"HMGS-PSW Sand Wars 2024: Mesa, AZ May 18-19" Topic

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Mad Guru	26 Jan 2024 5:06 p.m. PST
Four months away and counting, HMGS-Pacific Southwest will run our first convention of the year, 3rd annual Southwest regional con in Mesa, Arizona: SAND WARS 2024 Held this year at the T.J. Heap Gym, Mesa Community College Which is located at 46 W Mesa Community College Coll, Mesa, AZ 85202 I think many will agree that the most important element of every miniature wargaming convention is the GMs and their games, and you can sign up to run a game or games here, and MANY THANKS in advance if you do so: link Some day soon you'll be able to click on the above link and register to attend on that same page. I'll return and spread the word here when badges and tickets go live. Until then, here are some pics of the most recent HMGS-PSW convention, Mini-Wars 2023 held in Buena Park, CA this past October, which featured many of the same GMs (myself included) who've run games at Sand Wars in Mesa the past 2 years:
pzivh43	27 Jan 2024 8:05 a.m. PST
A bit too far away but some great looking games! Good luck!
TMPWargamerabbit	28 Jan 2024 9:56 a.m. PST
That HMGS-PSW Buena Park convention had lots of great looking games. The GM's put in the effort just like previous years since 1988 at PSW.
Wolfshanza	28 Jan 2024 11:10 p.m. PST
Lot of great looking games
Mad Guru	30 Jan 2024 5:08 p.m. PST
pzivh43: Thanks for the kind words & good wishes! Last year we did have one gamer who flew in from Kansas, and others who drove in from Texas and Colorado. TMPWargamerabbit: If you were there I wonder if our paths crossed? I've been a fan of your blog and have wanted to meet you for years! Wolfshanza: Thanks! I'm a longtime fan of your posts & comments here on TMP!
Mad Guru	26 Apr 2024 3:41 p.m. PST
SAND WARS 24, Saturday May 18th & Sunday May 19th At T.J. Heap Gymnasium, 46 W Mesa Community Coll, Mesa, AZ 85202, USA DEADLINE to submit events: Sunday April 28th LINK to site to buy tickets or badges and register games on the Tabletop Events side: link CURRENT EVENT LIST: Event Name \| Rules and Version 1985-Shifting Sands 2024 Saturday & Sunday \| Battlefront Team Yankee Tournament The Charge of the Light Brigade \| Homebrew quick play game Combined Arms Campaign – Saturday & Sunday \| Warlord Combined Arms, Bolt Action 2nd, Tank War, Blood Red Skies, Victory at Sea Micro Armor North Africa Battle \| WRG Drums along the Black River \| Songs of Drums and Shakos Dino Wars! \| Dino Wars! rules Leonardo da Vinci and the Prince of Foxes \| Pikeman's Lament with minor modifications GI Joe Adventures \| Red Traitor (Starship Troopers / Battlefield: Evolution) Cruisin' for a Bruisin' \| Mein Panzer A Song of Ice and Fire – Sand Wars! \| ASOIAF Tournament Paint and Take \| Miniature Paint and Take it home with you Micro Armor Company level action / Ardennes Campaign \| Modified Squad Leader Go Action Fun Time – Night of the Ten Suns \| RPG Zorro and Old California \| Red Traitor (Starship Troopers / Battlefield: Evolution) Starship Troopers \| Red Traitor (Starship Troopers / Battlefield: Evolution) Blood and Crowns: Saturday Chevauchée \| Blood and Crowns, HWY Medieval skirmish Gaming with local group Adventures in a Board Gaming \| Variety of Board Games Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) Funnel \| RPG Dungeon Crawl Classic Level 1 One shot \| RPG Into the Trenches at "Wipers", Sept 1914 \| Simplified Trenchfoot Waterloo 1815 revisited \| Napoleons Battles v1.0 BattleTech: Mercenary Assault \| BattleTech Total Warfare; Introductory tech level with pilot special abilities *Flea Market Saturday and Sunday