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Making Mayhem - The 2024 Edition: Mayhem Gaming Con ‘24 - Friday: The First Day

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The question of whether or not a person should drive, by themselves, about six hours one way, for a game convention, is not really a subject that comes up in discussion too often.  Maybe it is something some people discuss more than others, but I would guess in the usual lives of most people, it never happens.   That being said, the last couple of years, that discussion arose in my mind, due to the origin of a new gaming convention in Lebanon, New Hampshire, called Mayhem.  Mayhem has been held in April, though thinking about it, May would better fit the name (Aprilhem anyone?).    When I heard about this convention last year, I decided to go, due to the fact that I had not been to an in person convention since Historicon 2019 in July of that year.  I had been prepared to attend Cold Wars 2020, the weekend of March 13th, but I did not know if the convention would cancel or not and did not want to get stuck with a hotel bill, and no reason to be in the hotel, so I canceled my game.  Col
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Sergeants Miniatures Game - What is it??

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Sergeants Miniatures Game (SMG) is a bit different than a lot of typical miniatures game in existence.  Sergeants is not just a set of rules, but a full system that allows you to buy a base, starter set, a few extra figures, and you can play the game.   I remember seeing at some of the conventions in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where people would walk out of the dealer hall with a new game, sit down at an empty table, open things up, and start playing the game.   SMG, and its sister game Sergeants D-Day, are manufactured by Lost Battalion Games  ( Lost Battalion Games Site ).  Both offer a similar experience of play.  SMG is available with both base sets for the American Airborne, Day of Days, and the British Airborne, Red Devils.  There are also several expansion sets available for both nationality paths.  Expansions include scenario packs, with scenario books, and new terrain maps, soldier packs, and even 3D terrain buildings, "hasty positions", and trenches.  The system uses t
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Mayhem 2024 Prep Work

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 Almost another year has passed and this coming April 19th-21st I am bringing Sergeants Miniatures Game to New Hampshire.  I have had the opportunity to run SMG at many of the HMGS East Conventions, and NJ Con in the past, and now bringing it to a new locale.   SMG combines a terrain board, with 20mm miniature figures.  The game can even use 3D terrain, manufactured specially to work with the game system.   Sergeants is a fun World War 2 game that allows new players, as well as experienced players to have a game that is exciting and enjoyable.   It is a card driven system.   Both the GM and the players will have cards that will determine the actions taking place each turn.   Will you succeed or fail in your mission?   For Mayhem I will be running games dealing with the "lost" 4th Glider that was supposed to land near the Orne River Bridge and help with the seizing of that important location.  The glider landed miles away and now the men are working to get back to Major John H
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Pulp Alley Superhero Cards for Mayhem Convention Game

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Here are some of the cards I created for the heroes that will be available.  Typically I try to use the rules to create the superpowers that the characters possess in the comics.  At times things are modified, it can be either up or down, to make things fit the source material.   I am not trying to totally rewrite the rules, or recreate every single power or ability.  If I did that, then the cards would be books.   The template is one one I created.  I have to upload that to the Pulp Alley Facebook Group.  I had an older version on there, but this one is more customized.  I am also using the standard cards for some characters too.  More to come!
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