Old Edwardian Wargames Club

11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, 2198, Republic of South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)11 728 7335 Fax: +27 (0)11 483 1429

E-mail: wargames@iafrica.com

Affiliated to the South African Wargames Union

The Old Edwardian Wargames Club is the legal successor to the Johannesburg Wargames Club. Geoff Bowers and Colin Webster founded the Johannesburg Wargames Club in 1982. In 1989 the Johannesburg Wargames Club moved to the Old Edwardian Society at 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton.

The club meets every Sunday afternoon from 14H00 to 18H00 unless:

1. The meeting is on Christmas day, or

2. There is a national or provincial championship being played, we'll be there instead.

Calendar of events

  Campaign News

  Championships won

Club Ladder Results

Doubles Championships Rules

 Doubles Championship Results

 Figures for sale

 Figures wanted

 Happy Hour

 Links

Roll of Honour (including some photographs)

Sportsman of the Year

Summer Championship results

  Winter Championships


NEWS

17 SEPTEMBER 2004

The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

Penny Heyns

South African Swimming double gold medalist, Olympic Games, Atlanta, USA 1996.

VENUE: KING'S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 17 September 2004
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc

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5th OLD EDWARDIAN DOUBLES WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS
4 & 5 SEPTEMBER 2004

Even though there was a larger turnout than usual at the 5th OLD EDWARDIAN DOUBLES WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, on 4 and 5 September 2004, no-one was really ready for the outstanding play at such chhampionships.

Most of the top doubles teams were present at the country's premier doubles championship as well as a number of new teams who were attempting to 'wet their spears' for the first time.

Of course, all the safe money was on the top two teams consisting of Ingo Haferung and Dominic Bauer in the first team, and Colin Robertson and Harry Parker in the second.

Indeed all things started to plan with Colin Robertson's team taking an early lead with Ingo Haferung's team battling away in fourth place.

However, the schock was to come from young Alexis Roodt (of Pretoria Boys High School) who had teamed up with Colin Webster.

Alexis, with great skill, held of Ingo Haferung's team to a draw, then drew with the team lying in second place to move his team into fourth place at the beginning of play on the Sunday morning.

In the first game on the Sunday morning, the veteran team of Nicholas Smuts and Anton Verster threw everything that they had at Alexis, who managed to smash through their center, and narrowly miss routing their army to maintain his team's position in fourth place.

As usual, the final round decided the fate of the championship, Alexis played a truly inspired game to take a resounding victory which allowed him to creep into first place.

The results are as follows:

ANCIENTS

Pos

Team members

Points

Army used

1
2
3

Alexis Roodt and Colin Webster
Colin Robertson & Harry Parker
Ingo Haferung & Dominic Bauer

88
85
84

Early Russian
Khushan
Southern Dynasty Chinese

Should you require any additional information, please contact Colin Webster at 082 378 9829

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SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2004

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OR

R25 FOR ENTRANCE AND COFFEE PAYABLE AT THE DOOR.

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20 AUGUST 2004

The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

Maj-Gen. R. C. Anderson

Chairman of Murray & Roberts, Virgin Active, and Sanlam. Former President of the JSE and Chief Executive Officer of the Liberty Group.

VENUE: KING'S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 20 August 2004
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc

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14 & 15 AUGUST 2004

13th OLD EDWARDIAN WINTER WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS
14 AND 15 AUGUST 2004

The 13th OLD EDWARDIAN WINTER WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS were held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, on 14 and 15 August 2004.

As usual there was a good turnout to further endorse the championship as one of the most important club championships in the country.

While the Premier section of the Ancients figure games is still dominated by the Old Edwardian Wargames Club, the High School section is witnessing a great degree of fluidity due to the incredible influx of new players. Certainly Dominic Aphane of St Enda's High School in Hillbrow is leaving his mark in the section, and is fast becoming a force with which to be reckoned.

Again, in yet another championship, Technikon Witwatersrand has left an indelible impression in the draughts section. The students from TWR are quickly becoming invincible, and it seems as though no other club can launch an effective challenge to them.

The results are as follows:

ANCIENTS - PREMIER

Pos

Name of player

Club

Points

1
2
3

Ingo Haferung
Colin Webster
Anton Verster

Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Independent Wargames Team

97
95
79

ANCIENTS - HIGH SCHOOL

Pos

Name of player

Club

Points

1
2
3

Dominic Aphane
Paul Jooste
Louis Weiderman

St Enda's Eagles
Pretoria Boys High School
Independent Wargames Team

66
61
36

ANCIENTS - PRIMARY SCHOOL

Pos

Name of player

Club

Points

1

Dominic Bauer

Old Edwardian Wargames Club

66

DRAUGHTS - PREMIER

Pos

Name of player

Club

Points

1
2
3

Rhonnie Manana
Siyabonga Madotyeni
Andile Languza

Technikon Witwatersrand
Technikon Witwatersrand
Technikon Witwatersrand

9
7

DRAUGHTS - UNDER 24

Pos

Name of player

Club

Points

1
2
3

Miothusi Moabi
Modise Moeng
Lukhanyo Manzini

Technikon Witwatersrand
Technikon Witwatersrand
Technikon Witwatersrand


5
5

In keeping with the South African Wargames Union’s policies re development programmes all entries were free and gratis to the players who entered the Draughts section.

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14 & 15 AUGUST 2004

The 13th OLD EDWARDIAN WINTER WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS shall be held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, on 14 and 15 August 2004.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. The figure-games shall be played on both Saturday and Sunday, while Draughts and Morabaraba shall only be played on Sunday 15 August 2004.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. The following periods are to be played.

Period

Rules that shall be used

Number of players required

Starting times

Saturday

Sunday

Ancients figure gaming
Diplomacy
Draughts (Anglo-American)
Morabaraba
Pike & Shot

DBM,
Avalon Hill
Standard
GAR
DBR 1.1

n/a
6
n/a
n/a
n/a

9H00
9H00


9H00

9H00
9H00
9H00
9H00
9H00

In keeping with the South African Wargames Union’s policies re development programmes all entries are free and gratis to the players who enter the Draughts and Morabaraba competitions.

Entry fees are: R28.50 for figure gamers, and
R14.50 for board gamers.

ALL entries must be submitted to wargames@iafrica.com as soon as possible.

Rules can be found at: http://www.oldedwardianwargames.freeservers.com/OEresults.htm

Should you require any additional information, please contact Colin Webter at Tel: 011 828 4994 or 082 378 9829

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6 JULY 2004

Ingo Haferung (of the Old Edwardian Wargames Club) is about to send off an order to MUSEUM MINIATURES for approximately twenty (20) 15mm armies for the Ancients, Pike & Shot, and Napoleonic periods.

If you wish to order an army, or just merely recommend an army (without any obligation whatsoever), please contact Ingo at:

Those who order BEFORE THE DEADLINE will get free postage (normally up to 25% of order value) and figures at 20 % discount, this should work to overall saving of about 45%.

Any orders or suggestions must be submitted to Ingo on or before Friday, 9 July 2004.

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18 JUNE 2004

The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

Ronald Haywood

Former Executive Chairman of ARMSCOR who shall talk on the facts behind the arms deal.

VENUE: KING'S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 18 June 2004
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc.

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21 MAY 2004

The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

Dr Ali Bacher

Former Springbok Cricket Captain

VENUE: KING'S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 21 May 2004
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc.

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20 May 2004

At a glittering Sportsman of the Year Dinner held on the 20 May 2004, a jovial, and somewhat frivilous, Wargames delegation partook in, as usual, a well catered meal.

Go Agdervanic Catering!

The event and cameraderie would have been enough, but it was not to be......

Richard Ligault was a finalist for the Sportsman of the Year award and was presented with a set of Somerset Crystal brandy glasses.

Hmm, we all now know where Richard is if he is not at the club..... at home sipping brandy.

Well done Richard!

However, the cherry on the top was............

Melissa Kupczyk.

Melissa Kupczyk was awarded the Sheila Webster Trophy for the Junior Sportsperson.

Wow!

Well done Mellissa.

It may interest members to note that in 2002 the trophy was shared by Matthew Strachan and by that cricketer - Graham Smith.

The success of one is the success of all.

Thank you dear member for helping our players (Richard and Melissa) to achieve such awards.

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25 APRIL 2004

Well done to the following Old Edwardians who performed well at KwaZulu Natal:

ANCIENTS - UNDER 24 - 2nd Marc Marais

ANCIENTS - HANDICAPS - 1st Ingo Haferung

PIKE & SHOT - PREMIER - 2nd Donald Mullany

PIKE & SHOT - HANDICAPS - 2nd Donald Mullany

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Ingo Haferung

Even though there were very few Old Edwardians present (4 players in total) at the championship, the club still managed to finish third overall.

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24 & 25 APRIL 2004

The KWAZULU NATAL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS shall be held at the 3rd Scout Hall, Birkett Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg on 24 & 25 April 2004.

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17 April 2004

The KEPS Cross country will be held at the Society.

The WARGAMES sub club will have a demonstration table there at such event.

25 March 2004

Old Edwardians that went to Rome to represent South Africa are:

  • Dominic Bauer (Junior)
  • Richard Ligault (Senior)
  • Colin Webster (Senior)

26 January 2004

Results for the 13th Summer Championships are now posted.

24 and 25 January 2004

The 13th OLD EDWARDIAN SUMMER WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS shall be held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, on 24 and 25 January 2004.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. The figure-games shall be played on both Saturday and Sunday, while Draughts and Morabaraba shall only be played on Sunday 25 January 2004.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. The following periods are to be played.

Ancients figure gaming
Diplomacy
Draughts (Anglo-American)
Morabaraba
Pike & Shot

In keeping with the South African Wargames Union’s policies re development programmes all entries are free and gratis for the following:

  • senior players (over 18 years of age) from previously disadvantaged communities who enter and are unemployed, and
  • learners and students who enter and whose parents are unemployed.

Entry fees are: R28.50 for figure gamers, and
R14.50 for board gamers.

ALL entries must be submitted to wargames@iafrica.com as soon as possible.

Should you require any additional information, please contact Colin Webster at 082 378 9829.

18 January 2004

Please remember that on Sunday 18 January 2004, the wargames club shall be holding its AGM.

The AGM shall start at 11H00 and then adjourn to the world-famous Old Eds buffet.

Should you wish to stand for the committee, please note that a candidate for election to the Committee shall be nominated in writing by at least one member of the CLUB, and such nomination, together with the consent in writing of the nominee, shall be delivered to the General Secretary not less than 24 hours before the Annual General Meeting.

Should any ,member have any queries, please contact Colin Webster.