It was a day of Johns with two visually impactful games showing the other clubs how it should be done.
John Geary and John Turner played a participation game of Aliens! which had loads of elements that were 3D printed by Mr Geary. The Dropship dominated the scene but not the game, as there was plenty of action going on all over the beautiful play area where show attendees could take on any of the characters. I'm not sure how they managed to play the game as there were so many people coming along to talk about it. It was a very popular item in our SWS display.
John Sheldon's stunning z-shaped game of an early Greek battle was majestic. No buildings or fancy equipment here, just the hordes of beautifully-painted figures and the SWS scenery boards arranged so that units needed to engage in specific ways. As the battle raged, the show judges paid a couple of visits and we were rewarded with Best Display Game for the third year running.
Huge thanks to those who turned up to assist on the day. When I arrived in the afternoon it was clear that many people had been busy, and I chatted with Tim, Tom, Chris K., Johns Sheldon, Turner and Geary, Ian Tanner. It was a quiet show with not much footfall, mostly due to it being Mothering Sunday. Clearly not many mothers wanted a day out at a wargame show. Their loss.
Plans are already in place for next year's offering. If you've not been to a wargame show we would love to have you supporting our prestigious display at Alumwell next year. It's a great show with many traders selling their wares, plenty of grognard wargamers to talk to and lots of games and systems being played.
Please feel free to log in and leave a comment with your perspective of the day and possibly a promise to assist next year - it would be great to have you involved.
