According to a June 9, 2009, post on the Red Shirt Games web site, General Glen’s Showdown will be released at Origins on June 29. They’ll have a booth across from Dwarven Forge, and will be running games Wednesday night through Sunday at noon. Showdown is their latest D12 game, which pits gunslingers, hombres, soldiers, and warriors against each other in a wild west shootout.

General Glen’s Modern Combat is also releasing at Origins. This is a successor to General Glen’s WWII skirmish game and contains all the rules needed to run a modern combat game on the tabletop.

I always make it a point to sit down with the Red Shirt Games crew and play at least a game or two during Origins. They take their games seriously enough to keep them fair and challenging, but lightly enough that you have a lot of fun with them. I’m planning to try out Modern Combat while I’m at Origins, and hope to get in on some of the other games they offer as well. I’m also hoping to spend time at their tables at Gen Con Indy in August.

If you enjoy lighter miniatures gaming, without heavy rulesets that bog down the action and ratchet down the fun, you’ll enjoy what Red Shirt Games is all about. They usually run science fiction, fantasy, and historical style miniatures combat games. So far, I’ve always enjoyed my time with them.