Outremer: Faith and Blood
April 23, 2022
Author: Jamie Gordon Publisher: Osprey Wargames Outremer: Faith and Blood is a 28mm skirmish wargame featuring small groups of warriors fighting in Outremer during the Crusades.
Tag: battles
The Highland Battles (Warfare on Scotland’s Northern Frontier in the Early Middles Ages)
June 12, 2021
Author: Chris Peers Publisher: Pen & Sword The wars fought in Scotland’s northern and western highlands between the ninth and fourteenth centuries were a key stage in the military history of the region, yet they have rarely been studied in-depth before. Out of this confused and turbulent period came the more settled and familiar history … More The Highland Battles (Warfare on Scotland’s Northern Frontier in the Early Middles Ages)
Is Historical Wargaming Dying or Dead?
January 5, 2021
This article was first published in Irregular Magazine (http://www.irregular-magazine.com/latest-issue/) This is a topic that been raging all over the net quite recently after Little Wars uploaded a YouTube video regarding the topic. So as a historical war-gamer a few people have asked me for my opinion regarding this issue. Now I started wargaming in the … More Is Historical Wargaming Dying or Dead?
What A Tanker (Review)
February 11, 2020
What a Tanker is a new and much awaited set of rules by Too Fat Lardies, its basically World of Tanks on the table top. In recent years tank combat has become quite popular, especially those set during WW2 which has been made popular by Bolt Action.
Major John Monro and the Asian Great Escape
February 10, 2020
POW escapes in Europe are well known to the public through books and films such as the Great Escape and the Colditz story, but prisoner of war escapes in Asia are generally not so well known. Some of the reasons for this were the conditions those prisoners were kept in. Most Japanese POW’s didn’t want … More Major John Monro and the Asian Great Escape
Hit the Beach Flames of War
February 9, 2020
Recently I decided to jump into playing WW2 in 15mm, yeah, I picked up a copy of Hit the Beach by Battlefront Games. Playing and painting this scale will be a new challenge for me as I’ve never gone below 20mm before, yet this year I’ve started by Team Yankee and now Flames of War. … More Hit the Beach Flames of War
Battle of Waterloo 18th June 1815
June 18, 2017
On the 18th June 1815, two armies faced each other on a muddy field in Belgium. It would be a decisive battle that bring about an end to twenty years of conflict and reshape the future of Europe. Both armies were commanded by formidable military minds, who had a plethora of battlefield victories behind each … More Battle of Waterloo 18th June 1815
Delving into the Napoleonic period and the Italeri Waterloo Set.
November 17, 2015
Delving into the Napoleonic period and the Italeri Waterloo Set. I’ve been a table top gamer for over 25 years, and in all that time I’ve never delved in to the Napoleonic period, even though its one of my favourite periods in military history. So this year being the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, … More Delving into the Napoleonic period and the Italeri Waterloo Set.
An Army for under £150 (Part 3)
October 28, 2015
Its been a while since I’ve done an update on this project, due to real life stuff. So where am I on the project?
Army Building Challenge
October 28, 2015
Over the next few months I’m going to be building several small armies for various periods in history. The plan is to blog the build and painting of each army as I go.
Musket, Sword and Paint 