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Big Muddy Historical Game Event Schedule

Last Updated : 05/15/2026

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Event Code	Day	Start Time	Name	Game System	Game Company	Type	GM	Description
1DC01	Friday	2:00 PM	Knife Fight at Planet Henderson	Full Thrust-Project Continuum	Emerald Coast Skunkworks/Ground Zero Games	Miniature	BM: Adam H. Jones	The struggle to occupy the planet Henderson has become a battle of attrition between the New Anglican Confederation and the Imperial Japanese Space Navy. Both sides are trying to push through men and supplies to continue the fight and attempting to block the other side from doing the same. This time, it is the Japanese sending supplies and the New Anglicans trying to stop them. Miniature Scale: 1/5000
1DC02	Friday	2:00 PM	Battle of Grenada 7-6-1779	Action Under Sail	Table Top Games	Miniature	BM: Stephen Lowry	Opposing fleets of French and British ships of the line fight for control of the waters off Grenada, recently seized by the French from the British. Miniature Scale: 1/1200 Sailing Ships
1DC03	Friday	2:00 PM	Welcome to Kharkov	Epic World War II	Home Rules	Miniature	BM: David Paul Harrison	Volokonovka, Ukraine January 21st, 1943. Reports from the Soviet Voronezh Front were that they had broken through the Hungarian army's positions and were advancing into the Novy Oskol area northwest of Kharkov. The Oskol river was being breached, and preparations were in progress for further attacks towards Belgorod and Kharkov. General Kazakov’s 69th Army was to attack southeast taking Volchansk and then on into Kharkov. Before the city, however, lay Volokonovka, which would provide an opportunity to hit the German's defensive line and test their resolve. Were their forces finally weakening? Miniature Scale: 1/285 (Micro Armour)
1DC05	Friday	2:00 PM	Battle of Treiba 218 BC	Hail Caesar	Warlord Games	Miniature	BM: Edward Gray	The Battle of the Trebia (or Trebbia) was the first major battle of the Second Punic War. It was fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Roman Republic in December 218 BC at or around the winter solstice. Miniature Scale: 13.5mm Warlord Epic Scale
2DC01	Friday	7:00 PM	V Battle for Britain	Air War - 1940	Wesse Games	Miniature	BM: Raymond Runge	It's the Summer of 1940, Germany is sending bombers across the channel to bomb London and RAF airfields. The RAF sends up what they can, in an attempt to intercept them. Miniature Scale: 1/600
2DC02	Friday	7:00 PM	Battle of Halifax 1865 Hypothetical	Iron and Fire	A and A Game Engineering	Miniature	BM: Stephen Lowry	Opposing fleets of American and British ironclads fight in Halifax harbor to determine settlement of the Alabama claims. Miniature Scale: 1/1200 Ironclads
2DC03	Friday	7:00 PM	A Change of Orders	Epic World War II	Home Rules	Miniature	BM: David Paul Harrison	The Soviets 2nd Ukrainian Front launched a major offensive in late December of 1943 in southern Russia. The attacks began in earnest on 5 January 1944 with the goal of breaking through the German lines in the Kirovograd area. These caused multiple gaps in the German lines. On the evening of January 7 Gross Deutschland units were close at hand and were called upon to help remedy the tenuous situation. Miniature Scale: 1/285 (Micro Armour)
2DC04	Friday	7:00 PM	Cruel Seas - Convoy Raid	Cruel Seas (Old Salts Variant)	Warlord Games	Miniature	BM: Patrick Connaughton	The English Channel comes alive with the sound of small boats locked in a desperate close quarters fight at point blank range as a convoy tries to navigate "The Cruel Seas". Miniature Scale: 1/300 small boat miniatures.
2DC05	Friday	7:00 PM	Your Buddy has your back	Canvas Eagles	Phil Hall, John Harshman, & Eric Hotz	Miniature	BM: Stephen King	A duel over the trenches with two seat fighter bombers. Miniature Scale: 1:72nd
2DC06	Friday	7:00 PM	Confrontation at Acquacknonk	Muskets & Tomahawks 1st Ed	Studio Tomahawk	Miniature	BM: John Nozka	The British landed a 5000-man force in northern New Jersey, in the early morning hours of November 20, 1776. They proceeded to capture Fort Lee after the Continental forces retreated. The British continued the pursuit of the Continental Army, including George Washington New Bridge Landing on the Hackensack River on November 21st. The Continentals were unsuccessful in dismantling the crossing at New Bridge Landing. Their last hope at stopping the pursuit by the British army is to cross the Passaic River and to destroy that bridge. Cornwallis orders his forces forward to battle and defeat the Continentals once and for all. Miniature Scale: 25mm
3DC01	Saturday	9:00 AM	Battle of Heraclea	Midgard Heroic Battles	Reisswitz Press	Miniature	BM: Tom Vielott	In 280 BC, Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, found himself camped across from a Roman army of similar size near the Tarantine town of Heraclea. He had posted his light troops to guard the river Sinni, which stood between them. Now, he finds himself surprised when at dawn the full force of the Roman army begins to charge across the river, and he must take his cavalry and elephants to block the Romans and allow his Phalanxes to deploy. Miniature Scale: 28mm
3DC02	Saturday	9:00 AM	Battle of American Jutland 1916 Hypothetical	General Quarters - Action Imminent	Old Dominion GameWorks	Miniature	BM: Stephen Lowry	Opposing fleets of American and German battleships fight in the North Sea in 1916, assuming an early American entry into World War 1. Miniature Scale: 1/2400
3DC03	Saturday	9:00 AM	Battle of Trenton	Valor & Fortitude Rules	Perry Brothers	Miniature	BM: Burt Campbell/Bob Alsop	Washington’s surprise dawn assault on the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey December 26th, 1776, is an iconic moment in American History. Three American commands converge on the town along the frozen roads while three Hessian regiments scramble to mount a defense. Speed, coordination and control of the King/Queen crossroads are the keys to American victory. Hessian survival depends on holding long enough to break out across the Assunpink Creek bridge. Miniature Scale: 15mm
3DC05	Saturday	9:00 AM	Destroy Them on the Ground	Kamikaze 1946	MSD Publishing	Miniature	BM: Adam H. Jones	The invasion of the Philippines by the U.S. triggered the Japanese to begin Kamikaze attacks against U.S. naval vessels. The surprise attacks were initially successful with one escort carrier sunk and dozens of other vessels damaged. The U.S. struggled to repel the attacks. The naval brass decided to hit the Kamikaze at their source. The former U.S. base named Clark Field was identified as the main base of the suicide attacks and decided to launch a carrier strike to neutralize the airfield. Miniature Scale: 1/300
4DC02	Saturday	2:00 PM	Westerplatte 1939	Bolt Action 1st Ed	Warlord Games	Miniature	BM: John Nozka	In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, the Germans launched an all-out assault on the Polish military garrison at Westerplatte. This attack was not unexpected. The Poles had been fortifying the peninsula in preparation for what they believed would be inevitable hostilities. The Germans believed that the garrison would fall quickly, the Poles held out for seven days! Come fight the opening battle against the primary defensive position at the foot of the peninsula, Wartownia nr.1. Miniature Scale: 20mm
4DC03	Saturday	2:00 PM	A New Dawn	Spectre Operations	Spectre Miniatures	Miniature	BM: Alex Gluck	Based on Red Dawn – It has been a year since the Soviet and Cuban Occupation with the US broken into two. Now, with the opportunity given to them by resistance fighters, US forces are preparing for a counterattack. To do this they sent in a US Special Forces team to destroy the Soviet and Cuban Command Elements during a meeting at an old school. Miniature scale: 28mm
4DC04	Saturday	2:00 PM	White Plains	Live Free or Die	Greg Wagman & Tom McKinney Little Wars TV	Miniature	BM: Timothy Lalk	After Washington withdrew his army from Long Island he located it in a strong defensive position on Manhattan island near the town of White Plains. His left flank was anchored on a hill, his right on the swampy Bronx River and two lines of entrenchments stretched between them. On the morning of October 28, 1776 General Howe was finally ready to test the rebel line. Howe assigned General von Heister over 5000 men to capture a lightly defended hill on Washington’s far right. Miniature scale: 1/72 Figs Regimental Units with 50 men per figure
4DC05	Saturday	2:00 PM	1st Blood at Bull Horn	Muskets and Tomahawks mod	Studio Tomahawk	Miniature	BM: David Schaffner	Epic Battlefields ACW. It is July 20, 1861, and Col. Nathan Evans has received report that the Union Army is crossing the Bull Run at Sudley Ford, heading towards the rear of his small Demi-Brigade still east along the stream, and now threatening the flank of the entire Confederate Army of the Potomac. Join this pivotal action as the Rebels attempt to defend Mathews' Hill against Yankee Col. A. Burnside's historic morning attack at Bull Run. Miniature Scale: 28mm
4DC06	Saturday	2:00 PM	Village Evacuation	Charlie Company	RAFM	Miniature	BM: Raymond Runge	Your company’s mission is to evacuate Vietnamese civilians from a village along the river in an area occupied by a battalion of NVA and before the area is bombed to oblivion. Miniature scale: 20mm
5DC01	Saturday	7:00 PM	Battle of Asculum	Midgard Heroic Battles	Reisswitz Press	Miniature	BM: Tom Vielott	In 279 BC, the Romans renewed their campaign against Pyrrhus. They met his army near the town of Asculum. Pyrrhus once again placed a river between him and the Romans, but this time the woods and rough terrain on the banks made it difficult for him to use his cavalry effectively. The Romans pushed him back onto the plains behind, but nightfall halted them. Now, both sides draw up for a stand up fight on the plains. Miniature scale: 28mm
5DC02	Saturday	7:00 PM	Congress wins!!!	Great and Glorious Days (Home Set Modified)	Home Rules	Miniature	BM: Stephen King	It is 1776 the second year of the Revolution. George Washington and the Continental Army has been forced out of New York by a series of disappointing defeats. Now George Washington sees an opportunity to finally stop the advance of the British. Miniature scale: 15mm
5DC03	Saturday	7:00 PM	Fall of Berlin	Fistful of Lead Bigger Battles	Wiley Games	Miniature	BM: Ray Gluck	25 April 1945. As the Soviet Union closed in around Berlin both Volkssturm and Hitler Youth made their last stand in the East. One such small battle was the fight for the bridges over the Havel River - the last escape route to the East. These must be held as long as possible as the Berlin Defense Commander General Weidling is trying to convince Hitler to let the garrison break out to the West. Without them, the garrison is doomed. Miniature scale: 15mm
6DC01	Sunday	9:00 AM	Last One for Hutch?	Kamikaze 1946	MSD Games	Miniature	BM: John Nozka	The Japanese launch a devastating surprise raid on Vella la Cava, home of the Black Sheep Squadron. The base receives minimal alert and tries to get remaining Corsairs airborne while other Corsairs hurriedly return from a mission. Will this be a repeat of the TV show episode in which Hutch is killed? Will another TV show personality be killed instead? Or does everyone survive in spite of the odds? Miniature Scale: 1/300
6DC03	Sunday	9:00 AM	Push to the Volga	Fistful of Lead Bigger Battles	Wiley Games	Miniature	BM: Ray Gluck	Operation Barbarossa has brought the German Army to a city on the banks of the Volga. The Soviets must hold the Germans long enough for reinforcements to cross the river and turn the tide. The Germans must press through before Winter. Miniature scale: 15mm
7DC01	Sunday	2:00 PM	(New) Undaunted (doing the whole game series: Normandy, North Africa, Stalingrad, Battle of Britain)	Undaunted	Osprey Games	Board	BM: Nathaniel Rizzuto	Undaunted is a series of deck-building wargames set in various theaters of World War II, co-designed by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin and published by Osprey Games. You build a board out of cardboard map pieces based on a mission book. You then draw cards to give units actions as you move your tokens around the board to capture objectives or complete missions. Quick to learn and easy to play, each game lasts between 30 minutes to an hour.
7DC02	Sunday	2:00 PM	The Birth of the US Navy	Action Under Sail	Table Top Games	Miniature	BM: Stephen King	March 1776 the first action of the new Continental Navy is to raid the British gunpowder stores in the Caribbean. Now all they have to do is get the stores back to Rhode Island. Miniature scale: 1:1200
7DC03	Sunday	2:00 PM	(New) Imperial Power Projection	X-Wing 2.0	Fantasy Flight Games	Miniature	BM: James Kantor	Keltos Station is hosting a meeting of several notable criminals when alarms start blaring. “Imperial Star Destroyer closing in! All ships launch now and defend the station!” Pick your wing and take out as many Imperials as you can. Miniature Scale: 1/270