THE JOY OF SIX

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SMALL SCALE WARGAMES SHOW

The Joy of Six is an annual wargames show devoted to 6mm wargaming. It offers a refreshing change to any small scale gamer who wants to see the best that the scale can offer, and is an eye-opening experience for those who think that 6mm scale wargames are the poor relation of the table top gaming world.

Starting from a handful of games at the initial small show in 2013, the Joy of Six is now an established event drawing attendees from not all over the World. The show itself has a unique atmosphere; busy, enthusiastic and overwhelmingly friendly. The emphasis is participation with most of the games falling into this category. The Joy of Six also has a couple of items unique to itself in the form of the Sunday Morning Grill where the Baccus team get interrogated about all aspects of the gentle art of making toy soldiers, and the Afternoon Panel, where a group of hobby luminaries answer questions from the floor about all manner of wargame related subjects.

The show has earned a fearsome reputation for the quality of games on show, the diversity of subjects covered and the friendliness of those putting on displays, trading and attending. This year's event will be taking place on Sunday June 28th at Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB. Doors will open at 10.00 am and we will be kicking everyone out at 4.00pm.

PLEASE NOTE: We have been asked by the university to point out that their excellent catering facilities are now cashless. All food and drink must be paid for by card. The nice thing about this is that leaves you with more cash to spend with the traders.

Entry fee will be £6.00 for adults and £1 for children.

THE BACCUS OPEN DAY

Every year, on the day before the Joy of Six show, Baccus opens its doors and runs tours around the workshop. It's a great way of peeking behind the scenes and learning just what goes into the production of all the tiny tabletop warriors.

It's FREE to attend, but places are limited. You can book and reserve your place(s) by following this link.

or emailing us at admin@baccus6mm.com or calling us on 01142724491.

If you are planning to visit Sheffield for JOS26, why not make a weekend of it?

Confirmed Games for JOS 2026
Presenters	Title	Type
Baccus	Lens, 1648	P	The final day out for our nasty, brutish and short Thirty Years War game.
Cold War Commanders	Red Storm Rising - The invasion of Greenland	P	A Cold War encounter inspired by events portrayed in Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Cold War Commanders	Calais - encounter on the St Omer road	P	A WW2 encounter using the TacWW2 ruleset
Gaming at Si's House	FTX - Battlegroup NORTHAG	P	Recreating a Cold War encounter somewhere in Northern Germany during the Able Archer Period 1983 - 1984. West German forces defending against a Soviet incursion close to the Inner German Border
Luton Lancers	The Battle of Lewes, 1264	P	Simon de Montfort and the Rebel Barons confront Henry III and his son the Lord Edward in the south of England during the 2nd Barons' War.
Charles Rowntree	Lone Pine - Gallipoli 1915	P	A recreation on a custom board of the Australian attack and subsequent defence of the trenches by the Lone Pine during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 using the All Hell Let Loose: Great War rules.
Ilkley Irregulars	Borodino - 1812	P	An opportunity to fight one of Napoleon's classic battles, using Bloody Big Battles rules and 6mm figures. As the Russians, can you defend the road to Moscow? As the French, can you break the Russian army? Participate and roll the dice for a turn or all day!
Friends of General Haig	Operation Daguet, 1991	D	Set in 1991 as part of the larger Operation Desert Storm, Operation Daguet was the French ground force's involvement, which aimed to breach Iraqi defences on the western flank, securing vital areas like the Al-Salman airbase and disrupting Iraqi forces.
Dave Benton	Battle of Gaines Mill	P	The new Confederate C-in-C, General Lee, has spooked McClelland and the Army of the Potomac is withdrawing to the James River and a strong position at Malvern Hill. The V Corps under Porter is detailed to cover the move and act as a rearguard. Porter has taken up a good position on commanding ground, but his single corps faces the entire Army of Northern Virginia, Lee, 'Stonewall',Jackson and 'Old Pete' Longstreet. Can the Fifth hold the Rebs back for long enough? The high ground vs numerical advantage. A classic attack vs defender asymmetric battle played with Greg Wagman's excellent Altar of Freedom rules and using over a thousand Baccus minis.
The Loft of War	The Battle of Langgoot, 1748	P	A ficticious battle fought in our own Europe-like continent on 19th March, 1748. Langgoot concluded an imagi-nations campaign fought between an alliance of the Grand Duchy of Arpino and the Principality of Hydensbosch, against the invading forces of The Kingdom of Gezankesland.
Three Decks Dockyard & Sheffield Wargames Society	Santiago de Cuba, 1898	P	A participation game for up to to six players. As the American fleet can you stop the Spanish escaping from Santiago harbour?
Wargames Developments	633 Squadron	P	A 10 minute solo participation game about "The greatest adventure since men fought on Earth... Or flew over it!" (from the 1964 film poster). "No squadron has ever been sent out on a more critically important operation....
Sheffield & Rotherham Wargames	Laserstorm, 6mm Sci-Fi	P	Sheffield & Rotherham Wargames club present a game of Laser Storm! Pilot an awesome laser-mech and participate in the destruction or defence of a desert city!
Peter Wilkes/Total Battle Miniatures	Civitate, 1053	D	Fought on 18 June 1053 in Southern Italy. Pope Leo IX organised the Swabian-Italian-Lombard army, led on the battlefield by Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, and Rudolf, Prince of Benevento against the Norman army, led by the Count of Apulia Humphrey of Hauteville.
South London Warlords	Crisis on the Marne, 1914	P	The Battle of Ourcq - 6 September 1914, using a specially developed rules system, - 'Over by Christmas '- Participants are encouraged to join in.
City Wargaming	Battle of the Five Armies	P	A Hobbit-inspired Battle of the Five Armies participation game. The board features the ruined city of Dale, and Erebor, the Lonely Mountain.
Ben Walton - FML demo Group	Woerth 1870	P	Played using a streamlined new rules set, Field Marshal Lieutenant, applied to the this pivotal battle of the Franco Prussian War.
MADGAMERS	Operation Goodwood	D	Monty pushes east of Caen, as he tries to expand the Normandy bridgehead. Can the massed tanks of 11th Armoured Division break through to the Bourguébus Ridge? Using Rapid Fire Reloaded rules.
Peterborough Wargames Club	Operation Gotterdammerung	P	A BattleTech Alpha Strike game set in the opening offensive of the Fourth Succession War. Can the battlemechs of the Lyran Commonwealth take another city from it's Draconis Combine garrison?
Doncaster Wargames Society	Elefant Hunting	P	Russian T34s are hunting Elefants in the Kursk salient in July 1943.
Grantham Gaming Club	Undaunted - Air War in the Pacific	P	A variant of the Undaunted air combat game set in the Pacific.
The Wargame Shop	Greek State City Wars	P	Conflict between the Greek City States of Athens and Sparta continues. We are using a FREE set of rules, 'Paean' , available for download from www.wargamesshop.uk
Commission Figurines	Battles in mdf	D	Napoleonic Wargamin with mdf armies.
Matt Moran, James Morris & Chums	Midgard in Glorantha	P	Midgard returns to Glorantha with a big battle game between great hosts of Lunars and free peoples.
Totally Board	Urban Conflict through the Age	P	Step into the streets of history, the present, and the future across three unique 2ft x 2ft battlefields, each telling its own story of urban warfare through time. 20th Century – Streets of Sand (1950s Middle East) 21st Century – Broken Cities (Modern Western 22nd Century – Future Frontlines (Urban Warfare of Tomorrow) Three eras. Three battles. One table at a time. Pick up the dice and join the fight, participants are welcome to try any or all of our three scenes throughout the day.

Confirmed Traders for JOS 2026
Company	Website
Baccus 6mm	www.baccus6mm.com
Kraft Lighting	https://www.craft-lighting.co.uk/
Three Decks Dockyard	https://shop.threedecks.org
Rapier Miniatures	https://rapierminiatures.com/
Patriot Games	https://www.patriotgames.uk
Phoenix Games Studio	www.pgstudio.co.uk
Heroics	sales@heroicsandros.co.uk
Christopher Morris Books	christophermorrisbooks@gmail.com
Commission Figurines	commission@btinternet.com
Pit Gaming Shop	thepitgamingshop@hotmail.com
Brigade	tony@brigademodels.co.uk