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= Mission Statement =

The purpose of 28 mm is to bring together Hampshire students interested in the hobby of tabletop gaming, as well as to introduce new people to the game. Tabletop gaming is a hobby that has many diverse aspects - collecting, modifying, and painting pewter or plastic miniatures; building scale terrain; and actually playing a strategy game with the miniatures. At 28 mm meetings, members and new folk gather to play matches, eat food, build terrain, share painting tips, and practice modeling miniatures. Miniature gaming as a steep cost of entry, so student funds will be spent on buying paint, brushes, terrain pieces, sculpting tools, and other resources that anyone interested in the hobby will find extremely useful. In addition, group miniatures will be purchased that any student may use to try the game out without having to make any financial investment in the hobby.

= Games We Play =

= Warhammer 40,000 =

Overview

Warhammer 40,000 (or 40k as it is more commmonly known) is the most popular sci-fi tabletop wargame available today. 40k takes place in a Gothic-inspired future where a theocratic Empire of Man wages war against aliens, deamons, infidels, traitors, mutants, kittens, ice cream, and really anything that looks different. There are a wide variety of infantry, vehicles, demons, beasts, and special characters for 13 different armies. 40k is unique in that it is able to supply cheap plastic miniatures, as opposed to most other systems which mainly produce metal models. This allows an unprecedented ability to pose individuals.

Game Scale

28mm. Sizes range from 500 pts (a few squads) to over 3000 pts (hundreds of models) with the addition of special rules

Model Supplier

Games Workshop

Official Website

Games Workshop

= Full Thrust =

Overview

Full Thrust is a set of rules to simulate fleet battles in space. Though it does come with background lore it is built to be generic, allowing players to tailor it to their preferred setting with ease. The rules are scalable, with the simplest core rules taking less than two pages to explain and the rest of the game essentially being optional rules which add layers of complexity. For example, there are two main types of movement - Cinematic and Vector. Cinematic is simpler and easier to grasp (the ships basically act like wet naval vessels in space - think Star Wars) while Vector is slightly more complicated but provides a far more interesting and realistic model of movement. Players simply agree which version to use before playing.

Game Scale

The game can be of almost any scale. All measurements are in generic 'measurement units,' which can be anything the players desire as long as it is consistent. Ship sizes range from corvette to battleship, with squadrons of fighters and bombers acting as units launched from carriers.

Model Supplier

Ground Zero Games Online Store

Official Website

Ground Zero Games

= VOR: The Maelstrom =

Overview

VOR is a 28mm skirmish scale miniatures game. It is set in the near future, where the Earth is sucked into a pocket universe populated by dozens of warring alien races, all searching for a way out. It is characterized by a flexible and fluid rules system that allows players large amounts of strategy, as well as superb balancing among the official races. The first release came with custom force creation rules, and a second revision of the game is expected to be released in 2009.

Game Scale

28mm, armies range from 500 to 1500 points, with 750 points considered optimum.

Model Supplier

Iron Wind Metals

Official Website

Bioplazm.com

= Inventory =

28mm maintains both an inventory of armies and tools for hobbyists. We are currently focusing on providing armies for Warhammer 40k, the most popular system:

Armies:

Chaos

 * 1 Chaos Lord
 * 10 Chaos Marines

Eldar

 * 6 Harlequins
 * 10 Guardians
 * 10 Dire Avengers
 * 1 Farseer
 * 4 Warlocks

Space Marines

 * 1 Commander
 * 10 Marines
 * 5 Terminators
 * 1 Dreadnaught

Orks

 * 1 Warboss
 * 5 Nobz
 * 20 Boyz
 * 3 Koptas

Rules/Errata

 * 1 miniature Rule book (40k)
 * Splash and Blast templates
 * metal scenery pieces

Tools:


 * Glue
 * Glue Accelerant
 * Pliers
 * Hobby Saw
 * Hobby Knife
 * Modelling Tools
 * Epoxy Puddy
 * Paints
 * Brushes
 * Spray Paint
 * File Set