OP Thundering Dice 2023

Had the Mad Padre over yesterday for what has become our annual gaming play date, OP Thundering Dice. It used to be more often, 2-3 times a year, but changes in circumstance means that our schedules really only align over the week between Christmas and New Year's.

First off was a 24 point game of Xenos Rampant, with my Martian Marines fighting his Space Kitties, for control of the Unobtanium Processing Facility on Ganymede, or Hyperion, or Litterbox IV. We aren't sure. The reports are vague.

His 10 figure sections definitely outshot my 5 figure fireteams, so I may do a force reorganization. We also kept forgetting the Firefight rule. I killed a lot of kitties, especially with my LT calling in Fire Support. But his tank was a bugger and he had a full section of heavy infantry on the objective, so we called it for lunch.

After lunch I introduced him to the Quar. We used Xenos Rampant again, because it turns out I'm still sick and just didn't have the mental energy to use Quar of Command.

Royalist (me) and Crusader (the Mad Padre) probes clash over a village. 

Fun was had. My ryhflers successfully close assaulted a house. We traded shots. My HMG and Heavy shotgun both engaged his kite which buzzed about. But there were more dead green jackets littering the gardens than blue coated defenders of King and Clan. Again, we kept forgetting the Firefight rule.

The plan was supposed to be a third game after dinner and bacon and eggs this morning, but he could see I was struggling, so he went home after dinner.

Very curtailed. But still fun. Today is hiding under a blanket watching TV. Over Christmas, the Son-in-Law hooked us up with  some channels, so I've got a few things on Paramount and Apple TV to catch up on.

I hope I didn't give him any germs.