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This spring, as part of "Euro Assault 2009", I was fortunate to be able to attend Partizan in Newark. This was my first wargames show (after wargaming for something like 20 years) and I enjoyed it immensely. Here are some photos from the show, along with my recollections of the games. Remember to click the pictures for larger versions.

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Mark Bedford and Warwick Kinrade's Crusades game. Muslims storming the breach

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Wider view of Mark and Warwick's game

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Detail of a fantastic "1066" display game

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Look at the size of those shieldwalls!!

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Great War on the eastern front with loads of cavalry

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More of the 1066 game

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15mm WWII game on Kallistra hex terrain

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Too Fat Lardies' Great War participation game

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Great terrain from the Lardies

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Westwind Shadows of the Third Reich arctic game

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Love the LEDs in the U-boat hull!

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Victrix's amazing Peninsular War display game

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Great trompe l'oueil backdrop too

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Crimean War game with redoubts a-plenty

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Lovely Napoleonic Brits...

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...awaiting deployment in the Perrys' game

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Perry Napoleonics

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Alan P. and the lovely display game

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Wagram in 6mm

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6mm Wagram game

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"Britsh Civil War" game as the sun rises ;-)

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More 1066 Shieldwalls

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Look at all those models!

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Spanish Civil War in 28mm
Partizan was fantastic. The quality of the display games was nothing short of excellent in almost every case. There were tons of vendors and it was very cool to meet some of the hobby's "celebrities" in person. This kind of thing might seem a bit silly to hobbyists in the UK who have a choice of shows on almost every weekend, but to a long-time painter and war-gamer like me who'd never attended a big show before, it was pretty special. Highly recommended and I hope to do it again in future!