COLD WARS 2009 IS OVER - A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL!

With over 2500 gamers playing over 400 games, we defied the economy and made this year's convention one of the best ever. Many thanks to the GMs, hotel staff, convention staff, dealers, gamers and many others who made this happen, and we'll see you next year when our theme will be Napoleon's Enemies, 1810.

The Cold Wars 2009 Convention Theme was on Revolutions, 3000 Years of Revolutionary Change - Tyrants tremble! With this motto and the concepts of "liberty, equality and brotherhood," the French Revolution shook the foundations of autocratic Europe to its very core. But it was not the first nor the last time when rebellion or civil war would dramatically change the course of history, where the world would never be the same. Caesar battled Pompey to determine the existence of Rome as republic or empire. The fate of kings saw the clash of armored knights under roses white and red. Royalist and Roundhead dueled for the future of England's parliament while Minutemen and Brown Bess gave birth to the American republic. Blue and Grey defined with their blood the concept of union at quiet little places such as Antietam and Gettysburg, and on and on and on. From the Roman Civil War to the Russian Revolution it remains a tragic fact that meaningful change has often come on the point of a spear or down the barrel of a gun.

BTW, new to the hobby? First, surf on over to HMGS East and learn about the history of wargaming, both military and hobby varieties. Then check out the HMGS East Newcomers Page for a step-by-step process in getting started in historical miniature wargaming. It'll make Cold Wars even better!