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Our convention is kicking off this Friday & we've still got some great events w/ seats available at #TheACDCBoth FR & SA, the Boardgame Bootcamp will teach you the essentials of Discord, VASSAL, and Tabletop Simulator, to help you get the most out of your virtual wargaming (like, say, at #TheACDC)https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/36https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/37Cyrano's afternoon Memoir '44 game still has seats? C'mon people! https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/12Hazdrubal added a Sunday evening game of Rebels & Patriots, if you want to re-fight some skirmishes from the American War of Independencehttps://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/41Somehow, there are still seats available in the Saturday morning learn-to-play game of Point Blank: V is for Victory from Lock 'n Load Publishinghttps://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/9Robotech Reconstruction (from Strange Machine Games) is, as you'd guess, based on the sci-fi series. But the COIN-inspired asymmetric play has had wargamers digging this title every time it hits the tablehttps://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/34https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/35Catastrophe Games has their new East Front game Campaign: Fall Blau on Saturday morninghttps://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/14Ad Astra Games were one of the first companies to support our ACDC's and they're back again to teach their Squadron Strike space combat game.They even developed their own proprietary platform for ithttps://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/28https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/29Ryan Heilman has been one of our longest-running GMs, and is back with the finally-published Ginormopod 2050 AD, which we've playtested in pre-pub form at past ACDC'shttps://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/6https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/schedule/7

#TheACDC is this weekend, and we've got some great seminars / talk shows as a part of the event (note that you do need to be registered with the convention to participate live) – Bruce Maxwell talking Air & Armor – Jim Werbaneth talking about the Inchon landing – Moe interviews Sebastian Bae about Littoral Commander – The sinking of the USS Scorpion – Interview with Harold Buchanan – The 100th anniversary of the Washington Naval Treaty – Interview with some of the professional designers from the Center for Naval Analysis plus the opening / closing Happy Hours with Brant, Moe, and Ardwulf https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023

when someone submits an event for it as a GM!

Once you have the badge for the weekend, the events themselves are free to add up to the registration limit for the event.

[b]Added a couple of events for #TheACDC![/b] Our virtual game convention starts in less than a week - details below • We've added a detailed Air & Armor demo with Bruce Maxwell & Fred Schwarz, as they'll walk thru a full example of play while taking Q&A w/ the audience • There's now 2 sessions of Robotech Reconstruction, so you check out this COIN-inspired asymmetrical wargame of the factions after one of the major Robotech wars • 2 sessions of the always-awesome Boardgame Bootcamp with Tim & Karl, teaching users how to use Discord, VASSAL, and Tabletop Simulator Some attendees have said that this session alone was worth the price of attendance :cowboy: • The outstanding Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials will be teaching both Combat Commander AND Commands & Colors: Ancients And all of those have been added to our agenda, so come join us next weekend for #TheACDC and spend the weekend wargaming in your pajamas with us! https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023/

"What's The ACDC?" An online/virtual game convention! Every January, the Armchair Dragoons hold a virtual convention, with 2-1/2 days of wargaming, talk shows, history presentations, pickup events, and learn-to-play/bootcamps for gamers. We use Discord as the 'home base' for the convention, and the GMs use VASSAL or TTS or other similar platforms to play the games, while we stream the talk shows and other presentations through YouTube (limited to attendees). This year? Learn to play Great Campaigns of the American Civil War with Ardwulf Learn to play Littoral Commander with designer Sebastian Bae Learn to play Point Blank: V is for Victory with LNL Publishing Learn to play an online Kriegsspiel with the International Kriegsspiel Society Learn to play Squadron Strike with Ad Astra Games The Wargame Bootcamp will teach you the essentials of Discord, VASSAL, and Tabletop Simulator Epic multi-player games with GOTY Jim Owczarski of Saturday Night Fights Twilight:2000 RPG sessions World at War 85, Song for War: Mediterranean Theater, Jutland, Robotech: Reconstruction, Judean Hammer, Ginormopod 2300, Campaign: Fall Blau, Blucher, and other games Interviews with Bruce Maxwell, Harold Buchanan, The Center for Naval Analysis, and Sebastian Bae (and maybe more?) Historical presentations on the Inchon Invasion, Washington Naval Treaty, and the USS Scorpion, among others And all of that crammed into one weekend, that you can join from your living room https://tabletop.events/conventions/the-acdc-january-2023

Still wondering about Connections Online? Check out our visit with Ardwulf to talk about the conference. https://youtu.be/hMKTFIF5t78

(I hope this one is OK to share here and that it isn't considered something spamish) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Calling all simulators, analysts, and wargamers Connections Online 2022, coming in mid-April We are an online non-profit conference dedicated to advancing the art, science, and application of wargaming. Our event emphasizes strengthening the links between hobby, commercial, academic, and professional communities interested in using games to understand the real world. Core Events will run 19-21 April, 10AM-4PM EST. Core events currently planned include (but are not limited to) developing professional wargames; improving your design skills; recent innovations in the wargaming field; simulating cyber conflict; and more. From 18-24 April we will have extended events (outside our Core hours) that address more niche topics, and present actual games! Extended events will include topics such as designing political-focused games, the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, and a wargame bootcamp on tools for running games online. On 18 April, there will be a free 2-hour introductory session that will be publicly streamed, as an "Introduction & Orientation to Wargaming". This session is being held in advance of the Core events to allow potential participants to gauge their own interest in the field before committing to full registration for Connections Online. Registration will be required via Tabletop.events (for a nominal fee) and content will be streamed through a private YouTube channel. Current schedule is available at the ACD site, but it still being added to (flyer is at https://www.armchairdragoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ConnexFlyer-2022.jpg) Note that this is not a game convention. It is a professional conference about wargaming that includes a few game sessions, but with a focus on seminars, panels, and presentations for information exchange within the professional / practitioner wargaming world

Dunno 'bout AVP. That's not me on the video - that's Banzai_Cat.

There's about a week or so left in the voting, so getcher votes in!

We're back with season 6 of The GrogCast, and already 5 episodes into it (so there's 75 or so back episodes, too) Each episode runs about an hour, and we talk all manner of strategy games, both digital and tabletop, and with some frequent guest appearances, too Click on the S6 image above to hit the GrogCast homepage and let us know what you think

.... FINALLY! (eesh....) (I hope this isn't breaking any rules here) GrogHeads Readers Choice Award Voting is finally up! http://grogheads.com/featured-posts/17601 yes, it took us a while to get the voting posted digital games on first page tabletop games on second page

Voting is now open for the 2014 GrogHeads Readers Choice Awards CM Red Thunder is on the list in the digital game categories

There's a big 2-part review of the Market Garden expansion over at GrogHeads.com Part 1 Part 2

http://grogheads.com/?p=2919