NEWS: A Summer Ghost

We haven't meant to be ghosting everybody, but it's been a busy summer!  For oh-so-many reasons we haven't hosted any games at The House in the Woods this summer.  ... nor will we do so during August or September.  We're getting the house spruced up to list, so there will be masons, roofers, and painters (oh my!) around for the next couple of months.  This is NOT the best atmosphere for gaming.

BUT - if YOU would like to host a game day at your house (under the Brandywine Tabletop Gaming Club name), please let us know and we'll help you facilitate that! We'll do whatever you need us to do to run the day!

We will be at Barrage on Saturday, September 28th in Havre de Grace, MD.  They put on a GREAT convention and each year it just keeps getting better.  The HAWKs are a great group of people and we always enjoy ourselves.  If you'd like to carpool - we're only going on Saturday - just let us know.

We went to HMGS' Historicon this year and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  The new venue at the Lancaster Marriott downtown was great.  While our bar bill was a bit excessive, it was a TON of fun and we played some great games. 

Tim hosted a DAWG (Delaware Area WarGamers) game last weekend, running a Barbarossa scenario using Too Fat Lardies' Chain of Command.  Once the house is back in order, he may run it again here. 

We will be going to DAWG again on 8/23, as Jim will be running Desperado and the return of One Toof Sally.  If you're interested, please go to their Facebook Page and let Jim know:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1748351998811384/.

So - for now - no games at The House in the Woods until further notice, but if we come up with another location, we'll let you know!

Happy Gaming!

NEWS: Busy Wargaming...

This past weekend was a wargaming weekend, to be sure!  Friday night we joined the Delaware Area Wargaming Group (DAWG) as Greg hosted Sharp Practice! (by Too Fat Lardies).  It was the first time Tim and Wendy played Sharp Practice rules. 

While neither of us are huge Napoleonics fans, Wendy really enjoyed the game.  As always, Too Fat Lardies delivers a great beer and pretzels rule set.  Greg set-up random commander characters.  Wendy's was a real "rotter".  Really - the card said that.  The objective was for the French to keep the Russians from getting a keg of beer from one of the farm houses.  The game went long, so we didn't officially "finish", but the Russians succeeded in at least getting the keg, but they had a long ways to go to get it out.  I think they would have prevailed.  Here are some of the pictures:

Then Saturday afternoon, we went to Tom's house so he could do a final play test of the Pegasus Bridge scenario that he's running this Friday and Saturday at Historicon in Lancaster.  He's using the Too Fat Lardies' Chain of Command.  His Pegasus Bridge set-up is STUNNING!  He was running the movie, "The Longest Day" while we were playing and he did a beautiful job of recreating the scenes.  Amazing.  If you're going to Historicon, I suggest you stop by and check it out.  Tom didn't really need our help, as he had the game fairly well balanced and fun to play.  Here are those pictures:

We leave for Historicon Wednesday afternoon and are looking forward to the new venue in Lancaster at the Downtown Marriott.  We got upgraded to a suite (we think...), so should be able to get lots of gaming in.  Usually the evenings are when the board games and other games come out.  Because Lancaster is so close to us, we often commute back and forth each night, but are treating ourselves to staying there!

If you're headed up on Wednesday, let us know!

Stay tuned for the post-con report next week.  Other attendees are more than welcome to send us their report to be published, too!

Happy Gaming!

NEWS: No June Gaming Day, but Wait...

Summer is a crazy time of the year for all of us, so we've decided to take a month off and not have a June Gaming Day.  BUT...

On Friday, June 21st, DAWG (Delaware Area Wargaming Group) is hosting What A Tanker! by Too Fat Lardies. If you're interested in attending, please contact Jim Ferich through DAWG's Facebook page.

In July, we are headed to Historicon 2019 in Lancaster, PA for an extended weekend of tabletop miniature gaming. Hands down, it is one of our favorite cons to attend and look forward to it every year.  If you haven't gone, it's close enough to the Brandywine Valley to make a day trip.  I suggest you check it out.  If you do plan to try it but don't want to show up on your own, just let us know and we'll meet you there!  For more information, check out the Historicon website:  https://www.hmgs.org/page/HconHome

Don't forget that the Kennett Library has Tea and Boardgames every other Wednesday at 5:30 pm. The next one is tonight!  We recommend that you call ahead of time to verify the date and time.

You can find all the local and local-ish gaming events on our events calendar (please contact us if you have an event to be added).

We hope everybody is having a fabulous summer!  We're still not sure if we're having an event in July or August, so stay tuned!