I went to their event in December and had a lot of fun. I wasn't sure since
they played miniatures and I am not really familiar with the miniatures
rulesets, but the other players were very helpful and very patient.

For those that used to play in the EFL, it is also a reunion of sorts.

Al

--- In stlouisknightsgameclub@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Fawcett" <yankeeap@...>
wrote:
>
> (Apologies to recipients of multiple copies of this message.)
>
> This weekend, the Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance is hosting a
full-weekend wargaming convention at the St. Louis Mills shopping mall, running
from Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17. The theme of the convention is
Pyrrhic Victories. Further details, such as events and vendors, can be found at
the Big Muddy web site at http://www.bmhga.org/index.html .
>
> Also running at the convention will be a couple of board wargame
"mini-marathon" sessions of a couple of the more famous Pyrrhic victories
involving large-scale paratroop drops of WW2: Operation Mercury, GMT's classic
game of the German invasion of Crete; and Hells' Highway, VG's classic game of
the Allied attempt to breach the Rhine River in Holland and end the war by
Christmas '44.
>
> There are plenty of open seats for these games, and they lend themselves very
well to multi-commander, team games, due to the nature of the two operations.
Isolated groups of paratroopers fight to gain footholds and achieve their
objectives, while waiting for stronger reinforcements to arrive in the nick of
time.
>
> If you enjoy quality, classic wargaming action, make plans to come to the
convention and mix it up on two of the best depictions of airborne assaults ever
designed. Hell's Highway details can be found at
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2077 , and Operation Mercury can be
previewed at http://www.gmtgames.com/p-134-operation-mercury.aspx and
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5751 . Scans of the rules are being
posted to a discussion forum thread of the Greater St. Louis Are Wargamers
ConsimWorld SNW site at
http://social.consimworld.com/group/greater_st_louis_area_wargamers .
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Chris Fawcett
>