Category Archives: Shows / Conventions

‘The Big Meeple’ On Tour in May 2012…

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

It seems that Midland Wargames shows are somewhat like buses – not one for ages and then 3 come at once! Unfortunately, I will miss Triples this weekend as I will be at the Total Wargamer store in Evesham on … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 86d – Salute 2012 Coverage, Part IV

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Download Episode 86d Welcome to Episode 86d of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this, the last of the episodes covering Salute 2012, I am joined by Rich Jones. We discuss some of our highlights from the show and sum … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 86c – Salute 2012 Coverage, Part III

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Download Episode 86c Welcome to Episode 86c of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast This is another show in my continued coverage of the recent Salute 2012 show at Excel London. In this third show, I speak with Fabio Speiza of … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 86b – Salute 2012 Coverage, Part II

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Download Episode 86b Welcome to Episode 86b of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I continue my coverage of the recent Salute 2012 show at Excel London. In this second episode, I talk to Steve Morgan from Warlord … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 86a – Salute 2012 Coverage, Part I

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Download Episode 86a Welcome to Episode 86a of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast This show sees the start of my coverage of the recent Salute 2012 show at Excel London. I will be releasing several, smaller shows over the next … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures @ Salute 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Tomorrow (Saturday 21st April 2012) sees the 40th Anniversary Salute show at the Excel Centre, London. I will be there again this year, although I will not be involved in running a game. Instead, I will be fully donning my … Continue reading →

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Ex-Illis day @ Total Wargamer – 17th March 2012

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Just a reminder that this coming Saturday sees another Ex-Illis day at the Total Wargamer shop at Blackminster, Evesham. We are once again running a swiss-style tournament, so if you want to have a few fun games of Ex-Illis during the … Continue reading →

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Saga Day – 31st March 2012, Enfield, UK

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Rich Jones, occasional co-presenter of this Podcast, has asked me to publise a ‘Saga Day’ that he has organised in Enfield with the support of the guys at Gripping Beast. It looks like a really good day, and I was about … Continue reading →

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Ex-Illis Tournament, 4th February 2012 @ Total Wargamer, Evesham

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Last Saturday saw several of us get together for a day’s gaming of Ex-Illis at Total Wargamer, Evesham. unfortunately, a combination of illness and domestic issues meant that the original intended Swiss tournament format was somewhat reduced. Other pictures of the … Continue reading →

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Ex-Illis day @ Totalwargamer – 19th November

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Several of us met up at TotalWargamer for a day of Ex-Illis gaming goodness. There were several of us from Leicester & Coventry, plus a group from Nottingham who stayed all day. We played several games each during the day … Continue reading →

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Ex-Illis Day – Tomorrow (19th November) @ Total Wargamer

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

I just wanted to remind you of the Ex-Illis day that I am helping to host @ Total Wargamer in Evesham tomorrow – Saturday, 19th November 2011. Its on opportunity to come along and play the game if you’ve never … Continue reading →

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Ex-Illis Day – 19th November 2011

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I am pleased to announce that the guys at Total Wargamer and Myself & Dave Luff are getting together once again to run another ‘Ex-Illis Day’ at the Total Wargamer shop in Blackminster, Evesham, Worcestershire. This is going to be … Continue reading →

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Manorcon 2011 – Day 3

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Day three, and back to the marathon gaming that is Manorcon. A slightly later start today, and an earlier finish than expected, which meant that we didn’t get as many games played as I anticipated. First up was World Without … Continue reading →

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Manorcon 2011 – Day 2

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Up early and off back to Leicester University, just to make sure I got a parking place. A 9am start, and a swift game of 7 Wonders – just to get us in the swing for the days whilst we … Continue reading →

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Manorcon 2011 – Day 1

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

Well, the first day of Manorcon has flown by – nowhere near as many games played as what I was expecting, but not a bad day. First up was a nice gentle game of 7 Wonders, but including the new Leaders … Continue reading →

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Going to Manorcon?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

This weekend (Friday – Monday) is Manorcon – the biggest boardgaming convention in the UK. The huge advantage for me is that it’s held on my doorstep at Leicester University…about 10-15 minutes drive away. This year will be the 4th … Continue reading →

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Meeples ‘On Tour’ next two weekends

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

The next couple of weekends are going to be busy, as there are a couple of local gaming shows that I will be attending. Sunday 29th May, I will be at the Partizan show in Newark, hopefully trying out the … Continue reading →

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Salute – a couple of pics

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

As promised yesterday, a couple of pictures from Salute. First up, a couple of pictures of our Zombie race game – more pictures can be found on the Scimitar Wargames Group website And then a couple of pictures of games … Continue reading →

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Just back from Salute…

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

Haven’t long got back from Salute 2011… …just wanted to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to everyone who played ‘The Great ACW Zombie Rally’ – hopefully you all had a great time. It was fab to meet people who I’ve … Continue reading →

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Ready for Salute…just!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? It was the last club meeting before Salute on Saturday, and we at last managed to get everything together to have a look at what we will be taking down … Continue reading →

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