Sons of Sanguinius

It's been 5 months since our opening night, Wednesday at the scout hut in Flamsteed Rd, Cambridge.

It has been a challenging period.

We have really struggled to be honest.

The first 2 months were fantastic! We require just 12 people per evening to meet our costs (ranging from facility to terrain upkeep to tables to insurance) and there are 4 of us that run the club! So 8 more and we are sorted..

For a while we had between 18-22 coming each week and were flying.

But then Christmas hit... and over December and January we have just been really hit hard.

We have had podcast shout outs (thanks to the Overlords podcast), a website, forums, advertising in local geek stores, I've thrown shit up on the blog, facebook..

Now, for the 3rd month of 5 we are short on meeting our costs financially.. I have no desire to go back to just gaming with a couple of dudes in the garage and only getting in games vs new people at tournaments.. whilst I accept that that is the way of it for many people, we did have a real community based around Cambridge and I am not sure where it has gone!

Sup guys,
All the Sons are working on their Caldeonian Uprising tournament write ups.. Killswitch still on his Masters one!
Lists are prepped for Jolly Toys Outing in February - a 2K NOVA style event..

BUT, in the meantime, several of the Sons - Venerable, Kabalite and Bringer of Death can be found on a Wednesday evening from 6pm to 10.30pm at the 28th Cambridge Scout Hut on Flamsteed Road..

If you click on the SoW (or War Pig) icon to the right of the blog you will be redirected to the website (http://www.sonsofwar.org.uk/) where you can get yourself set up on our Forum and get directions etc.

The cost is £3 per night for non members or £2.50 per night for members.. less than a PINT OF BEER in Cambridge for an evenings entertainment... we also have cold drinks and snacks available to keep you going..War is not for the empty stomached!

We have been going since October and are not going anywhere.. BUT, we rely on the community coming down to check us out.. and getting stuck in.. Christmas is a wonderful time.. I chuffin' love it.. but it is not a good time to run a wargaming club! Everyone has work parties and holidays etc.. but that shit is done! Get back to the club and get your new bits and pieces of plastic crack out onto the tabletop!

We offer 40k, Warhammer, Malifaux, Infinity, Blood Bowl, Warmahordes and any specialist games you wish to play..including Dreadfleet!



If you are a UK blogger as well, could you do me a favour and possibly repost this shout out on your blog? We need all the publicity and awareness we can get!!

Last night was the first club night for Sons of War: Cambridge and it went very, very well.

With our start up costs (ranging from public liability insurance, raw materials and tools for tables and terrain to web hosting etc) and the weekly costs of hiring our facility we need to have 13.5 people per week to break even across our total costs.

We did it.

We had 13 people last night.

Great for a first night! We had Warhammer 40k, Malifaux and Warmachine being played..Puppet Wars too!

In addition, we had 5 guys paying up for Annual Membership, netting us some real funds to go in the Club bank account. 

There were also 2 dudes who have said they'll "Member up" next week.

All in all, a great night.....BUT....

A selection of new, WIP terrain pieces expanding the club collection

Just over 1 week to go til the launch of our very own gaming club in Cambridge. As a reminder, it's opening night is the 26th October at the 28th Scout Hut, Flamsteed Rd, Cambridge CB1 3QU, doors open 6pm.
Check the post HERE for more details.. as well as the page on the top bar of the blog...

Anyway, one of the most important factors for me when launching this club is to make sure that the gaming experience is absolutely spot on.

Before the doors open we have 9 gaming tables.
This will only ever get bigger.
We WILL build more tables.
The aim by the end of the first year is to double that number and have 18 gaming tables ready to roll.

Yes, large foam cocks are funny..

The venue is ready for us, we just need the people. So this part of the experience is ready..

Build it and they will come.

A critical part of the gaming experience is the terrain.
Too little and the games cannot be played correctly.
Too shitty and no one enjoys it...egg boxes are NOT terrain. Yes, I went to a independent club that had shoddily painted egg boxes as terrain.

Surprisingly, there were only 6 people there and I never went back. I'm not slating that club, merely stating it was not for me.

So one of our main missions is to create good quality, durable terrain in large quantities.
So far, we have increased our terrain collection to include 2 boards worth of pink foam hills and rocky outcrops, built a half dozen more 40k plastic ruins and began experimenting with foamboard...

Lets have a look:

Guys - we are two weeks out til our opening night on the 26th October, 6 pm at the 28th Scout Hut, Flamsteed Road, Cambridge, CB1 3QU..

We have just launched our website for the club...the Sons are coming!!

Check it out and you can currently get all the details of where we are and what we are about, as well as costs etc..

We will be adding a forum for chatting about your favourite games sytems as well as, importantly, arranging games and finding out who's up for playing your systems..

Coming up tomorrow... a guide to creating club terrain....giving all you guys an insight into what the club terrain will look like to start with...all the standard 40k terrain (ruins, buildings) as well as hills, rocks and hyper-dense Infinity and themed Malifaux boards.. of course Warmahordes guys will be well covered through the above as well..

So, if you are a secret stalker from around the Cambridge, Suffolk or North Herts region, let us know..email me at exploder1889AThotmailDOTcom and let me know...

If you game at Inner Sanctum, Cambridge on a Thursday night you will see our advertising posters and can pick up leaflets, from next week we hope to have posters and leaflets in a number of hobby retailers and of course Games Workshop as part of the GCN...

Sons of War...SoW's...get it? Ok, it's a WIP

“…Help me, help you…Help me, help you”

The promotion begins..

We’ve taken the plunge.
We kick off in just over 2 weeks.
Wednesday, 26th October 2011, 6.0pm til 10.30pm.

Alongside long term gaming buddy Bringer of Death (aka Steve) we have taken it upon ourselves to re-forge the geek community in Cambridge.
This was torn asunder by the closure of the GW Battle Bunker and the subsequent refusal to reopen…since then basement and garage tabletops have seen more action than Paris Hilton…

Of course, there is the Inner Sanctum store in Cambridge, which offers a wide variety of non-GW games on a Thursday night, from Magic to WarmaHordes to Malifaux to whatever..
BUT:
- It is only one night per week
- There is no GW games

So we need a place to game weekly, where you can:
- Get a game of whatever you like including 40k, Fantasy through to Puppet Wars or Warmachine
- GET A GAME! And not stand around waiting for a table…

We’ve secured a location, a great Cambridge location, just off the Hills Road brigde/Rustat Road to play.

The Sons of War: Cambridge has successfully been delivered… born into the flames of war (no pun intended, although if you are in the area and looking for a game…)