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He's a member of the Orkney Wargames Club, which meets in Kirkwall on Thursday evenings.
See their Facebook page for more info.
Misc., Wargame Shows, Falkirk On Saturday 7th May the Falkirk Wargame Club staged Carronade, their annual one-day show. Unlike wargame shows in the States, British ones tend to be one-day affairs, but otherwise they follow a similar format, with traders, demonstration and participation games, and the chance to talk wargaming with like-minded geeks. The traders
Misc., Wargames Show, Kirriemuir Targe, the small but perfectly formed wargames show in Kirriemuir is always a must on the wargaming calendar. The “Kirrie” show is a place to chat with old friends, see a handful of impressive games, and to visit traders without the jostling and pressure you get in larger venues. This year
Misc., Wargames Show, Edinburgh This year, Edinburgh’s Claymore show was in a new venue – Telford College – a much nicer place than the crowded old low-ceilinged bunker of Meadowbank Stadium. Here people had space, and the show was much better for it. There was a dedicated Bring n’ Buy area, two show halls (the
Misc., Wargames Show, Falkirk This was the weekend of Carronade, the wargame show run by the Falkirk Wargames Club. Although new, the show has been an instant hit, and unlike Claymore – the other major Scottish Scottish show – it comes at the start of the wargamers’ summer calendar. Despite or possibly because of a downpour
Misc., Wargame Show, Salute, London I went down to Salute again this year, and thoroughly enjoyed myself, despite a shockingly bad hangover, and a venue with all the charm of a zeppelin shed. The night before the show I stayed with my pal Dave Marks, and during the evcening it appears I consumed a whiole
Misc., Wargame Show, Edinburgh Well, another Claymore has come and gone – the last one in its present cramped venue. next year we’ll be moving to a bigger, brighter and much better venue on the other side of town. As usual the show was a chance to chat to old pals, to meet new people,
Misc., Wargame Show, Falkirk I visited this excellent wargames show, and whiled away a few hours chatting with friends, buying lead I don’t really need, and looking at some very attractive demonstration and participation games.Here are some of my favourites – a colourful Thirty Years War game, and interesting refight of Leuthen (1757) in 15mm,
Misc., Wargame Shows, Claymore 2007 It was another excellent show – a chance to meet friends, look at some pretty display games, sell lead and buy more! With pals driving up from England and flying in from Spain it proved to be a busy and beer-fuelled day. I’m afraid the only pictures which came out
Misc On 5th August my club ran its annual show – Claymore – which as usual was a huge success. Now, I’m not really one for demonstration games. While I admire the skills of groups like the Iron Brigade who run them regularly, I usually have more exciting things to do with my time at
