VCOW 2025
VCOW 202 was held over the weekend 7-9 February 2025 with around 38 members attending. There were 9 wargaming sessions and 6 presentation/discussion sessions. Download the VCOW 2025 Programme which has details of the games and sessions run.
The slides from Alvaro Ardigales' excellent presentation on TWO CRUISER ENGAGEMENTS OF THE GREAT WAR: A WARGAMING PERSPECTIVE are available at:
https://wargamedevelopments.org/Presentations/VCOW2025/VCOW%202025%20Two%20Cruiser%20Engagements.pdf
Here are some screenshots of a few of the games. The image at right is from a Matrix game on the future government of Syria.
Members reports on social media at:
The Vertical Urban Wargame - umpire's view
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - the Battle of Wake Island - Strategic view of the Relief of Wake Operation. TF14 (Saratoga) makes its way across the Pacific, TF8 (Enterprise) at Pearl Harbour and TF11 (Lexington) running decoy to the Marshall Islands.
The Vertical Urban Wargame - players's view
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - the Battle of Wake Island - TF14 as seen from above by a IJN long range Mavis SeaPlane (that was successfully shot down by VF-3)
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - the Battle of Wake Island - Wild Cat sighting report of Japanese Task Force approaching Wake Island. The attack was successfully beaten off by the defenders of Wake with heavy Japanese losses.
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - the Battle of Wake Island - Tactical Map around Wake Island. Nobody knows where anything is just yet.