Women in wargaming

[Will Bailie]

Today is International Women's Day.  Accordingly, I'd like to give a shout out to some of the women who make wargaming better for all of us - I wish that there were more women in our hobby!

I'd like to nominate in particular our leading lady Helen, whose presence here on LAF has inspired me for as long as I've been visiting, and Annie the Dice Bag Lady, for single-handedly (or so it seems!) reinventing how we see female characters on the table top.

Thanks to you both for your contributions to our hobby!

[armchairgeneral]

Seconded 

[Michi]

Let´s not forget Anne O´Leary whose painting has so much improved since she started painting and posting!

[Davout]

I'd like to thank my wife. She doesn't play or paint but she has always supported me in this hobby, from the days when I took up semi permanent residence at the kitchen table to now having a room all my own.

[Harry Faversham]

Gets my vote...



 

[Annie]

Thanks Will, that is a really lovely and much appreciated post.

I'd also like to wave at clap at all the other women in the industry. I stand out as I'm always jamming my face everywhere and yelling stuff, but there are much more in the background toiling away too with less recognition. Plenty of the companies I deal with in the industry have great women doing great things from concept to rules writing to boss running, casting and more. And sculpting - I'm still on the lookout for more but there are Delaney King, Julie Guthrie and Sandra Garrity of course.

In Boss Lady terms we have

Delaney King, who has recently launched Darkling Games, and be doing some sculpting for me super soon! http://darklinggames.com/

Emily Whitehouse, who runs On The Lamb Games http://endlessfantasytactics.com/

Victoria Lamb from Victoria Miniatures, who was sculpting and creating Believable Female Miniatures long before I came along http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/

Wendy from Westwind, who is an absolute delight despite working her ass off all the time - http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/

Sally from Hasslefree, no introduction needed, taught me a good right hook ;-) And of course Jen who does a lot of the day to day running now. http://hfminis.co.uk/

Jo Watkins from Bonhomie Games, retailers that specialise in board games designed by women  https://bonhomiegames.uk

Debs from Saddle Goose Dice Bags! - https://www.facebook.com/SaddleGooseDesigns/

Fil from All Rolled Up, who was a brilliant help back in my earlier dice bag days - http://www.allrolledup.co.uk/

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These are just off the top of my head too! There are also all the husband and wife teams where the wife doesn't quite get the credit she deserves ( a la being seen as "just the wife" when she does bloody loads) and as I mentioned before, people doing great work behind the scenes. In Bad Squiddo world there are three more shout outs - one to Kate Evans one of my concept artists ( https://www.facebook.com/redmaidenart), Jasmine who works for Great Escape Games, Firestorm Games and also me in times of panic - "arghhh the show is tomorrow and all my things aren't ready...haaalp" and Hannah from Hysterical Games - one of my casters, and a bloody good one at that.

Oh one more shout out - my good old mum, who I wouldn't have got into wargaming or set up this company without!

Hopefully anyone browsing through will find some new people from that mass shout out that you were previously unaware of

Cheers
Annie
The Dice Bag Lady
Bad Squiddo Games

[Hammers]

Today is International Women's Day.  Accordingly, I'd like to give a shout out to some of the women who make wargaming better for all of us - I wish that there were more women in our hobby!

I'd like to nominate in particular our leading lady Helen, whose presence here on LAF has inspired me for as long as I've been visiting, and Annie the Dice Bag Lady, for single-handedly (or so it seems!) reinventing how we see female characters on the table top.

Thanks to you both for your contributions to our hobby!

International Women's Day is not primarily at least about celebrating women but to give them an equal and fair shake. So the question is do chaps do enough to share the place around the gaming board? Hard to tell for me when such a vast majority of us are fallas and we set the norm.

[Davout]

In my experience the women I have seen around the table have been welcomed, though I will admit that tabletop wargaming is an overwhelmingly male space. I don't think wargaming is purposely exclusionary, just that up till recently it was seen as a "guys" hobby.

I think this next generation coming up will include a lot more women. I've bought my daughter her first set of figures and have been playing simple RPGs and board games with her since she could hold dice. It's much easier to find realistic female sculpts now then it was a few years ago and I think that will help draw more women into the hobby as well.

[jon_1066]

Gets my vote...



 

Not sure if satire or serious. 

[vodkafan]

They are not gamers they have no rucksacks!

[warrenpeace]

And don't forget Mila at Pulp Alley!

We've been seeing a few more women at the main Pacific NW convention. Some play, some paint, and some make terrain.

[Hammers]

Not sure if satire or serious.  

That's a nice change from the usual pong from the anoraked crowd usually seen at conventions!

[Khadrin Stonetooth]

Not sure if satire or serious.

Hmm what makes you doubt ? Let see

They are not men.
They are not in their 50s.
They are not potbellied.
They do not wear an Iron Maiden T shirt.
 

[JamesValentine]

whats a woman? 

[Ssendam]

Not sure if satire or serious.

Hmm what makes you doubt ? Let see

They are not men.
They are not in their 50s.
They are not potbellied.
They do not wear an Iron Maiden T shirt.
 

They are also smiling ... when a real wargamer would be arguing over the rules :-)

The real worry is that they are laughing and have tape measures out ...