Cold Wars (gaming)

Cold Wars (gaming)

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Infobox Convention
name = Cold Wars


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status =
genre = Gaming
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location = Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
country = United States
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organizer = Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
filing = Non-profit
attendance =
website = http://www.coldwars.org/

Cold Wars is one of the largest gaming conventions in North America devoted to historical miniature wargaming. It is sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, a nonprofit guiding organization, which also holds the larger Historicon convention each July.

Typically, Cold Wars is a three-day convention held in late winter each year in historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Thousands of miniature gamers and military history enthusiasts gather to play in hundreds of tabletop games, tournaments, and demonstrations. The convention is accompanied by a large flea market of used gaming items and accessories, a large dealer hall offering new merchandise, painting competitions, and similar events. Over 90% of the gaming events are history-related, with the remainder being sports games and fantasy or science fiction miniature games.

Each year, Cold Wars has a different theme and focal point (such as the American Civil War or World War I), and many games and supporting events are geared around the theme. Awards are presented to the Best Theme Event, as well as best games in specific time slots and other honors for particularly popular or impressive games.

The annual convention is normally held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the [http://www.lancasterhost.com/index.asp Lancaster Host Resort] , a hotel located on U.S. Route 30 in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish country.

External links

* [http://www.coldwars.org/ Cold Wars website]


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