Tagged: flea markets
Mech Attack Battle Report from Little Wars
Last month, the club put on a game of Mech Attack at the Little Wars convention in suburban Chicago. As with last year’s game, we again invited players to witness the spectacle of giant 28mm scale mechs stomping across the table blasting each other to pieces. We made a few changes for this year’s game. ... Read more
CSW’s first (annual?) swap meet
A few weeks ago we were talking about maybe having a swap meet, where the club folks get together an hour or so before our regular game night, bring a box of minis or bits or projects you’ll never get around to, and swap with other players in an attempt to go home with more ... Read more
Where you’ll find us this weekend
This coming weekend is the Games Plus spring auction, an annual event that draws gamers to suburban Chicago for 10 straight hours of auction fun. It’s a great place to find deals on rare, OOP or just plain weird miniatures and gaming paraphernalia. The event runs for four days, capping off the excitement with the ... Read more
Miniatures you’ve never seen: High Command sci-fi
Here at Chicago Skirmish Wargames, we’re big proponents of 28mm scale tabletop wargaming — on a budget. As well as buying from affordable outlets like Mega Minis, EM4 and Denizen, we also acquire lots of figures from companies or model lines that are now out of production. This occasional series of posts will dig deeper ... Read more
28mm gaming on the cheap
Since 28mm is the scale of choice for large, expensive games like Warhammer 40,000 and WarMachine — as well as smaller boutique games that are still rather expensive on a per-figure basis, such as Malifaux and Mercs — some gamers naturally gravitate toward scales that purport to offer more bang for the buck. That’s why ... Read more
Coming up this weekend: Legends in the Fall in Mundelein, Illinois
Several of us here at Chicago Skirmish Wargames are planning to trek up to Mundelein, Illinois this weekend for Legends in the Fall, a game convention organized by Skip Peterson. We’ll be there on Sunday, Nov. 20 for the War Chest flea market and to (hopefully) meet Jim Roots of Ambush Alley Games. If all ... Read more