Society of Ancients Sponsors Colours 2026

[Nick Harbud]

The Society of Ancients will sponsor the Colours show on 5^th 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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[Imperial Dave]

Good news! 

[Ian61]

Guagamala, wow, a big bash. What scale are they planning on using?

[lionheartrjc]

Guagamala, wow, a big bash. What scale are they planning on using?

28mm