Battleground Show Report 2018.
On Saturday we packed our passports and headed south to Stockton to take in the ever-green Battleground show presented by Pendraken ( Leon and his family). As usual this was a great show,very well organised,friendly and full of good games and masses of traders-what more could wargamers possibly want??
We all enjoyed the show,and the traders I talked to had all done well,the demo games were of a very high quality,so well done to them(and us!!)-I will let the photographs do the talking(well,most of it!)
Our game.Chris and Paul discuss tactics as the "punters" start to come in-the Bring and Buy was just behind us and was kept busy all day.
In the bottom photo the Russians have just broken through the German lines-we make it a rule that we always talk to anyone who comes near our table,and we talked alot on Saturday!!
Bring and Buy table's doing well-spend,spend,spend-and we did!!!
Interesting games galore-lots of hand-outs available,which is always good to see,and most(but not all!) gamers took time to explain their games and rules to interested people.
A very well presented game -Battle of the Bulge-HOWEVER,out of courtesy,I asked if they minded me taking a photo of their game-and the guy turned his back on me,and looked the other way-this game was the only one I photographed that this happened though!!!
Great games featuring an awful lot of thought and work.I think every taste was catered for-Napoleonic,ships,WW2, ancients etc.etc.-marvellous stuff-if you haven't been to this show,it really is worth a visit.
This shows the Last Valley stall-we spent quite a bit with him at Fiasco and probably the same at Battleground-note the "denuded" shelves!!-come on Andy!!!
Love the hats guys-it all adds to the flavour,and entertainment of their game,and shows what a good demo game should be.
Roll on next year!
I really liked your game guys, so well done from me too!
ReplyDeleteCheers Herkybird,I must have been away spending money when you were at our table-the rest of the "boys" told me you had been-see you next time??-many thanks for comment.
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John, it looked a great show. Maybe that exhibitor thought you had asked him for some change, you know what you do in your other job at the Central Station.Shame I missed Charlie it would have been great to meet up with a REAL wargamer. Well done with your game by the way.
ReplyDeleteRobbie,Robbie,Robbie, you really must keep taking those prescription drugs-the ones that keep you "normal"-it was,as usual, a great show,pity you couldn't make it-John and Neil said you were in a rehab unit called Center Park-hope you get well soonish!
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