What's On

You may have noticed that the PEWC website has been down for a number of weeks. We're back in business now and everything is back to normal. For those interested here's what happened…

Ponders End Wargaming Club has had a website for a very long time. Our original website was hosted on (the now defunct) Portent. Portent did a good job of hosting our website but we decided we wanted direct control of the hosting and our own domain. 

So, we registered the pewc.co.uk domain name with a company called Domainbusters and took up their hosting services too. Domainbusters hosting services were cheap but very basic. We could only run the most basic (and insecure) of forums and the forums were eventually hacked by evil Russian spammers. 

After the attack we thought it would be a good idea to move our website to a different hosting company. We chose Web-Mania because they offered a lot of webspace and all of the nerdy stuff that we needed to run a decent forum (mySQL, PHP, etc.). However, we didn't transfer over domain name. pewc.co.uk was still registered with Domainbusters.

This hosting transfer happened four years ago. Domain names are usually renewed every two years. Two years ago, Domainbusters kindly sent us a reminder and we renewed the domain name.

This year we received no reminder. Ironically, Domainbusters had gone bust. The domain name was with them and organisation in charge of all UK domain names wanted £90 + VAT to recover it. Damn. 

To cut a long story slightly shorter, we eventually managed to recover the domain and transfer it to another company. It was a lot of hassle and took a long time but we managed to renew the domain name for £6 instead of £90. Bargain.

Hopefully this won't happen again. Our domain name is now registered with a company that's been in the business for a long time and so they shouldn't go out of business with any luck.

Thanks for your patience!

During early 2008 the club will be running a PEWC CUP Challenge for the superb game Crash Tackle … we have 4 teams preparing already and their pre comp exploits can be read about here

http://pewccup.blogspot.com/

Anyone interested in joining the fun (we envisage having to play one match a month so you can engage in other things as well) let Rich know - we will be running a 'handicap' system so everyone has a chance!

On the 8th Jan we will be running a one night 'Sevens Tournament' - quick and very easy to play, half hour games and lots of fun - with a prize at the end - again let Rich know if you are interested!

Colour Sergeant Major Barakiss stood tall on the perimeter watch tower watching the new recruits being put through their.

"Has it really come to this?" he grumbled to himself. "25 years of regimental service and a successful campaign to re-take this world form the local xenos and this was the outcome?"

"They haven't even named the damned mudball yet and already the scumbag greenskins had crashed into it having been chased down be reaver pirates!!"

"Somewhat unfortunate" the colonel had called it. "SNAFU" Barakiss called it. 15 months from bloody retirement as well!!.

"And the worst thing is that the first response to the astropaths was from an Astates battle-barge!!"

"Condecending b@stards!! They take all the glory whilst they wipe your blood, sweat and guts from THEIR boots whilst blowing the entire planet to atoms"

"Still……the Emperor protects………..my hairy @rse!!!"

This will be a narrative campaign featuring a "real-time" casualties, a deck of campaign "events and catastrophes" and will be tracked on a 3D map.

Similar army types will be organised into loose faction with bickering optional!

The forum thread can be visited thusly.

For more information and to register your army please sign up on the club forums and remember………..speak softly and carry a big gun…….or a very big knife!!

The schedule below details the club’s campaign gaming for the first three months of 2008. For further details please see the club forums. 

Additionally to these campaigns please feel free to organise your own battles.Warhammer Fantasy, Hordes, Warmachine, Warmaster Ancients, WAB and AT-43 are all regularly played.

To arrange yourself a game please feel free to post on the club forums.   

Date  Event        

Jan 1st  Club closed.        

Jan 8th  Open play: run what you brung, bring and battle! 

Jan 15th  Open play: run what you brung, bring and battle! 

Jan 22nd  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19   

Jan 29th Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Feb 5th 40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Feb 12th  Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Feb 19th  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Feb 26th  Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Mar 4th  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Mar 11th Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Mar 18th  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Mar 25th  Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron

“Howdy sports fans and welcome to the Dwarven keep of Zhufbar, venue to the inaugural Golden Granite cup.”

“Sponsored by the good people at Bugman’s Brewery and Golden Granite Dwarven breakfast products, this is one of a kind cup reviving the revered traditions of Dungeon-Bowl.”

“That’s right, each round of the cup is staged a different level of the mines, starting from the pitch lakeside to the deepest depths of the most ancient dungeons!”

“Traps, transporters and the lure of easy money are sure to complicate matters……..so bring on the mayhem!!”  

The league will be run as a standard blood-bowl league using the current edition of the living rulebook as available from the GW specialist games website. 

The league will run over five weeks with the first four weeks being qualification for the top four teams to go through to the Dungeon-Bowl final. 

Each week, as the teams descend through Zhufbar’s vaults a number of special plays and items will become available. 

The final week will feature a number of four way Dungeon-Bowl games to decide the final standings. 

For more information and to register your team please sign up on the club forums and may Nuffle bless your balls!!

Sharing the day with the 40k crew on the 8th Dec there will be a refight of the 2007 rugby world cup using the Crash Tackle board game. We have LOADS of prizes to give away from the guys in South Africa including a full set of the games plus expansions!

You can download the poster and player pack or email me at crashtackle@hotmail.co.uk for more info!

Ponders End Wargames Club proudly presents: 

“aPEWCalypse”:

a Warhammer 40’000 Apocalypse campaign day. 

On Saturday 8th December we will be running an Apocalypse campaign day.

The focus will very much be on having fun whilst getting to grips with the rules. 

Players of all experience levels are welcome.

Army selection:  

- 3,000 points per player
- Special characters encouraged
- Super heavy vehicles encouraged
- Strict WYSIWYG (excluding small wargear, abilities and powers, but including vehicle upgrades)
- 150 model limit per player encouraged
- Selecting entire force from same/allied factions encouraged
- Painted models encouraged but not required.

Format:

- Go crazy, kill lots of things, have fun.
- Players who start their turn with no mobile units are allowed to recycle one unit with no restrictions.
- Strategic assets will be dealt at random.
- We envisage a mammoth 24' x 8' playing area which we will fully populate with scenery.

Nuts and bolts: 

Registration will commence at 9:00 AM with deployment initiated by 9:45.

Play will continue until 4:00 PM when "last turn" will be called. The number of turns will then be evened up before we finish up. 

Breaks will be taken as required by mutual consent. 

Entry will cost £8 which will include limitless tea and coffee and morning doughnuts.

Lunch will NOT be included though there are plenty of options within 3 minutes walk or feel free to bring a packed lunch.

Contact us: 

To register please e-mail Steve at oddleg@hotmail.co.uk. You can download the aPEWCalypse campaign pack from our website.

For more information including maps and directions please visit the club’s website front page. We would also encourage you to register on the club’s forums to introduce yourself the day’s participants.

Games Workshop's summer Warhammer campaign is under way and PEWC is taking part!

Chief Games Event Dude, Steve, has written up the campaign information and you can read it over in The War Room.

If you'd like to take part, either turn up on the day or head over to our forums to let everyone know.

Players are encouraged to sign up on the official Nemesis Crown website so that we can report all of our battles.

A Warmaster Ancients Battle Day (Saturday 4th August 2007)

"And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war"

Format:

The battle day will be open to all published Warmaster Ancients army lists.

Each participant should produce a 1000 point army list for use throughout the day. Bonuses including extra units can be earned by successful generals to bolster their forces across the days play. I have several  spare armies if needed. 

1ST Prize  Painted 10mm Indian Army

Venue:

Ponders End Wargames club, located in the United Reform church in Ponders End. Travel options and directions can be found on the front page.

Entrance fee will be £12 for the day and includes light refreshments. Lunch will not be inclusive though there are plenty of options within walking distance.

All scenery will be provided and a limited number of armies are available for loaned use throughout the day.

Itinerary:

9:00	Registration
9:30	Round 1
11:45	Round 2
14:00	Lunch
15:00	Round 3
17:00	Prize giving

Contact:

Please feel free to contact us via the club’s website forums or by e-mailing the organiser, Clive McLeod

With Games Workshop Enfield closing on the 21st April, Ponders End Wargames Club has decided to offer a membership amnesty to all those looking for a new gaming venue.

In short, that’s a £10 2007 club membership for FREE!!

If the deal wasn't good enough, your first night is free too!