WMMS 2024

 A very pleasant day for our trip down the M6.  For once the traffic was light  and we were able to make good time.  The car park was all but full when we arrived, but fortunately someone was leaving just as we were searching for a place and we got parked up fairly quickly.  As usual there was a good range of very well presented games on offer, to complement the spread of traders who catered for most wargaming needs.

I took the camera along and below are photos of some of the games.

First a fantasy game by "One in 6" set in Middle Earth "Where was Gondor when the West Fold fell?"  The group used a mix of  the "Dragon Rampant" and "Lion Rampant" rulesets, which is why the units have the dice next to them to record casualties

 Nearby, the Wryley Retinue  had a Thity Years War game

The Spartans also chose a Thirty Years War theme with their Breitenfeld game.  The figures are the 'epic' scale pike and shotte from Warlord Games

I am not sure which group was responsible for this "Wellington in India" game, but it was certainly eye-catching.

Alumwell Wargames Club presented this AWI game

A group of gamers from Leamington put on this 'Billhooks' game.  The city walls are interesting as they are card construction and can be folded flat, which makes transport and storage easy.

The Shrewsbury Wargames Club had a medieval siege game which really caught the eye, with two castles 

There was an ACW game of the Battle of Frederick

My apologies to the organisers of the games I have not featured here.

One of the features of the Alumwell show is the space devoted to the modelling side of our hobby and there were copious examples of the very fine work carried out by dedicated modellers from 10 societies.

A very pleasant day out.  The show is well orgainsed and the venue has enough room to allow for the relatively free flow of visitors.  Steve and I had a busy day looking at games, chatting and making the odd purchase.  As always we saw old friends and caught up with their gaming/ painting progress.  One thing I must acknowledge is the friendliness of the game presenters.  There seemed to be a definite effort to take the time to answer questions and chat about rules, scenery and figures.  It was great to meet so many people who obviously really enjoy their hobby and are keen to share that enthusiasm.