A good friend of mine, Ben Taylor, has co-launched a Kickstarter campaign which I hope many of you can help back.

Ben’s brother, Laurence, had the pleasure of becoming friends with a Warhammer community over in Kyiv, Ukraine.

It’s best I leave the full explanation to Laurence, You can watch his Kickstarter campaign video below:

Below is an extract from the Kickstarter page:

In February 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine; bombing settlements, killing thousands and displacing vast swathes of the population. It also caused the Kyiv Legends Warhammer club to disband. The club offered a space for gamers in Kyiv to come together and feel part of a small but tight knit community. The invasion took that away with members leaving the country or joining the armed forces.

Viktor Sharov who set up the group vowed to continue. As some normality returned to Kyiv he pulled the group together and found a way to continue, finding comfort within the chaos. It’s also not lost on the group that their miniature wars are what gives them some solace during the real war going on around them.

Wargamers is a short documentary about tabletop gaming, community and resistance that tells the story of the Kyiv Legends gaming group, the current state of Ukraine and its people. 

They’ve also created a teaser trailer, which you can watch below:

I really want to see this documentary be completed, as this is a story that many need to see. It’s a fantastic story of how a group of gamers are facing so much uncertainty, and yet the hobby always them to enjoy some form of normality.

You can learn all about the campaign at this link. If you can afford to back this project please do. I’m going to be keeping a close eye on it, and will post any further updates as they happen here on the website.