Posts made by Raymond Biesinger

Hi all,

I know it isn’t often that anyone posts any war-related art they’ve made for sale (or if that’s even something that can happen on this forum) but I thought I’d let you know about a little something I made.

It’s a 24x30" silkscreened print that distills the First World War into 1000 words and 20 images written and illustrated by yours truly. Included in this history: 1914 Europe, Sarajevo, new methods of warfare, the British blockade, mobile warfare, immobile warfare, Zeppelins bombing London, Italy joining the war, the Verdun Memorial, adaptations, gas warfare, tanks, the German Navy, Revolutionary Moscow, the USA joining in, Bulgaria and Austria dropping out, the Spanish Flu, Berlin protests, 1918 Europe, and the death count.

If you’re interested in seeing close-ups, getting a few more details or buying a copy, you can find them right here:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/188975656

Thanks for your time. And hopefully I’ll find some more time for A&A in the future–the new baby isn’t being kind to my gaming schedule. Fingers crossed that I can make it to Oshawa again this year…

Yrs.,
R.
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If you’re interested in this kind of stuff, I’d highly recommend reading this:

http://www.amazon.ca/15-Minutes-General-Countdown-Annihilation/dp/B009NPJ0EK

Very detail heavy. Fascinating, well-researched. Pretty sure it goes into detail about the incident in the article, but it’s been a year or so since I read it.

Yrs.,
R.

Yup. At least 50%.

And thanks for all the tips on our A&A Pacific 1940 match, Surprise Attack.

Yrs.,
R.

YG,

I think I’d be game next year, and I really feel like this weekend was A&A College. New techniques were found. Can’t wait to try them out on my home city squad.

Oh, and about the “hiccups”? I didn’t see any myself–only saw a great many very polite people. Was there a vicious dice-fight in the bathroom or something?

Yrs.,
R.

…and that was a great weekend unlike any I’ve had before. Nice to meet you, too, Randy–you’re a good dude.

OK. Time for real life for a while. Laters.

Yrs.,
R.

In Oshawa at the Travelodge waiting for friends. Having a warmup game with Toronto pals tonight, debating between A&A Europe 1940 and Anniversary Edition. Also: which beer to start with?

Yrs.,
R.

Leaving Montreal in 10 minutes. Excited.

Yrs.,
R.

Pretty excited. Meeting with two Toronto buds at the Travelodge Ottawa Whitby tomorrow afternoon, playing some A&A Europe 1940 Friday night there. Then I can’t wait to scope out a game on Saturday morning.

Also checking out Star Records (http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venue/5311) at some point. If you’re in to music, I’ve heard it’s the place.

Yrs.,
R.

Just booked a hotel and registered for the conference, meeting up with two Toronto pals there. Pretty stoked to do the full convention–last year I just poked my head in, as I was enroute from Toronto to Montreal that day.

If anyone from Montreal wants to ride-share, drop me a line via e-mail at raymond@fifteen.ca. I have an eight-seater van that’s currently just seating me and a Larry Harris autographed copy of AA50. I’ll be leaving Montreal early-ish on Friday the 13th, coming back late-ish on Sunday the 15th.

Yrs.,
R.

If I still lived in Edmonton we’d be throwing dice 24/7. I moved away in 2010 and my old playing group fell to pieces–everyone moved or had 100000 babies.

We used to be able to fill a table no problem, and played up in a studio in the Ross Block on Whyte and 104th while staring down into the mess that was the Strat Hotel parking lot on a Saturday night.

Sorry to be no help at all. Good luck, though!

Yrs.,
R.

Strong possibility myself and two Toronto pals I haven’t played with in ages will be there. Just need to work out the details. Excelsior!

Yrs.,
R.

Omega,

drop me a line next time you’re looking. I’m at raymond@fifteen.ca, live near Sherbrooke Metro, and usually pretty game.

Yrs.,
R.

@Flashman:

I think you’re mistaken - if you place a control marker, you control that tt until an enemy unit removes it, even if you leave the tt with no units. Its when leaving a contested tt that control reverts to the original owner, because there is no control marker to remove.

Ah, I think you’re right now. I just read the preceding sentence: “If you move all of your units out of a territory you control, you still retain control of that territory until an enemy moves into and captures it.”

Yrs.,
R

@ossel:

Well, because of the new concept of ‘contested’ tt’s. Krieg actually said that control reverts to the original power, which surprised me.

My reading of the rulebook last night says any territory not occupied by infantry reverts to its original owner. Right there on page 15:

“If you move all of your units out of a contested territory and leave only units from the other side there, the other side will immediately claim the territory. If the territory was originally controlled by a power on the other side, that power will take control (even if it has no units present).”

So, in Africa the Entente needs to “nail down” colonies with infantry or they’ll revert to German. That should make that place more interesting.

On page 20, though, it says “If your power takes control of a territory, whether by capturing it in combat or through all enemy units moving out and leaving your units in possession of it, you place your power’s control marker on it….”

It’s funny that it says “leaving your units in possession of it” on page 20. Contradictory. Glad Krieghund put down a verdict.

Yrs.,
R.

Just got a copy for $95.99 plus taxes at Boutique Strategie Jeux et Accessiores in Montreal. A block from my house.

What town in Saskatchewan, Italiansarecoming? I was born in Prince Albert, myself.

Yrs.,
R.

I suspect the moment you’ve used them to absorb two hits in two different battles, they’re worthwhile. After that point they’re paying for themselves. Maybe that’s easier said than done, though. Can’t wait to try.

Yrs.,
R.

Yes, and pretty neat stuff. The whole western intervention in the Russian revolution, too, is fascinating and often forgot.

One of my favourite pieces of Canadian trivia on the era includes the fact that a couple thousand Canadian conscripts bound for Vladivostok mutinied in Victoria, BC, right before Christmas in 1918. All their buddies were coming home from Europe and I’d guess these guys were not too happy about getting involved in a new war overseas. A dozen mutineers were arrested, found guilty of mutiny, then had their sentences commuted when the Canadian government decided that particular deployment of conscripts was maybe not too legal.

Also interesting: the Royal Bank of Canada sent a pre-fab branch to Vladivostok in 1919 hoping the revolution would be rolled back. Good luck with that venture, gents.

http://www.rbc.com/history/quicktofrontier/vladivostok.html

Yrs.,
R.

@Zooey72:

That’s what you get for hiring a french guy.

Stupid comment.

Yrs.,
R.

@Young:

@Raymond:

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder - rhythm guitar, vocals (Prussia)
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger - bass guitar, vocals (Germany)
Hannibal, Son of Hamilcar Barca - lead guitar, sax (Carthage)
General George S. Patton - drums (USA)
Napoleon Bonaparte - percussion (France)
Georgy Zhukov - mellotron, synths (USSR)

Yrs.,
R.

If you add Joan of Ark, it looks like the Wild Stallions band from Bill & Teds excellent adventure.

Ha! I hadn’t even thought of that.

Yrs.,
R.

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder - rhythm guitar, vocals (Prussia)
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger - bass guitar, vocals (Germany)
Hannibal, Son of Hamilcar Barca - lead guitar, sax (Carthage)
General George S. Patton - drums (USA)
Napoleon Bonaparte - percussion (France)
Georgy Zhukov - mellotron, synths (USSR)

Yrs.,
R.