(www.ilfordwargamesgroup.co.uk)

Last Update  July 6th 2010

Introduction

 

Ilford Wargames group meets on Sunday afternoons at Frenford Youth Club, off of Ilford High Road:      Time 2.00 until around 6.30.  

 

Occasionally - (about 4 times a year) we have all day meetings, these are noted in the `calender'  section

 

The club plays a variety of games from Ancients (DBM and FoG) through to Science Fiction, visiting almost every historical period on the way.

 

We are a  currently a club of about 25 members aged from teens through to 50's.   We welcome new members, though we ask that (at least initially) under 16's are accompanied by a parent. 

  

 

 

Welcome

 

Ilford Wargames Group

 

We meet weekly  at Frenford Youth Club on Sunday afternoons. 

 Our members are a cosmopolitan sort, wargaming all periods on land,

 sea and air and in various scales  using a variety of rules.

 

For those of you who wish to join it is not necessary to even possess figures just bring yourself and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Membership for the first 3 months is free.

 

You can get more information on our website along with current news on the clubs sci-fi campaign, Coopers World & Talis using our modifications of the `Hammer's Slammers' rules. 

 

The club is situated behind the swimming pool and at the entrance to

Cricklefield Athletics Ground, off the High Road, Ilford. Parking is free or you  can use either the 86 Bus route or railway to Seven Kings Station.

 

Contact us.   

 

To find out what's going on.      info@ilfordwargamesgroup.co.uk 

 

 

Calendar

 

Our `cohabitees' at the club on Winter Sundays will start  their 2010 programme in September - details as they become available.   No known early starts until then,

 

July & August meetings, 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th,   August 1st (AGM),  15th, 22nd.   August 29th is a bank holiday and arrangments are yet to be decided for this date.

 

THERE WILL BE NO CLUB ON AUGUST 8th AS THERE IS A FRENFORD CLUB EVENT ON THAT WEEKEND

 

Rampage  2010

 

Once again our annual club open day and competition, "Rampage" was a success.  A big thanks to all of the traders, clubs and competitors who turned out despite the competing draw of wonderful weather and World Cup football.    The `Rampage 2010' link (simply click on the title) will take you to the results as these become available.

 

Other Shows that are coming up;

 

September - Colours (Newbury)

October SELWG (Crystal Palace)

November WAR (Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club Photographs

 

At the 2009 show  Barry Slemmings took some photographs and posted them, along with a short article - simply click on the link above.

 

NOTICE BOARD

competitons

 

 

 

 

 

Hammers Slammers

 

Sci Fi.   We have two 15mm scale campaigns running at the club - Talis and Cooper's World, run by Paul Kitcher and John Griffiths.

 

Click here for the Talis Page

 

Click here for Cooper's World page

 

(Army lists updated 10 Jan 2010)

 

General Quarters

 

WW2 Naval Campaign using 1/3000th scale models, drawn mostly from the Navwar Range.    Battling in the Med.

Field of Glory (FoG)

 

Field of Glory this is a developing area of interest at the club and now has 2 FoG campaigns set up.  

One is based on the Punic Wars (in or around the Med or thereabouts).  It is designed to be game based, with minimum admin.

 

FoG `Rise of Rome' campaign link 

( last update 1 November)

 

The other is based on the War of the Roses.

WOR campaign link 

 

High Ancients Campaign

The `High Ancients' campaign uses the Warmaster Ancients rules combined with a semi historical map (the non historical bit being Atlantis!).     The page for this showing the rules and a campaign map (where players can plot and plan) can be found on this link.

 

High Ancients Blog+results here...

 

DBR

DBR.  We have an active DBR (renaissance) gaming group

The DBR page includes some links to other resources particularly information on Thirty Years War  and English Civil War flags and uniforms.

 

 

DBM 

Just because there is a new kid on the block with `FoG ` doesn't mean that DBM is not still supported at the club supported.    At least half of the club members play or have played DBM.

 

 

Flames of War

 

A new development over the last six months or so is interest in the Flames of War rules set.   The link embedded in the title takes you to developing Flames of War pages.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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