David Manley
03-11-2014, 22:49
Morning all,
I'm putting together the programme for the Naval Wargames Show. This will be held at the Explosion Museum of naval Firepower, Priddy's Hard, Gosport, Hampshire on June 21/22 this year. The event is a free entry show and the only UK wargames event themed on naval warfare (although we have stretched the point in the past and the first show featured Wings of Glory with seaplanes and coastal motor boats!).
Last year we ran the first participation games of Sails of Glory to be staged in the UK. This year I'd like to do something bigger. My thoughts this year are to run a bigger battle, ideally based on the Battle of the Nile (I have some handy terrain features that I built when I ran a similar event for the Naval Wargames Show in the 1990s). I say "based" as the success of such a game depends on getting enough players. So I'd also like to use it as an event where UK SGN players can get together for something a bit bigger than the average evening game. Another aspect of "based on" is the hoped for availability of SGN Wave 2 ships in time for the game (if not we can wing it).
Anyway, what I'm thinking is we will hold a "monster" Nile-based game at the show on Sunday 22nd June. Probably with full rules and options in play as it will be a day long event (although I'll work up a final list of rules and options in force prior to the event). In order to ensure we have enough counters in play, and to prevent mixing, I'd suggest that each player brings their own model, ship log and counters, and draws counters for damage to their ship from their own set.
So thats the idea - now I'm looking for two things:
1) Players. If you are based in the UK and would like to take part please let me know either here or by PM. Sorry its in the "deep south" of the UK but as yet the naval museum at Gosport has been the only suitable venue that has offered to host the Naval Wargames Show. For European players though its not far from Southampton Airport (as its a 2 day event there will be several players sleeping over at the museum and the Saturday night tends to be a beer fuelled night of chat and extra gaming)
2) Comments on the above - its a plan in progress, so if you read anything I've said and think "he's mad doing it that way, XXXXX would be better" please let me know.
That aside, I hope to see some of you in Gosport in June :happy:
I'm putting together the programme for the Naval Wargames Show. This will be held at the Explosion Museum of naval Firepower, Priddy's Hard, Gosport, Hampshire on June 21/22 this year. The event is a free entry show and the only UK wargames event themed on naval warfare (although we have stretched the point in the past and the first show featured Wings of Glory with seaplanes and coastal motor boats!).
Last year we ran the first participation games of Sails of Glory to be staged in the UK. This year I'd like to do something bigger. My thoughts this year are to run a bigger battle, ideally based on the Battle of the Nile (I have some handy terrain features that I built when I ran a similar event for the Naval Wargames Show in the 1990s). I say "based" as the success of such a game depends on getting enough players. So I'd also like to use it as an event where UK SGN players can get together for something a bit bigger than the average evening game. Another aspect of "based on" is the hoped for availability of SGN Wave 2 ships in time for the game (if not we can wing it).
Anyway, what I'm thinking is we will hold a "monster" Nile-based game at the show on Sunday 22nd June. Probably with full rules and options in play as it will be a day long event (although I'll work up a final list of rules and options in force prior to the event). In order to ensure we have enough counters in play, and to prevent mixing, I'd suggest that each player brings their own model, ship log and counters, and draws counters for damage to their ship from their own set.
So thats the idea - now I'm looking for two things:
1) Players. If you are based in the UK and would like to take part please let me know either here or by PM. Sorry its in the "deep south" of the UK but as yet the naval museum at Gosport has been the only suitable venue that has offered to host the Naval Wargames Show. For European players though its not far from Southampton Airport (as its a 2 day event there will be several players sleeping over at the museum and the Saturday night tends to be a beer fuelled night of chat and extra gaming)
2) Comments on the above - its a plan in progress, so if you read anything I've said and think "he's mad doing it that way, XXXXX would be better" please let me know.
That aside, I hope to see some of you in Gosport in June :happy: