September 13–20, 2026
Fall is coming, the dice are rolling, and Big Muddy is keeping the gaming tables busy! This week we’ve got insurgencies, alien predators, Victorian-era occult horrors, Indianapolis-style racing, and a little international mayhem in Peking.
In other words… just another week at Big Muddy!
Grab your dice, bring your friends, and come join the fun!
💥 Tuesday Night Gaming
Tuesday, September 15 • 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Game Nite
8380 Watson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63119
⚔️ Wars of Insurgency
Presented by Patrick Connaughton
DROP RAID!
It’s time to put boots on the ground and find out just how complicated things can get when insurgents, raids, and questionable tactical decisions collide.
Come out, throw some dice, and see if your brilliant military plan survives contact with the enemy!
New players and curious bystanders are always welcome.
👽 Wednesday Night Gaming
Wednesday, September 16 • 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Fantasy Books & Games
1977 W US Highway 50, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
🛸 HUNT OR BE HUNTED!
Aliens vs. Predators
Fistful of Lead Rules
Ray Gluck, GM
This Wednesday, YOU are not necessarily at the top of the food chain.
Aliens. Predators. Weapons. Teeth. Claws. Very bad decisions.
Join Ray Gluck for an evening of Fistful of Lead mayhem as two of science fiction’s nastiest hunters go head-to-head.
Come for the game. Stay because something is probably hunting you.
👴 Semi-Regular Retirees Game
Thursday, September 17 • 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Miniature Market – Cave Springs
1077 Cave Springs Blvd, St. Peters, MO 63376
🇨🇳 55 DAYS AT PEKING
Steve Lowry, GM
We’re heading back to Peking, 1900, for the enlarged and enhanced version of 55 Days at Peking, recreating the siege of the European legations during the Boxer Rebellion.
And once again, there’s more going on than simply having a great game.
This session will help prepare the game for our upcoming history class event and the Big Muddy Education Working Group, which brings historical gaming into school classrooms and helps students experience History Through a Different Lens.
So come move some units, roll some dice, and help us get history ready for the classroom!
You may even learn something while you’re having fun. Don’t tell anyone.
🏰 GAME DAY EAST!
Sunday, September 20 • 12:00–4:00 PM
📍 Impact Gaming Center
49 Ludwig Dr, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
🚨 IT’S GAME DAY!
Our monthly Game Day East is back, and we’ve got multiple tables of gaming goodness waiting for you!
Bring your friends. Bring your dice. Bring your favorite gaming stories. Most importantly, bring yourself!
⚔️ TABLE ONE — SHARPE’S OCCULT
Tom Vielott, GM
Merciless Game Rules
Richard Sharpe is back—and this time the French aren’t the only thing standing between him and completing his mission.
Set during the Napoleonic Wars of Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe universe, this game adds a healthy dose of gothic horror.
French troops? Dangerous.
Creatures of magic and terror? Even worse.
Richard Sharpe? Probably already complaining about it.
Come find out if Sharpe can survive a mission where the enemy isn’t entirely human!
🏎️ TABLE TWO — SPEED CIRCUIT
Dennis Hill
Start your engines!
Race for glory in the Indianapolis 500 with an expanded and enhanced version of the classic Avalon Hill board game Speed Circuit.
It’s racing. It’s strategy. It’s speed.
And unlike actual IndyCar racing, you don’t need to worry about getting your helmet on straight.
🇨🇳 TABLE THREE — 55 DAYS AT PEKING
If Needed
We’re keeping 55 Days at Peking available as a third table if needed.
This enlarged and enhanced version of the classic game recreates the 1900 siege of the European legations during the Boxer Rebellion.
It also gives us another opportunity to prepare the game for the upcoming Big Muddy Education Working Group history-class event.
Want to help bring history to students? Come lend a hand!
🎲 COME GAME WITH US!
From insurgencies to aliens, Napoleonic occult horrors to Indy 500 racing, there’s something happening around the Big Muddy gaming tables this week.
You don’t have to be an expert. You don’t need the biggest miniature collection in St. Louis. And you certainly don’t have to know all the rules before you show up.
Just come out, meet some fellow gamers, roll some dice, and have a good time.
Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance – St. Louis
History. Gaming. Good People. And occasionally things with too many teeth.
