SIege of Augusta 2026 Report

 My gaming year always begins with the Siege of Augusta convention in Augusta, Georgia.  Held in mid-January, I was only able to attend on Saturday this year.  On the plus side, that was because all three of my kids wanted to go with me.  It was my youngest's first convention.

We arrived just after 8:00 AM, registered, and were soon playing in games.

My purchases were on the light side this year.  I had made an order with Miniature Building Authority ahead of time to pick up at the con.  These are all items for my Robin Hood project. Starting at the top left: merchant stall, blacksmith stall, pack of 4 wolves, and an ox-drawn wagon.

I also bought two packs of miniatures for Robin Hood and some paint from Time Portal Hobbies, a longtime vendor.  The minis are from Reaper's Bones line.  I am already painting the townsfolk, and the material for these is firmer than the last Bones figs I bought. The animal companions include a wolf, bear, mountain lion, wolverine, & hawk.  Also pictured are a Sherman tank given to my older son for playing in a WW2 game, and a post-apocalypse mini from Bad Goblin.  My sons both played in one of Bad Goblins's games and were each given a miniature.  They had a good time fighting each other.

After a full day of gaming we headed home Saturday night.  Games played included post-apocalypse, chariot racing, WWII, Viking Naval, & OGRE miniatures.

My next convention in 2026 will probably be Carolina CONquest, a new convention in Charlotte, NC May 8-9.

Purchases at Siege of Augusta

 I started off 2025 as I usually do by attending the Siege of Augusta convention in Augusta, GA.  This year, along with my 2 high schoolers, my friends Mike and Jenny drove down from Ohio to attend.

I am planning on running a Stargate game later this year and was on the lookout for some more terrain pieces.  There was a new vendor with a variety of 3d printed items, Garrison 3D from Florida.  He had some leftover Egyptian statues he wanted to get rid of, so I picked up all 7 of them for $10.  They are 6" tall so will look suitably imposing on the table.

Garrison 3D also had a large structure, diameter 12", that reminded me of a classical temple similar to the Pantheon in Rome.  I kept eying it all weekend and eventually gave in and bought it.  I am still working out a paint scheme but it will make a good central objective.

I also wanted to find some accessories for the temple.  Miniature Building Authority had some Egyptian columns and a snake statue that fit the bill.

Bad Goblin has a line of different fire items using LEDs, and I got 2 of their fire pits for $5 each.  You can see some lit up on my friend Mike's blog Lead Legionaries.  Bad Goblin have a great line of terrain for their upcoming Trailer Park Warlords of the Apocalypse game.  They also gave my daughter one of their miniatures after she played in one of their demo games, which is currently on my painting table.

I had a find in the Saturday morning flea market with 2 boxes of Perry Hundred Years War English for $20 each.  This was great timing as my copy of the new Age of Chivalry book for Saga waiting for me whrn I got home after the convention.  I've already started painting 24 of them.

I'm not sure if I will make any other conventions before Historicon, but Siege was a good start to the year.