In our (Greensboro) area, instead of a Day Without English — how about a Day With Nepali, a Day With Bunong, or Day With Karen? Better yet, hang with these folks and do a little trade: a little English for a little Nepali, and so on.

For any who care, the most important events were the following. A ZSU 23/4 took down an Apache helicopter gunship. A Soviet infantry platoon repelled an American attempt to take the last of the three bridges from the last game, and bought enough time for a sapper platoon to wire the bridge with demolitions. And an American M1 platoon that had been lured out into the open regained its footing after an initial roughing-up and destroyed a platoon of T-62s.

So it felt like each battle really mattered. The Orks almost thought they’d made it in Game 4 when they successfully repelled the swarm from their fort. Their over confidence got them in the end when they attempted to destroy the hive but were overwhelmed by the rapidly multuplying bugs, many of which had learned burrow under ground and burst up behind the orks.

Anyway, I know nothing is more thrilling than hearing about other people’s campaigns, but the point is the story really mattered and that’s what brought in the creativity and emotional commitment. I feel like my boy and I really shared an experience not just some games.

Next up: Can a band of Dwarves establish a supply route through Goblin Infested swamps? Good times.