The Gulf Coast Gamers Club hosted Bayou Wars 27,
which was held on 7-9 June 2019 at the D’Iberville Civic Center in D’Iberville
(just outside Biloxi) Mississippi. Bayou
wars 27 consisted of three days of historical, SF & fantasy miniatures as
well as a few board games. See also their site https://bayouwars.org/
for more photos and additional information. They met their goal of “promoting the
miniature gaming hobby in a fun and positive environment”. Gamers
of all ages had fun over the three days, running from 9 to midnight.
The miniatures and gaming areas/boards were
spectacular. It’s hard to tell how small
some of these figures are unless there is a die or some other item to compare
the size. They range is size from the standard 25mm to the microscopic 6mm and
them up to 54mm for figures. Again, the
painting was phenomenal as you can see from the photos. The scope of games ran from ancients, to
French and Indian War, Rev War, Civil War, pirate-era sailing ships, WWII, to
the fantasy far future of Warhammer 40K.
I’m sure I missed a few here, but every period was well
represented. The playing of games is
just part of the miniatures scene as collecting and paining the figures is an
inherent part of the fun. Countless
hours of acquiring, researching, and painting go into these setups.
This is the second year the Gulf Coast Gamers Club
invited this blog to attend and photograph a Bayou Wars. See last year’s blog entry and photos http://coastconfan.blogspot.com/2018/08/bayou-wars-26-miniatures-wargaming-and.html
I’d like to thank the staff of Bayou Wars and the
Gulf Coast Gamers Club and the players themselves for allowing CoastConFan Blog
to attend this year. My staff
photographer Michael W. Moses took many photos, far too many to post and the
patience of the players was helpful in getting in close to the action. Although generally, the photos presented here
on the blog have only a small amount basic editing, although a few were highly
modified for artistic treatment. The
excellent lighting at the Civic Center was a huge help to photography.
Participants of Bayou Wars 27 are authorized to
download and print photos from Bayou Wars 27 for personal, non commercial use
and for promoting Bayou Wars and the Gulf Coast Gamers Club. Next year Bayou Wars will be held in the same location on 12-14 Jun 2020.
CoastConFan
Too Much Gaming!!!
For more
information about Bayou Wars
https://www.hmgs.org/ (Historical Miniatures Gaming Society)
http://www.hmgs-south.com/
Local Gaming
http://www.macnarbgaming.com/
https://www.facebook.com/maCnarBGaming/
Local Gaming Group
https://www.facebook.com/Gulf-Coast-Gamers-Club-105990799453273/
http://www.hmgs-south.com/
Local Gaming
http://www.macnarbgaming.com/
https://www.facebook.com/maCnarBGaming/
Local Gaming Group
https://www.facebook.com/Gulf-Coast-Gamers-Club-105990799453273/
