Category: Shows & Events

Derby World 2016 Wargames Show, I have just come back from Derby World Wargames at Castle Donington. Hosted by Warlord Games, KR Multicases and the Derby Wargames Associates. Where me and Malcolm were helping support fellow club (Grimsby Wargames Society) members Steve & Andy who were running The Four Days Battle of 1666 between the…

Partizan 2016 Wargames Show Newark, Partizan’s first show in the George Stephenson Hall at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire. It makes up 200 acres of the former RAF Winthorpe Airfield which were purchased in 1964 by the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society. And as to the new venue, I thought it was so much better then Kelham…

Triples 2016 Wargames Show Sheffield, Triples is without doubt, is one of my favourite wargames shows of the year. However over the past couple of years attendance has been declining, as well as the amount of Traders. This year the entire show looked like a ghost town. And quite a few Traders were saying It…

Vapnartak 2016 Wargames Show York, The first show of the year Vapnartak at York racecourse is without doubt one of my favourite shows of the the year. And this year’s was of the same high standard as previous years. And personal highlight for me was meeting some of the other members of Pendraken forum. Games…

Triples 2015 Wargames Show Sheffield was a brilliant day out with lots of traders and participation games. There was four of us in total an old friend from work Steve my long-suffering Mrs and an extremely good friend from the Grimsby Wargames Society however we all thought that the show seemed particularly quiet this year…

On Sunday 1st February 2015 I attended York Wargames show Vapnartak (Thanks Andy H for the lift!). I’m always impressed by the scale of this show. Split over 4 floors of the building with a sizable amount of space on each floor there was certainly a lot of ground to cover in the day. Most…

Vapnartak 2014 Wargames Show York, Every year, the Grimsby Wargames Society embarks on a journey to York for the Vapnartak Wargames Show. As the first show of the year, it invigorates our spirits and sets the stage for the upcoming wargaming season. The camaraderie and excitement are unmatched! Games Critical Mass 15mm Sci-Fi Rules Critical…