So, what’s this all about? i guess ‘robots’ would be the obvious answer. Preferably the type that are BIG and STOMPY, with a penchant for slow, deliberate bust-ups with one another – causing as much damage as they can, in the most cinematic way possible. Throw in the ‘Grim Dark’ point-of-extinction setting of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000, and you have the essence of what Big Stompy Robots is all about.
We’re a group of gamers currently based in the north east of England, brought together initially by the game Adeptus Titanicus by Games Workshop.
Adeptus Titanicus is a tabletop game of devastating combat between awe-inspiring god-machines, set during the civil war that tore the galaxy apart. Two players take control of a variety of Titans – colossal, bipedal war engines covered in thick armour and weapons which can level a city in a single salvo. It is a strategic challenge in which you pit your skill and cunning against your opponent in a battle to the death; a test of tactical skill demanding the management of the resources at your disposal, determining the optimal reactions to the evolving state of the battlefield. – Games Workshop 2020
We’ve been running for a couple of years now, initially playing at the Battle Bunker in Sunderland. Following the Pandemic and subsequent closure of the Bunker, we moved to our own venue, running out of the Byron Lodge Community Hub in Seaham – where we’ve been for around 15 months. We meet weekly on a Thursday night, with semi-regular weekend days for larger games or hobby-focused sessions. Recently, we’ve broadened the scope of games we play, including many of the more well known systems – Warhammer 40k, Battletech, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Aeronautica Imperialis, Horus Heresy, Kill Team, Bloodbowl, Bolt Action are all actively played by our members as well as others including Pacific Rim: Extinction, Gaslands, Blood Red Skies and the many forms of One Page Rules.