Partizan Show, May 2024

 If it is a sunny Sunday in mid to late May, it must be Partizan.  Once again Steve and I were blessed with the weather as we made our way south to the Newark Showground for the Partizan show.  Partizan has an enviable reputation for hosting a diverse range of excellent demo and participation games along with a good range of trade stands.  This year proved to be as good as ever, as I hope the selection of photos below demonstrate.

As they say on the tv, "in no particular order"

Phil Olley with his Eastern Renaissance game

Nearby were the League of Extraordinary Kriegspeilers with their "Back of Beyond" game Down on the Adriatic Sea

Westbury Gamers had their Alexandrian Successors game "Battle of Gabene

Durham Wargames Club with the Battle of Fulford Gate

The South American Wars of Independence features in the Barely Legal Wargamers "Battle of Carabobo

On a similar theme Ist Corps had a game based on the Mexican- American War of the 1840's

The Battle of Freeman's Farm by Mr Steve Jones

Simon Miller's Relief of Norchester

Chesterfield Old Boys has a WWII game in 1/35 scale

While Kallistra offered a 10mm Siege of Buda

The Boondock Sayntes demonstrated an Indian Mutiny game

Yarkshire Gamer brought along his Mentana game which was also at Vapnertak

There were of course lots of other games, all well presented.  Without fail, the groups and individuals providing the games were keen to talk about them.  One of the bonuses of attending shows is the opportunity to meet up with old friends and indeed meet new ones.  Ray Rousell, who posts on his blog Don't throw a 1, often posts comments on this blog and I was pleased to meet him and thank him in person for taking the time to make comments.

Judging by the number of people in the venue the show was a success and thanks go to the organisers who put so much hard work into Partizan.  Well done to them all!!