Games Played at Leeds Night Owls

Quite a wide range of games are played at the club. The club does not dictate what games members play.

If you are curious about the games we play and how often, we've collated some statistics to give you an idea. You can also browse our games by historical period.

The Tabletop Games

The following games have been played at the club over the last few months just to give you an idea of the games that are typically played. If a game is not in the list below, that does not mean that the game cannot be played. It just means that it hasn't been played. Again, the club is not at all prescriptive of the games people play.

This is not an exhaustive list, but covers the most popular ones.

Bolt Action is a very popular World War 2 skirmish game and has been a regular at the club for many years with most members being familiar with the rules.

Another popular World War 2 ruleset at the club. Its popularity waxes and wains but it has a reasonably good following at the club.

An operational level World War 2 ruleset released in October 2024 by Sam Mustafa. It was one of the Night Owls demonstration games at FIASCO 2024.

Warmaster Revolution is a fabulous 10mm version of Warhammer now fully updated to include many of the latest updates from Warmaster Ancients. And, you can download the ruleset for free too!

Warhammer: The Horus Heresy — the epic civil war at the heart of the Warhammer 30K universe.

Marvel Crisis Protocol

A ruleset covering the American Civil War by Sam Mustafa. A campaign is currently running at the club using this ruleset.

Another American Civil War ruleset popular with members at the club. This ruleset has been around for a long time and has stood the test of time.

Team Yankee is named after a book of the same name, set during the mid 1980s in a Cold War gone hot scenario. Team Yankee is made by Battlefront, the makers of Flames of War. The rulesets are very similar, so if you learn one of them you can learn the other very easily.

Dead Man's Hand is a western skirmish game with a very polished set of rules that makes it very easy to pick up. Makes it the perfect club game for 2025.

The Board Games

The board games are typically played on the everybody gets a game table but, you can play them whenever you want.

Here's a small sample of the games regularly played at the club.

Magic the Gathering is a very popular card game that has quite a following at Night Owls. It is a great game to pick up when you've finished your tabletop game nearing the end of the session and want a quick game to finish off the session. A number of members have a range of decks to choose from, so you don't even need to bring your own deck with you.