Prepared in conjunction with S. Richard Black of MWAN Normally only the CONUS events are listed here, contact Maj Bill or see the rec.games.miniatures.historical newsgroup.
Ed. Note: I’ll reformat these at a later date. We’ll just have to deal with the current form for now. Sorry.
HMGS Sponsored Events
Sponsoring Regions: M-S=Mid-South; E=East; MW=Midwest; S=South; GL=Great Lakes; HoA=Heart of America; TA= Tornado Alley; GS=Gulf South; PSW=Pacific Southwest.
26-28 Mar 04 MS Ninth Annual Battle of Cowpens Miniature Gaming Convention.. Hendrix Student Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. HM POC: Chris Pagano, 211 Shaftsbury Rd., Clemson, SC, 29631, cpagano@clemson.edu
16-18 Apr 04: LITTLE WARS MW, Marriott Lincolnshire Restor, 10 Marriott Dr. Lincolnshire, IL 60069, (847) 634-0100. POC: Michael. S. Cosentino, 5641 S. Rutherford, Chicago, IL 60638. (773) 586-3332. E-mail: nfmsc@aol.com
23-25 Apr 04 RECON . S. Comfort Inn Hotel & Conf. Center, Busch Blvd, Tampa FL (/ 813) 933-4011. HM. POC: Chuck Kennedy P.O. Box 1177 Bowling Green, FL 33834, (863) 245-5286. E-mail: mots@tnni.net. Web site: http://hmgs-south.com
30 Apr-2 May 04 CALL TO ARMS HoA: Best Western Inn & Conference Center, Kansas City, KS. POC Bryan Beal, PO. Box 15192, Kansas City, KS. (816) 936-3201. E-mail: bbeal@cybersource.com . Web page: http://www.hahmgs.org/
28-30 May 04 M-S NASHCON '04 Cool Springs Mariott, Franklin, TN. HM POC: Chris Edmondson POB 44, Rockvale, TN 37153, 615-8670229, echris66@comcast.net
28-30 May 04 PNW ENFILADE 04 Sea-Tac Mariott, 3201 S. 17th St. POC: Tim McNulty 12418 67 av ct E, Puyallup WA 98373 253-770-0957 email: timmcnulty@msn.com
12-13 Jun 04 BAYOU WARS GS Qualithy Hotel 2261 N. Causeway, Metairie, LA 7001. Web: www.bayouwars.com . Discus Gp: groups.yahoo.com/group/bayouwars
22-25 July 04 E HISTORICON , Lancaster Host Resort Hotel, Lancaster, PA. POC: Jay Hadley: Hadley-Jay@CooperHealth .edu. Web: www.hmgs.org
10-12 Sep 04 ADVANCE THE COLORS '04 Sept. 10-12 Heritage Center of Clark County, 117 S. Fountain Ave.Springfield, OH. Convention Hotel: The Springfield Inn, 100 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield, OH. (800) 234-3611, $69 a night, discount code "HMGS"(good until Aug. 20). For convention information, contact Convention Director Steve Smith, 29715 Carolina Ave., Elkhart, IN 46516. (574) 295-9962, or e-mail: sven_46516@msn.com. Web site: www.hmgsgl.com.
24-26 Sep 04 S HURRICON. Comfort Inn Hotel & Conf. Center. Busch Blvd, Tampa FL (813) 933-4011.. HM. POC: Chuck Kennedy P.O. Box 1177, Bowling Green FL 34230. (863) 245-5286. E-mail: mots@tnni.net . Web page: hmgs-south.com/ .
8-10 Oct 04 HoA: BORDER WARS: POC Brian Beal, PO Box 15192, Kansas City, KS 64106. E-mail: Bbeal@cybersource.com . Web page: www.hahmgs.org/
8-10 Apr 05 E COLD WARS, Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, PA. POC: Walt OíHara, 10730 Burr Oak Way, Burke, VA 22015. (703) 503-9833. E-mail: coldwarswalt@linuxmail.org
27-29 Apr 05 S RECON Comfort Inn Hotel & Conf. Center, Busch Blvd, Tampa FL (813) 933-4011. HM. POC: Chuck Kennedy P.O. Box 1177 Bowling Green, FL 33834, (863) 245-5286. E-mail: mots@tnni.net . Web site: hmgs-south.org/
27-29 May 05 M-S NASHCON '05 Cool Springs Mariott, Franklin, TN. HM POC: Chris Edmondson POB 44, Rockvale, TN 37153, 615-8670229, echris66@comcast.net
21-24 July 05 E HISTORICON , Lancaster Host Resort Hotel, Lancaster, PA. POC: Jay Hadley: Hadley-Jay@CooperHealth .edu. Web: www .hmgs.org
23-25 Sep 05 HURRICON 2005 S TravelLodge Hotel & Conf. Cntr Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: http://www.hmgssouth.org/
28-30 Apr 06 RECON 2006 S TravelLodge Hotel & Conf. Cntr Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: http://www.hmgssouth.org/
22-24 Sep 06 HURRICON 2006 S TravelLodge Hotel & Conf. Cntr Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: http://www.hmgssouth.org/
27-29 Apr 07 RECON 2007 S TravelLodge Hotel & Conf. Cntr Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: http://www.hmgssouth.org/
28-30 Sept 07 HURRICON 2007 S TravelLodge Hotel & Conf. Cntr Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: Web: www.hmgssouth.org
OTHER EVENTS
19-21 (Tentative) Mar 04 BARRACKS BATTLES: Big Muddy HGA, Jefferson Barracks Historical Park, St. Louis, MO. POC: Pat Connaughton, (314) 752-3211. E-mail: bigmuddyhga@juno.com
27 Mar 04, RECRUITS, Lee's Summit High School, 400 SE Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, Missouri.Ý POC: Duane and Laura Fleck (816) 228-9246, E-mail: Hobbsandsine@comcast.net . Web Site: http://www.recruits-con.com/
24-27 Jun 04 ORIGINS 2004 Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. See HOT Pages at ORIGINS Web: www.Originsgames.com
16-17 Jul 04 Summer Camp, Hunt Lodge, Fort Leavenworth, KS POC: Stephen Allie, e-mail: Stephen.allie@leavenworth .army.mil
19-22 Aug 04 Gencon Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN
26-28 Aug 04 TactiCon, Marriott Southeast, Denver CO. POC: e-mail: dgagames@aol.com , web: www.denvergamers.com
1-3 Oct 04 SOUTHERN FRONT Triangle Simulation Society. Holiday Inn Crabtree, Raleigh, NC. POC: Ed Mohrmann (919) 543-9380, E-mail: eamohrmann@mindspring.com. Web site: www.trianglesimsociety.org/
19-21 Nov 04 COMMAND CON VI: Big Muddy HGA. Jefferson Barracks Historical Park, St. Louis, MO. POC: Pat Connaughton, (314) 752-3211 E-mail: bigmuddyhga@juno.com
Regular Regional Gaming
Contact johnhoover@hmgs-midsouth.org to place additional listings
TN: NASHVILLE area:
Nashville Vanguard: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month at Lord Al's Expeditionary Supply. Nashville Track and Hull Club: 2nd and last Tuesday of the month at Lord Al's 2819 Columbine Pl., other Tuesdays at the Keep. POCs: Joe Collins, James Rogers and Kirk Harris. DBA Sundays: 3rd Sunday of each month. POC: Paul Potter, 615-859-6955
KY: Bowling Green area:
The Battery meets every Monday evening at the home of David Reasoner, 343 Moonlite Avenue, Bowling Green, KY, 42101 Ph: 270-745-7386 after 6pm; email: hmsdiomede@aol.com
AL: Birmingham area:
The Birmingham Wargaming Association: Our group meets every Sunday around 1:30 in the basement of Cleveland & Cleveland, 2330 Highland Avenue South, next to Caldwell Park. Our current games of high interest are: DBM, Napoleonics (Empire V rules) Dirtsides, and Star Fleet Battles. We also play several board games as well
Upcoming DBM Tournaments
May 1-2, Birmingham AL The 4th Annual Henry Brewer-Gus Sailors Memorial DBM Tournament
The Birmingham Alabama Wargaming Association would like to invite all gamers to it’s fourth annual Henry Brewer-Gus Sailors Memorial DBM Tournament on May 1st and 2nd at the AmeriSuites, 4686 Hwy 280 East. Phone: 205-995-9242.
Ask for the special event rate of $65.00. We also have the room for Friday night so we hope to either run a Joey scenario, mini-tournament, and/or open gaming.
The tournament will be exclusively for 15mm and consist of four four-hour rounds; three on Saturday, one on Sunday morning. DBM 3.0 rules and DBM Books 1 to 4 (2nd Editions only) will be used. The format will be standard; 400 points, 2 lists with the usual caveats.
Lists: Both lists must be sent in by April 17th in order to not receive a penalty. Lists should be sent to Lee Cleveland (who will be the referee): leecleveland@hotmail.com
Cost: The cost of the tournament will be $25, $20 for members of either HMGS or NASAMW.
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Vincent Solfronk at 205-853-5434 or at vsolfronk@earthlink.net
Rudy Scott of Time Portal Hobbies is attending.
This tournament is a participant in the HMGS Gulf South Championship and is the NASAMW Deep South DBM Championship Tournament.
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