Lard Workshop 2024
This year's Lard Workshop will yet again feature some real stunners of games!
We have a total of 13 games covering virtually all the Too Fat Lardies stable, with the list of games published below:
We have a total of 13 games covering virtually all the Too Fat Lardies stable, with the list of games published below:
| Game | Rules | GM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into the Reich - Germany 1945 | CoC | Richard Clarke |
| 2 | Malaya - January 1942 | CoC Far East | Alex Sotheran |
| 3 | Getting the Orne - D Day 1944 | Big CoC | Ade Deacon |
| 4 | Task Force X - January 1968 Vietnam | CoC Vietnam | John Savage |
| 5 | The Divine Beasts of Kairo Sekiguchi | Flashing Blades | Sidney Roundwood |
| 6 | The Battle of Dennewitz 1813 | General D'Armee 2 | David Brown |
| 7 | Long we've tossed on the rolling main | Kiss me Hardy | Charley Walker |
| 8 | Over my dead body - Trojan Wars | Midgard | James Morris |
| 9 | First Age of Middle Earth | Midgard | David Hunter |
| 10 | Go Sharp into the desert | Sharp Practice | Chris Smith |
| 11 | A Bloody Lardy run - July 1763 FIW | Sharp Practice | Ken Welsh |
| 12 | The Great Raid - Pirate Action - aaargh | Sharp Practice | Matt Slade |
| 13 | Death in the Donga Zululand 1879 | What a Cowboy | Simon Walker |
I think you’ll agree that there a veritable feast of great games on offer. As with many Lard days, games organisers use the base rules to transport their games to different eras or genres.
So this year we have What a Cowboy set in Zululand, Chain of Command in Vietnam, and two Sharp Practice Games transported to the Caribbean (who doesn’t love a bit of pirate action) and the Sudan. In addition, Alex (Storm of Steel) Sotheran will be running a game featuring the recently released, Far East Handbook and Ade Deacon is presenting a Big CoC game that he will be showcasing at July’s We Have Ways Fest hosted by James Holland and Al Murray.
Richard Clarke is presenting a late war CoC scenario set in Germany 1945 plus housewives’ favourite, Dave Brown, the rules author, is running a game using the newly released General D’Armee 2. That other well-known TFL celebrity, Sidney Roundwood, is hosting the ever-popular Flashing Blades. Last but by no means least Charlie Walker is updating old TFL favourite, Kiss Me Hardy.
Show visitors are welcome to drop into the Old Chemistry Theatre to view these amazing games, but please do be aware that those taking part have paid to do so, and so if you are a show visitor please be mindful that these are essentially "demonstration" games rather than "participation" games,
Here's as short review of the day in 2022 from the Storm of Steel YouTube Channel :
About the event....
A Note from Lardy Rich
I am very excited to announce and welcome you to LARD WORKSHOP which will take place in Nottingham at the very heart of the UK Wargames scene!
We have been invited by the British Historical Games Societies (BHGS) to join in with their annual flagship event, Britcon by bringing together our very own world of Lard to run in conjunction with their weekend if gaming. It’s a great opportunity for the Lard community to gather and show what we have to offer in term of fun wargaming.
We have our own separate gaming room, where we expect to have a wide selection of games from the Too Fat Lardies stable,
covering old favourites and new releases such as Strength and Honour and What a Cowboy.
Great Lard events are all about the people coming together to enjoy a day of fun gaming in a non-competitive (but we still want to win!) environment. Three key ingredients have, over the years, become something of a tradition that we want to continue here;
If you’d like to attend this event, either to play or to run a game, please contact Lard Island regular Don Avis who is acting as my deputy for this the event and, suitably, doing all the hard work. Deputy Don may be contacted at [email protected]
As ever. I look forward to meeting Lardy regulars and new players joining us for the first time. Everyone is welcome; if you’ve never played a Lardy game before this is a great opportunity to play with the game designer or experienced players.
What better way to learn a set of rules? Why not join us for a great day of gaming? I can guarantee that the Lardy Community will extend a warm welcome to all.
Richard Clarke
Lard Island
We have been invited by the British Historical Games Societies (BHGS) to join in with their annual flagship event, Britcon by bringing together our very own world of Lard to run in conjunction with their weekend if gaming. It’s a great opportunity for the Lard community to gather and show what we have to offer in term of fun wargaming.
We have our own separate gaming room, where we expect to have a wide selection of games from the Too Fat Lardies stable,
covering old favourites and new releases such as Strength and Honour and What a Cowboy.
Great Lard events are all about the people coming together to enjoy a day of fun gaming in a non-competitive (but we still want to win!) environment. Three key ingredients have, over the years, become something of a tradition that we want to continue here;
- great games,
- great company
- and an opportunity to socialise with other gamers.
If you’d like to attend this event, either to play or to run a game, please contact Lard Island regular Don Avis who is acting as my deputy for this the event and, suitably, doing all the hard work. Deputy Don may be contacted at [email protected]
As ever. I look forward to meeting Lardy regulars and new players joining us for the first time. Everyone is welcome; if you’ve never played a Lardy game before this is a great opportunity to play with the game designer or experienced players.
What better way to learn a set of rules? Why not join us for a great day of gaming? I can guarantee that the Lardy Community will extend a warm welcome to all.
Richard Clarke
Lard Island
The main day of organised Lardy gaming will be on Saturday 12th August with up to 24 games capable of hosting 80+ players!
We are fortunate to have the use of our own light and airy hall from Friday to Sunday inclusive, so anyone wishing to play friendly or pick-up games or indeed, set up and take down their LARD WORKSOP games can do so on either day!
The plan will be to play two games, one in the morning (approx. 9.30-12.30pm) and one in the afternoon (approx. 2-5pm) with a break in the middle of the day for lunch, discussion, shopping the traders and enjoying a beer at the subsidised student bar!
Everything for the games will be provided by the game host (figures, terrain, tactical advice etc.). There is no need to have any knowledge of the rules even if this is your first ever game. In fact this a great time to try new rules and periods (and now scales with 2mm Strength and Honour) that you have never played before.
If you want to bring your own lucky dice and tape measure you may!
We are fortunate to have the use of our own light and airy hall from Friday to Sunday inclusive, so anyone wishing to play friendly or pick-up games or indeed, set up and take down their LARD WORKSOP games can do so on either day!
The plan will be to play two games, one in the morning (approx. 9.30-12.30pm) and one in the afternoon (approx. 2-5pm) with a break in the middle of the day for lunch, discussion, shopping the traders and enjoying a beer at the subsidised student bar!
Everything for the games will be provided by the game host (figures, terrain, tactical advice etc.). There is no need to have any knowledge of the rules even if this is your first ever game. In fact this a great time to try new rules and periods (and now scales with 2mm Strength and Honour) that you have never played before.
If you want to bring your own lucky dice and tape measure you may!
Tickets for the event are on sale now via the BHGS website
This fee includes access to;
This fee includes access to;
- LARD WORKSHOP on the Saturday.
- a packed lunch on the Saturday (sandwich, drink crisps etc.) delivered to the hall.
- a £5 Trader Loot voucher which can be spent at one of the many traders who will be in attendance over the weekend at the Britcon trade show.
- a well-stocked student bar and the Britcon Trade show,
If you would like to volunteer to run a game or games at a future Lard Workshop please contact Don Avis with details on what you would like to run and when.
Variety is the spice of life!
A full list of games is produced about two weeks before the event when signed up players will able too indicate your preferred choice of games. We will do our best to ensure that everyone gets at least one of their choices, but if this is not possible – fear not – every game will be fantastic!
Variety is the spice of life!
A full list of games is produced about two weeks before the event when signed up players will able too indicate your preferred choice of games. We will do our best to ensure that everyone gets at least one of their choices, but if this is not possible – fear not – every game will be fantastic!
Contact Details
Once you have entered via the BHGS site (and booked accommodation with BHGS if required - this is offered as an "extra" along with your "Britcon" ticket for Lard Workshop), please direct all other questions to Don
Email – [email protected]
Phone – 01707 874576 or 07789 722055
Once you have entered via the BHGS site (and booked accommodation with BHGS if required - this is offered as an "extra" along with your "Britcon" ticket for Lard Workshop), please direct all other questions to Don
Email – [email protected]
Phone – 01707 874576 or 07789 722055