Event List - July through November

Historicon just occurred (July 13-16), and it was (at least for now) the last one in Fredericksburg.  I was able to attend for one night only, and saw some great games, including watching ODMS member Mike Bates play Kings of War against Ralph Krebs.  A very interesting game, and they had a pretty good time.

There was a most excellent selection of games being hosted, and the tables and terrain were great, but the convention hall was not as comfortable as the convention spaces up at the Lancaster Host.  Now, I know that there are a lot of valid complaints about the facilities at up in Lancaster, but other than spots of bad lighting, the gaming space and the dealers hall are very nice.  The hotel rooms, on the other hand . . .

But, that is behind us.  Moving ahead we have some great events that ODMS members will be attending, no doubt.

Guns of August - August 25, 26, 27 - to be held at the Virginia War Museum.  ODMS is proud to be putting on many games and events at our summer convention, this year hosted at the War Museum.  This will be a great event, and will feature (we hope) a lot of community attendance.  Great news for gamers - no attendance fee other than the very reasonable fee for entry into the Museum. And GMs get a discount.  Please write to me if you are interested in running a game, or being a vendor.

Southern Front - October 6-8 - to be held at the Holiday Inn North-Midtown, in Raleigh NC.  This is (and has been for a long time) a great little regional convention, that ODMS modeled their two shows (Guns of August, and Williamsburg Muster) after.  We eventually acquired a flavor of our own, but that does not detract from the experience at Southern Front, which has it's own (in my opinion, excellent) flavor.  Big enough for a great variety of games and vendors, small enough that you can have a great conversation with just about anyone there.

Fall In! - November 3-5 - to be held at the Lancaster Host Resort, in Lancaster PA.  This is the fall event put on by HMGS, now many years old, and still a great convention.  Not as crowded as Historicon, but still an extremely wide variety of games, tournaments, flea marketeers, and vendors.  A great show.

And on the long event horizon . . .

Watch for news about the 2018 Williamsburg Muster, and the 2018 Cold Wars.  Big ODMS events planned for both.  Equally, look for some smaller ODMS events (large weekend game days, maybe starting in September/October).