Pop The Kessel On - The End in Western Germany, 1945. A Narrative Flames of War Event at Tabletop Republic High Wycombe on Saturday the 24th May 2025.
 
REFUND POLICY – Please read before booking your ticket:
We cannot process refunds for any ticket cancellations that occur within 30 days prior to the event start date. Please ensure you are able to attend and are committed to the date before booking your ticket, it helps us run a smoother tournament and means we are not losing out having to refund late drop outs.
 

Event Rules: 

Army Composition:
 
British and US forces, having crossed the Rhine, are racing to neutralise remaining German forces. Some towns surrender without a fight, other units fight bitterly to the last man. Take command of a Late War force for the final days of the Western Front.
 
Pop the Kessel On! A thematic narrative event set in the last month of WW2, Allied forces are on the attack whilst German forces fight with zeal to the last man, or only to preserve their own lives.
 
Army Lists:
 
Each player should have an 85, 95 and 105pt list featuring the same HQ and 2 black box units (including Title Command Cards) from any Late War book* from their nation and be prepared to play uneven matchups within a team dynamic. Lists will be submitted before the event for evaluation to Harry on the tabletop republic discord, if you are not a part of this discord then please email your list to contact@tabletoprepublic.com titled “Pop the Kessel” followed by your name.
 
*List Restrictions:
 
No Leviathans
 
For the Allies:
No US assault company
No Allied Resistance platoons
 
For the Germans:
No Reconnaissance Companies (LG256, LG173, Puma Scout Company CCs, Half Track Scout CCs, KG Hummel, Reconnaissance Kampfgruppe, Schnellegruppe Knittel, SS reconnaissance Company, Luchs Scout Company, Aufklaer 38t Company, 234 Scout Company
No Elefants and no Elefant formation 
No Skorzeny Commandos or Command Cards
No 21st Panzer units or formations
No captured Soviet Materiel (T34s, SUs etc)
No Waffentragers
No Bedbugs (Kleinpanzer Wanze)
 
Please note that due to our position as a high street retail store, we do not permit the German swastika to be displayed on any models or accessories. We appreciate that Flames of War is a World War II strategy game, but we hope our players understand the controversial and offensive nature of the symbol regardless of historical accuracy.Please ensure if your models have any swastika emblems these are covered in some way. We will insist they are removed from play if this is not followed.
 
These lists must conform to the standard Flames of War army composition rules. Every player's army must be fully painted though historical accuracy is not necessary within colour schemes. Miniatures however must be WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) i.e., each model should be constructed to accurately depict the type of vehicle, infantry or field gun that it is intended to represent on the battlefield and no proxying is permitted with armaments etc. 
 
Event:
 
All games will use official Flames Of War published missions, from a variety of sources, and will be provided for each game. There will be a player selected to captain team German and team Allies in order to discuss strategy. There is a chance that not every fight will be fair / equal points depending on success or failure.
 
Schedule:
 
Registration: 10:00 – 10:30
 
Game 1: 10:45 – 13:15
Lunch: 13:15 – 13:45
Game 2: 13:45 – 16:15
Break: 16:15 – 16:25
Game 3: 16:25 - 18:55
Awards and Close
 
Food: 
 
Food is not included in the ticket price; there is a range of other establishments in short walking distance that sell hot and cold food.