In 1861 Earl Van Dorn Lead his ragtag assortment of Conferates against Samuel R Curtis. This game will create the climax of this winter campaign in the forgotten wilderness of missouri.

15mm Battle with rough interpretation of the Fire and Fury rules
(rules lawyers need not apply!)

The game will be either Hougoumont or La Haye Saint.   Very basic stuff, Allies defending French attacking.   Considerations to ammunition and supply, isolation of post from reinforcements for defenders and ability to remain combat effective in face of casualties.  Open to input from other players.   28mm figures and buildings.

The general idea is that Shaftebury has been commissioned by HM to perform a number of Labours similar to those of Hercules, because of an inscription found by Monumentalists:  “He who completes the 12 Labours (or however many)  will  restore Avalon to everlasting glory  .. “    Just as Hercules had to divert rivers to flush the Augean stables, Shaftesbury, at an exact moment of the Lunar cycle, is to release water in the Thames to flush out the Londerground sewers, home to Lucifer Hardlove’s evil empire.

The other factions are trying to stop him and divert the Thames for their own purposes:

The Prussians have been sent by Lucifer to stop Shaftesbury and divert the Thames to wash away Buckingham Palace and Her Majesty

The Nanarchists have become obsessed with hygiene and want to flush the streets of London and repopulate London with Catwomen (who as we know are constantly cleaning themselves)

The Wombaals are searching for the lost bones of the Pharoahs, which are buried under London somewhere.. they figure if they can get rid of most of London’s buildings, it will make their task much easier..  its also why they have enlisted the Dogmen’s help (to search  for the bones). Uses 28mm figures and scenery

The Russo-Austrian alliance has been out-manoeuvred by Frederick and has been brought to battle. Frederick needs to achieve a rapid victory as he is, as always, heavily outnumbered. The scale of the units is battalion based so equates to Divisional level in Napoleonic terms, battalions are composed of around 30 figures in two ranks to give the ascetic value so required by the Seven Years War. Based loosely on the warmaster style of game it demands decisive action by the better led forces and encourages the use of historical tactics/formations.

Lots of nicely presented 18mm figures, hand painted flags, lovely scenery....what more could you want? (Ok there is even beer and coffee next door!)

About the game: Light-hearted Pulp era game. Will our square jawed heroes and plucky dames defeat the ancient horrors of Skull Island and their Thulian Cultists? The world holds its breath... 

There may also be some gorillas.

28mm Figures

Conflict in ancient Sumeria – The Sumerian City States of Adelkadia, Melbelam and Sydmeria struggle to control available precious water resources.

Using 28mm miniatures, players fight a series of battles over Water.

Intriguing against each other, in an interactive campaign, and doing battle to ensure water and their future. The invading forces of Canberrian send the City States into a war for survival.

This is a replay of the Mexican assault on the Alamo 6 March 1836. In this game a brave band of Texians will be attacked by a veritable horde of Mexican infantry. The Texians will fight hard and die even harder as they cut down the Mexican attackers. Each game will go for 1.5 hours with Mexican losses being replaced until the last half hour in which case every Soldado lost is not replaced. The Texians will not enjoy this advantage and once they fall they are removed, however, they do have the advantage of being much better shots and having amongst them several heroes of renown such as David Crockett, Jim Bowie and WilliamTravis. At the end of the 1.5 hours there must be no Texans left active within the walls of he Alamo, if this does not happen they win the battle! The rules used are homegrown, very easy to master and well proven in numerous refights of this epic event. 28mm figures and buildings

The game will recreate Napoleons initial crossing of the Danube prior to the Battle Wagram. Will Archdukes small Advanced Guard be able to hold-off the French prior to reinforcements?

A Fist Full of Dice or  A Few Sixes More or The Good The Bad The Unpainted! A free for all spaghetti western style shoot out. Each player will run with a pre generated hero level model. The aim is to take out as many opponents as you can before going out of action yourself. Players can join in at anytime and are welcome to return to the game with a new Hero to try again.

It is 1919 and civil war rages on the edge of Russia’s once great border.  Somewhere in the Caucasus Mountains a plane carrying important despatches has crash landed.  As units from nearby Red and White armies close in on the crash site they realise that recovering vital papers might be the least of their problems...

4 sessions. Players can sign up for 1 or more sessions. 2 sessions in the morning and 2 sessions in the afternoon. Playing time 1 to 1½ hours each session.

10:00 to 11:00 (Morning)
11:30 to 1:00 (Morning)
1:30 to 3:00 (Afternoon)
3:30 to 5:00 (Afternoon)

Rules Used: Uses standard Lord of the Rings Battle Game rules. There are some scenario specific rules. Player aid sheets will be provided to ease play.

All models will be supplied. Bring your own tape measure and dice.

Scenario 1: QUICKBEAM’s STAND
Quickbeam the Ent has seen the approach of a group of Ocrs from Isengard. The Orcs have been sent by Saruman to chop down the stand of trees that Quickbeam looks after on the edge of Fangorn forest. Can you stop the chop or become a champion Orcish lumberjack?

Scenario 2: WITH ROCK AND STONE
The Ents have been roused. They are intent on stopping Saruman and his Orcs from destroying any more of the forest. But to do this, they must first breach the outer walls of Isengard. The Orcs were not fully prepared for the attack of the Ents and so are rushing piecemeal to defend the walls.

Scenario 3: MELEE AT THE PITS
The Ents have broken through the outer walls of Isengard and a general battle has developed around the pits and the tower of Orthanc. The Ents are trying to pull down the aqueduct support towers that feed water to the pits.

Scenario 4: THE DAMBUSTERS
A few Ents have broken through the swarm of Orcs and head to the dam to try and flood the pits of Isengard. Can you join the elite ranks of dambusters or become and Orcish Ent-killer?

A Buccaneer skirmish extravaganza in 28mm

AT-43 is a fast, innovative and easy to learn science fiction miniatures wargame. In this participation game, Antartic Storm, the machine race Therians have begun their Doomsday devices to tear apart the world. In a rare moment of cooperation the diametrically opposed forces of the Red Blok (RB) and United Nations of Ava (UNA) have launched their counter attack to destroy the Doomsday devices and save their planet from complete destruction!

Basically it’s a WW2 skirmish between two adhoc platoons , British and German , each platoon has been given orders to reconnoiter and/or occupy a local farmstead nearby . Each player will have control of two rifle teams and be commanded ( advised ) by either myself or Darren as the platoon leader sections . There will be points awarded for certain objectives gained and  there may be a surprise visit by some armour pieces if time permits .

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