It has been rightly pointed out that many readers might not know much about COW (the Conference of Wargamers), so here is a bit of background information.
In 1980 Dr. Paddy Griffith – a lecturer in War Studies at RMA Sandhurst at the time – organised a conference of people who had written books and articles about wargaming to discuss possible ways in which wargames could develop. The conference took place at Moor Park College near Farnham on the weekend of May 23rd to 25th 1980, and it was as a direct result of this that Wargame Developments was founded.
Since then Wargame Developments has organised an annual conference – called the Conference of Wargamers or COW for short – where members can meet, play experimental or developmental wargames, talk about military history, and discuss wargames design.
This year the conference will again be held at Knuston Hall in Northamptonshire. This venue has been used since 1981, and the staff are used to some of the unusual events and games that sometimes take place! It will take place over the weekend of Friday July 3rd to Sunday July 5th 2009, and the cost is £200.00 full board. Anyone who is interested can book a place – subject to the maximum limit of 50 attendees, some of whom have to share bedrooms – and they automatically become a member of Wargame Developments for the following twelve months.Knuston Hall
This year’s conference is almost fully booked, and bookings have already been pencilled in for 2010. That will be the thirtieth conference and promises to be a very special occasion.
In 1980 Dr. Paddy Griffith – a lecturer in War Studies at RMA Sandhurst at the time – organised a conference of people who had written books and articles about wargaming to discuss possible ways in which wargames could develop. The conference took place at Moor Park College near Farnham on the weekend of May 23rd to 25th 1980, and it was as a direct result of this that Wargame Developments was founded.
Since then Wargame Developments has organised an annual conference – called the Conference of Wargamers or COW for short – where members can meet, play experimental or developmental wargames, talk about military history, and discuss wargames design.
This year the conference will again be held at Knuston Hall in Northamptonshire. This venue has been used since 1981, and the staff are used to some of the unusual events and games that sometimes take place! It will take place over the weekend of Friday July 3rd to Sunday July 5th 2009, and the cost is £200.00 full board. Anyone who is interested can book a place – subject to the maximum limit of 50 attendees, some of whom have to share bedrooms – and they automatically become a member of Wargame Developments for the following twelve months.
This year’s conference is almost fully booked, and bookings have already been pencilled in for 2010. That will be the thirtieth conference and promises to be a very special occasion.
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