Salute 2018 – Sci-Fi
Salute 2018 wargaming convention has come and gone in a flash. The trend of fewer large independent display tables and more company run demo and participation games is continuing, and there was a...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – Fantasy
There were no large scale fantasy themed displays at Salute 2018. Just a lull before the storm hopefully, with the return of Confrontation, Oathmark and Saga 2 Fantasy on the horizon. Burrows &...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – Ancients & Dark Ages
Since I am working on Achaemenid Persians at the moment, I was pleased to see several battles from the era reenacted on the tabletop at Salute 2018. Newbury & Reading Wargames Society staged the...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – World War 1
The theme for Salute 2018 was World War 1 and there were a number of tables recreating events from its history. Maidstone Wargames Society built the cruiser Vindictive and the mole for the raid on...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – World War 2
World War 2 with its plethora of rules systems and miniatures ranges was a popular topic again at Salute 2018. ‘The Battle of Foy’ and its portrayal in Band of Brothers was the setting for a winter...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – ECW & Age of Piracy
It seems like the Golden Age of Piracy is upon us thanks to Blood & Plunder, a game I am very keen to get involved in. At Salute 2018, the Leicester Phat Cats did a marvellous job of showcasing the...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – Horse & Musket to Colonial
One of the outstanding gaming tables at Salute 2018 was built by Bill Gaskin & Friends – another highlight following 2016’s Battle of Wilhelmstadt. ‘Raid at Gaskin’s Plantation’ was set in 1761 and...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – ACW & Wild West
One of the finest display tables at Salute 2018 was ‘Glory! From the Halls of Montezuma’ by Ian Smith & Friends. Set in the American Civil War, it portrayed Union forces attempting to take...
View ArticleSalute 2018 – Modern Warfare
The category of Modern Warfare at Salute 2018 featured rather fewer conventional theatres, and an unexpected surge of gangland conflicts. Also, zombies taking over the Salute exhibition hall and...
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