The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (or HMGS) promotes the hobby of historical
miniature wargaming
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in the United States, as a registered non-profit charitable and educational foundation.
Chapters
The organization consists of a loose-knit group of regional chapters, primarily located throughout the
United States
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; East : The largest chapter, East, has over 2,000 members worldwide, although the vast majority are from the East Coast of the United States. HMGS East sponsors three major
gaming conventions (
Historicon, Cold Wars, and Fall In!), as well as special events and seminars by distinguished historians.
; Great Lakes : Runs the historicals events at the annual
Origins Game Fair
Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Origins is run by The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was c ...
in
Columbus, Ohio.
; Midwest : Founded in 1984, the main event is hosting the Little Wars Convention. This is a 4 day gaming convention held at the end of April. Attendance varies from 500-700 people. Also running a series of smaller events throughout the year. There is a Monthly HMGS Night, running miniature games at Games Plus, in Mt. Prospect IL.
:* The War Chest - A two day giant Swap Meet/Flea Market with games.
:* Wars in Woodstock - A one day gaming event.
:* Autumn Wars - A two day mini convention.
:* Naval Wars - A one day naval gaming event.
:* Tanksgiving (Toys 4 Tots) In conjunction with Battlefront and local hobby shops, in the area
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: HMGS-Midwest also co-sponsors a slate of games at other local conventions. Nexus, Origins, Air Wars, Gencon, Rockcon, Gamehole Con, Adepticon, and Garycon.: More information can be found at http://www.hmgsmidwest.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/HMGSMidwest:
; South : Founded in March 1996,
HMGS-South hosts two large gaming conventions ("Recon" in April and "Hurricon" in September) in
Orlando, Florida.
; Mid-South : Hosts the Siege of Augusta in Augusta, Georgia during mid January.
; West: Founded in March 1997, HMGS-West assists large gaming conventions.
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Non-profit organizations based in the United States
Game associations
Wargaming associations
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