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26
Oct 09

Gamesfest 04 – Show report

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As previously mentioned upon these hallowed pages the Enfield Gamers attended GamesFest 4 in a number of capacities.

The show itself  had an excellent local feel with a number of star turns, step forward such luminaries as Jervis Johnson, Gav Thorpe and Steve Jackson of Fighting Fantasy fame. Events, traders and guests ran the length of the wargaming, roleplay and sci-fi / fantasy art and literature worlds. Something for everyone.

Captain Shepard reporting for duty.......aarghhh!!

Captain Shepard reporting for duty.......aarghhh!!

As a club we ran two sets of games, the first being Spartan Game’s The Uncharted Seas.

Charlie took the lead running a number of interested ‘Festers through the rules. Several of us ”helped out” with such useful cries as “he’s sunk your battle-ship!” and a number of witty Sea-men based retorts.

Our own Mr Christian was so impressed that he finally invested in his own Bone Griffon fleet to join my own. He remained deaf to my suggestion of naming his battleship “Bounty”!

Meanwhile, four members were representing the club within the 40k doubles tournament being run by the Watford Games Club.

After sweeping all challengers aside Shado and Mike S were faced with stouter resistance in their final, title deciding, game. With the tournament going down to the very last dice roll they were beaten into second place by a mere 45 points!

A grand effort and there’s always next year.

At lunchtime Rich J’s Pacific ‘44 game took over with several waves of US marines storming ashore in an attempt to take “Heart-blake Lidge”.

Mixed results were to be had though the opening shots of the club’s ongoing Pacifc campaign have now been fired. See the link on your right hand site to visit the campaign blog!

All in all a successful and enthralling visit for the Enfield Gamers with purchases and new friends made as we wrapped up the day. Many thanks to the ‘Fests organiser and we look foward to next year.

Baton down the main-brace!! Splice the cabin boy!!

Baton down the main-brace!! Splice the cabin boy!!

A hairy encounter in the first round of the 40K doubles!

A hairy encounter in the first round of the 40K doubles!

'Fest me up muddy fun-sters :)

'Fest me up muddy fun-sters :)

Hittiing the beach with the USMC. Le' me hear a hoo-ha seargeant!!

Hittiing the beach with the USMC. Le' me hear a hoo-ha seargeant!!

Tokyo rose shpws her thorns! BANZAII

Tokyo rose shpws her thorns! BANZAII


26
Oct 09

Learn to play World at War …

This Tuesday we are going through the rules we will be using for our up and coming campaign set in the Pacific late in WWII. More details can be found on the Campaign page and our Campaign blog.

Anyone is free to join in … the rules are fast and furious but have a good ‘feel’.

Taking the beach ...


30
Jul 09

Splice the main brace! Baton down the parrots!!

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The club has recently been awash with a great del of interest in Spartan Games’ The Uncharted Seas;

The Uncharted Seas is a fast paced, action packed game of naval tactical combat set in a world of high fantasy. Using superb resin and white metal miniatures, and controlled by fast and easy to learn rules, the game allows you wage war with fantastical squadrons of mighty warships at your disposal.

Bone Griffins:
This once proud race was afflicted by an evil magic that over the centuries destroyed its people. But death was not to come for these people, instead the withered bodies of this once great empire would sail the waters of the Uncharted Seas in search of life to exterminate.

Dragon Lords:
Some believe the Dragon Lords were the first born Elf lords who dominated the younger races of the Old World for thousands of years, their reign only ending when the Elves fought amongst themselves and cast out the vilest of their own kind. Also believed to be immortal, legends claim that the Dragon Lords are themselves the reincarnated souls of the long dead dragons that first walked the world.

Imperial Navy:
At the heart of the human way of life is the Imperial State. For hundreds of years the humans have increased their power base in the Old World using the might of their Imperial Armies to basically get whatever they wanted – which was normally more land, power and natural resources. The Imperial Council, which sits at the core, is controlled by five Houses and these are the Arkos, Corvinus, Tepes, Váka and Dragutin.

Iron Dwarves:
This stalwart race is everything you would expect: short, fierce, shuns magic and has mastered the world of engineering. Having harnessed steam power the Dwarf Guilds quickly set about exploring and was the first race to send out fleets from the Old Kingdom, in search of new lands and riches to the West.

Orc Raiders:
As for the Orcs, well after the Great War of the Old World, the Orc tribes, under the leadership of Slaarg the Mighty, underwent a metamorphosis. They still smell and they still expel gases that can offend at 40 yards, but the ‘New Age Orc’ is a far cry from the drooling psychopath of old. They even mimic their old enemies and some tribes now wear clothes!

Shroud Mages:
When the Dwarven race split in half many centuries ago the artisans of steam shunned magic. But those that continued to embrace magic renamed themselves and left the Old World behind. Now known as the Shroud Mages the hearts of these dwarves are almost as dark as their magic.

Thaniras Elves:
There is no finer way to strike fear in the hearts of your enemy than to field a War Dragon – or three! As this majestic beast swoops over the battlefield enemy troops head for the nearest cover for fear of its ferocious acid blast weapon… and then there are the warships!

At the next club meeting on the 11th August we will be playing running games with a number of the starter box fleets, covering the majority of fleets. If you’re interested in taking part feel free to drop by though we reccommend that you post up on the forums.

Aaaargghh, Jim Lad!!


27
Jul 09

28th is PULP and AT-43 night

On the 28th it seems that people are playing AT-43 or the PULP rules, including some Star Wars action … there may well also be some board gaming or such.

If anyone wants in to any of the above, join our forums and fix it up.

"You sure the EG address was locked in?"    "Indeed!"

"You sure the EG address was locked in?" "Indeed!"


19
Jun 09

New Website!

Hello!

This is the new website for the Enfield Gamers. Check out the About Us page for more information or visit the forums to get involved.