Raffle Update -Blind Begger Miniatures

A quick update over an email I just recieved Blind Begger Miniatures have just donated any 3 packs fromm their new kicks starter  links to thier


stuffhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/643047657/blind-beggar-miniatures

and pics of the available packs here .

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=84198.0



The winners details will be passed to Blind Begger .  

Raffle Update the Dice Bag Lady -Dixon Miniatures and Flags of War

Only a week to go now before the draw at te wargames Emporium ,Prizes still coming in as well below are pictures of some of the latest ,a nice 28mm desert SAS jeep and set of figures from Dixon Miniatures and some Shield Maidens and Shield Maiden Berserkers have arrived from the Dice Bag Lady these are lovely and ideal for Saga or Frostgrave style Games . Again Flags of War have helped us out with 2 £20 gift vouchers to spend in their store .Really great prizes and I still have more promised ,try to join us next saturday every penny raised goes to the Royal British Legion a most worthy cause .

Scary Ladies 

these are lovely would make a nice David Sterling Diorama 

Wednesday night Gaming Corsus Honorum &Terminators ?

I popped along to Sheffield war Games Society last night to play a game of Terminator Genysis the new game fromWarlord Games and pay my subs  , Whilst i was waiting for the game to be set up John Armatys invited me to help play test his Cursus Honorum which I think will be a participation game at Triples next year it is a game were you try to gain promotion  through the ranks of Roman society whilst getting older and facing possible death each turn ,it was really fun and easy to learn and look forward to playing it again and also the RPG and Board game versions as well . The Terminator game was also fun and quick I played the Terminators and John Grayson was the Rebels I agve them agood kick in which at first looked the only outcome but with a bit more luck on the dice rolls the game could have ended differently ,the rebels do stand a chance and adding advanced rules and characters from the movie would add alot more . To find out more about Sheffield Wargames Society , Triples or Cursus Honorum or similar games look at the following links .
http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.co.uk
http://sheffieldtriples.co.uk
http://sheffieldwargamessociety.blogspot.co.uk

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Raffle Update 24th November

Well the time is nearly upon us for the draw and almost £600 worth of prizes up for grabs ,there is still time to buy tickets either from the War Games Emporium Sheffield or through the donation link opposite .The prizes so far Include :

Crooked Dice                      . starter set of your choice 

Dixons Minitures              28mm SAS & Jeep 

PENDRAKEN                         -A ARMY PACK OF 1809 NAPOLEONIC FRENCH

TUMBLING DICE                   -A 1/600TH AIRWARS STARTER SET

ELHEIM                                   - A £25.00 VOUCHER TO SPEND ON ELHEIM PRODUCTS 

S&S                                        - A £20 VOUCHER TO SPEND ON S&S PRODUCTS (NOT DIECASTS ETC )

TROLL TRADER                    - A SELECTION OF TT COMBAT MDF BUILDINGS AND PAINT RACKS

RH/LIBERATION                     - A SELECTION OF 20MM MODERNS

WESTWIND                              A SELECTION OF 15MM & 28MM BLISTERS 

FLAGS OF WAR                        A £20.00 VOUCHER

OSPREY                                    THEY COME UNSEEN  BOARD GAME

STUDIO MINIATURES                        AFGHAN WAR MINIATURES 

EMPORERTOADSEMPORIUM               £20. VOUCHER FOR TERRAIN 

AW MINIATURES                               £30 VOUCHER

KR MULTICASE                                                      CASE AND TRAYS

WARLORD GAMES                       a 28mm Cromwell tank  and abox of 20 RomanInfantry 

TIM GOW                                      Books and DVD

Sheffield Wargames Society                                          Triples2016 Tickets

BRIGADE MODELS                    A selection of SCI fI Buildings

The Baggagetrain                       Sarmatian army pack 

Elaine Winter                               A leather look Tablet case

Debbie Grayson                         Poppy tea pot and Cosy 

The draw takes place in the War Games Emporium Sheffield on the 5th of December pop along and say hello . 

Sheffield Wargames Society

I am doing quick run down on my sponsors for my fund raising and i thought the best place to start would be Sheffield Wargames Society .I have been going to the club for over 20 years so I can honestly say its a nice friendly place ,there are always lots of different games going on and new players are always welcome. They also organise one of the biggest war games shows in the country the Triples which has recently moved to a new home the guys at the club have donated some tickets for next years show and I always run a charity game there as well .Either pop down to the club on a Wednesday or call in at Triples you will enjoy both I can guarantee for more info follow these links .http://sheffieldtriples.co.uk/    or    http://sheffieldwargamessociety.blogspot.co.uk

A big thanks to all at the club for their suppport .

The Battles of Edgehill and Cropredy Bridge

Took some time away to do abit of walking ,always find it better in the winter there are less people in the way . We visited the battle fields  of Edgehill and Cropredy Bridge two ECW sites fairly close together .Edgehill is partly on MOD land but is visible from the top of Edgehill and as a bonus St Peters Church in Radway has a fantastic but small permanent exhibition to the battle which include the original effigy of Captain Kingsmill ,a local who died in the battle . There is great site about Radway with maps routes for walks and lots of links about the battle its well worth a look
http://www.battleofedgehillexhibitionradway.org.uk

There is very little to see at Cropredy other than the bridge and information panel but I always like to stand where the action took place and pay my respects to the fallen .

Below are some of the pictures I took on the day .

The exhibition inside St Peters

Captain Kingsmill

The inscription from Kingsmill's mother 

on the walk to the top of Edgehill a monumnet to Waterloo

The Castle at Radway now apub ,a folly  built on the site where King Charles raised his Standard 

The view from the Castle 

The information panal at the Castle 

Same view form slightly lower down the hill

The same view when you leave the woods 

Cropredy bridge 

The information panel at the west end of the Bridge 

Have a Cuppa and support the Royal British Legion

A lovely gift Pack from Debbie Grayson contains almost everything you need for a lovely cuppa ,a tea pot ,Poppy cosy , teabags and choccy biscuits could be yours for just 50p .Yep 50p for a raffle ticket to win this or one of our other prizes (see the earlier posts ) we have over £560 worth of prizes so far and more on the way so 50p gives you  chance to win and

makes huge difference so please buy our tickets now .Either on line at the wargames emporium sheffield or contact me to see if we can visit your  club if its local to us .

British Legion Raffle UPDATE 10th November

My intention this year was to update weekly but Ill Health ,work ,family etc has prevented this so lots of things to update and clarify .first the list of people donating and Prizes :


Crooked Dice                      £25. starter set of your choice 


PENDRAKEN                         -A ARMY PACK OF 1809 NAPOLEONIC FRENCH

TUMBLING DICE                   -A 1/600TH AIRWARS STARTER SET

ELHEIM                                   - A £25.00 VOUCHER TO SPEND ON ELHEIM PRODUCTS 

S&S                                        - A £20 VOUCHER TO SPEND ON S&S PRODUCTS (NOT DIECASTS ETC )

TROLL TRADER                    - A SELECTION OF TT COMBAT MDF BUILDINGS AND PAINT RACKS

RH/LIBERATION                     - A SELECTION OF 20MM MODERNS

WESTWIND                              A SELECTION OF 15MM & 28MM BLISTERS 

FLAGS OF WAR                        A £20.00 VOUCHER

OSPREY                                    THEY COME UNSEEN  BOARD GAME

STUDIO MINIATURES                        AFGHAN WAR MINIATURES 

EMPORERTOADSEMPORIUM               £20. VOUCHER FOR TERRAIN 

AW MINIATURES                               £30 VOUCHER

KR MULTICASE                                                      CASE AND TRAYS

WARLORD GAMES                       a 28mm Cromwell tank  and abox of 20 RomanInfantry 

TIM GOW                                      Books and DVD

Sheffield Wargames Society                                          Triples2016 Tickets

BRIGADE MODELS                    A selection of SCI fI Buildings

The Baggagetrain                       Sarmatian army pack 

Elaine Winter                               A leather look Tablet case

Debbie Grayson                         Poppy tea pot and Cosy 

These great people have pledged but I do not have the prizes as yet .

UNDERFIRE
THE DICE BAG LADY
Ainsty Castings
Adler Miniatures

A couple of non wargaming donations have joined our list 
Tickets are 50p each

The tickets are on sale at the War Games Emporium Store in Orchard Square Sheffield 


and on line at the http://www.bmycharity.com/RHminievents   for £5.00 for 11 tickets when using the option PM me to let me know your address.

now some pics of some of the latest prizes .

Osprey's They come unseen

Tonight at SWGS I played the new Osprey boardgame they come unseen a game of cold war submarines , its easy to learn fun to play and is quite gripping as well in our game I played the Russian Destroyers and supply ships John took the part of the NATO submarines on covert missions to destroy the Russiuan bases . After turn 2 I had sunk one of the NATO subs and thought I was on to an easy win 3 turns later I was in a panic as I was low on fuel and ammo ,the game ended in a draw . The game was designed by asubmarine officer and playtested aboard British subs so it is probably as realistic as you can get without becoming mind numbing ,the rule book is nice and thin ,no dice rolls but really fun .Also I would like to mention that Osprey have donated one to our Raffle for the Royal British Legion so buy aticket and get the chance to win this great game .

from the Russian side 

some of the NATO bits delicately modelled by John

Depth charge 

Ramming Speed

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