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in my previous post I discussed which base size I would use for Rommel (this is obviously after I’d based up a load of them on 80×60 bases) and I decided to try out a smaller size of 70×50 so here’s the prototype base which I thought I’d share first up an old style base
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that ‘Rommel’ the new WWII rules by Sam Mustafa has been released and is now making it’s way into peoples hands. as I was involved in the playtesting I’ve had a few questions sent to me about the best sizes for bases (especially when using 6mm
last Saturday a strange thing happened to me as I went into Firestorm Games and brought the new version of Warhammer 40K (the 8th edition) and this wasn’t some impulse purchase made after a few too many beers, I went into the shop specially to buy it. ok I had also organised a game of
following on from the first 2 parts of this mini series of posts Part 1 here Part 2 here Here’s part 3 where I list the story lines from Comics and and Graphic Novels that made me want to play games, as before the usual rules apply in my choices (has to be fiction, can
carrying on from yesterdays post where I shamelessly ripped off an idea from Jay Arnold’s Veteran Wargamer podcast when I listed the top 5 Sci-fi and fantasy books that made me want to play games, here is part 2 Historical Fiction as before this is not a list of my favourite books its just a list
Recently Jay Arnold (aka the Veteran Wargamer) released episode 19 of his podcast where he talks to his good mate Dave about books that make them play games. there each came up with a top 5 list of fiction books and went into the reasons the books are so influential to them and the games
Whilst browsing the Too Fat Lardies Forum I came across a forum thread from Dave who’s been playing the opening scenario from my War of 1812 Supplement for Sharp Practice Dave has posted a few posts on his blog about his games, below is an excerpt from his first playtest Crossing the Niagara –
one of my best mates has decided to sell his 15mm WWII Eastern Front armies and so I thought I would try my best to help find it a new home the army is mostly battlefront miniatures and is really well painted and based up, I would have brought it myself if it wasn’t for
If you’ve listened to the Meeples and Miniatures episode 200 you would have heard about my trip to Iceland and more specifically my visit to the Icelandic Phallological Museum. Dave Luff (my good mate and co-host on the Meeples) was very keen that I should go to the museum as he described it as ‘a must
That well known Wargaming Celebrity Henry Hyde has been raising money for Combat Stress for the last few years and has now raised over £25,000 for this well deserving charity, which is a huge achievement. I do occasionally donate a few pounds to this charity but with the release of the War of 1812 campaign
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