wargames

It’s a ‘Two Parter’ this week! Due to the number of campaigns that launched we decided to split the column in two to avoid a never ending scrolling feat of endurance!

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A 2-player hex and counter wargame focused on the war in the east from 1861 to 1865.

Daimyo: A Mass Battle Samurai Wargame is the lastest game is the Osprey Wargames series. Daimyo balances a ‘beer and pretzels’ style ruleset with accurate representations of mass battles during Japan’s Sengoku period. While many excellent wargames model small-scale skirmish combat from this era, Daimyo puts players in command of entire armies.

Crowdfund Quest is a daily column that takes us on an expedition into tabletop crowdfunding with a look at a current project in the tabletop gaming world.

Armoured Clash: Enlightened Heavy Regiment offers up a variety of reinforcements for Warcradle Studio’s fast-paced Armoured Clash 10mm tabletop wargame of large-scale land battles set in a perilous alternative Victorian era where immense war engines powered by bizarre and arcance sciences rule the battlefields.

Warcradle Studios alternative late-nineteenth century naval miniature wargame, Dystopian Wars, is expanding this July, with two new Starter Sets and a new Frontline Squadron due for release.

Compass Games have announced that their new For The Motherland! The Russian Front, 1941-44 wargame will start shipping out to pre-order customers and retail stores this month. The game, by Japanese game designer Masahiro Yamazaki, begins with the German invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa and finishes towards the end of the war with the German forces effectively driven back with the tide completely turning on the Eastern Front.

The oldest independent gaming convention in Ireland - now in its 38th year - Gaelcon, held by The Irish Games Association CLG, takes place from 23rd - 26th October at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel.

GMT Games have four new titles due to hit stores in early May, covering Medieval Italy, Submarine warfare during the American Civil War, a solo kit for the Cuban Revolution and a Presidential update kit.

Is that a complete naval wargame in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

Footsore Miniatures & Games have launched the crowdfunding campaign for a new edition of the classic Cry Havoc wargame, originally released by Standard Games in 1981.

SALUTE 53, Europe’s largest independen wargames show, took place at the London ExCel on Saturday 11th April, hosted by the South London Warlords. Originating back in 1972 the first SALUTE was held at the Surrey tavern at the Oval Cricket Ground, just south of the Thames. It’s fair to say that it’s come a long way in the last 53 years.

Archon Studio have just opened pre-orders for Carcass Front - a new chapter in the grimdark, alternate-history Trench Crusade miniatures game, designed by Mike Franchina and Tuomas Pireinen.

Cry Havoc was a classic British wargame released by Standard Games in 1981. Designed by Gary Chalk and Tony Webster, the game was played using cardboard counters representing 13th century peasants, sergeants, bills, men-at-arms, and knights and featured one-on-one combat. The game was a hit and launched a whole series of games such as Siege (1983), Samurai Blades (1984), Outremer (1985), and Viking Raiders (1987), as well as dozens of additional maps and a fantasy version called Dark Blades (1986).

Hosted by Crookes & Crosspool Tabletop Gaming, this is a ‘Bring & Buy’ event that is free for both buyers and sellers alike. Come along and buy (or sell!) war games, board games, card games, accessories and there’s even a raffle to boot. Take a look at the Facebook page for more info.

Milton Hundred Wargames Club's annual tabletop wargames convention, featuring display games, trade stands, and participation areas.

Osprey Games have previewed a number of their forthcoming wargames.

The long-running Dudley Bug Ball grew from 80 attendees in a chemical company social club to 3,000 at the NEC Hilton Metropole until 2002. After a lengthy hiatus, the convention returned in 2019 and has been running ever since, this year taking over No.4 Events and Banqueting Hall in Dudley on the 21st and 22nd of February.