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> > When it comes to mythical conflicts, Nottingham is associated with Robin Hood and the wicked sheriff rather than with legions of orcs and goblins. > > > > But some of the universe's largest battles are fuelled by games companies based in the East Midlands city, in an area known as the 'Lead Belt' – a reference to the casting of model soldiers in lead alloy. > > > > The largest of the firms, headquartered in an industrial estate not far from the city centre, is Games Workshop, owner of the Warhammer franchise and the world's largest manufacturer of miniature battle figures. > > > > ... > > > > Other companies to have set up shop in the area include The Assault Group, Mantic Games and Wargames Foundry. > > > > Another, Warlord Games, makes a series called Bolt Action which it boasts is one of the world's leading Second World War wargames. > > > > ... > > > > The companies that make up the wider 'Lead Belt' account for about 90 per cent of the British wargaming miniatures market. Many supporting businesses are located nearby.

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> Another epic game of Chain of Command yesterday at my wargaming club. Set in France in 1940, A French chasseur platoon attempted to block the passage of Schutzen Platoon from a Panzer Division. Despite losing two jump off points, the fire from the Chasseurs starting taking a toll on the Germans forcing some elements to pull back. The panzer III advanced and exchanged shots with the Renault R35 until the French tank commander was killed. The panzer III was blinded by a barrage of smoke bombs care of the French mortar team while the French deploy an antitank gun. The panzer pressed ahead but the gun crew scored a hit killing the panzer's driver. One of the French section's broke under concentrated fire from two German sections. The French had fought bravely but their morale was becoming fragile under the German attack. > > > ! > ! > !

Sorry not sure why it wants to rotate the picture. Got to play Check Your 6 this weekend d and had a great time, was my first ever game of CY6. Scenario was (I believe) Milk run to Malta. Played on the British side attempting to stop Italian bombers from destroying the airfield at Malta. The game started off with a bang when a green British pilot managed to ram the ace Italian pilot killing both. British narrowly won after all the bombers were shot down but one, who missed their bombs on the airfield and was promptly shot down by the airfields AA installations

A few shots of a game of Chain of Command I played recently. A Soviet Tank Rider platoon tried to capture a building on the outskirts of a shelled town. The Soviet pre-game barrage lifted after the second phase of the game, allow the German platoon to deploy and defend the assault. I was my first time playing with an Elite force and with mostly armed with SMGs. I discovered how useful smoke grenades can be!

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What are you currently hooked on? Fantasy? Sci-Fi? Historical?

Came back to wargaming after a looooong break and got back in with OnePageRules' Warfleets beta. Been playing a lot of that with the couple people I've roped into playing with me. Currently drowning in STLs from patreon subs that need printing/painting for when I get around to trying Grimdark Future but I haven't found any other players nearby so far, just lots of Malifaux and 40k players.

I played a three-way match of Warfleets once with about ~25 ships on the field plus all their accompanying squadrons--which is a respectable game with each fleet being a little on the larger size. With only 4 rounds in a game normally, you'd expect things to be pretty cut-and-dry as to who will win after the first couple rounds but in this meat-grinder of a game it all came down to one singular morale roll at the end of round 4. Every other ship had been wiped from the board and the only deciding factor on whether it was a three-way draw or a win for one of the players was a 4+ on a 6-sided die on the last remaining ship carrying a scoring objective.

He made it!

Been playing a lot of the beta rules lately trying out all the different factions available and having a good time. Rules are simple but surprisingly still lead to a complex game; feels a bit like chess in space as movement/positioning is arguably more important than just rolling well and poor deployment/manoeuvring can really bone you. There are additional optional rules that allow you to play with mechanics cribbed from Battlefleet Gothic, Dropfleet, and Star Wars Armada.

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