A friendly wargaming club in the home city of the Royal Navy
	Portsmouth and Allied Wargames Society, Southsea Community Centre, St. Pauls Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The theme and list of armies for the PAWS Summer DBA is now available.
The 2009 PAWS DBAs will be on 7 March, 13 June, 26 September and 5 December.

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The 2009 English DBA Open will again be hosted by PAWS, on 18 October.

The Portsmouth and Allied Wargames Society, PAWS, is a friendly little wargaming (and occasionally boardgaming) club meeting on Saturday afternoons in Southsea.

We have a room at the Southsea Community Centre just about every Saturday, from 2:00pm to about 7:00pm.
Members often meet up first at The Eldon Arms, just down the road.

We regularly play all sorts of historical miniatures games (not just DBA), from the beginnings of warfare to the industrial age; historical and "Euro" boardgames; and we have been known to do the odd naval game.

Figures are often available to borrow, so if you want to learn one of the rule sets we play, you don't need to buy before you try. Alternatively you could try and convert some of us to your favourite set.

Games tend to be arranged between two or more players beforehand, but it is often possible to join in with a friendly game, and there are occasionally 'off the cuff' games arranged between whoever has turned up.

If you would like further details, directions, or would just like to arrange a game, then you can email us at paws_sec@yahoo.co.uk, or look for our details in Miniature Wargames 'Club Contacts' section.

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Latest News

PAWS Summer DBA Event 6th December 2008 In 2003, we inaugurated a regular (now four times a year) themed DBA competition, open to all. The first of 2009 was held on March 7th 2009, won by Andrew Wilkinson. The Junior winner was William Brooks.	The next one will be on June 13th 2009, with a theme of "Barbarotopia" Spain and Gaul in the 5th Century (401 - 500 AD). A list of allowed armies can be found by clicking this link. Further details for these DBA Events, including the dates for the other 2009 tournaments, can be seen on the DBA Event page (click here or on the picture to the left). Although there is no need to pre-enter, if you are interested in coming along, please get in touch. In 2009 there will again be Senior and Junior prizes at the PAWS DBA events. There will also be a special end of year prize for the Junior player making the best showing in the Senior playoffs over the whole of 2009.
2008 English DBA Open The 2008 English DBA Open was held on Sunday October 19th. Congratulations to 2008 English DBA Open winners Andrew Fisher (25mm), Martin Smith (15mm Seniors) and Robert Dowling (15mm Juniors). A full report will appear in due course. For a view of the competition from one of our Italian entrants, please click here (note this is in Italian). This year's tournament is again sponsored by The Society of Ancients and Magister Militum    plus new sponsors Ancient and Modern Army Supplies. For details of the competition rules, please click here.

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