honestly, to drum up interest). Our group has some beautifully-painted miniatures and fleets that would do well.

Interested to hear everyone's thoughts on the topic!

[Dakkar]

I'll submit a from to do an official Firestorm Demo, and see what swag I can get. I can likely support Planetfall too.

[Stephan]

If it's the second weekend, I should be able to make it.  I can't promise having any clue how to actually play Planetfall, but I should have my entire Aquan force painted and based by the end of this week, and will probably have my Leviathan ready by then as well (assuming no problems getting it from Rob).

[Landlubber]

Cool. I'll keep an eye on the Gamer's Haven forums to see when they're holding the event. I think it would be a great way to showcase all three game systems, maybe get people interested again and draw in a few new folks as well.

[Landlubber]

OK...according to the Gamer's Haven forums, Havenstock is on 6 June. I told the staff I'd be good to run a Dystopian Wars demo for the first half of the day. My most-painted fleet is certainly the French, so I'll have them on the board. I can provide an opponent force for them, but it would be half-painted at best. If anyone wants to "man the booth" with me, so to speak, and provide some nicely-painted opponents and help me demonstrate the game, I would be very appreciative. Or, if you want to donate a few ships for the day, that would be cool too. It would be nice to have a few models from as many different factions as possible represented.

I figured I'd just set up a massive force-on-force engagement and let people push ships around and roll dice to see how it works.

Let me know if you're interested!

[captainrockman]

I should be able to make it that day, but will have to double-check tonight. I am happy to help guide people through the game with you.

I certainly don't have a fleet painted, but maybe with all the rain this week I will be motivated to get at least 800 points or so of Russians or PLC.

[Dakkar]

I'll have a table or two for an official Spartan Firestorm Demo (i.e. I'll have SWAG!!!)
And after Firestorm Armada, I'll do some Planetfall

So between the two of us, we'll Spartan up the house!!

[Landlubber]

I'll have a table or two for an official Spartan Firestorm Demo (i.e. I'll have SWAG!!!)
And after Firestorm Armada, I'll do some Planetfall

So between the two of us, we'll Spartan up the house!!

Awesome. The more Spartan, the better.

Captain Rockman, I appreciate the offer. No worries if your ships aren't painted up. Since this would be a running demo game, i think it would just be cool to have as many different factions represented as possible so people could see the different fleet aesthetics. I would like to generally have an Imperial Bond vs Grand Coalition set-up, with multiple nations represented on each side, so completely disregarding the allies building rules in the book.

[Dakkar]

Oh, and it's just being called "HavenFest" now, not HavenStock ;-)

[captainrockman]

Landlubber,

That sounds good. Per usual, I can only furnish RC and PLC for the Grand Coalition. But, I would be happy to borrow some FSA.

I also have 6 small mine layers for the Danish if you would like them for the Imperial Bond.

[Landlubber]

Oh, and it's just being called "HavenFest" now, not HavenStock ;-)

Ah yes, my bad. It IS Havenfest. Don't know where I got "Havenstock" from.

Rockman, that would be great. I have plenty of FSA (some ships even painted!) to pair them up with.

[Dakkar]

Havenstock was the original name, then they changed it. :-)

My Demo box arrived last night - I now have some rulebooks (Planetfall and Firestorm both), card decks (both games), and Models to give away, plus TONS of flyers and posters, including a big stack of HALO flyers.

[Dakkar]

REMINDER:

I'll be demoing Firestorm this Saturday the 6th, at Gamer's Haven,  from 10 to noon or so, with an extra table available for pick up games.
And then a Planetfall Demo right after that.
I have SWAG to give away, including models, cards, and rulebooks!

If you're planning to come down, please let me know! I only have one mat, so a second space mat, and a city-mat for Planetfall, would all be handy!

[Landlubber]

And here's my official reminder for the Dystopian Wars demo I'll be running, 10:00 until 2:00. I have some Grand Coalition and Imperial Bond ships to face off against each other, but if anyone wants to donate a few ships to show the range of the models, that would be cool. Or if you want to help me explain rules, that would be cool too.

Dale, I'll try to remember to bring my space mat for you to use.

[Dakkar]

Dale, I'll try to remember to bring my space mat for you to use.

Awesome! Thanks!

If I end up not actually demoing for a new guy, I'll try one of my old feats and play both DW and Firestorm at the same time. :-)