Planetary conquest! Dawn of war ( video game style)

[Thefallen]

So I broke out my copy dawn of war 1 about a week ago and I've been thinking it would be really cool to do something like this on the table. The basics are we generate a map. Then brake it down into territorys. With in these territorys are strategic assets that once captured give the controlling army a boost (to be decided as what they are). Players must conquer the entire map to win the campaign. games would range in points from 500 to 2000. attacker goes first and sets up in a pitched battle style deployment. defender sets up on there table half and may try to ”steal the initiative”. 
FW models and rules allowed.
WMDs may be used but player must control 2 key territories ( the manufactorum and titan forge)
we could do this campaign on thursdays 40k night.
Well these are a few ideas. I have alot more but before I write a book of rules and concepts I need to know if anyone would be interested in doing this. I figure that this game could be done with 2-20 people over the corse of a month or two.
Would anyone be interested in doing this ?

[Benjamin]

Plainville tried something exactly like this in the summer and Chase designed it for about 20 people. Only 6 people showed up, so it folded. It was based on what Abington did successfully here. And here's the feedback for why it didn't initially work in Plainville.

That's not to say it couldn't happen in Plainville, but it would require some effort. Maybe instead of 20 people fighting each other off, two or three big teams could work just as well.

[Thefallen]

Teams may be a great idea. I assume no one will be able to make every thursday so their teammate can help defend them in their absence.
I read all the stuff you linked and we could do a smaller campaign to accommodate less people. I honestly think that it could be as much fun as a larger one and faster.
Maybe we can get chase to try and start up a league after the 1750 turni.

[Benjamin]

Maybe we can get chase to try and start up a league after the 1750 turni.

I'm going to guess someone else may need to take up the reigns.

However, I think January was the earliest projected time to try again. I'll try to hound Chase for the information included in the original thread, with all the rules and stuff.

After last time, I think there should be a strong declaration of interest from people, before too much effort is put in.

[Thefallen]

Well im in. how about you ben?
I can also help with the score keeping stuff.

[PhoenixFire]

I'm in, still bummed the Vogen league fizzled

[Chase]

It'll happen again in some form at some point.

I'm busier than ever right now, at work and otherwise.  Things should slow down a bit after Jan 7th.

[Thefallen]

Chase can you repost the campaign stuff. When you have a chance.
Btw merry xmas.

[Chase]

I will email it to interested parties next week.

Let me know if you'd like it.

[Thefallen]

Well now that the turni is over. What do you say to starting up a campaign?
Vogen conquest anyone?

[Chase]

The store is likely to run sort sort of league shortly after 6th Edition 40k comes out later this summer / fall (if rumors are true).

I'm not sure I will have the time to devote to a league in the foreseeable future.


Please feel free to organize and execute anything you guys would like though.  That's for sure.

[Benjamin]

I'm starting to see why it's called Warhammer 40,000, because that's about how many things related to the hobby there are I want to do. A campaign ranks about 4th in priority right now, below three other events I'd like to see put on that won't put themselves on.

Like Chase said, if someone wants to take the reigns and head up a campaign, we're all around for advice, guidance and all that good stuff.

[Thefallen]

I will head up a campaign.  I would like to get together with some people that are interested in it , to hammer out some rules and a schedule for it . Thursday ill be in plainville.
 

[Rofel]

I'd love to play in a campaign like this but my only issue is schedule. I can probably make it this Thursday, but if I can't then my one topic that I'd like to chime in on is determining either the set day/time of the matches or if we can have a flexible schedule that the players decide on.

[Thefallen]

I'd love to play in a campaign like this but my only issue is schedule. I can probably make it this Thursday, but if I can't then my one topic that I'd like to chime in on is determining either the set day/time of the matches or if we can have a flexible schedule that the players decide on.

I believe the campaign should be flexible. I will try and hammer out some of the details this thursday with the usual thursday crew that are interested. I think thursdays should be the main day  for updating the map and the weeks game results. After thutsday I will start a new thread to help coordinate weekly matches and results.