Red vs Blue (Crisis 2013)

** CRISIS 2013 MOST ORIGINAL GAME TROPHY **

During Crisis 2013 we ran a real-time, mass-participation wargame. The idea was to get as many players involved as possible. We achieved this by handing out 1500 specially printed playing cards in the convention hall. Each card listed a specific order, and when you came to the gaming table, and the clock was right, you could plan your order. The clock had three coloured sections: Red, Blue and black. During red or blue time, orders could be planned for that side. During black time, all planned orders were executed by the umpire. The game ran continuously, governed by the clock. By distributing cards in the convention hall, curiosity of visitors was raised, and they would come with their card to the gaming table to see what was going on.

The full design of the game was published in Miniature Wargames with Battlegames, issue 380 (December 2014).

Gaming materials (references to earlier blogposts):

• Text as submitted to Miniature Wargames with Battlegames. For the full edited and published version, you'll need to find a backcopy.
• Gaming cards
• Quick overview of the gaming mechanics
• Handout with a summary of the mechanics for combat resolution:
  

Some pictures from the convention day: