CanGames 2026 - Sunday May 17th

 11:30 AM Sunday morning. View of Ottawa from the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.

2PM Sunday afternoon I signed up for the every popular Doctor Who Skirmish game, Brian Hearnden has been hosting a Doctor Who game at Cangames since 2008. It was the first year I played. This year he was using Pulp Alley to run the game. It was my second game for this system.

The fourth Doctor and campanions.

Each league begins equidistant from the centre.

Join Doctor Who and his allies or play his enemies as they fight to control the course of time and events. Each player controls 3 figures in an interactive Pulp alley skirmish game trying to win victory by achieving plot points and foiling opponents.  As the newbie to the Doctor Who game, I was given the Doctor to play.

The scenario is Horror at Fang Rock

The creepy-crawlies are the Rutan. 

The Rutan have taken control of the lighthouse.

They seek to use the genearator to power a beacon 

for an invasion fleet to home in on.

The Doctor soon amasses a fist full of cards

Storming the generator room

I had a great time. It was the first time I played in the Doctor Who game, I don't think it will be the last.

7PM 15mm Sunday night is the time slot reserved for the hard core gamers. The site is emptying out as fellow participates pack it in and head home. I stayed for the Art de la Guerre 100 point, 3 rounds, single list tournament. This year if was the Mesopotamian Empires and their enemies. Last year it was 200 points played over two seesions. I once again made use of a loaner army, Thank you Todd. 

I played using a Oman and Gulf States (Army List 19). First round I went up against Martin Roweland and his Sumerian List 1 force. He wiped the board with me. Second round I played against Mike Ireland and his Achaemenid Persian (Army List 64). In the final match I played against Robert Hanks who also ran with a Sumerian Army.  Both my second and third match we ran out of time but I won by points, enough so that I didn't return home with my third wooden spoon in as many years.

Art de la Guerre is not a game set we play at the Montreal club. Our focus tends towards SAGA, next year the plan is for 100 points late medieval. I have an army and I will pull it out out storage and start moving figures on my own tabletop.