On Sunday several members of Posties Rejects converged on Sittingbourne for the Broadside Wargames Show hosted by the Milton Hundred Wargames Club. We put on a smaller display game this year but it was a great success...we won "Best in Show" for our 'Battle of Shaho' game! We spent pretty much all of the day talking to visitors and friends, to the point where we were utterly cream-crackered by the time we went home. Hat's off to our glorious leader - that smooth talking megalomaniac Field Marshal Postie - for all the effort he put into the game, this was definitely his victory.As usual I shot some pictures, although not as many as usual because we were so busy running our game and talking to visitors. So as is the tradition, here are a selection of my favourite shots from the day with a little commentary.
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| Setting up our game before the show opened |
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| Ray & Surjit in command of the Russian forces |
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| Postie & Fran at the start of the game |
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| This was about 10:30 and it was already too hot in the hall! |
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| Rainham (Medway) Wargames Club - The Taking of Akaba |
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| Rainham (Medway) Wargames Club - The Taking of Akaba |
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| Crush the Kaiser |
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| Shepway Wargames Club - Somewhere in France Summer 1944 |
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| SEEMS - ACW Naval Battle |
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| Back to the Rejects 'Battle of Shaho' game... it was mid afternoon and we had only just reach our first (and only) melee of the game. We were too busy chatting to visitors to play properly. |
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| Another view of the Rejects 'Battle of Shaho' game at its high water mark. We got in just four turns of gameplay during the day because we were talking to visitors nearly all the time. |
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| Skirmish Wargames - The Magnificent Seven |
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| A PlayMobile wargame! Won 'Best use of Table' |
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| Postie receiving the £100 Pen and Sword gift token for "Best Wargame in Show" as voted for by visitors. |
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| Posties Rejects in all our glory! We'll try not to let this victory go to our heads... |
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| The show stopper on our table. Posties scratch built Observation Balloon which game the Russian Artillery a read advantage with indirect fire. |
I posted 1 minute before you. Second to last picture now has pride of place on the dart board. I totally missed the playmobile game, (Totally toy soldiers, Have to admire there humour) Thanks for putting up some photos of my game, I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteI thought your game looked really good. I especially liked the fact you had gone to the effort of making a backdrop for photographs. Very thoughtful.
DeleteWell done! Great pictures. I nearly went but it was just a bit too far!
ReplyDeleteIts not a bad little show albeit a little smaller this year because the whole thing had to fit into one hall rather than two. I thought the organisers did a good job of setting it all up and crammed it plenty of traders and clubs.
DeleteGreat looking pics, love the Akaba table especially!
ReplyDeleteIt was my favourite.
DeleteLooks to be some very nice games there. Never been to Broadside before- perhaps I should get my ass down there one year!
ReplyDeleteDarrell
Its well worth a few hours. Its not a huge show, and car parking is limited to just 4 hours so its not a whole day event. Most traders and clubs started packing up after 3pm. I think many were just glad to get out of the heat!
DeleteRight, I have to make the effort next year!
DeleteDarrell.
Looked like a great day
ReplyDeleteWe had a great day, although the venue was horribly hot and humid (nothing the organisers can do about that of course).
DeleteGreat game and congratulations! Thanks for sharing all the pics. Nice seeing the Playmobil, technically my first "wargames" were playing with my cavalry figures back in the '70s. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood to see you again yesterday Lee and congrats for being part of the Best Game
ReplyDeleteA pleasure as always Tamsin. I think Postie was equal measure chuffed and amazed when we won.
DeleteMany congratulations and fabulous photographs. Fran looks decidedly unhappy in the first one though.
ReplyDeleteHe always looks unhappy, its his default look!
DeleteStandard expression when near Ray!
DeleteCongratulations! Looks like a fun event. I'll try to get there next year.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a grad, if sweaty, time ;)
ReplyDeleteFMB
Wonderful report and great photos! I'm facinated by your Russo-Japanese War games.
ReplyDeleteExcellent game photos, Lee! I really liked seeing your RJW game. Any details on the scenario conceived for the game?
ReplyDeleteWoo Hoo!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll be darned, there were observation balloons in the Russo-Japanese War.
ReplyDeleteAh congratulations chaps - looks like a great game
ReplyDeleteGreat pics. Thanks for sharing mate. Looks like you had a fun game.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was a great event and congrats for the win to you and the team.
ReplyDeletecheers
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ReplyDeleteLooks like a great time on Broadside!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures!
Nearly missed it:
Many congrats for the win to your team!
Cheers
Stefan