Good morning our faithful readers! As this post uploads this morning, we will be traveling to beautiful Columbus, Ohio to attend the best little game convention in the Midwest called Buckeye Game Fest. We have raved about this convention for years and always look forward to attending as it is such a great place to play games, meet great people and enjoy the glory that is our hobby of wargaming! This year will be our 6th time attending and we have been invited back as Guests of Honor, which means we have agreed to host events and help to promote and advertise the convention. BGF is a multi-day convention that has two different parts. We are going to be a part of the War Room at Buckeye Game Fest which is open from Monday, March 9th through Sunday, March 15th. This year, we will only be attending from the late afternoon of Tuesday, March 10th through Sunday. Our 5+ days at the convention will be filled with gaming events, designer interview videos, looks at new prototypes, and of course visiting with friends, the publishers who are there including Catastrophe Games and Blue Panther and various designers including guys like Hermann Luttmann, David Thompson and Tim Densham. But most importantly, we attend conventions to play games! We love to get together and do lots of multiplayer games and we are very much excited to get to playing.
At the end of each day, I will be putting together a short summary of what we did that day at the convention. I would like to keep this to just a few paragraphs with several pictures to give you an idea of the games we played that day, people we talked with and other activities we participated in. We will still work on doing multiple videos as well that will be released on the YouTube Channel over the next few months but this written coverage will supplement the videos. This summary will most likely not be posted until after midnight EST each night, if not a bit later, so you might be checking it out the next morning which is fine.
We have at least a few things planned that are official including an impromptu teaching session for the rules of the Battalion Combat Series (BCS) from Multi-Man Publishing, our annual play of a full table of Here I Stand: Wars of the Reformation from GMT Games, War Stories RPG from Firelock Games being run by our friend Cullen Farrell and a few other things. Should be a lot of fun! We also will be bringing along lots of other multi-player games to hopefully play including China’s War from GMT Games, Imperial Elegy from VUCA Simulations, Hubris from GMT Games, Neither King Nor God from Sound of Drums, Proxy War from Amoral Games, Black Orchestra: Resistance from Starling Games, Bretwalda from PHALANX, Wunderwaffen from Ares Games and Werwolf: Insurgency in Occupied Germany, 1945-1948 from Legion Wargames. Our general philosophy of gaming at conventions is big multi-player games and each of the games we are bringing plays anywhere from 3-6 players. No 2-player games at BGF for us although I have asked Russ Wetli from Cardboard Conflicts to play We Are Coming, Nineveh from Nuts! Publishing.
We also have plans to sit down with Hermann Luttmann to get a look at some of his upcoming projects and play some games including his new edition of his Dawn of the Zeds: Designer’s Edition from Blue Panther being published this summer and also get video interviews with some designers who are willing to dish on their in-process designs. Should be a busy few days and a lot of fun.
Finally, if you are attending Buckeye Game Fest please feel free to find us and say hello. I believe that we are very friendly and accessible and love to make connections with our fans and followers. In fact, we have TPA buttons and stickers to give away so just ask. We also would like to take a picture with you so we can document it in our writings.
Please check back each day for a summary of the days exploits. Thanks for following along.
If you have been following our blog for a while now, you know of my affinity for the history of the American Revolutionary War. I am a proud American, believe deeply in the principles of our land and the Constitution that governs it and am grateful to God every single day that our country was successful in our fight for its freedom in order to create a better society and to assist all peoples with protecting their “unalienable rights” endowed by a Creator, which include “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. I play wargames on the American Revolutionary War and very much enjoy learning about the history and its key battles. There are many out there that feel the same as I do and they have designed lots of these type of games and with 2026 being our 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, there are events that are planned to celebrate it.
One of which is an event put on by GMT Games and Mark Miklos called Gaming the American Revolution 250 Camden, South Carolina. We are planning to attend and have already marked off the date on our calendar and we would love to see many of you there for 3 days of gaming centered on American Revolutionary Wargames produced and published by GMT Games.
The details of the event are as follows:
The Occasion: Three days of AmRev gaming on the campus of the Camden Revolutionary War Visitor Center located in Camden, South Carolina. Camden was pivotal to the story of the Southern Campaign with two battles fought within 6 miles of each other, bracketed by a British occupation of the town. The Battle of Camden in 1780 was a decisive British victory that crushed the American Southern Army and brought disgrace to American General Horatio Gates. The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill in 1781 was a British tactical victory that proved to be a strategic defeat.
Holding a dedicated AmRev War game event in Camden is GMT’s way of recognizing not only the 250th anniversary in our nation’s history but also those in our hobby for whom gaming the American Revolution holds a special place in their heart. Perhaps most importantly, the energy that we will bring to the occasion ensures that the people and the events showcased in these excellent games will not be forgotten. As the proverb says, “As long as you speak my name I shall live forever.”
Dates: September 24-27, 2026. (Thursday through Sunday)
Location: Camden, South Carolina.
Venues: Liberty Hall, Camden Revolutionary War Visitor Center and Historic Camden.
Registration: $76.00
Travel:
If flying, Columbia, S.C. is 35 miles away, Charlotte, N.C. is 88 miles away, Charleston, S.C. is 127 miles away, and Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C. is 134 miles away.
If driving, connect to East-West Interstate 20 and take exit 98 for US 521 toward Camden. Several hotels are at the exit. Our venue is 1-mile away, toward town, and downtown Camden is perhaps one mile further on.
Lodging: There is no official event hotel. Lodging is on your own. Select from a list of nearby hotels to be published on the launch website.
Meals: Meals are on your own, with some hotels serving an included breakfast. See below for a possible group dinner on Saturday. Local restaurants will be listed on the event website.
Games: This event will feature an exclusively-GMT line up of American Revolutionary War games: Battles of the American Revolution Series, Liberty or Death and Washington’s War. In addition, we anticipate having current prototypes of games in development including The Battle of Cowpens, The Battle of Green Spring, and Common Sense available to play. Players are asked to bring their own copies of the GMT Rev War games they hope to play to ensure availability. A limited number of house games will also be available. Respectfully, please leave games by other publishers at home.
Game Schedule: Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Format: Open gaming; play with a friend or make a new one.
BoAR Eutaw Springs Tournament: For any BoAR players who may want to mark the occasion with competitive play, there will be a single-elimination Eutaw Springs tournament. The winner will receive a theme-appropriate prize.
Attendees: Maximum attendance will be 125. Attending will be Gene and Rachel Billingsley and several GMT designers and developers. Content creators and podcasters will also be in attendance.
Event registration includes the following non-gaming activities:
Thursday – On arrival day we are planning an evening Meet & Greet at the historic McCaa Tavern, a restored 18th century tavern on the campus of Historic Camden. We will gather at approximately 6:00 p.m. for light refreshments and period entertainment. At sunset, we will light the cressets and adjourn to the back lawn for brief remarks, culminating with two rounds of artillery fire in full darkness.
Friday – Gather at 8:30 a.m. on the lawn in front of Liberty Hall for some brief period entertainment preceding the start of gaming. On this day there will be photo opportunities for those wishing a picture in period dress. All attendees will have access to the grounds of Historic Camden featuring several restored period buildings including the Kershaw-Cornwallis House (HQ for Lords Cornwallis and Rawdon during the British occupation) and a reconstructed British redoubt. The Rev War museum at the Visitor Center will also be available.
Saturday – Today we will offer two departures by chartered school buses to the Camden battlefield (approx. 8-miles away) where we will enjoy private battlefield tours conducted by Rick Wise, Executive Director of the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust. Tours will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. with departures scheduled accordingly. Each departure will be limited to bus capacities and sign up will be on-site at registration on a first come, first served basis. The grounds of Historic Camden and the museum will be available today as well.
We are currently trying to arrange a private dinner for Saturday night. Reservations will be required and there will be an upcharge to the $76 event price for those wishing to attend. Arrangements may not be completed by the time event tickets go on sale on February 19th. In that case, we will notify all registered players later with information about the dinner, (location, cuisine, cost, time, etc.) and the opportunity to reserve space.
Sunday – Gaming ends at 3:00 p.m. Last chance to visit the sites of Historic Camden, The Old Presbyterian Graveyard, and the Quaker Cemetery, final resting places for several Revolutionary War soldiers. Depart for onward travel.
Agenda for non-registered players: We are working to compile a list of points of interest and other activities for those coming to Camden but who will not be registering to play. This list will include at least one antebellum home open to the public, the National Steeplechase Museum, the Camden Horse & Hound Weekend, antique stores and boutique shops, etc. Entry fees, if any, will be the responsibility of each individual.
More information will be forthcoming soon and the event website where you can register will be available on February 19th.
I am very excited about this opportunity and Alexander and I are already making plans to attend. We look forward to playing several games of the Battles of the American Revolution Series, as we have really only played a few including Brandywine, Savannah and Germantown, as well as talking with fellow devotees to the historical period and seeing the sights. I have been to Camden in the past, but didn’t get a chance to see all of the sites in the area and look forward to learning more about the period and setting.
Because this is a wargaming blog, I am going to share below some of our content we have made regarding AmRev War games for your review:
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