The Society
The Society publishes a bi-monthly journal entitled Slingshot. Membership proceeds are used, among other things, to fund the publication of the magazine and to sponsor wargames competitions which fall within the society's remit. The Society commonly has a presence at large conventions across the UK and overseas.
Founded in 1965 by Tony Bath, the Society started with 20 members. During the next decade it increased in membership by at least 50% every year. Since then its growth has continued - currently it has a worldwide membership of more than 1200. Early members included the actor Deryck Guyler (who served as president of the society), the academic George Gush, Tony Bath and Phil Barker, co-creator of the many sets of rules published by WRG including the De Bellis Antiquitatis wargames rules.
The society concentrates on historical wargaming - a decision to exclude fantasy was made around ten years after it was founded. Among other events it has organized one-day events where a single historical battle is re-enacted using a number of different rulesets. These battles have so far included the Battle of Gaugamela, the Battle of the Sambre the Battle of Cynoscephalae Kadesh, Zama and the Battle of Platea.
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