Games list online

I have uploaded the list of games for you; later tonight, I aim to get the traders list and the venue map up there as well.

If anyone's interested, we will be using 1,098 tables, 1,400 chairs and 210 acoustic screens...

Notice to clubs wanting to put on a game at Salute 2013

Planning is now underway for Salute 2013 on 20th April 2013, and a big part of that is making sure that we have plenty of games at the show.

Email invites have now been sent to all the gaming clubs we have contacts for. There have been a few bounce-backs, and of course, just because the email has been accepted doesn't mean it hasn't ended up in a spam folder or with an ex-member, so if you haven't had your invite, please get in touch!

If you haven't had an invite and your club wants to put on a game at SALUTE 2013 please contact Jim Clark - contact details at the bottom of this post. This year we do have a theme, and it is Jason and the Argonauts [the 1963 Film Version] as it is the 50th anniversary of this classic. It doesn't matter if you don't want to put on a Jason based game, as variety is the spice of life and that's what we want at SALUTE.

Thank you,

Jim Clark
displays@warlords.org.uk

What are they bringing to Salute (1)

Maidstone Wargames Society - GD21 - www.maidstone-wargamers.org.uk

MWS are bringing a 6mm game of the British Airborne assault on the Orne River and Caen Canal bridges on D-Day - plenty of pictures of the terrain, the troops and the buildings, with loads of construction details.

And there's also a great time-lapse video of the building of the boards.

Prizes for games at Salute 2012

Those very nice people at the Wargames Holiday Centre have kindly donated a pair of free tickets to be given away at this years show. This is a really great prize - just go to their website to look at the games they put on. And so, we thought that these two tickets would make a great prize for the best game at the show.

We would like to thank the centre for this kind donation, and wish good luck to all the games at the show this year.

Calling all Clubs

All club/game packages (confirmation letters and badges) have been sent out. If you haven't received yours within the week, or there are any problems with it, please contact Jim Clark via the committee email (displays<at>warlords.org.uk) .

Oh yes - 54 days to Salute and counting...

Games at Salute 2012

Another general update - the list of games for 2012 is now available on this page. Some gamers have only given us the briefest overview so far, but I will update as more comes available.

I have been asked to point out that Jim's target was 85 games, and we have 83 booked at the moment and he has now reached that number. If you were considering getting involved for 2012, please contact him on displays@warlords.org.uk and you can be added to the reserve list!

See you there!

Notice to clubs wanting to put on a game at Salute 2012

Planning is now underway for Salute 2012 on 21st April 2012, and a big part of that is making sure that we have plenty of games at the show.

Email invites have now been sent to all the gaming clubs we have contacts for (see this post). There have been a few bounce-backs, and of course, just because the email has been accepted doesn't mean it hasn't ended up in a spam folder or with an ex-member, so if you haven't had your invite, please get in touch!

And if anyone has contact with the following clubs, please let them know that we've tried to email them and had the email rejected...

• Watford Wargames Federation
• Goalhouse Generals
• Dereham Wargames Club
• Herne Hill Slayers
• Armies of Arcana Players Guild.
• Combined Ops Group

Thanks for your time.


Jim Clark
SLW Displays Officer
displays@warlords.org.uk

Salute 2012 - Notice to all wargaming clubs

NOTICE TO ALL WARGAMING CLUBS


Firstly I would like to thank all those Clubs who attended Salute on Saturday 16th April 2011, and hope you all had a good day. I think this year was one of the best ever, with many great looking and enjoyable games.

We are starting to plan for next year, and that brings me to the reason for this message. Last year we decided to send out the invitations by e-mail as it seemed the easiest thing to do at the time. However, club committees, and therefore club contacts, change.

If you are interested in putting on a game at Salute 2012 on 21st April 2012, please can you confirm your club’s preferred contact and the contact details (e-mail and postal address). And of course, if your contact details change (contact person, addresses or anything else), please let me know so that I can update records.

This way, we should be able to contact everyone who is interested for next year’s show.

Thanks for your time.



Jim Clark
SLW Displays Officer
displays@warlords.org.uk

Salute 2011 - Games prizes

Thank you to all the gamers and clubs who gave up their time to put on such a wonderful selection of display and participation games at Salute 2011. Hopefully you were all thanked on the day but just in case we missed you, we were incredibly impressed. The quality this year was extremely high, and our judges had some tough decisions to make. I have included a few pictures of my favourites here, but there is a complete set of pictures covering these games and more in the Facebook album.

And so, the results...

Lance and Longbow Society - Best Demonstration game for: 'Verneuil'

Crooked Dice - Best Participation game for: ' 7TV'

Frothers Unite - Most Innovative Game for: 'Tron'

Newark Irregulars - Best Scenery for: 'The Christmas Offensive'

Crewe & Nantwich Wargames Club - Bill Brewer Award for the Best Painted Army for: 'The 'Alternative' Siege of Worcester 1651'

Continental Wars Society - Best Presentation in use on a Game for: 'The Assault on Friederichstadt'

Rather Large Towton Group - Most Impressive Troops for: 'The Battle of Towton'

University of Wolverhampton - Most completely Created Game for: 'Clad in Iron'

Staines Wargamers - Salute Challenger for: 'Fleet Air Attack at Taranto'

Loughton Strike Force - The Salute Challenge Shield for: 'Budapest 1944'

Games at Salute 2011

Rather than post a hugely long list, I have added a blog page to the menu bar at the top for the games at Salute 2011. There are 85 games listed, together with what I think is the interesting information - who's doing it, what type of game it is, what scale and period it is, and the information they gave us about the game.