REMINDER: Sailpower will be having an event at The Soldiery Sunday afternoon! We will be arriving and setting up between 1 and 2 with game time starting around 2PM
REMINDER: Sailpower event Feb 28 @ the Soldiery
February 27th, 2010Don’t forget: TechCommander, Thursday at 7pm at the Soldiery
February 24th, 2010
We will be playing TechCommander on Thursday, February 25, 7pm at the Soldiery!
The Store is at:
4256 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Tel: 614-267-1957
The rules will be taught, so come on out and play!
Origins 2010 Invitational challenge!
February 22nd, 2010Last year at Origins we ran an ongoing points total towards a grand prize for all events and by Saturday night the competition was rather fierce. While this was a joy to see from one perspective, it also may be a bit much for the casual player who is new to the game and has never seen the game at a high level.
SO this year we are going to be doing things a little differently. We are scheduling a regular game Saturday night, but we are ALSO scheduling an invitational game during the same slot.
This Invitational game will be a real challenge. Every player will start out with identical ships – the 6 gun schooners we use in the demos. We will be using the full ship including the rail guns on the qaurter deck. We probably will make this event faction free (no official sides to start, everyone for themselves, no faction abilities) The board will use full rules including shoals and variable wind speeds. It will also be a heck of a game. Every qualified player who shows up will get a small prize just for showing up, and then will be in the running for cooler prizes! If you can survive the battle without leaving the play surface, you will get to keep the ship you played. ALSO a champion prize and a few side prizes will be offered.
How do you get an invite?
If you are on the following list, you have already qualified based on past victories
Amber Greenwood
Becky Allar
Bob Siegle
Brian Klinger
Don Zimmerman
Kieth Kerstettler
Mattthew Wiggins.
Mike Cooper
If not, you can get an invite by:
1. Being the overall Sailpower champion at any convention we attend within the last 2 years.
2. Being a previous invitee that attends the event (eg, if you attend and play you will automatically be invited back for future invitationals)
3. Winning any of the evening games leading up to Saturday night at Origins.
If your name should be on the above list and you are not, please drop us an email @ info@sailpowergame.com
So, if you do get an invite, You can play in our other events, but have the freedom to help out newer players without affecting your chances at a championship! If you don’t, there are still a few chances to get an invite!
Looking forward to Origins and seeing all of you!
Brian Carnes
Mike Cooper’s 6 gun Schooner
February 22nd, 2010This schooner is built by Mike Cooper of the Dayton Ohio area! Very nice!
Colonel Neher’s Warlord!
February 22nd, 2010Brian,
while I was waiting for the last section of French to dry, (Ed. NOTE : Paul has traded some painting services for an MSV!) I finished up my rig …
Note the addition of visible jump jets, the hyperscanner, the wild weasel jammer … Also the cockpit marking and rescue and danger labels.
I think she turned out pretty sweet, and will be fun to test her at origins.
hope you like it!
Paul
Seadog Studios to bring TechCommander and Sailpower to Battle at Crossroads
February 10th, 2010As the title says we will be crashing this 1 day show on Feb 20, 2010 from 9AM to 10PM. This show is a lot of fun. Jeff’s crew serves reasonably priced food on site
and the gaming runs all day. There is also a cool FREE flea market to get rid of your old stuff and get some new stuff!
We will be there with Sailpower, and most likely TechCommander as well!
For our friends in West Virginia, this is very close to the border, so hop over the state line and come make a day of it.
Introducing the Hunter IV LAV
January 9th, 2010The Hunter IV is inspired by marine LAV’s such as the Stryker with the 105MM cannon,
it serves as a good infantry support vehicle.
It is AC3 sized with a speed of 20 and a crew of 3. It can hold six passengers. It has a trueshot cannon with a special RAPID LOADER (2 shots per turn instead of 1)
It also has integrated hardened armor, seer system, smoke launcher, and flare systems.
In addition to the rapid loader it’s special abilities are as follows:
AUTO STABILIZED FIRE MODE: (May make each shot from any point during movement path. Any shot taken while moving is at a -1 regardless of speed)
AND
COMMAND SUBSYSTEM: (+ 1 actions)
Valkyrie Pewter gets updated site/ Etsy Store
December 29th, 2009Books Brian wants!
December 24th, 2009The following books are on my desired books list. If you have a copy of one of these any would like to trade for Sailpower stuff, or would be willing to part with it at a very affordable price, let me know ( info@sailpowergame.com )
Cogs, Caravels and Galleons (Conway’s History of the Ship series) – Richard W. Unger (Editor)
Spanish Galleon 1530-1690 (New Vanguard/Osprey) Angus Konstram
American Light and Medium Frigates 1794-1836 (New Vanguard/Osprey) Mark Lardas
Constitution vs Guerriere: Frigates during the War of 1812 (New Vanguard/Osprey) Mark Lardas
Galleons and Galleys (Hardcover) by John Francis Guilmartin
Anatomy of the Ship: The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides” by Karl Heinz Marquardt
Anatomy of the Ship: The 24-Gun Frigate Pandora by John McKay and Ron Coleman
Anatomy of the Ship: The 74-Gun Ship Bellona by Brian Lavery
Anatomy of the Ship: Captain Cook’s Endeavor by Karl Heinz Marquardt
Anatomy of the Ship: The Ships of Christopher Columbus by Xavier Pastor
Anatomy of the Ship: NAVAL CUTTER ALERT: New Edition (or old for that matter) by Peter Goodwin
Anatomy of the Ship: The Armed Transport Bounty – Revised Edition – by John McKay
Anatomy of the Ship:Royal Yacht Caroline, 1749 by Sergio Bellabarba and Giorgio Osculati
Anatomy of the Ship:The Athenian Trireme by Doug McElvogue
Anatomy of the Ship:The Escort Carrier Gambier Bay by Al Ross
National Geographic Magazine September 1990 (Track of the Manila Galleons, Vol.178 No.3)
National Geographic March 1983. (Hamilton and Scourge Ghost Ships of the War 1812)
UPDATED 1-3-10
2010 shows, development, releases and other plans
December 24th, 2009As I am but a humble business, with limited time and resources, these plans are subject to change BUT . . .
15 MM Kits planned or possible
figurehead and detail bits set -Finished, retail details TBD
Small boat set -Finished, retail details TBD
38 gun frigate – 80 percent developed. Need a partner to test build the “kit” version
HMS Suprise / L’Unite – mold master at 60%
Privateer (race built) Galleon – hull master finished, awaiting rubber for mold
Escort Caravel – Concept phase
Indiamen – Concept phase
xebec - finished, awaiting directions
HMS Speedy – finished, awaiting directions
1799 USS Enterprise – finished, awaiting directions
14 gun quarterdeck brig sloop (like HMS sophie) -hull molded, awaiting final dev
Lawrence class brig -Hull master shape sculpted, dev model built, hull master needs ports cut
Cruiser/Snake class sloop of war -Hull master shape sculpted, dev model built, hull master needs ports cut
28MM kits
4 gun small sloop - Hull finished, final dev
16 gun brig – Hull at 50%
TechCommander
Base Rules and a few kits to be available within quarter 1 more at Origins
Shows
Battle at crossroads (Cambridge OH) Feb – planned
Coldwars – not looking likely
OSU Ren – Would like to do (pewter only)
Ancon -Maybe?
MARCON – planned
Pirate show (Wisconsin) Can’t seem to reach anyone there
ORIGINS -planned
Historicon -would like to do
Gencon – may be the year!
Ohio Ren – planned (pewter and some Sailpower)
ATC -Planned
Con on the Cob -planned
Pentacon -Planned