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Founded in 1984, the main event is hosting the Little Wars Convention. This is a 4 day gaming convention held at the end of April. Attendance varies from 500-700 people. Also running a series of smaller events throughout the year. There is a Monthly HMGS Night, running miniature games at Games Plus, in Mt. Prospect IL.
Historicon is the largest gaming convention in North America devoted to solely historical miniature wargaming. [1] It is sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, a nonprofit organization. [2] The Wall Street Journal has described Historicon as the "mother of all wargaming conventions." [3]
The Joaquin Valley War Gaming Association (SJVWGA), founded in 1972 by Jack Scruby, Ray Jackson and other miniature wargamers, is a subdivision of the War Gaming Society. The Society of Ancients , founded in the 1960s, promoting ancient wargaming and historical research through Slingshot , the society journal.
Logo of the Game Manufacturers Association. The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is a non-profit trade association based in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to the advancement of the non-electronic social game industry – tabletop games, miniatures games, card games, collectable/tradeable card games, role-playing games, and live-action role playing games.
The miniatures used represent troops or vehicles (such as tanks, chariots, aircraft, ships, etc.). The games may reflect historical situations and armies, or may be futuristic or fantasy-based. This list compiles published miniature wargames categorized by their subject matter, genre, or time period covered in their rules.
The SJVWGA on the same date became a chapter of the now defunct Spartan International. The San Joaquin Valley War Gaming Association still exists to this day as a subdivision of the War Gaming Society (WGS). From the late 1950s until October 1973, Jack Scruby's miniatures business was in Tulare County, specifically in or near Visalia.
Its membership included gamers in local wargaming clubs such as the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association and the Midwest Military Simulation Association. IFW members participated in various "societies" within the IFW for special interests, such as the Castle & Crusade Society , which promoted medieval wargaming, and the Armored Operations ...
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society states that "Empire was the dominant miniatures wargaming rules system during the 1980's, and many original Empire traits are still evident in both historical and non-historical miniature game designs today."