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Saturday
  9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00
Painting Events   Intro to
Miniature Painting
  How to
paint units
  Painting for display
1:30–2:30
 
Table 1   Medieval Jousting Tournament   Them!   Sharpe's Emperor  
Table 2   Last Stand of the 300
Day 3 of Thermopylae
  Poor Bloody Infantry  
Table 3   Crisis on the Danube   Guilford Courthouse   Corregidor,
The Philippines May 5, 1942
 
Table 4   Lord of the Rings   Marines – We are leaving!!!!  
Boardgame
Room
  Various Boardgames   MST3K  
Various   Flames of War Tournament
Registration at 1000
Starts at 1030
 
Sunday
Table 1   Carnage & Glory   Ambush Alley  
Table 2   British vs. Germans Assault on Lang Quang  
Table 3   Poor Bloody Infantry
Each game is about 2 hours long
  HEAVEN AND EARTH  
Table 4   Legionnaires with Wings!
The Kepi Blanc at Loung Phai Pass!
 
Table 5   Air Strike  

    Intro to Miniature Painting (a beginners class)

    Presented by: Jack and the DC Painters Guild

    Not sure how to get started painting your minis for your games? This is an excellent entry level class. Jack Stresing, a Gold Medal painter with National Capital Model Soldier Society (NCMSS) will cover the basics such as prepping, priming, basecoats, basic techniques for shading and highlighting, drybrushing, washes and glazes, and lastly how to decorate your gaming bases. No experience necessary.

    Medieval Jousting Tournament

    GM: Adam and the Southern Maryland Partizans
    Era: Medieval
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Homebrewed System
    Players: 8
    Kid Friendly

    Join us for a romping medieval tournament, complete with jousting knights, and fair maidens.

    Crisis on the Danube

    GM: Eric and the Silver Spring Civic Guard
    Era: Napoleonics
    Scale: 15mm
    System: Age of Eagles
    Players: 3-5

    French and Austrian forces clash during the opening days of Austria's invasion of Bavaria in April 1809. Unlike the historical events of that campaign, this scenario finds the Austrian forces under the command of Archduke Charles concentrated to overwhelm Davout's isolated III Corp. on the road from Regenburg. Will the Austrian battalions crush Napoleon's veterans on the banks of the Danube before they can join the Army of Germany, or will Davout's legions once again overcome impossible odds and emerge victorious?

    Various Boardgames

    GM: Mike and the Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Various
    Scale: Flat...
    System: Various
    Players: ?

    Mike will bring a huge pile of boardgames and will play them as people show up to play. If you have a favorite game bring it!!!

    How to paint units

    Presented by: Jeff and the DC Painters Guild

    Have a lot of minis to paint quickly foe the big game next weekend? Jeff Sparks will show you his approach to gearing up for the big game. Learn to paint good looking table top units quickly. Jeff will discuss several techniques you can use to speed up your painting tasks.

    Lord of the Rings

    GM: Ashley and Andy and the Southern Maryland Partizans
    Era: Fantasy
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Lord of the Rings
    Players: 4
    Kid Friendly

    Join us as we delve into the heart of the Mines of Moria, and relive the fight in Balin's Tomb. Rules are GW LOTYR,a nd will be taught on site, it is an easy system, and fairly quick game...

    Painting for display

    Presented by: Jack and the DC Painters Guild

    Looking to create that beautiful showcase figure? This is the course for you. Jack Stresing, an accomplished competitive painter with several Best of Show awards for Fantasy/Science Fiction at the National Capital Model Soldier Society (NCMSS) show will explain his techniques for creating an award winning figure. He will have many examples on hand for illustrative purposes. Learn to create mood, using light, color and contrast. Learn to create decorative bases.

    Them!

    GM: Buck and the HAWKS
    Era: Pulp
    Scale: 25mm
    System: To Be Continued...By GASLIGHT
    Players: 6
    Younger players welcome with a playing adult

    American soldiers venture into the Los Angeles sewer system filled with giant ants. Their mission: find and kill the queen. In addition, two young boys where were flying their model airplane near one of the entrances to the sewers. They're no missing. Are they alive? Can you rescue them.

    Guilford Courthouse

    GM: Jan and the Silver Spring Civic Guard
    Era: American War of Independance
    Scale: 15mm
    System: Taxes, Tea, and Tories (a variant on La Feu Sacre)
    Players: 2-4

    Defend the American Revolution and save Virginia from British depredations with Nathaniel Greene and the brave militia of North Carolina (plus some of those Continental fellas). Or march with Lord Cornwallis and crush the scurvy rebels! Figures provided, 2-4 players.

    Last Stand of the 300 – Day 3 of the Battle of Thermopylae

    GM: Matt and the Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Ancients
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Home Rules
    Players:

    August, 480 BC. Leonidas and his brave 300 Spartan warriors along with their Thespian allies stand strong against the invading Persian horde. Can the Greeks kill enough Persian invaders to score a psychological victory, thereby setting the stage for victories at Salamis and Plataea, or will the Persians make quick work of the Greeks and spell doom for Western civilization as we know it?

    Corregidor, The Philippines May 5, 1942

    GM: Roxanne and NOVAG
    Era: WWII
    Scale: 20mm
    System: Disposable Heroes
    Players: 8

    Bataan has been lost to the Japanese and the last of the American and Filipino forces are holed up on the Manila Harbor island fortress of Corregidor. The 4th or "China" Marines have been preparing defenses on the island since arriving from Shanghai in November. On the evening of May 5th just after 2300, the men of the Jap 61st Regiment move towards the landing beaches on the "tail" of Corregidor. It will be a vicious fight to stamp out the Allies last hope.

    Sharpe's Emperor

    GM: Eric and the HAWKS
    Era: Napoleonics
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Blood and Swash
    Players: 12

    Sharpe and Harper attempt to capture Napoleon, who's in Spain on an inspection tour.

    Marines – We are leaving!!!!

    GM: Jim and the Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Future
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Home Rules
    Players: 4-6

    Two weeks ago communications with LV4521 suddenly ceased. Your Marine unit has been dispatched to investigate. Your squad entered the colony via the North Landing Dock and during disembarkation was attacked by a large number of "bugs". No casualties were sustained during this fight but the drop ship was heavily damaged when two "bugs" were killed on top of the ship – spilling acid destroying hull integrity and engines. The disabled drop ship has rendered the North Landing Dock out of service. Not being perturbed you begin to sweep the base looking for colonists and heading toward the South Landing Dock for pick up. Soon you discover no one has survived and you may not make it out if you stay too long. Suddenly you find something troubling, a room full of pods.or are they eggs...suddenly Ripley opens fire and all hell breaks lose...

    Poor Bloody Infantry

    GM: Kelly and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: WWII
    Scale: 15mm
    System: Poor Bloody Infantry
    Players: 2-4

    A unique WWII skirmish game where players field a company-sized force and seek to bring the enemy to battle. German and Soviet companies will be provided. First time players welcome.

    Carnage & Glory

    GM: John and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Napoleonics
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Carnage & Glory
    Players:

    Coming Soon

    Hellfire Pass
    Halfaya, North Africa 15 June, 1942

    GM: Tony and the Southern Maryland Partizans
    Era: WWII
    Scale: 1/285th
    System: Spearhead
    Players: 6

    British Commonwealth troops attacking a fortified German & Italian position.

    Poor Bloody Infantry

    GM: Kelly and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: WWII
    Scale: 15mm
    System: Poor Bloody Infantry
    Players: 2-4

    A unique WWII skirmish game where players field a company-sized force and seek to bring the enemy to battle. German and Soviet companies will be provided. First time players welcome.

    Legionnaires with Wings!
    The Kepi Blanc at Loung Phai Pass!

    GM: George and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Vietnam
    Scale: 20mm
    System: La Guerre Aerienne en Indochina
    Players: 4

    Scenario: Operation Therese October 14, 1949!
    1st BEP Sweeps in a rear guard action! Le Viets are on the prowl! Can you survive the jungle as well as le viets!

    Air Strike

    GM: Eric and NOVAG
    Era: Modern/Contemporary
    Scale: NA – card-based game
    System: Hornet Leader II, by Dan Verssen
    Players: 2-10

    Beginners welcome. Players take on the role of USN F-18 pilots in a mission that features air-to-ground, surface-to-air, and air-to-air combat. System is simple and fast-moving.

    Assault on Lang Quang

    GM: Matt and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Indochina, 1950
    Scale: 20mm
    System: Assault on Lang Quang
    Players: 6

    Indochina, 1950. A Viet Minh battalion has been spotted in the Lang Quang valley most likely in the village of Lang Quang itself. The French mount an assault on the valley and the village with the hopes of trapping a large number of the Viets. However, the Viet Minh have proven very skilled at mounting counter attacks against such assaults.

    Ambush Alley

    GM: Kevin and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Modern
    Scale: 25mm
    System: Ambush Alley
    Players: 7

    Will you be the one to stop the infidels from taking your land, or will you be the Allies, eradicating the terrorist networks looking to kill your fellow warriors. Only you can decide!!!

    HEAVEN AND EARTH

    GM: Mike and Army of Central Maryland Wargaming Club
    Era: Samuari
    Scale: 15mm
    System: Might of Arms
    Players: 6

    HEAVEN AND EARTH, a Samurai varient for MOA. 15mm. Join the clan of Ichi Scratchimoto as it seeks the repel the invasion of the aggressive and ambitious Lord Honda Kowasaki and his loyal Diamyo's in their quest for the shogunate. Burn incense into your helmet so that your head may be a desirable prize should fate not be kind.