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A great day of gaming at the club today. Six of us took part in a games day with a few missing due to the weather.
The day was all about giving everyone a chance to try their lists for the upcoming tournament in February.
With 6 completely different armies, Men of the West, Khazad-dûm, Last Alliance, Corsair Fleet, Isengard and The Shire all on show!
To me this is what makes the game so good - all playing different armies and heros!
My army was my first army I ever owned, Last Alliance. My games today were against Corsair Fleets and Men of the West. Two totally different games but both very tactical!
There are only 2 spaces left for the upcoming tournament next month. There will be prizes for first and second place and a prize for the best painted army.
If you want to join the ever growing MESBG community, please get in touch.
On Sunday 14th December, nine Old World players braved the dreaded Super Flu (seven last-minute dropouts!) and gathered in the World of Legend for our very first Old World Game Day.
The aim was simple: bring together a group of like-minded The Old World players and start building a scene at SWS. We kept things deliberately casual, with plenty of time for each round and a relaxed, supportive atmosphere.
Players took part in two games. The first was Upon the Field of Glory, followed by King of the Hill. Both missions were selected for having fixed six-round limits, with victory determined solely by Primary objectives to keep scoring straightforward. The group included an even mix of experienced players and those returning to Warhammer Fantasy.
A great time was had by all, with light-hearted prizes on offer for:
Final standings were:
We’re now planning our next event: a 1,500-point tournament for up to 16 players on 8th March 2026. If you’re interested in taking part, please get in touch!
Adam's arranged a MESBG day today (Sunday 7th) so the club will be open. If you haven't booked already, feel free to turn up and join in the spectacle of Middle Earth heroes and villains as they battle it out.
Tables are likely to be available for other games.
On Sunday the 6th of July SWS hosted a Warhammer 40K 3rd Edition Games Day!
All participants enjoyed a fun day of gaming, with lots of comical moments and laughter. We even had Cupcakes and Pizza too!
In the Eldar vs White Scars Game we had tanks and Marine bikes manoeuvring for their advantage.. whilst a Heroic / idiotic charge was performed by an eldar storm squad!!
We also had an Eldar vs Tyranid brutal game with eldar running from tyranid horrors at all times whilst desperately pouring everything is stop the Hive Tyrant on its rampage!
Meanwhile Imperial Guard took on a force of Battle Sisters… and to the surprise of all the Guard won in close combats too!
Orks unsurprisingly also made an appearance causing carnage with Kila-Kans, whilst Gretchin formed a bridge in a water feature for Boyz to safely cross!
SWS are looking to do another 3rd edition Games day in August, so stay tuned and if you are interested in coming along make it known to us on our Facebook pages!
On Saturday the 12th of April we hosted a Middle Earth Battle Strategy Game tournament at the SWS club house. We had 10 fantastic players battle it out through three randomly selected scenarios: Destroy the Supplies, Fog of War, and Reconnoitre.
We were lucky to have 10 unique armies (the 500-point MESBG meta is currently overwhelmed by Eagles) and 10 fantastic players who gave their all with victories, defeats, draws, and lots of fun!
The winner was new club member and first-time tournament player Jake with his Lurtz’s Scouts list! And runner up was another new member, and I believe first time tournament player Ian with his Eagles! Two new members, smashing it on their first tournament. If you would like to see the blow by blow scoring you can find it on Longshanks here: https://www.longshanks.org/event/22817/
Our next Tournament is July 27th with the event TBC – watch this space – but the theme will be Dragon Sickness and the points will be 700. Hopefully we will have the new scenarios by then too!
If you are interested in playing some MESBG feel free to shoot me a message or post on the group. We have an avid and growing MESBG community at SWS and you are bound to find a fun game with good people who are more than happy to take you through the rules! The tournaments we run are casual but give you a flavour of what the ranked tournaments feel like. We also have a club team for the Great British Hobbit League, who knows where we will get to next!
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