2017 Goals

Well it's time to layout some goals for 2017 - sadly, I actually put some thought into these.  2017 is shaping up to be an eventful year - I'm turning the double nickel (55 years old!), my son graduates from Carnegie Mellon and my gaming hobby continues to provide a great deal of engagement for me.  Work the side will be busy with at least 6 trips to the UK during 2017 and several to South America.

I like to use the goals to stretch myself hobby wise, so fully expect to miss some, but hopefully not all of them!

So here's the list

(1) St Michaels Con
- Host 2 Events (Spring / Fall)
- Ensure better accommodations for participants
- Increase the size a bit
- See if I can finagle some form of sponsorship
- Develop a longer term plan

(2) Historicon
- Put on 6 iterations of my game (2 each, see below)
- Reserve the equivalent of one day for my gaming
- This year's games have a silly themes
      Muskets & Magic    
      DAK and Dragons
      SOCOM and Sorcery
- They're really the same game just with different types of units for the players.  All will involve various factions investigating a recently discovered ancient ruin which will have an Egyptian theme
- Go all out on the terrain

(3) Other Gaming Conventions
- In addition to HCON attend and least 3 other cons, with one in the UK (need to plan my trips better)

(4) Get an Article Published
- This one smells of hubris but, heck, I'm an egotistical jackass.  I'd like to write an article about either terrain making or putting on a convention game.  Somewhere there has to be a war games magazine editor with low enough standards to accept my rambling prose

(5) Participate in 4 tournaments
- I really like tournaments and want to get back into the swing - the upcoming release of version 4 for Flames of War will provide that opportunity
- Maybe one can be a Team Yankee event

(6) Scenery: Geomorphic Dungeon Terrain
- My plans for the Historicon game will involve a multi level table with a dungeon complex making up the lower level - how will this be accomplished?  Not sure, was kind of hoping you would tell me...

(7) Finish in the Top Ten of this year's Painting Challenge
I'm not sure I can post another 3K points tally but we'll see.,.,..

So there you have it, lets see what happens