Little Wars "Update"

New Little Wars Update "D minus 50"

        We are almost 2 weeks to the PEL cutoff.  Get your events in now and be a part of the Midwest's best historical miniatures convention.  But we are not only history, we have great SciFi, Fantasy,  and Pulp games as well.  Almost all of our events are Kid friendly.  

       If you have not done so yet, I urge you to preregister online and submit your events.  You can get your badge at a reduced price.   On behalf of the Board and Volunteers we thank you and cannot wait to start gaming again.

COVID Update:  As of March 1st, Illinois and DuPage County is mask and vaccine mandate free. We will continue to follow the science and comply with all State and County guidelines.

HMGS-Midwest Launches Update Website

        We are proud to announce the website has been redesigned to be more engaging and colorful and to be organized in a way which makes it easy and intuitive for our members to find what they want and need.  Key focus was given to Little Wars and Autumn Wars with additional menu items related to Upcoming Events, and Recent News.  We have also allowed for an archive to retrieve posts that were collected on our previous website.  The website will continue to be grow and change with the needs of our members throughout the year - so come back and visit often!

        Please explore the new website and enjoy!  On the front page you can easily view key dates related to Little Wars 2022 and the site also connects directly to Badge Registration and the Room Block for the Sheraton Naperville Lisle, so please visit and sign up for Little Wars 2022 today!

LITTLE WARS 2022 PAINTING CONTEST

        Time to get your best painted efforts ready and finished for the competition.You can win awesome prizes provided by our generous sponsors, along with bragging rights for an entire year.

THREE WAYS TO WIN!

- The Peoples’ Choice Award (PCA):

Where your “Frenemies” have the opportunity to vote for their favorite entry. These votes are tallied for each category noted below, resulting in five prizes to be awarded.

- Overall Best in Show:

Plus additional prizes may be awarded as determined by a team of experienced miniatures painters.

- Little General Award: Open to our future wargamers, up to age fourteen

HOW DOES IT WORK?

- Submit your entries at the Events Desk by providing your name, entry name and brief description of your painted miniature(s) on an entry form. An entry number will be assigned to your submission and your miniatures will be locked in our display case in the main gaming are for viewing.

- Entries must be submitted no later than noon on Saturday.

- You may submit one entry per category up to three categories per attendee.

- Voting will take place from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Saturday at the Events Desk (voting form will be included in your registration packet and also available at the Events Desk).

- Final decisions will be announced at 5:30 PM on Saturday.

CATEGORIES (fantasy, historical or science fiction)

- SINGLE FIGURE - any size figure

- UNIT OF FIGURES - 20mm and smaller, minimum of five figures

- UNIT OF FIGURES - 25mm or larger, minimum of three figures

- DIORAMA (with terrain) - any size figure(s), one of more figure(s), terrain required

- OPEN - any entry which does not fit any of the categories above