Join The Northern Conspiracy for a free day of table top wargaming and boardgaming on October 19, 2024, from 9:00-4:00 at the Best Western Hotel in Portsmouth New Hampshire. We will have everything from Ancients to World War II, land, naval and air games.We are still finalizing our schedule of games, so click the "interested” or “going” button on this event to get the latest news. 18+ Only please.
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Open Game Day Schedule – Morning Session – 9:00 to 12:00
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Ed M – Medieval Jousting
Rules: Joust for the Fun of It, 1:20, 6 Players
Lead a team of heroic knights in a round robin tournament of jousting, boasting, wagering, and clever ploys. The game will be played using 1:20 Schleich Knights. This is the game with the toy knights you may have seen running on Saturday night at the Mayhem Convention.
More information here:
https://edmwargamemeanderings.blogspot.com/p/joust-for-fun-of-it-quick-play-jousting.html
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AJ Wright – Horse and Musket
Rules: Electronic Brigadier, 28mm, 8 Players
More details coming soon.
More information here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1170239550488615
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Mark Decoteau – Operation Torch - French Vs. Americans
Rules: Axis & Allies Bandits High, 28mm, 4-6 Players
American forces take part in the amphibious operation invading N. Africa. Vichy French forces sometimes opposed the invasion. US Naval aviation is conducting a bombing raid of Vichy coastal defenses prior to Allied landings. A small force of French D520’s and MS406’s fly up to contest the SBD’s and escort the Wildcats.
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Bob Oulette - Rome versus Carthage
Rules: Commands & Colors Ancient, 28mm, 4-6 Players
In 205 BC, Hannibal’s younger brother Magon landed a Carthaginian army at Genova to reinforce Hannibal in Italy. But before Magon could link up with Hannibal, the Roman praetor Publio Quinctilio Varo forced him to give battle. This is a fight between two equal size, yet asymmetric forces that could decide the fate of Hannibal’s Italian adventure.
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Open Game Day Schedule – Afternoon Session – 1:00 to 4:00
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Ralph Gero and Charlie Galemmo – The Battle of Carchemish 605 BCE
Rules: Hannibal at the Gates, 28mm, 6 Players
The Battle of Carchemish was one of the largest battles of the chariot era. It was fought between the armies of Egypt allied with the remnants of the army of the former Assyrian Empire against the armies of Babylonia, allied with the Medes, Persians, and Scythians. So, anyone who was anyone was there. The battle poses the finesse of the Egyptian light chariots vs. the blunt force trauma of the Babylonians.
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Rob Zwiercan – WWII – V2 Rocket Heist
Rules: AJ’s Iron Cross Variant, 28mm, 6 Players
Blizna, Poland 1944 – Polish Resistance, Polish Home Army, and British Paratroopers race to capture a crashed German V2 Rocket and smuggle its top-secret components out of the country in an effort to decipher the Nazis latest vengeance weapon. The Germans won’t let this happen without a fight.
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Ross L – Naval
Rules: TBD
More details coming soon.
Event Venue
Best Western Plus Portsmouth Hotel and Suites, 8 Boyd Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801-4104, United States,Portsmouth, New Hampshire
