We are a small group of wargamers who meet monthly at the Fredericton Inn. Our next meetup is Sunday November 1st, from 9am to 5pm. Wargaming covers everything from mini based games like Warhammer 40K, or the WW2 game 'Bolt Action', to hex-and-counter games like Advanced Squad leader, to conflict-adjacent Euros like Root. No experience necessary, no charge to attend, and everyone is welcome.
Every month I pick a theme to try and coax some lesser-played games off of the shelf, and this month we are doing something a little different. Clausewitz described war as "Politics by other means" (i.e. that war exists at the end of the spectrum that starts with everyday politics). With that in mind, our theme is 'Elections'.
And it's pretty timely. We just saw important elections in Alberta (glad you guys are staying), in BC, and there is an important election south of the border . All US elections have an impact on us, but this one is particularly important.
I hope to finally play GMT's 1960 (about the Kennedy-Nixon election), and to run a game of Die Macher. Die Macher is about German elections in the 1980s. If you know anything about Boardgamegeek, you may know that they assign game IDs in numeric order, and Die Macher is game number 1. (I.e. it's the first boardgame ever entered into the BGG database, as it was the favourite game of the site creator).
Questions welcomed, and please drop by our Discord if you are interested in attending.
