The League of Augsburg
More Donnybrook Dark
Clarence Harrison - Right! My painting in 2017 was not up to my normal production. That is going to change in 2018.
I started this second force for my Donnybrook Dark project (you can see my Scandavians hereif you missed 'em) on New Year's Eve - yep, a wild night. I assembled, converted, undercoated, painted, based, photographed, AND freakin' blogged about forty models in seven days. This...
I started this second force for my Donnybrook Dark project (you can see my Scandavians hereif you missed 'em) on New Year's Eve - yep, a wild night. I assembled, converted, undercoated, painted, based, photographed, AND freakin' blogged about forty models in seven days. This...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
A few weeks ago, Barry and I hooked up with Rob Rhodes on the History to Wargames podcast to talk about Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, and the League of Augsburg...
History to Wargames Podcast
Notice that Barry was introduced as MY sidekick, which has got to be the first time that's happened...
Fly Paper - The attack at la rivière du miel, November 1693
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| The valley of the Honey River, San Dominique |
Our campaign continues to expand in the Caribees. A plot hatched in the rum taverns of the Antilles and Jamaica culminated in a diversionary raid on the French held island of San Dominique in November 1693. This was one of the 'tune up' scenarios before the main event.
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| The forces of Governor du Casse, Louis XIV's man on San Dominique |
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| The mixed and rather... |
Report from the Front
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| Action during the battle to capture Tortuga from Governor du Casse |
I am just back from our latest Weekender epic continuing the campaign to control Britain and its associated colonial territories in 1693. I wanted to post up a glance at what we were doing before flying out to all points sandy tomorrow so, here it is!
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| The Jacobites last stand? Defending London from Prinz Eugen |
We played five games...
Ultimately a productive week..
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| Another batch of Haitians completed |
It didn't start well with three of my holiday days being taken up with work and I thought my painting plan would go to wrack and ruin. Nevertheless, focus is the watchword and the tally for the week was
45 figures and 13 war dogs which I am pretty happy with. All completed on the terrace whilst the family were out supporting the local economy.
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| The somewhat equine... |
One afternoon in Murcia....
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| Two sessions work here |
I am way behind. I am so desperate to catch up that I decided to step up to the challenges of modern international travel. I carried a couple of dozen small bottles of liquid which may look to the untrained eye like something really dangerous, in a shoe box together with glue, knives and files through four airports in the space of four days to see what happened.
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| Trent... |
One afternoon in Murcia....
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| Two sessions work here |
I am way behind. I am so desperate to catch up that I decided to step up to the challenges of modern international travel. I carried a couple of dozen small bottles of liquid which may look to the untrained eye like something really dangerous, in a shoe box together with glue, knives and files through four airports in the space of four days to see what happened.
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| Trent... |
See you at Crisis 2017! - Warfare discount offer for the show
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| Our intense GNW struggle at Crisis in 2014 or 2015 |
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| Gardes Francaises - Warfare Miniatures |
We are offering a 10% discount for any pre-orders received before November...
Breaking the surface
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| The yin and yang of constant travel - herbal tea and cakes |
No, I have not sunk to the bottom of the sea, missing without trace. I am acutely aware of my lack of blog output over the last week+. Unfortunately work commits have taken me around the square - London -Amsterdam -Stuttgart - Paris - London, by planes trains and automobiles meaning, naff all time to witter like a curmudgeon.
Things have...
Solidifying the Ghost Army Part 7: Wounded Sentinels
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| The wounded sentinels in the raw state |
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| The sentinels completed |
Although the Ghost Army force has only four units each with two characters attached I added two extra demi-units in order to make the scenario work. The first of these are three sentinels, each supposed to be wounded and therefore rated as Drilled in the scenario.
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| Ralf Abrahamsson in the raw form with milliput ragged cape |
This unit has no...
Champions of Pike & Shot 1: Mark Shearwood
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| Siege of Athlone 1691 - wonderful solo effort by Mark |
I decided to highlight the work of fellow gamers who I feel make a significant contribution to the popularity of the period 1660-1720. Mark Shearwood's output is both prodigious and high quality.
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| Meanwhile back in Brixham 1688 - Kidnapping King James |
Mark has produced imaginative and inspiring games which have appeared at various shows mostly in...
Donnybrook.. no, we didn't write this review!
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| White Death GNW Donnybrook at York in 2015 |
Sometimes life is just nice to you. When I opened Wargames Illustrated issue 359 an article about Donnybrook caught my eye... Why I Love Donnybrook! well, I had to read on!
An enthusiast for the rules has written a very glowing piece extolling the virtues of the rules and recommending them for periods well beyond the core 1660-1760 span (which is of course...