What is happening?
This year's Crisis Point was originally billed as "Andreivia Through the Ages" but by coincidence we've ended up with the main games all being set during the Civil War of the 1990s.
Andreivia is our fictional recently-ex-communist republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. We've been exploring its history for many years using a wide variety of rules (from memory so far Arc of Fire, Force of Force, Pulp Alley, Maurice, a Matrix Game, and To The Strongest and this year we'll be adding Cold War Commander).
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| Andreivian Army Type 61 tank |
Crisis Point 2018 has the following games on offer:
Battle in the Northern Hills
A multi-player Arc of Fire action in 20mm scale that sees the Russian forces moving into the hills. Their targets are Andreivian-Armenian artillery pieces that have been shelling the Russian-occupied Tcherbevan International Airport. Run by Richard Crawley, this game builds on arguments made during a Matrix Game more than a decade ago!
A Hilltop Village
A Force on Force game run by Mark Kniveton. Troops loyal to the Andreivian Government (or at least one faction within it) are attempting to clear an hilltop village of Andreivian-Turk militia. UN Peacekeepers may have something to say about this! Mark's 20mm models are lovely and the game is sure to be visually impressive.
Landing at Mdinar
The 6mm fans among us (Richard Phillips, Andy Taylor and Neil McCusker) will be running a Cold War Commander scenario in which the Russians attempt to reinforce the assets previously landed from the Black Sea Fleet and establish a secure land corridor to supply the airborne troops holding the International Airport.
When is it?
The weekend of 12th and 13th April 2025. Starting 10am on the Saturday and finishing about 3-4pm on the Sunday. If you're local or if you're coming up on Friday evening and staying over, there'll be a load-in and set up session at about 3:30 on the Friday afternoon.
Likewise, there'll probably a small quantity of beer consumed on the Saturday evening at one of the local pubs.
Where is it?
The Old Band Room / Dungworth Village Hall, Dungworth, nr Sheffield S6 6HF. This is an excellent venue, recently restored and with a kitchen that allows us to cater lunches on site.
There are a couple of bed and breakfast establishments nearby:
How much does it cost?
The cost of the weekend is £15 per person. The cost of attending the event covers the cost of hiring the hall and lunches on both days. Any surplus we make goes to help with the maintenance of the village hall.
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