It's the first Sunday, so it must be Vapnartak. Once again Steve, Will and I ventured across the Pennines to the Vapnartak show at York. With the Lance & Longbow Society not hosting a game this year we didn't need to be at the venue quite so early, so it was past 11 am when we arrived. Not surprisingly we were in the overflow carpark and there was quite a crowd when we got inside. There were plenty of traders in evidence, In its usual place was the static 'game' by the York War Games Society.
Now the modelling is very good and the figures painted to a high standard, but the display takes up a lot of room and perhaps next year the society could feature a different project? Rather different was a game involving Vikings and various fantasy beasts.
For me, the most interesting game was the Kriegspielers Kut game. Plenty going on and a good number of players.
The participation games were mostly on the second floor balcony overlooking the course. There was plenty of variety with two 'Wings of War' games, cowboys, and a Lion Rampant medieval skirmish. In addition there was the Harrogate Wargames Club's 'Men Who Would be Kings' game which attracted a good number of players.
We all had a good day, and many thanks to the YWGS for doing such a good job of organising the show. I realise that putting on a show like this is a thankless exercise in 'trying to get a quart into a pint pot', but if I could suggest that more space be allocated to the Flea Market, (my one visit was off-putting because of the crush), and perhaps the participation games could be better signposted within the venue? More photos can be found on
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