"Texas BROADSIDE! 2015 - October 9-11" Topic
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abouffard | 12 Aug 2015 3:33 p.m. PST |
In cooperation with the Battleship Texas Foundation, Houston Beer and Pretzel Wargaming will host its 5th annual wargame convention aboard the Battleship TEXAS, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 9th thru October 11th 2015. Inspired by the National WWII Museum's past "Heat of Battle" wargame conventions, "Texas BROADSIDE!" uses wargaming as a means to educate the visiting public about the history of armed conflict and features local-area gamers playing board and miniature games aboard the USS TEXAS. These games simulate various battles on land, at sea, or in the air, traditionally from WWI and WWII and, in some cases, even earlier battles in American history, however, this year sees an expansion of that remit. Houston Beer and Pretzel Wargaming are celebrating their fifth year of BROADSIDE! by expanding their theme. While they continue to focus on presenting wargames that highlight battles involving the USS TEXAS, and battles fought on behalf of Texas independence, they are broadening their charter by now including wargames that depict various battles throughout military history. Meaning, there will be a wider variety of wargames and a greater number of wargames on display than ever before. For the third year in a row Houston Beer and Pretzel Wargaming will be running free-to-the-public opportunities throughout the weekend for young visitors to the Battleship TEXAS to learn how to constructively play with toy soldiers, while receiving an introduction to the wargaming hobby. Lunch time lectures by TPWD staff and noted military history and wargaming speakers will also be featured. A modeling and game hobby vendor will also be on site and new this year will be a Sunday morning wargaming Flea Market, where wargamers can buy, sell, and trade games amongst themselves. The event begins at 10:00 am each day and concludes at 5:00 pm. All games will be played in the public areas of the ship, so visitors to the TEXAS can watch the gaming and ask questions of the gamers. Participating in one or more games requires the purchase of a separate special event ticket. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Battleship Texas Foundation to assist in their ongoing restoration efforts. Details can be found here: txbroadside.com Houston Beer and Pretzel Wargaming is a group of gamers who meet monthly, to share in simple, fast, and fun wargaming, amongst friends, whilst enjoying a good meal. For more information please contact Andy Bouffard, Director of Texas BROADSIDE! 2015 at (713)548-4944 or email him at texasbroadside@comcast.net |
abouffard | 12 Aug 2015 3:39 p.m. PST |
To volunteer to run a historical wargame, visit link Your reward for helping make this a successful event will be free admission to the USS TEXAS on Friday, October 9th, the day set aside for GM-only wargaming. Yes, we'll run wargames for our GMs to play in. You'll also receive a free set of our acrylic BROADSIDE! tokens, great for using as objective markers. |
abouffard | 12 Aug 2015 3:40 p.m. PST |
To view our current wargame schedule, and keep up to date with what will be happening aboard ship that weekend, visit txbroadside.com/schedule |
abouffard | 16 Aug 2015 8:57 p.m. PST |
Online pre-registration for Texas BROADSIDE! 2015 is now live at link We've got a new convention t-shirt up there and we're selling all the old con t-shirts again too. This year's t-shirt features one of the TEXAS' Kingfisher scout planes, preparing for takeoff. Wargamers who attend this convention and who have attended all of the previous four BROADSIDEs, have earned "Ace" status. The word "Ace" will be added below the Texas BROADSIDE! logo on the front of shirts purchased by "Ace" wargamers! This pre-registration page will be up until one week before the convention starts. Remember that all profit is donated to the Battleship Texas Foundation. |
abouffard | 17 Sep 2015 11:29 p.m. PST |
Fellow Wargamers, Texas BROADSIDE! 2015 (http://txbroadside.com) is now just three weeks away! Online pre-registration will be disabled on September 30th. After that we will accept at-the-door registration at a slightly higher price. Waiting, however, means you will not be able to purchase and consume box lunches aboard ship. Please visit link before the 30th to simplify your onsite registration, get a savings, and help our logistics. Thanks! |
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