"Clubs in the UK" Topic

Many of the clubs in England that I have visited will typically be centered on fantasy type games, usually games workshop.

The only 'historical games avaialble tend to fall into either flames of war, warhammer ancient battle and possibly black powder or bolt action.

It is very rare to find someone interested in older but classic games such as V&B, Crossfire, Piquet, Shako, or Armati. Problem is, these are exactly the types of game that I enjoy.

Are there any clubs in England that are still regularly playing such games?

The Berkeley Value club at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire plays none of the above

Fantasy – HOTT or Warband
Pre-gunpowder Historical – LAG
Late 19th Century European & RJW – Bloody Big Battles
Colonial – Battles for Empire 2
Spanish Civil War – Ak47
Modern – Cold War Commander & Ak47
Sci-Fi – Future War Commander

We also do Wild West & Zombies with home-grown rules and Naval stuff using our very own Dave Manley's rules

I see you're in the Wiltshire area so Shedman's club is obviously a sound recommendation. But if you're ever in London (on a Thursday I believe) check out the Exiles, that play all manner of periods & with various rulesets.

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Cheers, RC (Exile in exile)

we have no flames of war gamers in our club, bit there are some who play piquet, we do not play much GW stuff.
we are in somerset, the next county

Sorry I should have added the correct location but I can't seem to change it on the membership.

I am based in E. Anglia but E Midlands or London could be ok for weekend games.

Outside your area, but Wyre Forest club, Kidderminster is pretty well all "historical" games. Black Powder, Battlegroup, FoG Ancients, Sword and Spear, AK47, Principles of War, Saga, Dux Bellorum, Twilight of the SunKing, Chain of Command, Lasalle, Blucher and Spearhead are just some of the games we have played over the past couple of years.

Think your getting confused with the fantasy clubs and the wargames clubs, although there is a lot of crossover in most wargames clubs around the UK. Go to lancashiregames.com and there is a club section, depending where you are there may be a club there perhaps the Norwich club?

Interesting how you all define and describe games in England.

Northamptonshire has a choice of clubs many of which are historical and play some of the games you mention although 'older but classic' is not really the flavour locally ('original and innovative' being more popular with some 'shiny and full of pictures' being more popular with others) …

Good luck – I am sure you will find somewhere.

Phil

Thanks all,

Northampton club does look interesting and they meet on a Sunday if the website is up to date.

only a few months old so the clubs existed then so Im sure there still all alive and well so far lol

Thanks to RC (The Exiled Exile) for his plug for the Exiles here in London. Yes, we do play on Thursdays and FirstBrigade we would be happy for you to join one of our games if he ever in London on a Thursday evening. We would even buy you a drink or two as we game in a pub basement. As mentioned in the description of the Exiles, ‘We play a huge variety of periods using a wide variety of rule sets. Unusually we only run one game per session which everyone plays. This helps emphasise the social nature of the club.'

Take a look at the past games section of our website to see all the periods we have played over the years along with the rules that we used for these games.

Ezza

Wargames Association of Reading
Established in 1978, we are a miniature tabletop club for wargamers in the Reading area. We meet weekly where upto ninety members play tabletop games from Ancients to Modern and beyond. We are an active club and arrange a variety of social events for our members.

We meet every Wednesday evening ( 6:30pm–11:00pm ) at the Winnersh Community Centre, New Road, Sindlesham, Near Wokingham, Berkshire. RG41 5DU. The centre has free parking, a large well lit, heated hall, and a tea bar. Occasionally we hold games on other evenings and over weekends. Everyone is welcome but please note that under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

The atmosphere of our club is very friendly and new members are always welcome. We play a wide variety of games including Flames of War, Fields of Glory,DBMM, DBA, DBR, AD&D, WRG 6th Edition, Fire & Fury, Action Stations, Black Powder, Command Decision, Heroclix, Rapid Fire, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40K, WAB, Lord of the Rings, Legends of the Old West, Blood Bowl, Close Action, Smoke on the Water, General Quarters, General De Brigade, Gutshot, Nuts! Check Your Six, Wings of War, Uncharted Seas, Firestorm Armada etc.. In fact we will try our hand at anything and many of our members even produce their own rules. The club has its own tables, some armies and a good selection of terrain.
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Hello FirstBrigade
New Buckenham Historical Wargamers in South Norfolk,
as the title says only historical games played. Shako 2 and BP used for Napoleonic, BP for other conflicts, Fire and Fury for ACW in 15mm plus many other periods rulesets played.
Meet most Friday nights and weekend games usually once a month.
Facebook page with details kept up to date
goo.gl/puIfEF