The first Washington D.C. Area Game Day of the Seven Years War Association was held on June 26, 1994 in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fairfax City, Virginia. Fifteen gainers met to recreate the era when "men were men" and there were none of those sissy Napoleonic skirmishers.

Fred Voight and Ron Pearlman of the Potomac Wargamers group in Maryland put on a 25mm French & Indian War skirmish game using their "home rules". Said rules were about two pages long, which Ron proclaimed to be about one page too many. The scenario involved a British Colonial force ordered to harvest a wheat field. They were attacked in overwhelming numbers by Indians, Courir de Bois and militia infantry, forcing the valiant British to fall back into a nearby village and field where they made their defensive stand.

Despite repeated heroic and valiant attacks, the French and their Indian allies fell short of breaking the steadfast British. Especially noteworthy was a raw band of Colonial Militia, diehards all, who acted more like Guard Grenadiers, what with their never having failed a morale check. The battle involved over 250 figures and most of the attendees participated.

Around one o'clock in the afternoon, I set up a 15mm Age of Reason game depicting the Western theater of the SYW, with a mixed force of Germans and British fighting their French nemesis. The French cavalry on the right wing, under the command of this correspondent, were thrown back after an early charge; however, the left wing French cavalry, commanded by Pete Reese, were more successful in their effort to push back two squadrons of Hanoverian cavalry. The French left and center were just coming into contact with the Allies when the game was called.

All in all it was a good day of gaming. We are looking to host another one sometime in February 1995. My thanks to all who attended.