Annual club hosted convention, free to anyone that wishes to attend. Events added up to convention start date.
Most games are historical miniature games. Some boardgame and non-historical games may be present.
May 16-17 at Baker Community Center, 6751 Irving St., Denver, CO.
9am to 6pm Saturday, 9am to 5pm Sunday
We plan on having food available on site both days.
West Wars Coordinator: Greg Skelly
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May 16
9am – 1pm
- Battle of Dogger Bank
- January 1915: The German Navy’s battle cruiser squadron departs port to raid installations on the British coast. Unbeknownst to them, the Royal Navy code breaking department (Room 40) has decrypted German signals, and Admiral Beatty’s RN battle cruiser squadron is deployed to intercept them. Can the British squadron engage the enemy and prevent them from escaping?
- rules: General Quarters Fleet Action Imminent
- scale: 1:2400
- players: 6
- GM: John Owen
- Tom Kippur War
- They caught the Israelis after they got across the Suez canal, can they destroy them? The weather is clear air strikes will happen! It will include “tank to tank”, “fighter bomber to tank”, and “portable anti-tank weapons to tank” combat in the desert!
- rules: Close and Destroy 1 and 2 (Tactical Air Force supplement)
- scale: 1:285
- players: 8
- GM: Deborah Schouten and Jeff Tate
- Fighting Seabees
- WWII Pacific: Skirmish level action between the Navy’s construction battalion (CBs or SeaBees) and the Japanese.
- rules: V for Victory?
- scale: 28mm
- players: 6
- GM: John Owen
- Game 4
- Game 5
2pm – 6pm
- Legend of Black and White Lions
- Victorian to Post Victorian Colonial Era: Exploring the Jungle? Intrigued by the Big Game Hunt? Safari Guide Bill Daniel will lead you on a expedition with roaring laughter. It might be roaring of Lions and laughter of hyenas.
- rules: Modified The Lion Eats Tonight by Howard Whitehouse
- scale: 28mm
- players: 6
- GM: Bill Daniel
- Battle of Kings Mountain
- AWI – 1780 • 250th USA Celebration Themed game. Pits Patrick Ferguson’s Loyalist Militia against the Patriot Militia in North Carolina.
- rules: ?
- scale: 28mm
- players: 6
- GM: Dave Manley
- Battle of Borodino
- Alternate history, Napoleon has split his army; the Russians have done the same. The part commanded by Marshal Ney meets the part commanded by Russian General Barkley de Tolly in front of Moscow for a knock down drag out battle. Plenty of Infantry, Cavalry and artillery interaction!
- rules: Napoleon’s Battles 4th edition
- scale: 15mm
- players: 8
- GM: Jeff Tate and Deborah Schouten
- Game 4
- Game 5
- Battle of Dogger Bank
May 17
9am – 11:30am
- Swap and Sell Meet
12pm – ~1:00pm
- Club meeting
~1:00pm – 5:00pm
- Battle of Kings Moutain
- AWI – 1780 • 250th USA Celebration Themed game. Pits Patrick Ferguson’s Loyalist Militia against the Patriot Militia in North Carolina.
- rules: ?
- scale: 28mm
- players: 6
- GM: Dave Manley
- Battle of the Hawaiian Islands
- It’s a Sunday morning and Yamato’s Battleships/cruisers/destroyer force covering Nagumo’s carriers and his supply convoy run into an early morning training sortie of American battleships (Arizona and Oklahoma)/cruisers/destroyers and chaos ensues. The Japanese carrier strike aircraft are committed to the Pearl Harbor attack so are unavailable to attack the US ships!
- rules: Seekrieg 4th edition
- scale: 1:2400
- players: 8
- GM: Deborah Schouten
- ADLG Tournament
- The Theme is Armies and Enemies of the Achaemenid Persians. Players can choose from Army Lists 4, 8, 17, 19, 28, 32, 39, 57, 59, 60, 63, 64 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 79. Loaner armies can be made available; contact John Brown if you need a loaner.
- rules: L’Art de la Guerre
- scale: 15mm
- players: 12
- GM: John Brown
- WWII Naval Battle
- Details to come.
- rules: General Quarters III
- scale: 1:2400
- players: 6
- GM: John Carter
- Game 5
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