Wargames Clubs!

[spedius01]

Ave!

Way back in 1968 I formed the North London Wargames Group (NLWG). I ran the club with the aid of a committee for three years after which, due to job considerations and other obligations, I was forced to resign. I'm still alledged to be an honourary life vice president, although, until recently, I've had little or no contact with the club since 1972?

Some of the original members, who were school-boys then, are running the club now. NLWG is possibly one of the oldest wargames clubs in the UK.

In August, last year, the club launched it's very first website. It's still in the embryonic stage with very little traffic. If you click on the link beneath my sig you'll see what I mean.

I have this idea about what I call virtual members, similar to us on this Forum.

If you except the basic concepts of pen-pals and twinnning between cities, why not twinning between wargame clubs?

I would imagine that most wargames clubs, irrespective of where they are in the world, share many fundamental interests.

What if, all wargamers, who are also members of this Forum, register on the NLWG website and initiate discussions?

It would be an interesting experiment to see what happens. Who knows, it just might be the start of something good and long lasting.

I'm curious to know what other members think of this idea?

Vale

M. Spedius Corbulo

[IainMcNeil]

Have you heard of the bhgs? It's an organisation that tries to bring all the UK wargames clubs together for competitions etc.

www.bhgs.co.uk

If you're not already a member than join up. Also, I think they host links to other wargames groups so let them know about your site & they might put up a link to it!

[honvedseg]

In the US, the Historical Miniature Gamers Society (hmgs.org) sponsors a number of conventions throughout the country. Three of the larger ones, including the largest historical miniature wargame convention in the world, are hosted by HMGS East, and two of those conventions are held in Lancaster, PA. Other mid-western and west coast groups, under the same parent organization, host their own conventions throughout the year.

The Reading Area Wargamers, Reading, PA, of which I am a part, are a member organization.

[magobarca]

Hi Speedius,

Well, if you want North and South American people to sign in at the North London Wargames Group, maybe a name change to the North Atlantic or Atlanic Wargames Group might be a possibility!!!

I had to say that, it reminded me of NATO and etc.

Saludo from Little Sicilia, Chris

[honvedseg]

I get this funny feeling that having the N. & S. American players sign in with the London group wouldn't help much. It would be a rather long and soggy drive to get to the games, although I've seen a car that apparently tried...

A number of players from the UK show up every year for Historicon, the largest of the HMGS conventions. The London War Room and a couple of other UK-based wargames vendors make regular appearances as well.

Somehow, the British seem to have a more "international" attitude than the locals here, perhaps because we can spend days travelling without ever having to leave the country. I recall a couple of visitors from mainland Europe, staying in NJ, who were planning on taking a full day to drive out and see the Grand Canyon. It shocked them to find that the distance was farther than their flight from Europe.

[magobarca]

The London War Room is in Mississippi, although they are affiliated with Newline Design, they are a seperate entity. They were hit pretty bad by hurricane Katrina, but have been up and running for some time. I ordered some of their 15mm Victorian Era figs from them. They are good to do business with and could use the business. The owner is british and his wife I think is from the USA. I do believe the owner's wife is Sharron.

That woul be a fast roundway trip from NJ to the Grand Canyon in one day. They must not have been very 'earthly' tourists or neve looked at a map before!!

Wasn't it a Simca car that tried swimming the Atlantic and promptly got swamped back in the mid to late 1960s??


http://www.thelondonwarroom.com/

The London War Room

41 Beverly Hills Loop

Petal, MS 39465

E-mail: tlwr@thelondonwarroom.com

Telephone: 601-584-8533
Ask for Sharron, the owners's wife.

Fax: 601-582-7259

http://www.thelondonwarroom.com/off_the ... ge%203.htm

They are the only ones to make Raja Brooke in Borneo 15mm mid (to late in a pinch) 1800's figs.

Chris

[honvedseg]

All this time I've been under the impression that the London War Room was actually FROM London. Duh!

I believe that the car that I saw might have been a Chevy Vega, back in the early '80s, and it only got offshore by about 100 yards or so.... The top of the roof was still visible from the beach in Wildwood, NJ. No, I don't know what they were drinking.

[magobarca]

All this time I've been under the impression that the London War Room was actually FROM London. Duh!

I believe that the car that I saw might have been a Chevy Vega, back in the early '80s, and it only got offshore by about 100 yards or so.... The top of the roof was still visible from the beach in Wildwood, NJ. No, I don't know what they were drinking.

Have no fear, I too thought that the London War Room was located in of all places London, UK. I wonder why?? Must be the name!!

Can't remember the Vega, but I think a Simca or some other car may have tried it, don't know.

Magobarca