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HUMAN WAVE 2026

Dear Conscripts and Fellow Travelers,

We are excited to announce a new concept for the 2026 tournament — blind scenarios not yet published by the highly esteemed Gary Fortenberry and Jim Bishop!

The main tournament will be five rounds, starting Thursday evening and completing Sunday morning (14 – 17 May 2026). The tournament entry fee is $60 in advance ($65 at the door) and will be a self balancing tournament with brackets formed by the winners and losers of the previous rounds. We will post more details in the near future.

The tournament will be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites Washington Dulles Airport, 22700 Holiday Park Dr, Sterling VA 20166 (7035377800). Mention Human Wave when reserving a room to get the reduced rate of $155/night. Lodging includes complimentary breakfast. There is an airport shuttle available from Dulles Airport directly to the hotel.

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Another Great Tournament!

This year we had 25 people attend and play Friday through Sunday.

This year our winner was Phil Palmer with Rich Summers earning a hard fought second. Congratulations!

The Committee has already updated the ASL ratings site, where you can see the tournament results

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Tournament Underway!

Games have been progressing Friday and Saturday with 25 gamers attending. As of this writing, our players who are 3-0 are fighting out in what is looking to be the championship match. Also exciting is we’ve had several new players arrive for their first tournament, which is key to growing the hobby. Last day of play is Sunday morning, with several important games planned.

Today we wrapped up two additional fun events: the Grog Bowl (thanks Varick!) and the very popular raffle.

Scenes from the event below. Check our Facebook page for updates.

Prize and raffle table
Prize and Raffle table
First Round of Games on Friday

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It’s Almost Time!

Conscripts and Fellow Travelers,

We have two announcements:

  1. Our HUMAN WAVE tournament starts tomorrow, Friday 11 July! We still have a few slots left so you can still register or walk-in this weekend.
  2. Multiman Publishing is sponsoring our event again this year. Many thanks to MMP for offering a copy of Doomed Battalions for our raffle! This nicely boxed set retails for $172 and is a very substantial offering.

See you soon!

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Prizes Are Ready

Our own John G has taken great time and expense to assemble the collection of prizes for this year’s tournament. These are some very cool items!

First Place: a heroic figure moving out under fire.

Second Place and Sniper Awards are replica medals from the Great Patriotic War.

Stay tuned for updates on our much anticipated raffle prizes…

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The Grog Bowl

Dear Conscripts and Fellow Travelers,

The Planning Committee is very pleased to announce that the DC Conscripts HUMAN WAVE ‘famous’ (or infamous?) Grog Bowl is BACK again this year!

Originating from a long-time tradition in Britain’s Royal Navy, it carried over to all branches of the US military. Today it has become a means of building esprit de corps and sharing comradeship at special functions.

This year we present the Grog Bowl with a special twist. In addition to the beverages offered by the Planning Committee, all players are invited to bring the beverage of your choice to add to the bowl! For added effect, you are welcome to provide a brief explanation, justification or very short story about your selection! For example, “In recognition of the US 29th Infantry Division’s fighting in Normandy, I add Calvados, the customary drink of Normandy, to the Grog!

While not required, it would be nice if you could let us know what you’re bringing so we can plan accordingly. We’ve updated the Registration Page with a block to complete if you’d like to add something. Alternatively, you can always email.

See you at the tournament!