About the Naval Wargames Society
The Naval Wargames Society was founded on 4th December 1965 and ran for over fifty years. The society is no longer accepting new memberships, but the complete archive of its publications — newsletters, rules, fleet data and scenarios — is freely available here.
All Guns Blazing Archive
The complete run of the NWS monthly newsletter — 137 issues from 2007 to 2019. Battle reports, rules discussions and society news. Free to read online.
Battlefleet Journal
The NWS quarterly journal, written by members. Covered every aspect of naval wargaming and naval history across all eras.
Free Downloads
NWS Ironclad Rules, Modern Naval Rules, River Plate introductory rules — all free to download as PDFs.
Naval Rules Online
A curated directory of free naval wargame rules available online, covering every era from ancient to modern.
The NWS Legacy
At its peak the Naval Wargames Society had members across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. The society organised events, distributed Battlefleet quarterly and later produced All Guns Blazing monthly for over a decade.
This archive is maintained to preserve the society's publications for naval wargamers who continue to use the fleet data, rules and scenarios that NWS members produced.