Conventions, Wargaming

Call to Arms 2014 Photo Review

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There was more to Call to Arms than our big Leipzig game and although pic heavy, I think that this post will show that wargaming is alive and well in New Zealand.  The variety of games, periods and general outlandishness on display was great. Once again the Warlords put on a superb little convention. My only complaint was that the mince and cheese pies from the cafeteria tasted bloody awful. Worst $4 I have spent on food in donkey’s years.

A CTA 1
Views of the St Pats School Hall.
Views of the St pats School Hall
Views of the St pats School Hall
A CTA X-Wing 1
X-Wing Game. Either a Rebel Civil War or perhaps just a training exercise.
A CTA X-Wing 2
Where would a Star Wars game be without a Corellian YT-class Light Freighter popping up/
A CTA WFB 4
A W40K Tyrranid Army – I think. I quite liked the display board and the colours of the critters.
A CTA WFB 3
WFB – Pirate Ogre rats and things.
A CTA WFB 2
Pirate Ogre Ship’s Cook. I think this guy made the meat pies that the cafeteria sold.
A CTA WFB 1
WFB – Pirate Ogre mobile artillery. Cannons on Giant Crocodiles. How awesome is that?
A CTA Skirmish Sangin 5
Skirmish Sangin – entering a compound through a hole blown in the wall.
A CTA Skirmish Sangin 4
Skirmish Sangin – Insurgents I think – having a roof party.
A CTA Skirmish Sangin 3
Skirmish Sangin – Things get technical.
A CTA Skirmish Sangin 2
Skirmish Sangin – Humvee
A CTA Skirmish Sangin 1
Skirmish Sangin – a patrol approaches a village in the late afternoon sun.
A CTA Ronin 4
Ronin – Land of the Rising Sun. Dawns breaks over a Japanese village.
A CTA Ronin 3
Ronin- Ashigaru advance across the vege garden.
A CTA Ronin 2
Ronin – Two groups of enemy samurai come to grips in the village.
A CTA Ronin 1
Ronin – Japanese villagers go about their business.
A CTA Pulp 5
Pulp Alley – somewhere up the Nile.
A CTA Pulp 4
Pulp Alley – Inside the Temple of Doom, or something similar. Lava flowing around the alter. Love it.
A CTA Pulp 3
Pulp Alley – An intrepid explorer (or tomb robber) explores the passageways.
A CTA Pulp 2
Pulp Alley – Inside the Pyramid of Terror (I made that up because it sounded Pulpy). Scarab swarms and mummies abound.
A CTA Pulp 1
Pulp Alley – Ready, and Action!
A CTA Maori 6
New Zealand Wars – A British Supply column makes it way north from Wellington to Boulcott Farm.
A CTA Maori 5
New Zealand Wars – Maori defend their pa against attacking red coats.
A CTA Maori 4
New Zealand Wars – table overview
A CTA Maori 3
New Zealand Wars – Northland Chief Hone Heke directs his troops to fire their carronade.
A CTA Maori 2
New Zealand Wars – a settler cabin under attack.
A CTA Maori 1
New Zealand Wars – Maori Warriors attack the British settlement.
A CTA FoW 4
Flames of War – A 25pdr battery in action.
A CTA FoW 3
Flames of War – Game in progress
A CTA FoW 2
Flames of War – Polish motorcycle troops. Loved these guys. Great painting and base-work.
A CTA FoW 1
Flames of War – more games in progress.
A CTA Dystopia 3
Dystopian Wars – A fleet action of some sort.
A CTA Dystopia 2
Dystopian Wars – A big land walker thingy.
A CTA Dystopia 1
Dystopian Wars – the superb table that these guys had set up.
A CTA DBM 4
DBM – The Road to, well, Damascus.
A CTA DBM 3
DBM – Viking Cavalry
A CTA DBM 2
DBM – 25mm game in progress.
A CTA DBM 1
DBM – game in progress. This is quite popular at the moment. Great to see 25mm ancients being played.
A CTA Bushido 1
Bushido – Fantasy Oriental game.

One thought on “Call to Arms 2014 Photo Review”

  1. Really good pictures,really good turn out,looks like loads of fun and I want one of the those crocodiles :). Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

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