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For anyone in the north-east or surrounding areas, join us at Pendraken HQ on Saturday 22nd July for a full day of gaming!

We'll have 7 different participation games for you to try, including WWI aerial, WWII, Vietnam, Sci-Fi and more.  Each game will last 45-60 minutes so you can potentially play all 7 in one day.

We'll have snacks and drinks available, so hope to see some of you there.

EDIT: Game details added below.

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game1durham.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game2strategy.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game3ironbeards.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game4hartlepool.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game5fightclub.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game6princebishop.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game7northriding.jpg)

Sounds like a great day :-bd  =D>  :-bd

This might be a good excuse for a road trip 😊

Quote from: Sean Clark on 06 June 2023, 08:50:14 AMThis might be a good excuse for a road trip 😊

Sounds like a plan to me!

Unfortunately I would spend longer driving there than time available to play, according to Route Planner. :'(

QuoteUnfortunately I would spend longer driving there than time available to play, according to Route Planner. :'(

You think you've got problems getting there ;D

Quote from: paulr on 09 June 2023, 08:26:44 AMYou think you've got problems getting there ;D

It's probably easier for you!

Any details on who is running the games and what rules etc are involved?

Quote from: Sean Clark on 09 June 2023, 05:54:37 PMAny details on who is running the games and what rules etc are involved?

I've got the details back from most of the 7 games so I'll start announcing those this coming week.  We've got a nice selection so far with WWI aerial, WWII naval, F&I War, Vietnam, Sci-Fi and more.

We're a month away from our Big Summer Games Day and we've now got the details of all the games on offer!  Each of these takes less than 60 minutes so you'll be able to play all 7 in one day if you like!

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game1durham.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game2strategy.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game3ironbeards.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game4hartlepool.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game5fightclub.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game6princebishop.jpg)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game7northriding.jpg)

Those sound awesome

3 Hr drive with £4 in Tolls, bit impractial for me....love to go though

Game 3 A WWII naval game in 15mm  :o  :-\

Is the Turkey hunt by David from LB?

QuoteGame 3 A WWII naval game in 15mm  :o  :-\

Is it in the car par?


This all sounds great - not sure that I will be able to make it - but will see what might be possible

Quote from: paulr on 21 June 2023, 07:17:13 PMGame 3 A WWII naval game in 15mm  :o  :-\

Yep, I think they've taken it to one of the shows?  I'll get some pics on the day.

Quote from: Lord Speedy of Leighton on 21 June 2023, 10:33:48 PMIs the Turkey hunt by David from LB?

Possibly?!  There's two guys and one of them is a Dave, but there's a lot of Daves about!

I haven't seen this one but it sounds a bit like the game they used to run as a participation event at Northern Militaire a long time ago - in 1/72 I think. The US Carrier was about 12ft long. No US escort or Japanese ships, just hordes of model planes attacking.

Of course this one may have the whole US Pacific Fleet, in which case at c8 feet per carrier, your car park may not be big enough! Looking forward to seeing the pics. :)

Quote from: Gwydion on 22 June 2023, 06:15:30 PMI haven't seen this one but it sounds a bit like the game they used to run as a participation event at Northern Militaire a long time ago - in 1/72 I think. The US Carrier was about 12ft long. No US escort or Japanese ships, just hordes of model planes attacking.

I hope it's not quite that big, as they've only got a 6x4 to play on!

Quote from: Leon on 24 June 2023, 11:17:11 PMI hope it's not quite that big, as they've only got a 6x4 to play on!

Boo! A US carrier in 15mm should be about eight feet shouldn't it? Maybe it's the bijou version?

Quote from: Gwydion on 25 June 2023, 12:46:52 AMBoo! A US carrier in 15mm should be about eight feet shouldn't it? Maybe it's the bijou version?

Perhaps it is already sunk

GAME UPDATE!

The Lancaster Wargames Society aren't able to make it now, so we've got a replacement game for you:

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game4hartlepool.jpg)

Another quick change as the Westerhope group aren't able to make it along, so the Redcar Ironbeards have stepped into the breach! 

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/game3ironbeards.jpg)

Only a few days away now so hope to see some of you Forum folk!  We're expecting 60-70 on the day so hopefully it'll be a good turnout.

No news or report on this?

Hope it went well.

Good timing, I've just put it up on our website!

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Summer Games Day, we had a thoroughly enjoyable day!  There were about 50 gamers who came along over the course of the day, many of them playing several of the games and some staying for the full 7 hours!  We'd also like to thank all of the clubs and individuals who provided the entertainment, we really appreciate you taking the time to come along and run your games.

We didn't get many pics during the day, but here's a quick shot of all of the games:

Aces High - WWI Aerial
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/aceshigh.jpg)

Bird is the Word - 28mm Vietnam
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/birdistheword.jpg)

Blood Red Skies - WWII Aerial
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/bloodredskies.jpg)

King Arthur - 28mm Medieval
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/kingarthur.jpg)

Lion Rampant - 28mm Medieval
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/lionrampant.jpg)

Mobius Mayhem - Sci-Fi
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/mobiusmayhem.jpg)

Turkey Hunting - 54mm F&I Wars
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/blogs/turkeyhunting.jpg)

We're hoping to make this an annual event so we'll be doing it all again next summer!

Aw! What happened to the aircraft carrier?
Looks like a good day though.

Quote from: Gwydion on 25 July 2023, 11:12:10 PMAw! What happened to the aircraft carrier?
Looks like a good day though.

They couldn't make it sadly so we had to bring in the reserves!

Great to hear it went well :)