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 News May 2010

1588 And All That

Well that's that. All three articles published in Wargames Illustrated and right pleased I am too. the response has been terrific. I am sure there will be more to come in the future. More work to do on the site and a need to crack on with our campaign. More scenarios soon. Plus a load of stuff rules wise in answer to some of the emails I have had.

SALUTE2010

SHOW REPORT NOW UP!

Top Event! Sadly no prizes this year, but we have taken this game quite few times so although it looks great it is now not new. Anyway we had a great day and the intertwined games worked really well.

Warhammer Ahoy!

Apologies to players of WARHAMMER AHOY!, as work on this site has been put on hold so I can finish the 1588AAT site. However for anyone interested there is now an AHOY! Yahoo forum, where you can download the draft Edition 3 rules. More rules to follow soon including, for the first time fleet lists.

End Of Empire

I met the guys from Wargames Illustrated at Salute and agreed to write a series of articles for them (possibly four or more) a photo shoot in August and then we will see from there. Watch this space.

Busy, busy, busy...:0) Tim

Who are SPIRIT OF THE GAME?

We are a small group of friends in Essex who have played various tabletop wargames together for the last fifteen years. Over the years we have played many different systems - fantasy, sci-fi and historical. The main games we play are Games Workshop products or versions of. But we also play games made by many other companies and of course those we write ourselves.

SPIRIT OF THE GAME ARE NOT    

To find out more about us and what we do, explore the sites below.

Why SPIRIT OF THE GAME?

Over the years we have played various games, our usual principle is: Play a game once, if it's a good game, play it again! Nowadays we find we don't have as much time to play as we would like, and our overriding concern is to have fun! There are a number of things that have little importance to us: Winning at all costs (winning is important, why play a game if you don't want to win? But not at the cost of enjoyment.) Fussing over the precise, exactness of a figure's appearance (are those the right colour epaulettes?) Spending countless hours debating if that might really have happened (its only a game you know!) 

Playing in the 'spirit of the game' then is the most important element of what we do.

What's this site for then? 

As we have developed new games or campaigns we have produced websites for them, this site acts as an umbrella for those other sites allowing you to visit various sites produced by us,  and hopefully encourage you to play in the spirit of the game. 

N.B. This site is run by gamers for gamers. Where we refer to someone else's product we do so IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME no infringement of copyright is intended. All of our sites provide relevant links to the copyright holders and to other manufacturers. 

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The award winning Victorian Adventure game

A skirmish game set in an alternative history, ranging from 1880 to 1939. Join us as our Victorian gentlemen heroes rove the world performing deeds of daring do, and generally saving the world from the machinations of the forces of evil. 

A 28mm skirmish game set at the end of the 16th Century. England is at war with Spain. The Armada is trying to land troops and the Trained Bands of Southern England are forced to fight for their lives. Like Voltigeur this is an adaptation of the Warhammer Historical Legends system. Join us on this new venture.

The award winning Warhammer ship combat rules

An unofficial supplement for Warhammer/Mordheim.    

This site will give you details of how to use boats and ships in your skirmish games of Warhammer, including downloadable versions of the rules, tips on how to build vessels and scenery, loads of pictures and an insight into our narrative campaign.

"Rifles, to me!"

A 28mm skirmish wargame, set in the turmoil of the Napoleonic era. Players take the part of the light company troops, and elite skirmishers of both the Emperor and the Allied forces. Something for serious gamers of the period and those who are fans of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe books.

A Wild West tabletop skirmish game.

A 28mm skirmish wargame of our own devising. Re-fight the shoot outs of famous westerns, or create your own campaign. At this site you will find full rules to fight your own Wild West gunfights, including downloadable versions, tips on how to build scenery, links to relevant figure suppliers, an insight into our narrative campaign and much more.

An unofficial site to support 40K in 40 minutes

This site is the home of 40k in 40 minutes, now known as COMBAT PATROL. Here you will find sample patrols, possible scenarios, answers to your questions. Send us your 40Kin40M patrol roster and pics and we'll paste them here.