Sunday, 23 January 2022

Black and white images of the inaugural Waterloo game.

          Two images taken by Joe of Zabadaks Zombies fame at Gilder's Waterloo in London
And a further snippet I located re the inaugural game in London 20th 1965.

Battle of Waterloo

Peter Gilder (left), holding a tool to represent canister grape shot, stands with fellow war-gamer Robert Gould and William Pearce as they take on the roles of the Duke of Wellington and the French Emperor Napoleon to re-enact the Battle of Waterloo, on the 150th anniversary of the battle, with miniature military figurines, 18th June 1965 at the Rembrandt Hotel in London, United Kingdom. (Photo courtesy of  Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

 


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  1. The Good Soldier Svjek24 January 2022 at 00:14

    Fascinating old photos , wargamers dressed a lot smarter in those days !

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup9 February 2022 at 04:30

      It was an age when young people copied their fathers, good job they dont nowadays.

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  2. IanKH8 January 2023 at 00:23

    I just finished listening to your spot on the Yarshire Gamer podcast. I started wargaming in the 70's at the age of 12 with Bruce Quarrie's WWII and Napoleonic Airfix guides and it was photo's like these that inspired my young wargaming mind. It's just a shame that ties are no longer considered critical wargaming attire.

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