UWS Programme for 2026

Although we usually have several games running at each of our monthly meetings, we encourage members to commit in advance to run at least one game per month. That way we hope to ensure there's at least one thing happening every month!

The table below shows what is planned so far and what happened.

David M.

Date	Period	Scale	Rules (if known)	Organiser(s)
10 Jan	Napoleonic WSS    Dark ages Ancient	28mm 10mm 28mm 28mm	Sharpe Practice FOB 3 Pillage Hail Caesar	Jeremy D, Chris and David M Gary Leslie Andy
31 Jan	AGM Cold war naval WW2 French and Indian war	6mm 28mm	Skyhawk Combat HQ Sharpe practice	Jeremy Dowd Jeremy Mulholland Mike Leathem Jeremy Dowd
28 Feb	WW2 WW2 WW2 WW2 Renaissance in Asia, Chinese vs Japanese.	28mm 10mm 6mm 20mm 15mm	Chain of Command One hour wargames+  Combat HQ McGlinton Homebrew Field of Glory	Jeremy Dowd David Maltman Mike Leathem Phil McGlinton David Taylor
28 Mar	Modern	15mm	Team Yankee	Andy Smith
25 Apr	Lord of the rings WSS	28mm 10mm	Midgard FOB 3	Tim Snoddy Gary
30 May	Fantasy WW2 Renaissance	28mm 20mm 15mm	Midgard Rapid fire reloaded Field of glory, Renaissance	Tim Snoddy Chris Caves David Taylor
27 Jun	Napoleonic naval Ancients naval.	1/1200 1/1200	The Full Nelson. Poseidon's Warriors	Jeremy Dowd Lesley Tipping
25 July	WW2 in Manchuria ( Russia vs Japan ) 18th Century	20mm 10mm	Chain of Command FOB3	Jeremy D and David M Gary
29 Aug
26 Sep
31 Oct
28 Nov
Dec	No meeting. Provisionally ??th January

 

Argy-bargy in the Agean.

Game of Ancient Greek Naval action. 

Using Poseidon's Warriors in 1/1200.

Organized, using terrain and models and nominally umpired by Leslie Tipping.

AAR by Gary.

Players

Spartans  : Gary.
Athenians : Leslie.

Club meeting today and I partook of a naval game again (3 in one year after none in about 30 !) this time with an Osprey set, Poseidon's Warriors run by Leslie.

I had a fleet of 20 Spartan Triremes/Galleys against same number of Athenian vessels under Leslie.

Both sides had 4 Squadrons of 5 ships with each Squadron able to be classed as open decked light type (one hit wonders) or heavier Cataphract covered deck types also only taking one hit but with saving roll of 6.

Both sides could have an Elite squadron meaning faster ships for Athens and more Marines for Sparta.

No artillery or heavier ships so made for nice quick playing and easy to pick up game.

We managed to get two games completed with an early finish with no issues beyond how often a potentially game ending fleet morale test is taken (easy to house rule). 

First game ended with fairly low casualties as Leslie's Flagship went to bottom and Fleet fled (i.e. rolled 1 on Morale Test).

Second game a more cagey affair as both fleets maneuvered a lot more and included some grain ships to capture which we both totally ignored.

I was lucky (I know !!!) and passed several Morale Tests (whether needed or not) whilst Leslie failed his first again despite losing 8 ships to my 13 in the end.

Fun game with some very nice 'toys', the ships being 1/1200th scale from Tumbling Dice and the islands from Langton Miniatures (now defunct ?)

First game

Two Athenian squadrons arrayed.

Whilst Spartan heavies circumvent an island.

And two more converge to launch an attack.

Overview from Spartan right.

The island pieces were very nice indeed.

Second game.

Islands more clustered (Grain ships in convoy in foreground).

I took a pummeling on my right in this game but Spartan morale held strong.

Squadrons squeezed into narrows somewhat.

Athenians managed to outnumber my right wing.

Faster (ie Elite crew) light Athenians in convoy after one of my light Squadrons was sunk completely after a 'Kamikaze' style head on ramming charge (the heavy Athenians managed to save 3 of their 5).

So Sparta had to redirect a Squadron to contest straits.

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Photos curtesy of Gary.