Operation Caravan at Broadside Wargames Show

I'm aching all over after what has proved to be an exhausting but utterly brilliant day at Broadside Wargames Show in Sittingbourne. Our demo game won Best in Show (!!) and I'm buzzing with excitement as a result. First off let me say a huge thank you to Ray and Postie for their unwavering support and tireless help with the game, and to Surjit and Dave who played a very closely fought battle right to the end. I'd also like to thank all the visitors that came by our table and said nice things about the how it looked, and of course to everyone that voted for our game. Its taken a year of planning and hard work but I have enjoyed every minute of it.

Posties Rejects from L to R - Dave, Surjit, Postie, myself and Ray

Presentation was key, with a table sign, handouts and lots of reference photo's to show visitors.

Initial moved and stuff is already being blown up by the LRDG

View across Barce towards the Airfield in flames

Lots of Italian equipment went up in flames in this game

Nothing was safe from the LRDG's twin Vickers Machine Guns

Looking down what had once been an airfield

We were so busy on our table I barely got to look around the rest of the hall. I did take a handful of photo's but I came home having spent nothing on the trade stands (!).

A final picture ('borrowed' from Ray) showing the LRDG making their escape after the raid. They Won the game despite loosing many of their vehicles. Most of the crews managed to escape to fight another day and this matched the historical battle quite accurately.