Tuesday 10 March 2020

WMMS 2020

At the weekend Steve and I visited this show.  We missed last year due to various reasons, but this time the stars were aligned and we had a good journey south.  The venue is spacious, (perhaps more so than the car park) and although there seemed to be a good number of people there, there was no trouble getting around and taking pictures of the games. 

Will and Andy were representing the SOTCW at the show and put on a fictional Andrevia scenario set in 1943.  It involved a German raid on a Russian occupied port.




More photos can be found on Will's blog

Nearby was another WWII game, this time set in the Ardennes




The burning vehicles were effective with lights flickering within them




There was a participation game on the defence of Hougoumont.  Chatting too one of the organisers he expressed a certain disappointment that the first run through the game had resulted in an overwhelming French victory, with the garrison wiped out, whilst the British Guards stood by and watched.  I suppose that is the problem with scenario construction; it is all but impossible to account for the odd extreme result !

Nearby was a well-modelled Warmington on Sea, with the Home Guard coping with a German paratroop landing.






Alumwell Wargames Society had a large Peninsular display/game.  Lots of 28mm figures on good terrain.  It was nice to see the Spanish army present in large numbers and also some Swiss troops on the French side.





The French and Indian Wars were represented by two games; this was by the Wyrley Retinue
(I think)





On the next table a French force was advancing on a British held fort, (possibly Telford?)



One ECW game which caught my eye used The Kingdom is Ours rules



With small scale figures and excellent terrain, this modern period game (I use modern to cover conflicts within my lifetime) represented the attack on Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.




This is only a selection of the games on offer, all presented to a high standard.  My only caveat would be that information explaining the game and indeed the group/club running it was in short supply. 

Congratulations to Alumwell for organising this event, it is an excellent mix of games and traders.

1 comment:

  1. It was indeed a good day with a good selection of games that were very well done.

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