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From the HMGS East
www.HMGS.org
Awards Committee
The
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, Eastern Chapter
congratulates the Game Masters (GM) awardees selected by their peer GM’s for HISTORICON 2009. The
HMGS East Game Master Awards program is intended to recognize GMs for convention events, which encourage
others and exemplify the highest qualities of the Historical Miniatures Gaming hobby. Thanks to
ALL of our dedicated GMs for their personal contribution and selfless efforts at HISTORICON 2009.
In addition, is the Osprey Award (judged by
Osprey Publishing)
for the Best Osprey Campaign Game; see item ‘8’ below.
1. Best of Show: “Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775” by Richard Clayden and
The Boston Trained Bands (28mm AWI).
2. Best “Napoleonic 1809 Austrian Campaign and Spanish Ulcer” Theme Event:
“Battle of Eggmuhl, 22 Apr 1809” by Roger Downie and The Kofkreigsrat Team (25mm Theme).
3. ‘Pour Encourager Les Autres’ (PELA) Awards:
Selected from all historical miniatures events throughout the Convention.
- “Siege of the Mighty Fortress” by Robert Kelso (25mm Medieval)
- “Return to Enemy Territory” by Orest Swystun and Nathan Orest (28mm WWII)
- “Battle of the Sammich Islands, 1895” by Gary Richard (1:600 19th Century)
- “Eagles in the Bocage” by Jake Strangeway with Marc Raiff and Test of Battle Games (15mm WWII)
- “Battle of Egghuhl” by David Bonk with Nigel Marsh, John Snead and Lyle Bickley (25mm Theme)
- “Battle of Bunker Hill” by Marvin Veeder and Fort Orange Gaming Society (28mm AWI)
- “Sharpe and the Village of Sula, 1809” by Paul Mackowick (28mm Theme)
- “Spanish Mission, 1809” by Chris Hughes (40mm Theme)
- “Antietam: Burnside’s Bridge, 17 Sept 1862” by John McConnell and John Wilk (28mm ACW)
- “Hell’s Prairie: All Hell Breaks Loose!" by Frank & Christin Scuilli (28mm Wild West)
- “Call of Duty (In Miniature)” by James Grotto and the Metropolitan Wargamers Club (20mm WWII)
- “Die Strassenkreuzung: Bavaria, 19 Apr 1809” by Nigel Marsh (28mm Napoleonic)
- “The Wadi of No Return, 1943” by Chuck Cothran (28mm WWII)
- “Drawing Blood on the Frontier: The French and Indian War” by Andy Kling and the Refuse the Flank Wargamers (25mm F&I)
- “Sunday Morning Cool Down: WWII Air” by Jeff Kimmell and the Rogues (1:285 micro WWII)
- “Pursuit of the Goeben” by Dave Emdee (1:1200 Early 20th Century) [Note: This Sunday event has the distinction of being run for 20 consecutive years at HISTORICON.]
5. HMGS Legion of Honor Battle Stars: A “Recognition Award” selected for
achievement by members of the HMGS Legion of Honor. [None were awarded this convention.]
6. GM Award Judging Teams: Are veteran GM’s led by previous award winners, all of
whom devote their personal convention time as volunteers. We apologize for any inaccurate data or
oversights and strongly encourage all GMs to volunteer and support the program. Club groups and award
winners are especially welcome as judging teams. To sign-up to help with our next convention,
please email the Awards Committee Chair at:
president@hmgs.org
7. GM Evaluation Criteria: Is posted in the Files Section of the GM Support Network,
at the following link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMSN
8. Osprey Award – Best Campaign Competition: This was the fourth year for this
competition, for the “Osprey Award for the best use of a Campaign book in designing a game at
HISTORICON”, and was judged soley by
Osprey Publishing
(not by HMGS East GMs). According to Richard Sullivan, Marketing Director of Osprey Publishing who
attended – “There were some great games going”, and with a total of 32 entries this
year, “the one that won despite some stiff competition, was ‘Battle of Bunker Hill, 17
June 1775’, by gamemasters Marvin and Jamie Veeder [for which they used the Campaign title
Boston 1775]…a
great looking game being run with tremendous enthusiasm and flair”. Click on the following link
for a picture of the game. Their prize includes ten Osprey books of their choosing!
Pictures from the HMGS East Web Site
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