Metro East Shore Battery Fairview Heights IL (Near St Louis)

Thanks!

I haven't been updating this like I should. We have been playing almost consistently monthly since the first posting. Here are the scenarios from our last three monthly events (every third Sat) to wet people's appetites. If interested in getting on our mailing list, just send me your email address via Forumini messages.

19 Jan 2019
Sirte – An Uneventful Engagement
Fleet Size: 200 points/25 units.
Restrictions:
1) Your fleet must include at least 4 Cruisers and 4 Destroyers. You can include up to 2 submarines. No carriers or installations allowed. All units must be 1941 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an Axis fleet can only contain Axis or neutral units and an Allies fleet can only contain Allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is defined by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for Map – 1-3 is Map 2, 4-6 is Map 4. No Squalls. Twilight in effect (starts in daylight then turns to darkness on turn 3).
Victory Conditions You win by being the first player to score 300 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 100 points. Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn (Submarines and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 100 bonus points -- per recent clarification, each player can receive this bonus once per game.
Special Rules:
1) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points for each named ship in their fleet from the following list up to a maximum of 25 points: AXIS: Littorio, Andrea Doria, Giulio Cesare, Caio Duilio, Gorizia, Trento, Alfredo Oriani, Duca d'Acosta, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Ascari, Camicia Nera, ALLIES: Penelope, Euryalus, Carlisle, Nizam, Legion, Isaac Sweers
2) “Caution”: All battleships and cruisers gain this special ability - Avoid Engagement: At the end of the sea movement phase, if there are any enemy ships within range 3 of this unit, you may move this unit 1 sector away from the nearest enemy ship. If this ability is used, this unit may not claim an objective on the same turn.
3) Land airbases have a capacity of 7 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability). Clarification: A6M2-N "Rufe" (or any aircraft with “sea-basing”) do not count against the land air base capacity but are limited to 4 per island sector.
4) Advanced rules (except weather) from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (7 Jun 2015) for sets A to C.

16 Feb 2019 [our best attended event]
Going Dutch First
Fleet Size: 200 points/25 units.
Restrictions:
1) Your fleet must include at least 4 Cruisers and 6 Destroyers. No battleships, carriers, submarines, or installations allowed. All units must be 1942 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an Axis fleet can only contain Axis or neutral units and an Allies fleet can only contain Allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is defined by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for Map – 1-3 is Map 1, 4-6 is Map 3. Roll for squalls. Twilight in effect (starts in daylight then turns to darkness on turn 4).
Victory Conditions You win by being the first player to score 300 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 100 points. Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn (Submarines and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 100 bonus points -- each player can receive this bonus once per game.
Special Rules:
1) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points for each named ship in their fleet from the following list up to a maximum of 25 points: AXIS: Nachi, Haguro, Naka, Jintsu, Samidare, Yukikaze, Hatsukaze, Asagumo, Murasame; ALLIES: Exeter, Houston, DeRuyter, Java, Perth, Witte de With, Electra (if you use multiples of the same name, you only earn bonus points once).
2) “Bad Shots”: On turns 1 and 2, all ships suffer -1 on each gunnery dice and reduce # of torpedo dice by 1 (to a min of 1).
3) “Smoking”: Every destroyer without the “Lay Smoke Screen” ability gains the ability once per game to place smoke in the same sector per the normal rules for Lay Smoke Screen.
4) Land airbases have a capacity of 7 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability). Clarification: A6M2-N "Rufe" (or any aircraft with “sea-basing”) do not count against the land air base capacity but are limited to 4 per island sector.
5) Advanced rules from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (7 Jun 2015) for sets A to C.

16 Mar 2019
A Second Round for Sirte
Fleet Size: 200 points/25 units.
Restrictions:
1) Your fleet must include at least 3 Cruisers and 5 Destroyers. You can include up to a maximum of 1 Battleship and 1 submarine. No carriers or installations allowed. All units must be 1942 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an Axis fleet can only contain Axis or neutral units and an Allies fleet can only contain Allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is defined by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for Map – 1-3 is Map 2, 4-6 is Map 4. Roll for Squalls. Daylight.
Victory Conditions You win by being the first player to score 300 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 100 points. Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn (Submarines and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 100 bonus points -- per recent clarification, each player can receive this bonus once per game.
Special Rules:
1) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points for each named ship in their fleet from the following list up to a maximum of 25 points: AXIS: Littorio, Gorizia, Trento, Alfredo Oriani, Giovanni Delle Bande Nere, Ascari; ALLIES: Penelope, Euryalus, Carlisle, Legion, Upholder. If you use multiple of the same name, you only earn bonus points once.
2) “Smoking”: All Cruisers and every destroyer without the “Lay Smoke Screen” ability gains the ability once per game to place smoke in the same sector per the normal rules for Lay Smoke Screen.
3) Land airbases have a capacity of 7 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability). Clarification: A6M2-N "Rufe" (or any aircraft with “sea-basing”) do not count against the land air base capacity but are limited to 4 per island sector.
4) Advanced rules (except darkness) from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (7 Jun 2015) for sets A to C.

New event 18 May 2019 noon

Operation MO
Fleet Size: 200 points/25 units.
Restrictions:
1) No battleships, submarines or installations allowed. Your fleet must include at least 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, and 2 destroyers. All units must be 1942 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an Axis fleet can only contain Axis or neutral units and an Allies fleet can only contain Allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is defined by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for Map – 1-3 is Map 1, 4-6 is Map 3. Daylight. No Squalls.
Victory Conditions: You win by being the first player to score 300 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 100 points (see Special Rules). Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn (Submarines and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 100 bonus points -- per recent clarification, each player can receive this bonus once per game
Special Rules:
1) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points for each named ship in their fleet from the following list up to a max of 30 points: AXIS: Tenryu, Shoho, Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka, Shokaku, Zuikaku (either version), Myoko, Haguro, Shigure; ALLIES: Yorktown, Lexington, Portland, New Orleans, Neosho, Phelps, Monaghan, Australia. If you use multiple of the same name, you only earn bonus points once.
2) “Clash of the Carriers”: All carriers gain “No Sea Control” (these units can’t claim objectives). Objective Rules: Each player places 1 objective token on two of their carriers. Place the 3rd objective in the center of the map per normal rules. Players score objective points by destroying the designated enemy carriers and also claiming the 3rd objective.
3) Land airbases have a capacity of 7 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability). Clarification: A6M2-N "Rufe" (or any aircraft with “sea-basing”) do not count against the land air base capacity but are limited to 4 per island sector.
4) Advanced rules (except darkness and weather) from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (7 Jun 2015) for sets A to C.

New event 17 Aug 2019 at Noon. at alternate location - Heroic Adventures, Edwardsville, IL

Eastern Solomons - Operation KA

Fleet Size: 200 points/25 units.
Restrictions:
1) Your fleet must include 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, and 1 forward airstrip. No installations other than forward airstrips are allowed. A maximum of 2 battleships (each a max of 58 points), 3 carriers, 2 auxiliaries, and 2 submarines are allowed in each fleet. All units must be 1942 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an axis fleet can only contain axis or neutral units and an allies fleet can only contain allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is denoted by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks. If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for map – 1-3 is Map 1, 4-6 is Map 3. Roll for squalls. Daylight.
Victory Conditions: You win by being the first player to score 300 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 100 points. Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn other than ships with No Sea Control (Submarines, Installations, and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 100 bonus points -- per recent clarification, each player can receive this bonus once per game.
Special Rules:
1) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points (up to a maximum of 30 points) for each named ship in their fleet from the following list: AXIS: Shokaku, Zuikaku (either card), Ryujo, Chitose, Tone, Chikuma, Mutsu, Hiei, Kirishima, Kumano, Suzuya, Myoko, Atago, Haguro, Maya, Nagara, Murasame, Samidare, Asagumo, Hatsukaze, Yukikaze; ALLIES: Saratoga, Enterprise, North Carolina, Atlanta, New Orleans, Portland, Phelps (if you use multiples of the same name, you only earn bonus points once).
2) “Airstrip Targeting”: Once per game per opponent Forward Airstrip, earn 10 victory points if you have attacked that Forward Airstrip with a gunnery attack or bomb attack that turn.
3) Land airbases have a capacity of 7 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability). Clarification: A6M2-N "Rufe" do not count against the land air base capacity but are limited to 4 per island sector.
4) Advanced rules (except darkness) from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (20 May 2019) for sets A to E.

New event 19 Oct 2019 at noon

Cape Esperance
Fleet Size: 100 points/15 units.
Restrictions:
1) Your fleet may not include any units other than cruisers and destroyers but you must include at least 3 cruisers and 2 destroyers in your fleet. All units must be 1942 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an axis fleet can only contain axis or neutral units and an allies fleet can only contain allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is defined by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks. If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for map – 1-3 is Map 1, 4-6 is Map 3. Roll for squalls. Night in effect.
Victory Conditions: You win by being the first player to score 150 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 50 points. Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn other than ships with No Sea Control (Submarines, Installations, and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 50 bonus points -- per recent clarification, each player can receive this bonus once per game.
Special Rules:
1) “Surprise”: All cruisers gain the “Unmask Guns” special ability (if you win initiative, this unit rolls two extra dice when making gunnery attacks this turn) if they don’t have it already.
2) “Searchlights”: Each destroyer gains this ability. While undamaged, at the beginning of the Surface Attack phase, the destroyer may choose an enemy Ship at range 1 or 2. Your ships ignore the Darkness penalty when making Gunnery attacks against that enemy Ship this turn.
3) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points (up to a maximum of 20 points) for each named ship in their fleet from the following list: AXIS: Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka, Fubuki; ALLIES: San Francisco, Boise, Salt Lake City, Helena. (if you use multiples of the same name, you only earn bonus points once).
4) Land airbases have a capacity of 0 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability).
5) Advanced rules from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (20 May 2019) for sets A to E

New Event 25 Jan 2020 at noon

Battle of Rennell Island 1943
Fleet Size: 100 points/15 units.
Restrictions:
1) Your fleet must include at least 3 cruisers and 1 destroyer. No battleships or installations allowed. Maximum of 2 “Capacity 1” carriers (no other size carriers allowed) and 2 submarines allowed per fleet. All units must be 1943 or earlier.
2) Historical class limits as defined in the most recent update (3 Dec 2011) are in effect (e.g., only 2 OI class ships or 1 Aquila class ship are allowed). If using any of the Fleet Expansion Decks, you must comply with the most recent Forumini class limits list (20 Feb 2018).
3) No nationality restrictions except that an axis fleet can only contain axis or neutral units and an allies fleet can only contain allies or neutral units. Axis or Allies allegiance is defined by the card color.
4) You may use units from Team Poseidon's, Team Neptune’s, Team Aegir’s, Team Kraken’s, and Team Ryujin’s Fleet Expansion Decks. If using proxy figures, that figure as itself cannot appear in your fleet.
Map: Roll for map – 1-3 is Map 1, 4-6 is Map 3. Roll for squalls. Daylight on turn 1; turning to night on Turn 2.
Victory Conditions: You win by being the first player to score 150 points at the end of the turn. Each objective is worth 50 points. Each destroyed enemy unit is worth its point value. If your enemy has no ships in play at the end of the turn other than ships with No Sea Control (Submarines, Installations, and Aircraft don’t count as ships), then you score 50 bonus points -- per recent clarification, each player can receive this bonus once per game.
Special Rules:
1) “Anti-submarine preparation”: Ships get +1 on each attack die when making ASW attacks against enemy submarines.
2) “Twilight Attack”: Ships get -1 on each attack die when making antiair attacks against enemy aircraft on the first two turns.
3) “Historical Significance”: A player gains 5 bonus victory points for each named unit in their fleet from the following list up to a max of 10 points: AXIS: G4M (either variant), G3M; ALLIES: Wichita, Montpelier, Cleveland, Columbia. (if you use multiples of the same name, you only earn bonus points once).
4) Land airbases have a capacity of 7 aircraft (this limit includes aircraft with loiter ability). Clarification: A6M2-N "Rufe" or any other sea-basing aircraft do not count against the land air base capacity but are limited to 4 per island sector.
5) Advanced rules from the newest rule book are in effect. The AAM WAS Clarification from 24 Aug 2011 will be in effect as will the Forumini errata (20 May 2019) for sets A to E.