Great Lakes, area shops and other "friends of gaming" are combining to present Warband '05 in the Cincinnati area March 12. Inside the Knights of St. John Hall in Reading, OH, club members will present a number of miniatures events -- some with the theme of "What If" Invasions -- covering action from prehistoric times to the future, including Ancients, Napoleonics, Civil War and WW II.
A Painted Unit Raffle, three Swap & Sell sessions and Cantina Food Service will help offset the costs of this FREE historical miniatures convention. Check out www.hmgsgl.com for more information, or call Rich Smethurst at (513) 677-1683, evenings.
Warband Program:
8am Doors Open.
8am Swap & Sell Morning Session (table space until 9:30 am).
9am "15mm DBA Warband Theme Tournament" with Jim Williams.
"Zombies" 20mm Dawn of the Dead with Bob Mays.
"Shako" 15mm Napoleonic Austrians vs. Russians with Dick Hurchanick.
10am Cantina Food Service opens.
"Smoke on the Water" 1/600 ACW river Ironclads with Ted Hehemann.
"Iron Winds of War" 25mm Medieval combat with Ralph Parker.
11am "Skirmish Rules" 1/48 scale WW II GIs vs. Volksturm with Jim Fox
Noon Swap & Sell Afternoon Session (table space until 1pm)
"Johnny Reb III" 15mm ACW with Rob Sprague & Warren Thompson
"Warhammer Ancient Battles" 25mm Greeks vs. Persians with Bud Hunter
"Bang" 28mm Western Gunfight with Chuck Crain -- High Noon!
1pm "Company Commander" 1/72 scale WW II Combat with John Leahy
"Skirmish Rules" 28mm Prehistoric Clan Hunt with John Winters; Hunter or hunted?
2pm "FTCOC" 15mm Renaissance Naval Warfare with Dale Kemper; Prevesa
"Iron Winds of War" 25mm Medieval combat with Ralph Parker.
3pm "Colby Rules" 15mm WW II Pacific Island Invasion with Jack Shaw
5pm Cantina Food Service Closes
Painted Unit Raffle; proceeds pay for hall rental.
"Flames of War" 15mm WWII Germans vs. Allies with Bob Hume.
"15mm HoTT Tournament" armies of imagination vie for prizes, with Dave Zecchini
"Starmada" Babylon 5 stellar fleet combat with John Leahy
6pm Swap & Sell Evening Session (table space until 8 pm)
7pm War Movie downstairs at bar; voting throughout day
8pm Remaining gamers become ad hoc clean up crew
Directions to Warband '05:
From North: I-75 South to Exit 12, turn right on Cooper, then right on Wyoming. Cross RR tracks and bridge. Turn left at 2nd traffic light. This is Jefferson.
From South: I-75 North to Exit 12, turn right on Davis, then left on Jefferson. Cross Benson on Jefferson -- North on Jefferson to traffic light by WW I Doughboy Memorial. Turn left onto Vine. Go past Sts. Peter & Paul. Turn left at Mill, then left onto Pearl St. Hall is third building on right. Park on street or in church lot. These are one way streets which limit approach. If lost, call Rich on his cell phone at the Hall at the day of the con, (513) 919-8105.
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