Waterloo: Border Reivers Wargames Society


Chris Johnson of The Border Reivers Wargames Society dropped us a line re a little game of Black Powder their club ran, and with the upcoming release of the new starter set ‘Waterloo’ what better time to get inspired to play Napoleonics than now!
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Chris: Our club recently hosted a large Black Powder Waterloo game (which just ‘happened’ to be the anniversary of the battle – heh heh). Here’s a selection of the many many photos that were able to take through out the day, recording the set up through some key battles to winning the final objective!

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Nothing better than adding a little atmosphere – can put your opponent off too!

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Absolutely the thin red line! What a sight it must have been…

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More photographs and info about the game are up on three Facebook groups: –

Black Powder (Warlord Games): –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1474743426079870/
The Napoleonic Wargamer: –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/247145792126789/
and Tabletop Wargames Network: –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/373015629496598/

We hold about two all-day ‘large’ wargaming sessions every month of which photographs are frequently uploaded on our website. Many of our games involve Warlord’s rule-sets so please feel free to come on down and visit. We would be delighted if you did.
Chris Johnson
(Chairman – Border Reivers Wargames Society)

The Border Reivers Wargames Society Club North East
The Clock Room
Blagdon Hall Estate
Seaton Burn
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 6DE

We meet every Wednesday from 7pm to 10pm and up to three Saturdays every month from 9.00am to 6.00pm.

Keep your eye’s peeled for more event info later this year:

BORDER REIVER WARGAME SHOW 2016
Saturday 3rd September
Gateshead International Stadium

It’s also your last chance to get in your pre-order of Waterloo before Friday 22nd July 2016 to receive a FREE PDF download of the Black Powder rules!

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