A day out to FIASCO at Leeds

 At the weekend, for the first time in over a decade, Steve and I visited Leeds to attend the Fiasco show.  In the foyer, Ken Riley (aka Yarkshire Gamer) was putting on an AWI game portraying the Battle of Germantown.

Once inside the show proper the majority of the games on offer were much smaller and often demonstrated particular rule sets.  One such was this Dark Ages game by the Wargames Shop.

Kirklees Wargames Club brought their Wars of the Roses, Battle of Ferrybridge game, using the Basic Impetus rules

A game I saw at Phalanx in June by All Hell let Loose, was also present.  Once again the dramatic presentation drew lots of attention.  

Legendary Wargames presented a Sudan game

There has been a lot of interest in the Black Seas models and rules  produced by Warlord Games and the SRWGC had a game on show.

A handy way of keeping track of the individual ship states

One thing I liked was the 'pared down' treatment of the ship models, no ratlines and reduced rigging.  Giving one of the models the suggested levels of rigging etc is a stretch for my meagre model making skills.  These models are still very presentable, so it may be a way I can at last tackle the backlog of work at the wargame amatuer shipyard.

The trade was well represented and I was particularly glad to see two particular traders.  Firstly Irregular Miniatures who provide an excellent service, but I normally only see at the Vapnartak show each February and secondly Stonewall Figures.  Now, I haven't seen Stonewall since the days of the Triples Show at Sheffield.  Their 15mm Napoleonic range is very extensive and the figures have a good 'presence'.  Chatting to the owner, it seems that the Fiasco show is the only one he attends in the North, being based in Cornwall, it is hardly surprising.  However, it was nice to be re-acquainted with the  range and it sparked an urge to fill some of the gaps (real or otherwise) in my Napoleonic collection.

The bonus of the Fiasco show is that the Armouries is very close and the two venues can be seen on the same day.  All in all, a Grand Day Out.