News and
Events:
27-31
August NOVA
Open Fantasy and War Hammer. See www.novaopen.com for details.
Today-June
2027 Call to
Arms. The US Army museum is hosting a special exhibit on the US Army in
the Revolution. Seewww.armyhistory.org for further details. See report at the bottom
of the page on a recent trip by some local gamers.
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26-27
Sep Barrage Con. This two
day event is Sponsored by the Harford Area Wargame Kreigspiel
Society a.k.a. the HAWKS. Always a good time. For further details see https://tabletop.events |
Historical
Miniatures
Alexandria
Area Weekday
Your Hobby
Place, 700 N Washington Alexandria VA 22314 Phone 571-312-5946.
Monday
SAGA
Tuesday
Kill Team
Wednesday
Blood Bowl
Wednesday Bolt
Action (contact Jeff Whitlock (usafjeffrey1986@gmail.com)
Thursday
Stars War Legion
Weeknight
games start at 6:00 p.m.
Alexandria
Area Saturday-Sunday
John Drye
hosts historical games at Your Hobby Place (700 N Washington Alexandria
VA 22314 571-312-5496) on Saturdays and Sundays. For further information John
at jdrye52@aol.com Masks
optional.
Fairfax
West Friday
1 Aug
No Game
8 Aug
Ancients/Medieval
15mm
Might of Arms
GM:
TBA
Scenario: TBA
Location:
Sully District Government Center (aka the Police Station) Community Room, 4900
Stonecroft Blvd Chantilly VA 20151
Location:
6491 Trillium House Lane, Centreville, VA 20120
15 Aug WWII
15mm Fireball Forward
GM Craig.
Scenario: Four Crates. Eastern Front 1944. Tanks on
both sides all you tread heads.
Location:
6491 Trillium House Lanes, Centreville, VA 20120
22 Aug World War II
15mm
Fireball Forward
GM:
Tilson
Scenario:
Hill 630. Nrweigans attack a rag tag bunch of
Germans on a hill on the Swedish border at the end of the Narvik
campaign.
Location:
Sully District Government Center (aka the Police Station) Community Room, 4900
Stonecroft Blvd Chantilly VA 20151
29 Aug
AWI
15mm
House Rules
GM: DeWitt
Scenario:
TBD
Location:
6491 Trillium House Lane, Centreville, VA 20120
All games
start at 6:30 p.m. Masks are strongly recommended.
For further information on the games above contact Tim Tilson at hmslydia@msn.com.
Loudon
County Friday
Flames of
War Fridays
1:00 P.M. Huzzah Hobbies (44927 George Washington Blvd Ashburn VA
20147) for historical scenarios. The games generally conclude about 5:30
p.m. Contact Jay Mischo at JMTrinity@aol.com.
3rd Friday
of the Month Creative
Pursuit Games, 29 Catoctin Cir SE, Leesburg, VA 20176 Phone: (703)
777-8605 Masks required.
Fantasy
Miniatures
Dungeons
and Dragons
Monday 6:30
pm at Creative Pursuit Games 29 Catoctin Cir SE, Leesburg, VA 20176 Phone: (703)
777-8605 Masks required.
D&D
Adventure League Monday 6:30 pm Hashtag Arena 13320 Suite G Franklin Farm
Rd Herndon VA 20171. Phone: (703) 817-2613 Masks decided by customers.
War Hammer
Friday 6:00
PM Huzzah Hobbies 44927 George Washington Blvd. Ashburn VA
20147 Phone (703) 46600460. Masks required.
Saturday Creative Pursuit Games, 29 Catoctin Cir SE,
Leesburg, VA 20176 Phone: (703)
777-8605 Masks required.
Board &
Card Games
Kingstown
Gaming Brigade,
9 & 16
Aug
This group
plays military board games such as Axis
and Allies, and games by
Avalon Hill, Columbia, GMT etc. They meet at the Kingstown Senior
Center 6448 Landsdowne Center Alexandria VA
22315. Gaming start at 9:00 a.m. Masks optional. For further
info contact Dan Berry (DanTheRenMan@hotmail.com) or Fred
Bauer (retmila2@gmail.com).
Advanced
Squad Leader
For this
month’s meetings contact Dave Wiesenhahn at davewiesenhahn@mac.com
Board
Games/Card Games
Sunday 5:00
6:30 p.m. Hashtag Arena 13320 Suite G Franklin Farm Rd Herndon VA 20171.
Phone: (703-817-2613) Masks decided by customers.
Tuesday
6:30 p.m. Hashtag Arena, 13320 Suite G Franklin Farm Rd Herndon VA 20171.
Phone: (703-817-2613)
Wednesdays
6:30 pm Hashtag Area 6:30 pm Hashtag Arena 13320 Suite G Franklin Farm Rd
Herndon VA 20171. Phone: (703)-817-2613. Masks decided by customers.
Saturday
All Day Comics and Games Pair o Dice 10385 Main St,
Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110
Hero Clix
Sunday 1:00
pm Comics and Games Pair o Dice 10385 Main St,
Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110
Magic
Monday 7:00
pm Magic Commander Comics and Games Pair o Dice
10385 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110
Wednesday
Magic Legacy all Day Comics and Games Pair o
Dice 10385 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110
Friday 7:00
pm Creative Pursuit Games 29 Catoctin Cir SE, Leesburg, VA 20176 Phone: (703)
777-8605
Friday
7:00pm Huzzah Hobbies 44927 George Washington Blvd, Ashburn, VA 20147 Phone: (703)
466-0460
Friday 7:00
pm. Comics and Games Pair o Dice 10385 Main St,
Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110 .
Friday 7:00
pm Hashtag Arena 13320 Suite G Franklin Farm Rd Herndon VA 20171. Phone
(703-812-2613)
Friday 7:00
pm Your Hobby Place 700 N Washington St Alexandria VA 22314. Phone
(571)-312-5946
MTG Modern
Wednesday
600 pm MTG
Modern
$10
per person. Your Hobby Place 700 N. Washington St Alexandria Va 22314.
Phone (571)-312-5946
Pathfinder
Sunday All
Day Comics and Games Pair o Dice 10385 Main St,
Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110 .
Tuesday
6:00 pm Comics and Games Pair o Dice 10385 Main St,
Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110
Thursday
6:00 pm Hashtag Arena 13320 Suite G Franklin Farm Rd Herndon VA 20171.
Phone: (70) 817-2613
Star War
RPG
Sunday 1:00
pm Comics and Games Pair o Dice 10385 Main St,
Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703)
865-8110
Thursday
6:30 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 201, Fairfax VA 22030
YoGiOh
Wednesday
5:00-9:00 pm Creative Pursuit Games 29 Catoctin Cir SE, Leesburg, VA 20176 Phone: (703)
777-8605
Wednesday
6:30 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
WIXOSS
Sunday
12:30 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Shadow Verse
Monday 6:30
pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Grand
Archive
Wednesday
6:30 Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Universus
Thursday
Standard 6:30 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Battle
Spirits Saga
Thursday
7:00 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Weiss
Schwarz Standard
Friday 6:30
pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Digiman
Friday 7:00
pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Lorcana
Saturday
12:30 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Pokeman
Saturday
5:00 pm Gaming Giant 3925 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax VA 22030.
Report of
Trip to the US Army museum.
“Crash test dummies” Ron, Ray, Carl and I went to the US Army
museum today to do the three Virtual Reality (VR) experiences.
We spent 30.00 bucks per person on the museum’s ‘package deal’ of
three events:
1.
A short history of airplanes.
2.
‘Hold Out’ Bunker Defense
3.
A Sherman Tank Simulator
Airplane history was the least entertaining. All four of us
clambered into a pod having two rows of seats. We then watched some animations
of planes ranging from the Wright Brothers to WWi,
WW2 and then modern jets. The pod mechanically rocked around but didn’t
seem sequenced to the animation. It was less than thrilling. Not
Recommended.
Bunker Defense was next in priority. Although advertised for
four players, it could accommodate only three players at one time, so we went
in two shifts of two.
This is a shooter game in which the player has a VR headset
and an electronic rifle with trigger and reload buttons. This is best described
as taking place in a John Connor/Terminator/Skynet world, with each player
being attacked by waves of electronic drones, robots and the like.
Perhaps because I went in (erroneously) thinking our team would be defending a
bunker against waves of attacking humans as in the Pacific or Vietnam, it was a
bit disappointing for me. I’d rate it 5 out of 10. Ron did some great shooting.
Ray gave the experience a 6 out of 10 rating and plans to take his
grandson, who enjoys robots and sci-fi.
We four also played ‘Sherman Tank commander’ simultaneously. Each
person wears a VR headset and acts as an individual tank commander amidst the
snowy fields and towns of Belgium in Dec 44 during the Bulge. Shooting is done
by aiming your vision/head on a German target and not moving it for some period
of seconds. I think everybody enjoyed this event the most. If you go, doing
this one was recommended by all.
The museum itself is nice, and if you go make sure you see the
special American Revolution Exhibit which is there for a limited
duration. For wargames, the most compelling things there are a diorama of
miniatures of Henry Knox’s ‘Noble Train of Artillery’ bringing cannon in the
snow from Ticonderoga to Boston and two presentations (with animated units
blocks on sculpted terrain) of the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Siege of
Yorktown. Both were very well done.
Admission to the museum is free and it is suggested you get
tickets online in advance to any/all of the activities you want to do.https://www.thenmusa.org/visit/#get-tickets
Parking at the museum is free, and there is no hassle getting into
the museum since it is located outside the secure area of Ft Belvoir where
you’d have to undergo car searches and ID checks.
The museum also hosts online Zoom lectures. Upcoming is:
VIRTUAL Battle Brief - Anthony Wayne and the Battle of Fallen
Timbers, 1794
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 12 p.m. ET
Although virtually unknown today, the 1794 Battle of Fallen
Timbers, fought in what is now northwestern Ohio, was one of the most important
battles in American military history up to the Civil War. Find out from Museum
staffer John R. Maass how this engagement between U.S. Army troops led by
General Anthony Wayne and Native American forces came about and the significant
results of the fighting.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12