Cracks Call Tournament!

Alright folks, our very own Neil Williamson is running an awesome sounding Warhammer Fantasy tourney at the end of September.  Registration ends in the next couple of days, but's it's taken me a few days to work out how to actually let other people see the flyer, so I'm sure Neil will let some late registers in if you ask nicely!  Check out the link to our Google Drive to see the details:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8UGQ7i0Ftd0VXhVaVhWTHZrSkJxVlhXZHA3VE1QY0xxZEZF/edit?usp=sharing

July 27 meeting

With snow on the mountains and a southerly with rain in town, we had a smaller meeting with, I suspect many opting for the warmth of the fire at home. Two tables were used, one for Apocalypse and the other Ancients.

Neil brought along his copy of
Apocalypse, a simple game of the lead up to a possible nuclear war in Europe. Peter and Ross joined in.

Vince brought along several Ancient armies for the quick play rules DBA 3. Neither he nor Warren had played this, the latest version of the rules before, but they played two games with each taking about one hour. Rex and Craig are watching. DBA 3 is available as a free download from http://www.wrg.me.uk/DBA.pdf

Winter Cup win reported in today's Times-Age

Hi all

This story is in this morning's paper. I have not seen the printed version yet. I had asked the reporter to include a club contact. If he didn't, I will write a letter to the editor thanking them for the story and including a club contact.

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11294157

Vince

Wairarapa Wargamers win at Winter Cup. Yes!

Wairarapa Wargamer David Kinzett (left) has won the Hutt Valley Wargaming Club's Winter Cup. The Winter Cup is an Ancient and Medieval tournament played over two Saturdays.

Phil Gates (right), who literally lives across the road from David in Greytown, was third and also won the medal for sacking the most baggage. Vince Cholewa played only on the second Saturday.

A big thank you to Allen Yaxley and the Hutt Club for organising the event. 

David manoeuvring his Anglo Danes against a Low Countries army (Flemish).

Phil deep in thought having deployed his Mithridatic army. Mithridates was king of Pontus, on the southern coast of the Black Sea in the 1st century BC.

Selfie of Vince who, along with the senate and the people of Rome, used an Early Imperial Roman army.

All the trophies, including the "coveted"Turkey.

All the chaps who played in the Winter Cup: Phil, Craig, Paul, Doug, David M. (who happened to be visiting from Auckland and took the opportunity to catch up with old friends and play some toy soldiers), John van den H., Vince, Mark, Shane (with pie ;-), Alastair (obscured), Gary, David, John C., and Allen.

Winter Cup - Come back with your shields or on them!

Tomorrow, three Wairarapa wargamers are heading over the hills to the Hutt Valley Wargaming Club's Winter Cup. It will be the second day of an annual Ancient tournament played over two Saturdays.


After the first Saturday, David Kinzett with the mighty Anglo Danes is leading on 40 points out of a possible 50. Phil Gates (Mithridatic) is on 34 points. Vince, who did not play previously, is on 0 points and is bringing his Early Imperial Romans tomorrow.


Wish us luck ;-)

June 29 meeting

Another good turn out with 10 people coming along to play and talk toy soldiers. Craig and Ross brought along some of their Dystopian Wars fleets (Victorian science fiction or "steampunk") and John and Warrren joined in for a multiplayer game. Rex brought along some of his English and French Napoleonic figures and James brought the Sharpe Practice rules. Recent history was repeated, the French qualified for the round of 16 and the English took an early trip home (sorry, football humour ;-). Jonathan brought along his Space Hulk board game, which he and Vince played a couple of times alternating who had Space Marines and Gene Stealers. David and Neil came around to see what was going down at the Masterton Croquet Club.

Neil watching as Jonathan manoeuvres Space Marines in a Space Hulk.

James cutting out cards before he and Rex get their Napoleonic game underway.

Sharpe Practice. 

Ross and John concentrate as Admiral Craig gets the Dystopian Wars fleets organised.

Craig and Warren on the other side of the Dystopian Wars table

Look carefully and you will see V for Victory ;-)

June 8, 2014 meeting

Ten of da boyz came along to play toy soldiers today, and here they are.

Rex (sitting and probably wondering "what the hell have I got myself into?"), Warren, Vince, Neil, Andrew, Gary, Ross, James, David and Craig.

Craig and David brought along boxes of armies for simple, quick play Fantasy and Science Fiction rules, Hordes of the Things (HoTT). Everyone had a go, except Vince and Andrew who played the deciding third game in their current series of Ancient games. The HoTT armies included Martians, Lizardmen, several from the Lord of the Rings, and 1920's gangsters with Al Capone as a sorcerer, he makes people disappear ;-)

Rex and David getting to grips with a pair of Lord of the Rings armies. David's Horsemen of Rohan and Craig's bad boyz from Mordor.

Warren had not played HoTT before, James has played DBA, which are Ancients rules similar to HoTT, and Craig, who has about 24 HoTT armies.

Some of Craig's Lizardmen. Click on the pic to see how cute these beasties are.

Ross, Gary strengthening his bones, Neil and James.

Ross, being cheered on by his dad t-shirt ("Ross, I am your father"), with Gary and Neil. 

Neil and Ross getting into action.

Vince's Medieval Polish invaded Wales. Vince and Andrew were playing 15mm Ancients using DBMM 200, which are rules for half-sized games.