The Watford Gap services, and so far, all is well. The car is packed not only with hundreds of Spencer Smiths, but also with boxes stuffed with scenery, piles of terrain squares and bags bulging with all an umpire’s necessaries.…
Month: April 2011
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 5
What with everything else going on, you should know that I’m also making my own troop preparations! The forces of Granprix and Grenouisse will be involved – it’s not all being left up to mercenaries. This means that I’m having…
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 4
Now, what were we just saying about making assumptions? There I was, feeling good about myself having spent most of Wednesday poring over maps and orders before sending out everyone’s situation reports, assuming that the dozen players in this campaign…
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 3
With the first orders from the participants arriving thick and fast, it has become clear that I made an assumption that people were used to giving map coordinates, when of course they aren’t! So, here’s the latest missive sent to…
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 2
The following message has just been sent to all participants: Afternoon all, Okay, this is what I need from you. By now, you should have all have received your first Situation Report, dated 11th April (1747 for our purposes). WD3…
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: Granprix at Bay – Act I Scene 1
Timbers creaked ominously as the vessel rose, teetered momentarily on the crest, and then plunged in a cloud of spray into the valley of the wave, causing a booming explosion which shuddered the ship from stem to stern. In her…
Stop Press: Borschtian Fleet Turns Back
The Czar of Borscht, en route to take command of His Grace Duke Zigor’s forces in Granprix, has been taken seriously ill on board the Borschtian flagship репа (pronounced rehba) with a very bad case of beetroot poisoning, which has…
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 1
Running a campaign, particularly with more than a couple of participants, consists mainly of writing a lot of messages and doing one’s best to keep things manageable. Thus spake the man sitting in front of his computer at 2 in…
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: Granprix at Bay – Prelude
And so, dear reader, the scene is set, as in fair Granprix the sun doth rise on yet another glowing day, and the sea breeze kisses the shores with flecks of whitest foam in Pescadrix Bay. The scent of pine…