We've had sneak previews of the scenery for John Geary's Big Idea this year but nothing could have prepared us for the full extent of the game he produced for Partizan.
With a huge castle and a massive temple, the Japanese scenario covered over 8 tables in an interesting U-shape and involved not just one, but two rulesets being played simultaneously. Lion Rampant rules were in play for the big assault, and Test of Honour for the side-skirmish.
The table gained a lot of interest from new and seasoned wargamers alike, There were the expected vignettes around the table, along with six Pokemon samurai (gotta catch 'em all) which, considering the audience, were bound to attract a lot of attention.
In the end a win in the Best Demonstration Game category was duly (and rightfully) awarded.
This was a team effort, with a number of members providing and painting figures, and helping out on the day. Special mention goes to John himself as the mastermind and main creator of the project, and to Paul Titley and Greg King for artistic, modelling and deep wargaming experience.
SWS has a group of about 20 keyholders and you might like to join us. Keyholders are those people who open and close the club after every meeting, making sure that things are closed down properly and tidied away. By having a key they have 24/7 access to the club - some have been known to be gaming at 2am (those crazy 40k-ers).
Being a keyholder means committing to a lightly more responsible level of membership - being a keyholder means you have to do about 5 duties a year (dependent on numbers) opening and closing the club on clubnights. After that you are free to open and close the club when you like.
Here is the list of keyholder duties (you will need to sign in to the website).
The link to the signup form is on the website. Paid-up members only I'm afraid, so you will need to sign in to the website and look in the Members' menu.
| Role | Image | Name | Other responsibilities | Games |
| President |  |
Paul Glover | Tablemeister (for bookings) | Lion Rampant. Sharp Practice. Never mind Billhooks. DBA. Bolt Action. Hammerin Iron. |
| Chair |  |
Tim Corbett | Dark Ages, medieval, late medieval, English Civil War, Seven Years War, Prussian and British Napoleonic, Russian Civil War, VBCW and Late War WW2 | |
| Secretary |  |
Dale Jones | Webmaster, e-wizard, Events co-ordinator and Keeper of the Dates, Membership Secretary | Check Your 6! (all varieties), Blood Red Skies, Bag the Hun, Red Storm, Downtown, Elusive Victory, Nightfighter, Bomber Command, Bolt Action, wannabe Team Yankee, Wings of Glory, Less than 60 Miles, Fighting Sail, Blood Bilge and Iron Balls. |
| Treasurer |  |
Chris Kalinowski | Sharpe Practice!; Undaunted; Black Powder | |
| Safeguarding Officer |  |
John Geary | Scenery and Terrain Keeper | Mortal Gods, anything samurai but mainly Test of Honour, Bolt Action, Blood Red Skies, Aliens |
| Tuck Monitor |  |
Ian Tanner | Hail Caesar, dba, lion rampant, never mind the billhooks, pikeman’s lament, pike and shotte, dbm and dbr, fighting sail, wings of war, sails of glory, rebels and patriots, men who would be kings, Sharpe practice, age of eagles, fire and fury, black powder, undaunted, Nimitz, bolt action! | |
| Strategic Boardgames Officer |  |
Doug Chamberlain | Boardgames depicting conflict from WW1 to Present Day - Air, Sea and Land from publishers GMT, VUCA Sims, DVG, Decision Games, Phalynx, Consim, Lock & Load, Academy Games et al. | |
| Communications Officer |  |
Tom Corbett | Dark Ages, medieval, late medieval, English Civil War, Seven Years War, Prussian and British Napoleonic, Russian Civil War, VBCW and Late War WW2, orcs. Vendee and various 28mm naval as well | |
| Fantasy Officer |  |
Owen Flanders | Warhammer Fantasy, The Old World, Middle Earth Strategy Battle, Age of Sigmar, Dark Souls, Mordheim | |
| James Davies | Space Hulk, Adeptus Titanicus, OPR, Xenos Rampant, Spearhead | |||
| Carl Moreton |
With a wife who reviews games, I'm generally required to play EVERYTHING. The ones that stood out for me were: Gaslands, Boarders & Black Flags, Space Gits, and Necropolis. |
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| Matt McManus | Warhammer 40k, xenos rampant, one page rules, warhammer fantasy and space gits | |||
| Justin Robinson |
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