Phalanx 2025

Myself and a contingent from the Beacon club put on Nantwich 1644 at Phalanx, as other members who had planned to produce a game were running behind schedule. Still is was a great game using a modified big battle version of Pikeman's Lament. These are pictures of the pre-battle setup as once action was started I spent most of my time organising the action rather than taking pictures. Nevertheless the battle turned out a narrow Parliment victory.

Other games

Seelowe 1940 Germans v's Home Guard

Culloden in 54mm, lots of entertaining conversions

Zorndorf - SYW Prussian Russian bash

Ramillies

An age of sail ship v's shore engagement, I would have liked to have time to find out more about the ships and the rules

And no picture of the Lance & Longbow stand where I would have usually been participating as it was too busy - well done guys

Vapnartak 2026

I visited Vapa as a punter for once not as a demonstrator as I was in transit. I usually enjoy the show, but I was underwhelmed. There were very few demonstration or participation games unlike the past so very little inspiration was on offer. It was also the first show I have been to where I have left with zero purchases, nobody stocked Vallejo or the Javis scatter I use (there are usually 2-3). So a brief set of pictures of the games

First off is Ken (Yarkshire Gamer) with his splendid game of Germantown 1776.

A Battlegroup Northag game

The Italian Wars fought using Midgard

Another AWI game from the Brompton Bankers using Rebels & Patriots

Something unusual the naval battle of Harodate 1869

Chariot racing, photogrphed during a lull in gaming

Other Partisan 2025

A weekend away for Other Partisan starting on a Saturday drive to a Premier Inn then an afternoon and evening spent gaming then off to Other Partisan in the morning. As usual lots of interesting games to see and people to meet. Here is a dump of the pictures I took.

3rd Afghan War 1919

Leuthen 1757

Breeds Hill (or Bunker Hill if you prefer) - seems rather compressed north/south with Charlestown taking up more space, but looked pretty

Eastern Front 1944 in 20mm

Assault on Hillman 6th June 1944 - interesting as I had visited it just two weeks ago and had managed to visit a couple of the bunkers that wer inaccessible due to crops earlier in the year according to the organiser.

Vietnam

Marlboroughian

League of Augsburg - Barry Hilton in action again

The usual figures crossing the river

First Corps - Russian 1941

Bodkins - Battle of Montargis 1427

Polish Soviet War 1920

ACW action

Agincourt 1415 refought using Midgard

Old Pikeys - Arnhem 1944

Caen 1944 - What a Tanker

ACW - Brother against Brother

Action at Ntombi - a what if the relief column met the Zulus

Boondock Sayntes - Sudan