This year's traditional Gentlemen Pensioners outing to the Phalanx Show at St Helens took place last weekend. We were blessed with the usual good weather and once again members of the club were on hand to help with transporting troops and scenery to the table.
There were a good selection of games on offer and photographs of a selection of them follows.
Liverpool Wargames Association had a very well represented Ramillies game
Old Guard Wargamers put on a Zorndorf SYW game using Rank and File rules
Close by were All Independent 54mm Wargames Club with an eye-catching Culloden game
Also eye-catching was the Furness Warlords game naval game with some very impressive fortifications
East Lancashire Wargames Association provided a Samurai game
Hobbyshed had an Operation Sealion game with a touch of "Dad's Army" using Bolt Action rules
Beacon Gaming Club presented the Battle of Nantwich from the English Civil War using their own version of the "Pikeman's Lament" rules.
Our game was a "what if" scenario from the 2nd Barons War, set just before Evesham. The result often depending on the survival of the rival commanders.
My thanks, as ever, to my fellow 'pensioners' and members of the public who helped/joined in the game. Andy, Chris, David, Jim, John, John, Neil, Peter and Steve. Also Dave who provided the vital tea/coffee to keep us hydrated.
We had a good day and the bring and buy seemed as busy as usual, but generally attendance seemed down on previous years. Certainly, after lunch the hall was noticeably quieter. The Spartans put a lot of hard work to run the show and hopefully it will continue for a long time.
I enjoyed the show and liked your table (as always). I also thought numbers were down and while many shows empty out early, here it was more noticeable and the number of gamers at tables seemed to make up quite a bit of the head count.
ReplyDeleteI wonder whether cutting down on the Bring ‘n Buy to say no more than three items per person, might throw greater focus back on the trade hall, I have no idea of the economics of it all or even if the trade hall needs some help.
As far as I know it is now the only show in the northwest and as such one might hope to see it actually gaining ground.
Hello Norm
DeleteThanks for your comments and observations on the show. I agree that as the only show in the NW you would hope that it would be better attended.
David
A good looking lot of 'wargamers wargames'. Your group's one looked beaut!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thank you James
DeleteThat naval game is a tremendous spectacle. I wonder about games like that some times too. Does the spectacle over power the game?
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