Flames of war: Operation market garden 2026 Team challenge [2 day event]

Operation market garden

 2026

Team challenge

At Gamers Village

11/07-12/07

$40 for the weekend

Or $20 for single day

On the day or online

Market Garden event.

The vision for this event is a historically authentic, beginner friendly event where different players can retell the story of Market Garden. From the heroics of Robert Cain VC, and John Frost at Armhem, the determined defence of the Son bailey bridge by the 101st, and 15th/19th Hussars, to the remarkable courage of the 82nd airborne, and British Sappers crossing the Waal river. I want each table and game to make history to come to life.

Having established that as the vision for the event let’s get down to the nuts and bolts.

Each player must select an 100pt force to replicate an actual formation from the battle.

Will be prizes for the Best Sport, Best Painted, and the most important the best themed.

This event isn’t a tournament so there will will 1,2,3 of the best themed armies.

Best sport and best painted will be determined as usual as a vote by other players.

Best themed armies will be determined by judges, the things judges will be looking out for are historically authentic lists with consistent paint jobs and basing. The more research a player puts in the better, the paint job doesn’t have to be perfect, just consistent, for example if a player shows up with Looted Char b1s still in French camo the the Judges aren’t likely to give that player Best themed. What the judges are looking for is effort. If however a player set’s up a list that the judges don’t think is historically authentic it is up to the player to prove that it is.

A map on the wall where the wins are tallied, and the result of Market Garden will be determined by the amount of wins and losses by either side.

The Tables.

Where a player themes there list will determine which table they initially play on, There are two tables for XXX Corps, two for the 101st airborne, 4 for Nijmegen, 4 for Arnhem.

The Lists.

100pt, players are allowed to combine any number of books so long its thematic and none of the units are from the banned list.

Unbalanced and purely competitive lists will not be accepted.

Just so it’s clear if it isn’t on in the available formations list that formation or platoon list that formation or platoon can’t be taken, however there will be a list of platoons and formations that cannot be taken. Lists will be submitted to one of the event organisers, the event organisers reserve the right to reject lists if they don’t adhere to the rules outlined for this event.

Key

These letters indicate on which table group the players must start on corresponding with their list.

HH = Hell’s Highway.

E = Eindhoven

N = Nijmegen

A = Arnhem.

# sign followed by a number eg, #4. Is meant to indicate a special rule or restriction for a formation, those special rules can be found at the bottom of the formation section.

Available formations.

British:

Cromwell Recce squadron D-Day, Bulge. British. HH

Rifle Company. Fortress Europe, D-Day. British. HH

Motor Company, Fortress Europe, D-Day. British. HH

Guards Sherman Armoured Squadron, Bulge. British. HH

Sherman Armoured Squadron, Fortress Europe, D-Day. British. HH

Kangaroo Rifle Company. Bulge. British. HH. #1

Inns of Court Regiment, Bulge. HH

Recce Squadron, D-Day, Bulge. HH

Armoured Car Squadron, D-Day, Bulge. HH

Parachute Company, D-Day, Bulge. A

Airlanding Company, D-Day. A

Frost’s Parachute Company, Bulge. A

Airborne Royal Engineers, Bulge. A

Airborne Recce Squadron, Bulge. A

Glider Pilot Squadron, Bulge. A

Desert Rats Rifle Company. D-Day. HH

Desert Rats Motor Company. D-Day. HH

Desert Rats Cromwell Armoured Squadron. HH

Command Cards.

Polish Airborne Brigade. A

Guards Armoured. HH

3rd Division. HH

43rd Division. HH

50th Division. HH

53rd Division. HH

4.2 Inch Mortar. HH

US:

Formations.

Parachute Rifle Company, D-Day, Bulge E/N. #2

Glider Rifle Company, D-Day. E

Glider Rifle Company, Bulge. N #3

Command Cards

Richard Winters. E

James Gavin. N

Carwood Lipton. E

Ronald Spiers. E

Julian Cook. N

Maxwell Taylor. E

German:

Formations.

Fallschirmjäger Company, D-Day. HH

Kampfgrupppe Hummel, Bulge. A

Kampfgruppe Gräbner, Bulge. A

Brigade Panzergrenadier Company Bulge. E

Brigade Panther Tank Company, Bulge. E

Tiger II Tank Company, Bulge. A

Jagdpanther Tank-Hunter Company, Bulge. HH

SS Panzergrenadier Comapny D-Day. A/N

SS Armoured Panzergrenadier Company. D-Day A

Stug Assault Gun Company. Fortress Europe. A

Halftrack Scout Company. D-Day. N #4

SS Reconnaissance Company. D-Day. A #4

Grenadier Company. D-Day. HH/E/N

Platoons.

SS Panther Platoon. D-Day. A

Fallschirmjäger Stug Platoon. D-Day. HH

Fortress Europe Panzer III & IV Platoon. HH/N

Flammpanzer B-2 Platoon. A.

Command Cards.

Kampfgruppe Knaust. A

Kampfgruppe Von Swoboda Cards. A

Banned formations.

British.

Any SAS formation

Any Czech formation.

Any Canadian formation.

Any Ardennes Specific Formation.

RAM Squadron, Bulge.

Comet Squadron, Bulge.

Hussars Cromwell Squadron, Bulge.

Breaching Group, D-Day, Bulge.

Commando Troop, D-Day, Bulge.

Italy Churchill Squadron. Fortress Europe.

Churchill Armoured Squadron. D-Day.

Canadian Recce Squadron. D-Day.

Platoons.

Sherman DD Troop. D-Day, Bulge.

Crocodile Flame Tank Platoon. D-Day, Bulge.

AVRE Assault Section. D-Day, Bulge.

Archer AT Troop. D-Day, Bulge.

Land Mattress Rocket Troop. Bulge. 

Universal Carrier PIAT Battery. Bulge.

WASP Carrier Platoon. Bulge.

Centaur Support Platoon. D-Day.

FFI and FTP Platoon. D-Day.

Crusader AA Platoon. D-Day. Bulge.

Priest Field Troop. D-Day. Bulge.

US

Any non Parachute unit.

German

Any Bagaration formation.

Any Berlin formation.

Any Ardennes specific formation.

Banned Vehicles.

The following is a list of vehicles that cannot be taken in anyway shape or form, unless it can be proved with primary source photos that said vehicle was there.

Brumbar

Marder any variant.

Any German looted French vehicle, other than the Char b1

Any German looted Russian gun.

Any 21st Panzer Vehicle.

Hummel

Hornisse.

Jagdtiger.

Hetzer.

Sdkfz 234/Puma

Ostwind

WASP carrier.

Any Churchill

Crusader AA

Key

#1 Kangaroo rifle company can only be used with 2-ton lorry transports or on foot.

#2  Bulge Parachute rifle company may only be taken if the player is taking a warrior such as Maxwell Taylor, James Gavin, Or Richard Winters.

#3 The glider troops of the 82nd airborne had more experience than those in the 101st. Only players depicting the 82nd airborne can take Bulge Glider pilots.

#4 German Players may not take Sdkfz 234s also known as Puma, even in the reconnaissance formations.

List are due in on the 10/07 please email to williamjones1991@outlook.com