Het Utrechtse Stadsleger
Welcome to Het Utrechtse Stadsleger, a place devoted to building a player community for historical wargames, strategy board games and conflict simulations. These games attempt to showcase the military, economic and/or political aspects of historical conflict on tactical, operational or strategic scale. Examples are for instance Combat Commander, Friedrich or Here I Stand. But first of all these games should be fun to play.
We meet once a month (typically the third Saturday of the month) at the game shop Het Lab in Utrecht. We started in 2022 and have 70+ members. If you are not a member yet, have a look at our website here where you can also sign up. Our 'official' language is English as we have non-Dutch members (maar laat je daar door niet afschrikken: de meeste leden spreken Nederlands).
Het Utrechtse stadsleger (citizen army of Utrecht) refers to medieval times when Utrecht was a walled city run by its guilds and independent from the earldom of Holland to the west and the dukedom of Gelre to the east. This group aims to bring people together around a gaming table and consequently has a regional focus. However, people from Holland and Gelre are welcome too!
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September meetup
This meetup, Martin and Menno played Labyrinth as shown on the right side. I actually have no idea how it went as I was busy as an umpire running a kriegsspiel, with Vasiliy and Thomas as opposing pa…
"Market Garden" operation anniversary
Exactly 82 years ago, on 17th of September 1944, operation Market Garden started. When I cycled some days ago part of the operation's route in opposite direction I found no resistance, but freedom: a…
A return to Red Poppies Campaigns
Like said earlier, Menno en me enjoyed the Red Poppies Campaigns system and as a result tried our hands on the biggest scenario of volume I: Unfrozen at Frezenberg.
Battle Decisions: Kriegsspiel
Battle Decisions: Kriegsspiel is a recent game by Catastrophe Games and the name says it all. This is an introductory toolbox to run a kriegsspiel. In a kriegsspiel, an umpire runs a wargame for two …
August meetup
Today we met up with six: Menno, Alf, Eric, Raymond, Nick and myself (Martin). Due to illness Fierman had to cancel, so the game between him and Vasiliy could not take place, vasiliy and his girlfrie…
"Market Garden" operation anniversary
Exactly 82 years ago, on 17th of September 1944, operation Market Garden started. When I cycled some days ago part of the operation's route in opposite direction I found no resistance, but freedom: a…
A return to Red Poppies Campaigns
Like said earlier, Menno en me enjoyed the Red Poppies Campaigns system and as a result tried our hands on the biggest scenario of volume I: Unfrozen at Frezenberg.
Battle Decisions: Kriegsspiel
Battle Decisions: Kriegsspiel is a recent game by Catastrophe Games and the name says it all. This is an introductory toolbox to run a kriegsspiel. In a kriegsspiel, an umpire runs a wargame for two …
August meetup
Today we met up with six: Menno, Alf, Eric, Raymond, Nick and myself (Martin). Due to illness Fierman had to cancel, so the game between him and Vasiliy could not take place, vasiliy and his girlfrie…