Wednesday, 12 June 2013

More Broadside Pictures

As promised here are some more pictures from the Broadside Wargames Show on Sunday. These show a selection of the best display and participation games that caught my eye in the brief period I was able to get away from the Rejects display. Looking at other pictures posted on various Blog's and forums I clearly missed a lot of the show! 

Medway Wargames Society - Flintloque (I think) Dystopian Legions
Medway Wargames Society - Flintloque (I think) Dystopian Legions
SEEMS - Dogfights in Northern France
Society of Ancients - Issus 333BC
Society of Ancients - Issus 333BC
Rainham (Medway) Wargames Club - Napoleonic Naval 
Rainham (Medway) Wargames Club - Napoleonic Naval 
Friday Night Fight Club - Slaughterloo
Deal Wargames Society - Denmark 1940
Deal Wargames Society - Denmark 1940
Deal Wargames Society - Denmark 1940
Eastbourne Wargames Club - Operation Husky Sicily 1943
Eastbourne Wargames Club - Operation Husky Sicily 1943
Maidstone Wargames Society - Those Magnificent Men In Their Floating Machines
Maidstone Wargames Society - Those Magnificent Men In Their Floating Machines
Southend Wargames - Gunboats on the Nile
Southend Wargames - Gunboats on the Nile
Crush the Kaiser - Miracle of the Marne 
Crush the Kaiser - Miracle of the Marne 
Crush the Kaiser - Miracle of the Marne 
Shepway Wargames Club - The Town with no Name
Shepway Wargames Club - The Town with no Name
Shepway Wargames Club - The Town with no Name
Although I thoroughly enjoyed the show I do have a couple of minor moans about a small number of the display games this year. First there were several tables with absolutely no information for visitors, not even a label stating which group was putting on the game. For me this is a basic requirement when putting on a display game (the clues in the name folks!). Another slightly more tetchy gripe relates to interaction with the public. While the vast majority of the groups presenting display games at the show were more than happy to interact with visitors it has to be said that there were a significant number who seemed to ignore passers by. Maybe I caught them at a bad moment but when someone lingers over your table for several minutes that's your cue to make eye contact and - at the very least - say hello! 

Don't let my little moans give you the wrong impression, I thought the show was very good and the standard of display games, and the courtesy of the clubs involved, was on the whole excellent. But there are few groups out there that continue to leave me wondering why they bother putting on a display at all. 
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14 comments:

  1. Clint12 June 2013 at 13:34

    Nice to see the show through another's eyes. I missed most of the games upstairs. It's where we put the troublesome groups (JK) with the big guys near the door in case we get any trouble!

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  2. Ray Rousell12 June 2013 at 15:04

    Nice pics Lee!!! And yep, I'd have to agree with you on those points!

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  3. Robert (Bob) Cordery12 June 2013 at 15:23

    Very nice photographs ... and spot on with your comments!

    I agree 100% with everything you wrote.

    All the best,

    Bob

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    1. BigLee13 June 2013 at 08:34

      Thanks Bob, its only a small minority but I've seen it nearly every show I have been too.

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  4. Lead Legion12 June 2013 at 16:52

    Thanks for sharing these Photo's Big Lee. I love to torment myself with what I missed out on :D

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  5. DeanM12 June 2013 at 17:13

    Wow - some very nice looking games. Great photos, thanks for taking the time to take them and post them. Dean

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  6. Mike Strefford12 June 2013 at 19:54

    Nice pictures although the first two are Dystopian Legions not Flintloque

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  7. The Kiwi13 June 2013 at 05:57

    Some cool looking games. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like some tables are missing the point of 'social' games.
    cheers

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    1. BigLee13 June 2013 at 08:39

      Its a regular but thankfully small number of groups at every show I have been too. I see this sort of event (where you are 'invited' to put on a demo and are given a table for free) as an opportunity to showcase our hobby, while others just see it as a free table and a chance for a game.

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  8. peter13 June 2013 at 21:26

    Great pictures! I love that Western town! Thanks for sharing Lee!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://www.peterscave.blogspot.be

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  9. DHC Wargames13 June 2013 at 21:46

    Tanks for the nice photos, Lee!

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  10. Tony15 June 2013 at 00:50

    Hi Lee,

    Thanks for posting the images.

    Tony

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