In this episode, Jonathan talks about how he is joining his loves of Star Wars, LEGO, and wargaming.
Jonathan is working on developing a convention game for the Battle of Hoth using his LEGO kits.
He covers his dilemma with either using the Star Wars Legion rules or using a homebrew set of rules based on Star Wars Legion. If you are interested you can find the free rules on the Atomic Mass Games website HERE. Jonathan knows that he will be playing the Battle of Hoth and that with such a large battle he will need to scale down and has decided to make it a skirmish sized game as part of the larger fight.
As a Star Wars wargame set at the Battle of Hoth; Jonathan already knows that he will need one side to be the Rebels and the other side to be the Imperials. Jonathan’s collection for the Rebel Alliance is going to contain regular infantry, Tauntauns, some Anti-Vehicle weapons and E-Web blasters. The Imperials are going to attack with infantry, speeder bikes, and AT-ST’s. An AT-AT might make an appearance. No Star Wars game will be complete without some hero or villains getting involved in the fight. Therefore; the likes of Luke, Leia and Han Solo will face off against Darth Vader or General Veers.
Jonathan’s goal for the Hoth game is to have it ready for the 2023 convention season. His aim is for it to be able to accommodate 4-6 players and have some aspects controlled by the GM or triggered by in game actions.
Jonathan talks about the supplies that he has and some things that still need to be resolved prior to him running his game next year. Before then there are a few items that have to get resolved. Some of the items that Jonathan mentions include the need to make sure he is comfortable with the rules and scenario he has designed and the possible need to have an assistant with him during the game.
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