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| The British Brigade of the Guards Fife and Drum Miniatures |
It should come as no surprise that the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution War will be the theme for Historicon 2026. I would imagine that we will see a number of games covering the New York campaign of 1776 and probably Trenton in December 1776.
Tall ships seemed to be a popular piece of terrain at this year's Historicon - the game tables were crawling with sailing ships and I wonder if the trend continues into next year. It remains to be seen. I wouldn't mind seeing some naval actions using larger ships suitable for 15mm figures and scale. That would look awesome; or maybe the British attack on Sullivan's Island at Charleston, SC or the obvious battle: Valcour Island.
Years ago I purchased a dozen or so wooden ships from a tourist shop in Sarasota, Florida with the intention of using them in a grand naval battle. I still have the boats, but I never did the extensive modifications on them that I would need for a game. Moreover, I am totally inept when it comes to battles on sea or air. My spatial sense just doesn't work off of terra firma.
And there is no reason why other battles from the 1777 to 1781 period couldn't also be presented as tabletop games next year.
Here are a few pictures from my archive of AWI pictures.
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| My Freeman's Farm table from a few years ago. |
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| One of the Massachusetts regiments at Saratoga Fife and Drum Miniatures |
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| One of the New Hampshire regiments Fife and Drum Miniatures |
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| "A Helping Hand" by the artist Chris Gregg Commissioned by Fife and Drum Miniatures |
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Will you be doing a AWI game for next year?
ReplyDeleteI might have to do one now that the theme is announced
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