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Pendraken News & Info! => Previous Years => Shows => 2015 Show Stuff => Topic started by: Chris Pringle on 22 January 2015, 01:46:35 PM

Title: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Chris Pringle on 22 January 2015, 01:46:35 PM
This is a nice medium-sized show, plenty of traders and plenty of games to look at.
One of the participation games will be a Franco-Prussian one using Pendraken figures and "Bloody Big BATTLES!" rules.

10:00am-4:00pm
Sunday 1st March 2015
Fitzharry's School
Northcourt Road
Abingdon OX14 1NP

www.abingdonwargames.org.uk

Chris

Bloody Big BATTLES!
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BBB_wargames/info
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Leon on 22 January 2015, 02:28:57 PM
Thanks for the post, we'll have to keep an eye out for some pics of the game!

8)
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: capthugeca on 22 January 2015, 08:25:11 PM
Hope to pootle along to it this year.
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Chris Pringle on 03 March 2015, 12:29:12 PM
Well we did it. Our Franco-Prussian War participation game of St Quentin at Overlord actually involved real participants.  :)  And Dave's specially-painted Pendraken Franco-Prussian armies were admired and complimented for enabling us to lay on a battle that looked like a battle. Brief report with a couple of pics here (no close-ups, sorry):
http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/st-quentin-fpw-bbb-participation-game.html
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 03 March 2015, 12:33:17 PM
Looks great! 8)

Fancy bringing it to Campaign in Milton Keynes in May? ;)
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: getagrip on 03 March 2015, 12:43:55 PM
That battlefield is awesome. :-bd
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Chris Pringle on 03 March 2015, 12:59:43 PM
Thanks, gents, you've very kind.

Campaign in MK? Hadn't really considered it, I thought it was really just a tournament event. Am I wrong? What's the format, and how would we go about arranging a participation game there? I know for sure I can't make it myself, but other members of the team may be interested.

Chris
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 03 March 2015, 01:10:48 PM
It does have tournaments but we also have more and more demo and participation, which is really important to us.
It's in the Middleton Hall, outside John Lewis, it's a free public event. The aim is to publicise the hobby to the general public.
I believe there is a nominal charge (no more than £10), or it may be free for demo and participation.
Email: neil@sutherland7.freeserve.co.uk is our noble chairman. Tell him Will Denham sent you. ;)
Title: Re: Show: Overlord, Abingdon, Sunday 1 March 2015
Post by: Chris Pringle on 03 March 2015, 01:18:09 PM
Cheers, Will. I'll talk to the boys, and then get in touch with Neil if they're keen.

Chris