Sydney Wargames Club
If you like history and gaming, you may like "Wargames" with miniatures.
Wargames are like chess but without the grid, with a bit of luck and hundreds or even thousands of figures on the table. Players may recreate famous battles from history or fight 'what if' scenarios. Wargaming covers all periods of human history, from the earliest conflicts between men, through ancient Sumer, Egypt, Greece and Rome, up through the middle ages, renaissance, age of reason, Napoleon, WW1, WW2 and modern conflicts. If history isn't your thing, players also explore fantasy worlds like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and other similar themes.
If you want to see what this is all about, come to one of our regular club meetings. We meet monthly and we welcome people to join in. Check our about page for our venue and dates.
You could refight Waterloo. Could Napoleon have defeated Wellington?
What if the Prussians were delayed a few hours more?
There are a lot of unknowns when going into battle that we, with 20-20 hindsight, can see where the outcome was decided, but in the moment, things are different and decisions made that could change history. Wargames put you in the moment, and the outcome is not so certain.
2024 News:
12-Jan-2024: NEW YEAR NEW VENUE!
Our esteemed El Presidente has just signed us up to a new venue for 2024!
Viking Sports Club: https://vikingssportsclub.com.au/
Our committee also decided, after some discussion with other members, to move our club meetings to the 3rd Sunday of each month.
There are a couple of pro’s and con’s, of course:
Con’s:
· Setup will start after 9:30am
· Official times are from 10am to 5pm
Pro’s:
· Near our previous venue
· Has a bistro ( and bar )
o If you join their club, there are discounts
See our “About” tab for dates and venue location details.
We’re looking forward to restarting our regular meetings. See you there!
Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers
We had a visit from Sven (from "Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers"). He has generously offered a 10% discount for our members and has told us of his intention to expand his offerings/stock in his Sydney store. Also, since he is not too far from our club venue, he can arrange delivery to our meetings. Check your emails for his contact details, or contact a commitee member. He will be dropping off some business cards soon and we can keep those handy at our upcoming meetings.
The details of his offer are:
"... if you are able to call in your orders 10-14 day prior to the monthly meeting, I can organize (pending availability with supplier) to deliver your order, and offer 10% discount on items ordered.
We can handle it with cash on delivery, or, I can charge your credit card on the Friday before the meeting.
If I can’t make that Sunday, we’ll organize pick-up or drop-off at an alternate location.
Please note that my website only show items I have in stock at the shop, you are not limited by that, anything (except Battlefront) you find on the War and Peace Games website and catalogue, I should be able to get for you."
You can contact him at mail@toysoldiers.com.au or phone 0402766024
Check out their website and their new store location in the Sydney CBD at:
Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers
Level 2, 70 Druitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Website:
Since you're reading this, we can assume you now know the URL (web address). Please read the Newsletter for details on the website and for the call to contribute. Contact one of our committee members for access to our content folders and for details on how to submit articles, requests for links or any other content you'd like to see added to the site.
Mailing lists:
If you'd like to be included on our club mailing list, please send us a request via the club's email address ( sydneywargamesclub@gmail.com ).
Existing members: An email should have been sent to existing members by now, asking if you still want to be on the list. If you haven't received it, please let us know and we'll add you.
