Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers

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The Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers (SOTCW) is an international body established in 1989 to promote all aspects of wargaming 20th century periods. Membership of the Society is on a subscription basis, with society members receiving copies of society magazine The Journal.

Activities

The society produces a journal, featuring reviews, articles, scenarios, rules, letters, advertisements, traders' comments and offers. Many traders offer discounts to society members. In 2014, the society started offering a PDF-only subscriptions on Wargame Vault, to complement the existing paper Journal.

The society operates a web forum and has a web site where more information and sample journal articles can be found.

In 2014, the society partnered with Shilka Publishing to publish a compendium of World War I-related articles. All profits from this compendium are donated to The Royal British Legion.

External links

Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers (SOTCW)
SOTCW Forum
Baber, Richard (2014). The SOTCW World War I Compendium. Shilka Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9927-6485-2.

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