The Society of Ancients will sponsor the
Colours show on
5th September at Newbury Racecourse.
The Society stand will be present, as in previous years, as will a participation game based upon the
Battle of Gaugamela using
Impetus 2 rules.
Martin and Paddy Myers, who are well known to anyone who attends the Cold Ash event in November, have organised a
15mm DBA Competition. Competitiors receive free entry to the Colours show. For further details, see Fanaticus or contact the guys directly.
This year, the show features a
Boardgames Café arranged by Rocket Propelled Games, who are also sponsoring the event.
As usual, there will be an eclectic mixture of demonstration and participation games. So far, these include:
- The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
- 28mm 1980s Cold War Europe Skirmish
- To the Strongest
- Starship Troopers
- 15mm Peninsula War Napoleonic
- Will the Portcullis Fall at The Castle
- The attack on Rohan (an MESBG demo game)
- Breach & Scutcheon - Cunaxa
- WW2 naval battle , 1/1250 scale
- My Oath Sire - 28mm Medieval Skirmish
- The Arras Counter-attack 1940
- Siege of Maiden Hillfort
- 15mm Spartan v Greek City State
- American War of Independence 28mm
- Bloody Big Battles Napoleonic or 19th Century
- 28mm English Civil War
- 16th Century Skirmish
- 28mm Wars of Roses
- Club 1813
- Battle of Schleswig 15mm
- The Battle of Lekkerbetje 1600 plus The WarreGame
- Fast and Brutal Squad-on-Squad Action!
- Vexillarius Ancients
- Battle of Cunaxa using DBMM
- Korean War aerial combat
- Rapid Fire
- New Kingdom Egyptians VS Sea Peoples
The Society has generously offered a prize for the Best Ancient & Medieval Game In Show.
See you all there.
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Guagamala, wow, a big bash. What scale are they planning on using?