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AAR- Return to Lower Wacker Hive. Session 2

On Monday we gathered again for the second session of our Summer 2026 Classic Necromunda (Necromunda Community Edition) campaign. This week we visited the Sump, with 3 of the 4 tables being set on the water. The Sump is the watery lower level of the underhive. It's an iconic setting, a chance for interesting terrain

TMX 2026- Classic Necromunda and Grimdark Future Gang War

Every year Adam "Uncle Atom" Loper hosts the "Tabletop Minions Expo", a small convention in Oshkosh WI. It's a brilliant little convention almost entirely focused on independent wargaming demos and excellent instructional painting classes. CSW has run games there most years since it's inception 8 or so years ago. This year we again had significant

Classic Necromunda Campaign Kickoff- Return to Lower Wacker Hive

On Monday the 9th, we gathered for the kickoff to our Classic Necromunda campaign "Return to Lower Wacker Hive". This is our second Necromunda campaign. The first was 11 years ago, almost 2 years before the contemporary version of Necromunda was released! We're planning for a 6 evening campaign, gaming our usual schedule of 2nd

Photo Gallery- “The Doomed”

In Late October we gathered to try out "The Doomed". Described as a Apocalyptic Horror Monster Hunt Game, it seemed an ideal game choice for Halloween week. 3 players, each controlling a warband facing off collectively against an AI controlled monster and it's minions Warbands John brought a band of cultist Zealots (Necromunda Redemptionists) I

AAR- 2024 Mordheim Campaign Finale

Here is a long overdue gallery of the conclusion of our 2024 Mordheim Campaign. This was a massive multiplayer game. Campaign Night 6. Scneario was a Large Monster Hunt with Tim and Karl teaming up as the Barbarian Front Vs Mattias and Michael's Possessed warbands. Each group fighting each other and Jon's Sisters of Sigmar

Photo Gallery- Dragon Rampant

Continuing to put up some long-overdue-content, below is a quick gallery of a few Dragon Rampant games from 2025. Dragon Rampant is quickly becoming a go-to for the club when we want to play a medium (platoon'ish) loose-order fantasy battle. It plays quick, and the rules are straightforward and easy to understand. It also seems

Photo Gallery: November 11th, Big Mech Attack!

What do you do when you've got a big 4x8 table of urban terrain setup after a mini-convention? You play Mech Attack on it, which four of us did recently. We usually play Mech Attack at the club using 10mm Scale rebased Mechwarrior Clix miniatures. However, we do have a stock for 28mm mechs for

Chicago Skirmish and Bedroom Battlefields Mini Con!

I'm a listener to the "Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast" put on by Bedroom Battlefields. It's delightful show with a variety of interviews, musings, reviews, etc revolving around indie wargaming, oldhammer, miniature painting, etc. On the show's discord various in-person gatherings have been organized. I threw my hat into the ring and hosted a little event at

AAR- Mordheim Campaign Night 5

Here we are at Night 5, the penultimate game of this phase of the CSW Mordheim Campaign. For this evening we ventured out to the suburbs where Michael hosted us in his lovely home. GAME 1 For this game Michael had assembled a remarkable table that combined the original card-and-plastic Mordhiem buildings with traditional bases,

AAR- Mordheim Campaign Night 4

The Mordheim campaign chugs along with lots more action. Here's the Report from July 22nd. We were graced with the presence of a guest player this evening, "Kid Kyoto" (a friend from Dakka Dakka) visiting us by way of India- Really nice guy who shares a lot of our gaming interests. I hope he stops