{"id":8795,"date":"2024-03-27T09:47:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/?page_id=8795"},"modified":"2024-03-27T11:37:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T11:37:47","slug":"society-show-game-2023-falluja-iraq-2004","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/show-games\/society-show-game-2023-falluja-iraq-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Falluja 2004 &#8211; Modern Era MWS Show Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/show-games\/society-show-game-2023-falluja-iraq-2004\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><strong>Game Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Falluja, Iraq, 2004 is a <span data-contrast=\"auto\">modern warfare participation game using 20mm scale figures and a simplified version of the Force-on-Force rules from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambushalleygames.net\/\">Ambush Alley Games<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The premise of the game is that a USMC platoon have been tasked with clearing an area of Fallujah, sweeping through buildings to clear them of insurgents. The three participants each control one of the platoon\u2019s squads, and depending on the draw of Fog of War cards may have additional assets to aid them in their mission, for example, helicopters, an M1 Abrams tank, a LAV-25 APC, a sniper team or a Navy Corpsman. Games are intended to last an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Figures are from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elhiem.co.uk\/ourshop\/cat_811859-Modern-War-1990-to-present.html\">Elhiem Figures Modern<\/a> range, civilian vehicles from Matchbox or similar and buildings and terrain were scratch-built by Society member Peter<strong>. <\/strong>He <\/span>started this game as a lock down project, and it took him around 2 years to complete. The game was shown at<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Cavalier (February 2023), Salute 50 (April 2023<\/span>) where it won the award for the best 10mm &#8211; 18mm game (scale shrinkage?), and Broadside 2023.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7609\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/mws-at-salute-50\/20230422_mj-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-1-scaled-e1682430226938.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230422_MJ 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The trophy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-1-scaled-e1682430226938.jpg?fit=600%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-1-scaled-e1682430226938.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Salute trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few photos from the game at Salute.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/mws-at-salute-50\/20230422_mj-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-4-scaled-e1682430275882.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230422_MJ 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-4-scaled-e1682430275882.jpg?fit=840%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-4-scaled-e1682430275882.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-4-scaled-e1682430275882.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_MJ-4-scaled-e1682430275882.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 85vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/mws-at-salute-50\/20230422_163332\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_163332-e1682432879284.jpg?fit=800%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A105FN&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230422_163332\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_163332-e1682432879284.jpg?fit=840%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_163332-e1682432879284.jpg?resize=800%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_163332-e1682432879284.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_163332-e1682432879284.jpg?resize=768%2C364&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 85vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/mws-at-salute-50\/20230422_100820\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_100820-scaled-e1682430033798.jpg?fit=800%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A105FN&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230422_100820\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_100820-scaled-e1682430033798.jpg?fit=840%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_100820-scaled-e1682430033798.jpg?resize=800%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_100820-scaled-e1682430033798.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_100820-scaled-e1682430033798.jpg?resize=768%2C364&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 85vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peter shared the build process on the club blog <a href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2021\/10\/23\/falluja-iraq-2004\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Description Falluja, Iraq, 2004 is a modern warfare participation game using 20mm scale figures and a simplified version of the Force-on-Force rules from Ambush Alley Games.\u00a0 The premise of the game is that a USMC platoon have been tasked with clearing an area of Fallujah, sweeping through buildings to clear them of insurgents. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/show-games\/society-show-game-2023-falluja-iraq-2004\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Falluja 2004 &#8211; Modern Era MWS Show Game&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7610,"parent":8773,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8795","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9A5LG-2hR","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8795"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8849,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8795\/revisions\/8849"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}