The League of Augsburg
We had a bit of a Crisis.. in Antwerp
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| The LoA Team have a council of War at their HQ in Greonplaats |
This was my fifth (I think) Crisis and just as enjoyable as before despite the show getting larger and larger each year. Antwerp is a superb city and half of the enjoyment of the experience is getting to come back here as a visitor every year.
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| Here we are! Our set up for the game |
Our routine is well practised. We get to the city on Friday...
Blogging for Britain Part 1 - the preparation
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| 1692 The fight has moved to England.. Ireland is almost all under Jacobite rule. |
Organizing our Battle for Britain 1692 weekender has taken more creative effort than any of our other multiplayer events in the last decade. The main reason being that I wanted to run a campaign style ramp up in the immediate few weeks before the event. This meant creating orbats and a back story for the fifteen...
Battle of Reunion Concluding Part - Bob's view - The Williamites speak out
Toggy walks us through his conclusions about BLB3, the Reunion Priory scenario and gaming with an army composed entirely of Raw Williamite troops....
An eagerly awaited game with Barry and Dave and another chance to play test the latest version of BLB which we had briefly played at Claymore in August.
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| A hard fighting Enniskillener from Warfare Miniatures |
An eagerly awaited game with Barry and Dave and another chance to play test the latest version of BLB which we had briefly played at Claymore in August.
As usual a very simple looking table, a ruin...
Battle of Reunion Part 5: Dave's Debrief - The Jacobite view
Dave O'Brien walks us through his conclusions about BLB3, the Reunion Priory scenario and gaming with the Jacobites..
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| soon to be no more - the dragoon advanced guard unit |
Not having really gamed together for about a year apart from putting on demo games at shows I was
really looking forward to this game with Barry and Bob especially as we would be using BLB3 which
we had first tried out at the...
When are Guards not Guards?
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| Oh no! minus 3 on morale we are under attack from REAL Guards! |
The dreaded 'G' word is the cause of many an animated disagreement amongst the wargaming fraternity. It is interesting to consider why it creates such polarization of opinion. It is most likely to be a shortened version of body guard and probably dates back to ancient times with units such as the Praetorian Guard who protected important...
Is play testing fun? BLB Next Generation
The fact that I am asking that question (of myself) implies that play testing sends you slightly bonkers which is, on reflection, a possibility.
It all starts when you actually publish a set of rules! You think you have play tested them to death and then people begin to play them and a whole new raft of questions appear that you realize should have thought of yourself!
Having spent about 21 hours...
Boyne Redux
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| View from the south west with King James in the right foreground |
Iconic and tantalising in its alternative outcome possibilities the Battle of the Boyne is one of those wargaming opportunities which keeps coming back.
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| In they go! The Gard te Voet wade the river whilst Williamite guns explode! |
I chose it as the game of the day for Claymore 2016 for a few of reasons. It looks good for a start, it has a...
Partizan.. a fistful of 17th/18th century gaming
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| Storming Athlone 1691 - from Mark Shearwood |
For the first time in 20 years I was not able to actively contribute to Partizan. Instead, I decided to make a visit to see the show as a punter.
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| English Town in the hands o the Williamites |
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| The Danes move up to cross by pontoon bridge |
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| view from the west bank of the river |
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| English soldiers in English Town |
I spent about three hours at the show and enjoyed the new...
Historicon 2016 - Unit Cards
Clarence Harrison - While work continues on the models need for Historicon, I thought I'd throw up a quick post (I have to get back to painting) to show a few of the other custom bits we'll be bringing along to enhance the game. The first up are unit cards.
Character and unit cards are completely unnecessary in Beneath the Lily Banners. However, I wanted those unfamiliar with the period (or even...
Character and unit cards are completely unnecessary in Beneath the Lily Banners. However, I wanted those unfamiliar with the period (or even...
Battle of Lesnaya in 20mm - Tactica game
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| Swedish view of the attacking Russian Army |
I was very taken with this 20mm scale game using Zvezda plastics. The guys running the game were from Germany but I confess to forgetting exactly which town they were from.
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| fine view of the Swedes with their backs to the river |
They ran the game as a participation effort but again I am unsure which rule system was used.
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| Swedish Dragoons defending a bridge |
The...
Tactica 2016 - How was it for you?
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| What we travelled 1,800 miles to share - FRAUSTADT 1706 |
Having lit the post event cigarette... how was it for you Dear?
Tactica 2016 was an interesting and enjoyable event for the three musketeers Toggy, Gunter and I.
The venue is a suburban civic centre in Hamburg and easy to access for a first time visitor who had driven from Glasgow via Newcastle/Ijmuiden and the Dutch and German motorway network.
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The Braes of Killiepans or Prestoncrankie 2016
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| Bracing February weather at Prestonpans! |
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| Gerry Bailey sizes up the Braes of Killiecrankie |
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| Another angle (looking south west) |
The pub has some political history which escaped...