Kicking off the World War I and II coverage is a pseudo-historical game in Mark Copplestone’s ‘Little Soldiers’ inter-war setting, staged by the Cornwall Wargames Association. If I understood/remembered correctly, the rules used were an adaptation of the Memoir ’44 boardgame.
Moving on to the ‘real’ war, 1/72 Wargames recreated a section of the Kaiserschlacht 1918 with the 36th Ulster division under German attack.
The Zagory Rebellion by Cornwall Wargames AssociationThe Zagory Rebellion by Cornwall Wargames AssociationKaiserschlacht 1918 by 1/72 Wargames
Hugo’s Heroes created scenarios during World War II inspired by classic Airfix model sets from the 1960s, and brought some of the original plastics along as well.
Getting my Airfix by Hugo’s HeroesGetting my Airfix by Hugo’s HeroesGetting my Airfix by Hugo’s Heroes
The Retired Wargamers Reloaded had constructed a massive and beautiful board for a 15mm scale battle around Carentan 1944 using Rapid Fire rules.
Eagles and Lions at Carentan by Retired Wargamers ReloadedEagles and Lions at Carentan by Retired Wargamers Reloaded
The Lard Zone had its debut at Salute this year, and WWII was well represented by games of Chain of Command.
Saint Côme du Mont 1944 by Joe BiltonSaint Côme du Mont 1944 by Joe BiltonHolding Oosterbeek 1944 by Nick Skinner and Rich Clark
Ypres was the setting for the Wigmore Warriors as they recreated World War 1 – From Start to Finish on two tables showing the same location, one lush green countryside in 1914, the other a bombed out wasteland in 1918.
The Maidstone Wargames Society built a town Somewhere in Belgium for a clash at a bridge during the early part of the war.
The 10mm scale Action at Longlier by Oxford Wargames Society took the fight to brigade and division level.
My knowledge and interest in the Napoleonic era usually extends only as far as watching episodes of Sharpe. I do however like the sheer spectacle of massed colourful infantry, charging cavalry and smoking cannons that a good Napoleonic display can provide.
And they don’t come much more spectacular than Waterloo 1815 by the Essex Gamesters Robert Browning and Ron Ringrose (of Corunna 1809 fame) at Salute 2013.
Wargames Illustrated presented the wonderfully naturalistic Battle of Little Big Top American Civil War display.
This early WW1 game based on the Miracle of the Marne 1914 was played using the Crush the Kaiser set of rules.
Unfortunately I don’t have details for the tables below, other that they are set during conflicts between the United States and Mexico. Hope you enjoy the pictures nonetheless.