"Williamsburg Muster 2016" Topic

The eighth annual Williamsburg Muster Gaming Convention will be held February 4-7, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Patriot at Virginia's Colonial Capital Williamsburg.

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Looking forward to a fun weekend in W'burg Va…

SFC Retired

Still on the fence about this one, its a great con but not sure it'll fit in the schedule this year.

Still working on the ships for my kids game.

Don't sit on the fence too long!!

It is a great con, and not one to be missed! On top of that it's a great place to kick off your 2016 gaming year!!

Hard to tell much from the photo provided. What kind of numbers attend?

I already have a game registered. Looking forward to seeing friends.

HG

I am sure a con runner will soon chime in with definitive info re attendance, but FWIW I have been to the last 3 Williamsburg shows. Attendance varies a bit based on several variables.

Firstly, it depends on the side event(s). In addition to the basic historic miniatures event, there is often a secondary group present. At one show there was a slot car race tourney. At another there was a Warhammer tourney. These are usually in one of 3 good sized side rooms, not depicted in their main room pictures. The slot car group had maybe 50. Warhammer drew maybe 100. At the last show there was a small (20ish) group doing a LARP in several rooms on one of the upper floors. There is normally a small board game group presence. All the groups seem to do a very good job staying out of each other's hair.

Attendance at the Feb con seems heavier than at the Aug show. I'd GUESS that there were maybe 300 there last Feb. Maybe 200 in the summer.

They average 10-15 vendors. Some HMGS east con stalwarts show up. They often have some nifty fringe vendors. One year there was a guy who strikes his own fantasy game coinage. At the last show there was an booth doing an estate sale with a shot ton of cool stuff, (sadly.)

It's a fun relaxed weekend. The host hotel is no Waldorf Astoria, but it suits me AOK. I may be a poor guide in this as I really liked the Congress/Passport in Lancaster that was so bad they tore it down.

FWIW, re going to Fredericksburg, I have to talk myself into going. Re going to Williamsburg, I am going,…and I already have my bells on.

Hope to see you there…

Sorry historygamer, I have been away over the holidays. Mr. Pinder is correct. Our conventions average 250 attendees. I believe our last convention (summer) Guns of August had over 300 attendees.

Justin

HG,

We are what you would term a Regional Convention. Our attendees come mostly from the Mid Atlantic Region from states like North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey, with a few folks from outside that area. For instance in the picture above you'll see Martin Goddard, (proprietor of Peter Pig) running his ACW Ironclads game. (Front Center of photo)

As Justin, mentioned above our last summer show "Guns of August" drew 318 paid attendees, a number that doesn't include the Convention Staff, Vendors, or special groups which are counted separately.

We are starting our eighth year, and because of growing interest and attendance will be moving to a larger venue this summer. We'll still be quartered in Williamsburg, VA, and having a grand time twice a year. Our main goal is to provide attendees an opportunity to play games in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, and just have a good time for a weekend. We've so far been pretty successful at attaining that goal!

Vendors so far and we are still waiting on others who stated they would attend.

Cotton Jim
Dragon's Hoard
BV Traders
Thoroughbred Miniatures
Silver Eagle
Atlantis Games
Phalanx Consortium
For the Historian books
Major Objective Games
ODGW

Come down and join us!

PEL is up and running.

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Two weeks and counting. Keep an eye on the PEL linked above for more games planned.

Added Scott Perry from Pictors Studio.

Recently we received another half dozen games. Look for an updated PEL tonight.

Enjoy Justin can't make it duty calls. You coming to Cold Wars?

Rusty,

Teaching only allows three conventions a year. Muster, Guns, and Historicon. Now and then Fall-In.

One week left. Pre-register ($20 as opposed to $25 USD for the weekend) soon as the link will close on Sunday night.

Pre-Registration is closed but still what a deal at $25. USD. We begin Thursday evening.

Three more days. The following is from our Facebook page.

Our theme this year is Naval Gaming, and we certainly have a lot of great Naval Games in the program. Here is a list (I hope I didn't miss any…) 15 distinct Naval games – that is a first, I think, for one of our conventions!

Thursday 7:00 –
Hampton Roads 1865 (American Civil War)
Battle on the High Seas (American Civil War)
Friday 2:00 –
Cog Wars (Medieval) – (and again, on Saturday)
Friday 6:00 -
Struggle of Dreadnoughts (World War One)
Friday 7:00 –
Battle of Lake Tanganyika (World War One)
Battle of Cape Esperance (World War Two)
Saturday 9:00am –
Battle of Savo Island (World War Two)
Enter the Spanish: Lion vs Spanish Frigates (Napoleonic)
Saturday 10:00am –
Icland 1976 (Modern) (and again, through the day)
Wooden Task Force (Dreadnoughts)
Saturday 1:00 –
Ram Anything Gray: Lissa 1866 (Austro-Italian)
Coral Sea (World War Two) – Bruce Shaper
Strachan Finds Allemand – 1805 (Napoleonic)
Saturday 2:00 -
Sails of Glory (Napoleonic)
Relief of Wake Island (World War Two)

Check out the rest of our games at the following link.
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Only thing to pre-register for is good seats at the local sports bar for SUPER BOWL!!!!!!

Total of 66 Miniature games. This does not include tournaments, including a just added X-Wing tourney.

Saturday in the Ballroom

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Vendors surround Ballroom floor

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We had a great weekend. Lots of great games and events, lots of great products on display by our vendors, and lots of smiling gamers. See you all at Guns of August.

Best time ever at one of these ODMS Conventions!

Glad it was a success. Didn't know the date until that weekend. I could have run a coastal WW II naval game. Will try to see everyone in August.

Congrats again.

Joe