Many thanks to all the clubs, organisations and individuals who are presented the participation games at Hammerhead 2023. There are some 60+ games/activities booked into the main central gaming area of the Gamers Lounge and the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall.
The standard of the participation games was very high both in terms of visual appeal and playablity, with a great mixture of different scales and genres. The judges had a very difficult job on their hands in choosing just three games out af all those present:
6mm Wild West - Wyvrn Wargamers
7 Years War - Like A Stone Wall Wargamers
7TV - Crooked Dice Games
Airbrush Demonstration
A Walk In The Dark - Huntingdon & District
Alien - South London Warlords
Ambush At Millican's Pass - Leeds Night Owls
Battle of Poison Spring - The Three Shires
Battle Of The Bridges - The Daily Slaughter - A Very British Civil Forum
Big Game Hunter - Q&T
Block Island 1776 (Black Sea) - Wakefield and District Wargamers
Blood and Plunder - Chesterfield Open Games Society
Bolt Action - Warwickshire Wargamers
Brécourt Manor D-Day Challenge - All Hell Let Loose
Classic Battles of the Mediterranean - DBA
Darklands - Mierce Miniatures
Ding Dong - Lost Ark Wargamers
Discworld Witch Racing - Grantham Strategy and Gaming Club
Dragon Boats - Doncaster Wargames Society
Gaslands In Mexico - Sons of Simon De Montfort
Going For Bronze - Gothenburg Gamers
I am the Law (Judge Dredd) - Chesterfield Open Games Society
In the American Woods - Derby Wargames Associates
Indian Mutiny - Falkirk District Wargames Club
Italian wars (1494) Fire and Fury variant - Hornsea Contemptable
It's All About The Loot (Stargrave Skirmish game) - Phoenix Gaming Club
JaegerMech - Blitzkrieg Miniatures
Maneouvre Group Sci-Fi: Zirakthargûm Divinity v Soviet Remnant - KB Club
Maneouvre Group Moderns: British v Russians - KB Club
Marbot's Terrible Day Out. 1808 Spain - Keelmen Miniatures & Saltburn Wargames Club
Midgard: Heroic Battles - Mr Morris & Chums
Mushroom About Nothing (Burrows and Badgers skirmish game) - Phoenix Gaming Club
Mwg a Drychau - TAD Games
Never Mind the Billhooks - The Scourers
One of Our Subs Is Missing! - The Bunker Boys
Rail Raiders Infinite - Chesterfield Gaming Society
Repel the Tripods - Lancaster Wargames Society
SAGA Age of Invasions - Gripping Beast
Sails of Glory - Wings of Glory Aerodrome
Santa Blanca - Westbury Wargamers
Saturday Night Reiver - League of Gentleman Anti-Alchemists
Save Gordon - Reveille Studios
Star Wars Rescue General Veers - Forest Outlaws Club
Strength and Honour - Aquae Sextiae 102BC - Solent Wargames Club
Teddy Bear Racing - Hoppiams
The Cauldron - Redcar Ironbeards
The Crossroads at Best - Too Fat Lardies
The Hundred Year' War - Gripping Beast
The Last Stand of George Thomas - The Boondock Sayntes
The Original Pony Wars - Halifax Wargames Society
These Aren’t The Plans We're Looking For… - Lincoln Miniature Warfare Society
Tigranocerta - Steve Spence
Tombstone , O.K. Corral - Gun Smoke
Trench Football - Royal Air Force Wargames
Villiers Turkey Shoot - Forest Outlaws Club
War & Mythology - Scarab Miniatures
Wargames Illustrated Painting Competition - Wargames Illustrated
What a Tanker - Harrogate Wargames Club
When You Have to Shoot, Shoot, Don’t Talk - Harrogate Wargames Club
Wings of Glory - Wings of Glory Aerodrome
Wofun Renaissance - Peter Dennis
WW2 54 - Peterborough Wargames Club
Zombie Glory - The Glory Boys
Zombie Run - Butterfly Gamers
Participation Games Awards 2022
Trophies are presented for the following categories
1) Best Visually Appealing Game: The Last Stand of George Thomas - The Boondock Sayntes
2) Best Constructed Participation Game: Aquae Sextiae 102BC - Solent Wargames Club
3) Overall Best Game: Zombie Glory - The Glory Boys
The Winners of each category receive a trophy unique to the years show
In addition the Best Overall Game winners have their name added to the Hammerhead Shield
Updated 17.08.22
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