Took our Calais game to Britcon today. Ran 2 games during the day. Seemed to go down well with the players and visitor.

The photos are just a random mix from both games. Was a bit busy on the game to take too many.

Many thanks to Jenny Turnerand Phil Turner for making the trip to help run the game.

Michael Curtis

Fingers Lane also took plenty of pictures: these with captions:

French refugees flee to Calais.

The outskirts of Calais.

British defensive positions in Calais.

German reconnaissance engage British AT gun in the farm yard with refugees in the line of fire.

German Panzer II's and lorry mounted infantry advance to the main road.

German Panzer III's distracted by British Vickers light tanks returning to Calais.

British light tanks. NB steaming pile of manure in the farm yard!

British Vickers light tanks (close up).

German Panzergrenadiers deployed prematurely at the crossroads.

British 2-pounder anti-tank guns defend the road into Calais.

German advance gets bogged down at the cross roads with British defending the farm.

More British tanks appear on the horizon!

Panzer I breaks through the farm yard gate and machineguns the British infantry and unit commander. NB another steaming pile of manure!

Finally! Panzer IIs turn the corner at the crossroad and head towards Calais!

The road ahead! The dash for Calais! NB model railway scenic backdrop mercifully blocks blurred typical view of wargamers' crotches in the background.

Calais defences and the German traffic jam at the crossroads.

The panzers never got closer to Calais than this!

This British 2-pounder anti-tank gun crew on the right got wiped out by German tank and machinegun fire, but there wasn't enough time left to exploit this gap in the Calais defences.

British anti-anti weapons: 2-pounder AT guns and a Boys AT rifle in the middle.

This second 2-pounder AR gun took some casualties, but the perimeter got little attention from Germans swarming around the crossroad farm or fighting off British tank reinforcements.