tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56384594310579215312011-10-11T00:22:58.258+01:00The Southend-on-Sea Wargames Grouptrevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638459431057921531.post-22896912214644324792010-11-30T11:20:00.002Z2010-11-30T11:36:42.739Z<a href="http://www.sswg.co.uk/"><h1>Click here for the new SSWG site.</h1></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThITFAQ-I/AAAAAAAAAWU/fLXjLUF7_z4/s1600/ships.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThITFAQ-I/AAAAAAAAAWU/fLXjLUF7_z4/s320/ships.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545304573876388834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThIPHObRI/AAAAAAAAAWM/0jnJB8BO0dM/s1600/pirates.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThIPHObRI/AAAAAAAAAWM/0jnJB8BO0dM/s320/pirates.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545304572811963666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThIOpVawI/AAAAAAAAAWE/AUB3tr0IQWg/s1600/chieftain.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThIOpVawI/AAAAAAAAAWE/AUB3tr0IQWg/s320/chieftain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545304572686592770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThIw-xpAI/AAAAAAAAAWc/tG08Im8oU5w/s1600/train.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/TPThIw-xpAI/AAAAAAAAAWc/tG08Im8oU5w/s320/train.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545304581903328258" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5638459431057921531-2289691221464432479?l=sswgclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638459431057921531.post-53085014244104561472010-03-04T15:06:00.004Z2010-03-04T15:22:24.291ZSecond week of a bit Jacobite Rebellion game finished last night. This was played using the Black Powder rules.<br /><br />Excellent fun was had and the game was balanced on a knife edge right up to the end and it really could have swung either way!<br /><br />Anyway, here are a few shots courtesy of EssexWargamer (that's me :-D).<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JkPp8NMJ5EhRCrT5hwyYIA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9MhrWr3HURg/S474fjNOwiI/AAAAAAAABnQ/7CCq9Ofgmnc/s400/IMG_3697.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/c4d1AvNU2Qe9CieKI0VDhw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_9MhrWr3HURg/S4742T34knI/AAAAAAAABn4/BZCHDagoggs/s400/IMG_3703.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RWj1GuziOUzHZe64vNVvUw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_9MhrWr3HURg/S475cqP0RsI/AAAAAAAABpY/ZQTXMt-m0mM/s400/IMG_3719.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bf5N_HyrNFnNH2Q44HvnZg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9MhrWr3HURg/S475plhO5DI/AAAAAAAABpw/_ocBsTV_LdY/s400/IMG_3723.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xOHCG2sc9iQcWHU4AFCZkQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9MhrWr3HURg/S476nBhobzI/AAAAAAAABrw/xweE6RRrt0Y/s400/IMG_3738.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Full album can be seen here:<br /><br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/EssexWargamer/JacobiteRebellion1745?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_9MhrWr3HURg/S474YQ7vGtE/AAAAAAAABx4/oTvjIt4OHJc/s160-c/JacobiteRebellion1745.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/EssexWargamer/JacobiteRebellion1745?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Jacobite Rebellion - 1745</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5638459431057921531-5308501424410456147?l=sswgclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03357600388874458858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638459431057921531.post-25059424687678418452009-12-09T23:23:00.008Z2009-12-10T02:13:23.620ZSo it's week two of our Apocalypse 40k game and the Tyranids have finally reached the guard lines.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA6G3ayDHI/AAAAAAAAALU/szwLxtAz6hs/s1600-h/DSC03995.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA6G3ayDHI/AAAAAAAAALU/szwLxtAz6hs/s320/DSC03995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413390641729244274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Valkyries swoop in to deal death and destruction, dropping several squads of stormtroopers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1IibMV9I/AAAAAAAAAKE/neI1qoz-1XE/s1600-h/DSC03996.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1IibMV9I/AAAAAAAAAKE/neI1qoz-1XE/s320/DSC03996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385172895422418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Things don't go well though and two Valkyries are quickly brought down by leaping Carnifexes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1JRAlnHI/AAAAAAAAAKU/gn2fvwy_85o/s1600-h/DSC04011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1JRAlnHI/AAAAAAAAAKU/gn2fvwy_85o/s320/DSC04011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385185400298610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Who then burst through the guard line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1KUs5FuI/AAAAAAAAAKk/gI4TD-ajpTM/s1600-h/DSC04015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1KUs5FuI/AAAAAAAAAKk/gI4TD-ajpTM/s320/DSC04015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385203571300066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To the right of this action, Commissar Yarrick and his Ogryns face down the horde.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1JJGmr4I/AAAAAAAAAKM/C3NI6O29afc/s1600-h/DSC04004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1JJGmr4I/AAAAAAAAAKM/C3NI6O29afc/s320/DSC04004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385183278051202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While on the other side of the command building, more Carnifexes rip through a baneblade and into the Executioner and Stormsword behind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA108C_jwI/AAAAAAAAAKs/pYZjd6J207Q/s1600-h/DSC04017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA108C_jwI/AAAAAAAAAKs/pYZjd6J207Q/s320/DSC04017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385935687487234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But Yarrick and his Ogryns fight on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1J6doauI/AAAAAAAAAKc/AfVtTrwamMo/s1600-h/DSC04012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA1J6doauI/AAAAAAAAAKc/AfVtTrwamMo/s320/DSC04012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385196527971042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even when the Carnifexes run amock, taking out his supporting baneblade, Yarrick is undaunted.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA11zRKhVI/AAAAAAAAALM/9MKN3TvAbJo/s1600-h/DSC04035.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA11zRKhVI/AAAAAAAAALM/9MKN3TvAbJo/s320/DSC04035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385950510875986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the end of week two the Guard centre is looking in very bad shape. They look like soon losing their last superheavy too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA11-ZfboI/AAAAAAAAALE/Pj772hed32k/s1600-h/DSC04033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA11-ZfboI/AAAAAAAAALE/Pj772hed32k/s320/DSC04033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385953498590850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But things are going better on the left and there is still a significant guard reserve to bring on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA11SH8rrI/AAAAAAAAAK8/6gT4LpV-z4A/s1600-h/DSC04023.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SyA11SH8rrI/AAAAAAAAAK8/6gT4LpV-z4A/s320/DSC04023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413385941613850290" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5638459431057921531-2505942468767841845?l=sswgclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638459431057921531.post-48619340155861934082009-12-05T12:55:00.006Z2009-12-05T13:50:54.583ZThis week we started a new fabulous Barker brothers 40k Apocalypse game. Tyranids vs. Imperial Guard.<br /><br />Hive fleet Pod has drifted into the Imperial system of Grainger Prime and quickly begun its terrible harvest. With little hope of relief, the local Imperial Guard commanders must eradicate the infestation before it can take hold. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/Sxpa0Qcbx7I/AAAAAAAAAJc/vzyKpdrTivI/s1600-h/DSC03959.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/Sxpa0Qcbx7I/AAAAAAAAAJc/vzyKpdrTivI/s320/DSC03959.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411737756052998066" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/Sxpa0ASGJmI/AAAAAAAAAJU/1BmAvOjfTLg/s1600-h/DSC03969.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/Sxpa0ASGJmI/AAAAAAAAAJU/1BmAvOjfTLg/s320/DSC03969.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411737751714670178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ45tLSkI/AAAAAAAAAJM/PexAY1--qzQ/s1600-h/DSC03955.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ45tLSkI/AAAAAAAAAJM/PexAY1--qzQ/s320/DSC03955.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411736736336923202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ4u5XmvI/AAAAAAAAAJE/rT_PQZo-8dI/s1600-h/DSC03954.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ4u5XmvI/AAAAAAAAAJE/rT_PQZo-8dI/s320/DSC03954.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411736733435271922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ4biBUMI/AAAAAAAAAI8/5mNFMQMq2lU/s1600-h/DSC03953.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ4biBUMI/AAAAAAAAAI8/5mNFMQMq2lU/s320/DSC03953.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411736728237068482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ4G8lCWI/AAAAAAAAAI0/v0A_Q3BzhcY/s1600-h/DSC03950.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ4G8lCWI/AAAAAAAAAI0/v0A_Q3BzhcY/s320/DSC03950.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411736722711316834" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ35OWrTI/AAAAAAAAAIs/U1W-s7j3Cw0/s1600-h/DSC03947.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J9NlpTmmQU/SxpZ35OWrTI/AAAAAAAAAIs/U1W-s7j3Cw0/s320/DSC03947.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411736719027776818" /></a><br /><br />Updated situation repot to follow...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5638459431057921531-4861934015586193408?l=sswgclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638459431057921531.post-89235330274720722672009-11-23T23:22:00.004Z2009-12-05T13:49:52.199ZHi folks,<br /><br />Welcome to the Southend-on-sea Wargames Group's blog. This will be our new online presence as our old site is shortly to be retired.<br /><br />Updates coming soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5638459431057921531-8923533027472072267?l=sswgclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.com0