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  • Operation Sea Lion, the hypothetical invasion of Great Britain was the focus for the World War 2 game on display at NWA’s Games 2000; the club’s annual public display day.

  • Some pictures from the World War 2 game on display at NWA’s Games 97; the club’s annual public display day. This game was set in the Russian Front during 1943.   […]

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    The following is a brief description of a game played in late 2000 involving NWA members. On the 16th December 1944 the Wehrmacht launched Wacht am Rhein. One of the […]

  • One of the difficulties that wargamers face when selecting an appropriate set of rules for World War 2 is that there are almost too many to choose from. The wargamer […]

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    “For the Motherland!” Peter Stone has been running a World War 2 campaign set on the Eastern Front during the latter half of 2006, recreating Operation Barbarossa. This particular scenario […]

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    Good charioteers became heroes. Each charioteer worked for a team. The teams were distinguished by a colour, such as Green or Red.  Great skill was needed and races were very […]

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    Chariot racing was the most popular sport in Rome, attracting bigger crowds even than the gladiators. Although some chariot races were held in the Colosseum, they were more usually held […]

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    Chariot races were held in a circus, so named because of its circular shape. The oldest and largest circus in Rome was the Circus Maximus. Originally there was no building, […]

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    Gladiator combat was a vicious sport that was popular in the ancient Roman empire. Men, women and animals fought in one-on-one combats up to large group combats. Some were prisoners […]

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    The American Revolution (as it is known in North America) or the American War of Independence (as it is known internationally) had its roots in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763). […]

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    Initially the colonists were outclassed in open warfare against the more experienced British troops. Most of the colonists believed that the British would win the war, but they hoped they […]

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    Part 2 of the battle of Quatre Bras. As the figt continues, Gémioncourt farm is captured, but Jérome’s attack stalls. Allied reinforcements continue to march onto the battlefield. The NWA […]