The Northern Suburbs Games Association Inc.

Historical, Fantasy and Science Fiction

Tabletop Miniatures and Board games

Fawkner Community House at the end of the Leisure Centre car park, CB Smith Reserve, 79 Jukes Rd, Fawkner, Melbourne. (Melways map 17, J2).

For more information email nsga@nsga.org.au

phone: Django on (03)9383-4951 or Norman 0413312710

The Northern Suburbs Games Association (NSGA) is a miniatures and board gaming club located in Melbourne, Australia. The NSGA (and its previous incarnations as the Thornbury Wargames group and the Knights of the Square Table) has been meeting in various places in the Northcote/Thornbury area for 25 years. Anyone with an interest in gaming of any period or style whatsoever is welcome to come along.

Flyer for Lionheart 2006 is here

DBM version 3.1 download available here.

What we do | Tournaments we run | When and where we meet | Getting in touch

What we do

Miniatures

We have many games tables and a wide variety of quality terrain available for use by members.

Rules used include:

Ancients: DBM in 15mm, DBA in 15mm and 25mm, Warmaster Ancients in 6mm.

Pike and Shot: DBR in 15mm.

Seven Years War: Age of Reason, Might and Reason in 15mm.

Napoleonics: Empire in 5mm.

World War 2: Command Decision 3 in 5mm and 15mm, Flames of War in 15mm, Naval.

Fantasy: Warmaster in 10mm, DBF and HOTT in 15mm, HOTT in 25mm.

Sci-Fi: Warhammer 40k in 25mm, Full Thrust.

Board Games

Large multiplayer boardgames are popular at the NSGA including:

Star Fleet Battles, Federation and Empire, World in Flames & Empires in Arms.

Simpler boardgames like Risk, Settlers of Catan & History of the World are also played.

Campaigns

We some time ago we completed an Empires in Arms game after 18 months' play. Another is now in progress.
A Federation and Empire game lasting several years real time has recently concluded.
A Seven Years War campaign recently ran using the Sport of Kings campaign system with the Age of Reason miniatures rules.

Tournaments

We used to run tournaments through the year, and assist with the running of tournaments at major games conventions

Arcanacon FOW A Mid War period Flames of War tournament held on the Australia day long weekend at the Arcanacon games convention
Conquest FOW A Mid War period Flames of War tournament held over Easter at the Conquest games convention

See the Tournaments page for more detailed information.

See the FOW page for FOW info.

When and where we meet

Cost

There is a $2 per meeting door fee paid to the Fawkner Community House. Attendees must also fill in a Fawkner Neighbourhood House membership form. Membership of the NSGA is $10 till June 30 each year and covers buying games, terrain etc.

Facilities

The venue provides a comfortable environment all year round. Soft drinks and snack food are available at reasonable prices in the kitchen.

Sunday 1pm till 6pm (Boardgames and Miniatures)

February 4
February 25
March 25
April 29
May 27
June 24
July 22
August 26
September 23
October 28
November 25
December 16

Other meeting dates and times are possible by prior arrangement.

The NSGA meets at the Fawkner Community House at the end of the Leisure Centre car park, CB Smith Reserve, 79 Jukes Rd, Fawkner, Melbourne.

Melways map reference 17, J2. Online map can be found here. Note that parking directly in front of the venue is time restricted but there is ample untimed parking to the side.

Access by public transport is possible by bus and train on the Upfield line. The closest train stations are Fawkner and Gowrie (zone 2 only). The 530 bus (zone 2 only) goes from Fawkner station to the venue. See metlink website for more information.

The NSGA used to meet at the Clyde St Community Centre, 60 Clyde St Thornbury. We no longer have any association with that venue.

Getting in touch

For more information email nsga@nsga.org.au

or phone: Django on (03)9383-4951 or Norman 0413312710

Please direct all questions and queries about the website to webmaster@nsga.org.au