Pictures from Claymore - 2013

Normally I pride myself on having show pics edited and shared ASAP. A shift onto a new computer and more importantly new image software slowed me down this time, so apologies for the delay.

Anyhow, Claymore 2013!

Held in the same location, albeit with anew name after the merger of some Edinburgh colleges, Claymore 2013 took place on the 3rd of August.

The pics!

 I've edited this set in sympathy with the galleries made available elsewhere, and focussed on my favourites and games I haven't seen get the exposure they deserved - so, a personal choice as always, based on my personal prejudices. George for example has given a good run down on the Wild Geese game by Border Reivers: TMP thread on Wild Geese and other Claymore galleries I've found can be found on the blogs of Bedford: Just Add Water and Jim: Jim's Blog

There is something of an alphabetical order to the listings below, but it isn't completely accurate.

The AVBCW collective produced another in their series of milieu specific games, with some interesting vehicles and vignettes adding some great flavour

Aberdeen brought a participation game based on the recent Spartacus TV series, which I hope no one under 18 has seen!

Angus showed their Wild West participation game, demonstration how the bits and pieces turn a layout from being sterile into having life and style

Border Reivers came with 'Wild Geese'. George has given a good description of the game and his experiences playing it in the link given above, with lots of pics.

One of the relatively small number of SF games that weren't Star Wars X-Wing participation games was by Dunfermline, who brought 'Rigel Infestation', a homage/widdle-taking of the Battle of Five Armies from the Hobbit.

One of the most distinctive games of the day for me was brought by Durham, who took us to Colonial period Africa and the French landings in Dahomey. I'm just back from a couple of days in Durham for the test match - something else that inhibited my pic-posting efficiency.

I thought the game by the Falkirk club was a nice one - taking us to AWI. Monmouth to be specific.

Not only have G3 of Glasgow brought their X-Treme Racing game to a number of Scottish shows, buts its been good to see incremental improvement as the year progresses. Experimental paper playsheets now with professional level layout and laminating.

GDWS went for a relatively ungamed aspect of WW2 - namely the raid/s on Tito's partisans. Bolt Action used to power this one along at a rate of knots.

There were very few 15mm games at Claymore. One of them was a take on Zorndorf by Gourock.

Inverness brought the only other 15mm game I recall. Lorraine 44, with a rare attempt at on table fog.

Kirriemuir have been touring their Charge of the Light Brigade game. Below we see the last of the Cherrybums bearing down on the Russian guns.

The League of Augsberg can always be relied on to bring something inspiring. Here the ringleader's own Beneath the Lily Banners rules used to moderate a nice clash in 28s.

Otterburn came with a very lovely Ancient British game, loosely based on an early scene from the recent film The Eagle.

The Phoenix Club - hosts of Wappinshaw - are always happy to support Claymore. After a couple of years of joint Phoenix/SOA games, it was a switch to WW2 for a bash at Kursk. Ringleader Bill in red below.

RAF Leuchars ran their participation game, based on the kamikaze raids on US carriers.

Wye Aye Banzai!

Suicide attacks fun for the entire family.

Last but not least, Spartan Games nudged along the growing interest in the Steampunk game Dystopian Wars

Thanks to reading to the end. More pics available via the Flickr gallery at: Claymore 2013

Thanks of course to the SESWC for another good show, and I look forward to Claymore 2014.

Claymore Pictures

Below are some pictures from Claymore - which took place in Edinburgh today.

Here is the Small Hall




and the Main Hall



Let us selfishly start off by looking at the game put on by the Phoenix club - in conjunction with the Society of Ancients. The game was Magnesia.

The Phoenix club has a dedicated team of Tactica 2 players. This game is perhaps bigger than one they might play on a Tuesday night - but not by much!

The Romans.



The Seleucids



Paul explains his embarrassment at only putting on a skirmish game



Starters Orders!





Billy makes some last minute adjustments



Have at it!




A forthcoming attraction is the new set of skirmish rules for the Dark Ages - Saga. These boys strongly connected to Gripping Beast.



The heart of the game seems to be the faction sheets. You need to roll the symbols to enact the ability/event





And the demo game itself











I was given a release date of early Sep for those. Apparently it is the special dice which are holding everything up!

GDWS had a great looking Sharp Practice game. Much looting.











I detected a more than usual number of renaissance games in the sample. There was an ECW game from East Kilbride.





Dunfermline had a 40K game





A non-GW SF game was one called City of Prosperity. I missed out on the hosts - could it be Antenociti? Mutants rather than zombies. Very popular participation game this.





Border Reivers had an AVBCW game - good use of industrial landscapes







I think the only C19th game of the day was a Crimea game from Tyneside



The only FoW game of the day was by Falkirk and District





RAF gamers were running their Great Escape game again.



Phoenix Club member George was having a lot better time than this pic might suggest.



If I was a guard at Stalag Luft, signage like this might make me suspicious!




Kirriemuir were running their Dark Age raiding game again



Durham brought us an Eastern European renaissance game in 40mm





Independent Wargames Brigade - all one of him [plus family] brought a distinctive Chinese game







There was a second AVBCW game - I missed the production team behind this one







A second game I failed to note the ownership of was a Battle of the Nile game



The other ECW game of the day was by Iron Brigade. Some lovely details on this one.









The League of Augsberg pulled their usual trick of bodging together some terrain at the last minute :)








Personal damage for the day wasn't too bad. A copy of the BP supplement - Last Argument of Kings and a copy of the Force on Force supplement for Afghanistan.

Thanks to SESWC for the show and all the clubs and traders for making it an enjoyable day out!

M.