Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (or HMGS) promotes the hobby of historical miniature wargaming as a registered non-profit charitable and educational foundation.[1]
Chapters
The organization consists of a loose-knit group of regional chapters, primarily located throughout the United States:
- East
- The largest chapter, East, has over 2,000 members worldwide, although the vast majority are from the East Coast of the United States. HMGS East sponsors three major gaming conventions (Historicon, Cold Wars, and Fall In!), as well as special events and seminars by distinguished historians.
- Great Lakes
- Runs the historicals events at the annual Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio.
- South
- Founded in March of 1996, HMGS-South hosts two large gaming conventions ("Recon" in April and "Hurricon" in September) in Orlando, Florida.
- Mid-South
- Hosts the Siege of Augusta in Augusta, Georgia during mid January.
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References
- Thayer, Kate (May 28, 2016). "Miniature war gaming is big with history buffs". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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