DRUMS AT THE RAPIDS
May 17-18, 2024
MINIATURE WAR GAMING CONFERENCE
Fight epic battles on a small scale Friday and Saturday in the Visitor Center when Fort Meigs hosts the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, Great Lakes Chapter war gaming conference. Many time periods will be represented from Roman wars to WWII. Warfare on the land, sea, and air will be re-created on tabletop battlefields.
Admission to participate includes admission to Fort Meigs Historic Site. Regular site admission applies for those who wish to watch but not participate.
Co-sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, Great Lakes Chapter.
Gaming Schedule
Games and times are subject to change.
Friday Morning – May 17
Dave Dalton & Ben Hubbell – 54mm War of 1812 Game 1
Steve Verdoliva – Danube 1809 Game 1
Doug Johnson – Atari 2600
D. Johnson – War of 1812: Miller’s attack on the Indian Battery
Phillip De Vries – Ukraine Conflict
Mike Konwinski & Gordon Andrews – Gangster game: Bootleggers & Blood!
Friday Afternoon
Dave Dalton & Ben Hubbell – 54mm War of 1812 Game 2
Dennis Schroder – Canvas Eagles
Steve Verdoliva – Danube 1809 Game 2
Doug Johnson – War of 1812: Miller’s attack on the Indian Battery
Victor Hiris – Napoleonic 1812
Friday Evening
Mike Demana – Mean Streets
Dennis Schroder – Canvas Eagles
Doug Johnson – Machines at War
Victor Hiris – Indian Canoe Race
Saturday Morning – May 18
Mike Demana – Mean Streets
Ted Kershner – Wild West Shoot-Out 12pm to 4pm
Ted Bender – Hohenlinden 1800 6mm Napoleonics
Steve Verdoliva – Chernovtsky 1738 Game 1
Doug Johnson – War of 1812: Miller’s attack on the Indian Battery
Justin Lynch – Starship Troopers BUGS!
Michael O’Brien – Wild West: Gunfight at Buzzard’s Roost
Phillip De Vries – Ukraine Conflict
Mike Konwinski & Gordon Andrews – Gangster game: Bootleggers & Blood
Saturday Afternoon
Rusty Parker – Crusades
Tod Kershner – 54mm. Wild West 12pm to 4pm
Steve Verdoliva – Chernovtsky 1738 Game 2
D. Johnson – War of 1812: Miller’s attack on the Indian Battery
Rick Dunn – Fistful of Lead
Tom Oxley – Check Your Six!
Victor Hiris – Napoleon 1809
Saturday Evening
Victor Hiris – Indian Canoe Race
D. Johnson: Machines at War
Open tables for second chance encounters.
"In the return of the present Detachment of Ohio troops to their homes, and families, it is due to Ohio and her sons to record their honorable Services."
~ Brigadier-General Green Clay
August 4, 1813
Photo credit: Weaver