The League of Augsburg
The bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee!
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| The Bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee! |
The Battle of Killiecrankie, July 27th 1689 is of enduring interest to me. It has all of the romanticism of a Hollywood mini series. A hero, who was long seen as a traitor and villain by his co-religionists and had both the sobriquet of Bluddy Clavers and Bonnie Dundee. A fractious army held together by the strength of his personality and that of other giant human...
Buccaneers, Pirates, and Privateers
Clarence Harrison - One of the things I knew I would need when I decided to jump into the Caribbean theater were pirates... lots and lots of pirates!
These models can be used as privateers and general ship crew for every nation in the West Indies throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. There will be a few anachronisms of dress across this broad range - tricorns in 1635 and ECW era trousers in 1750...The Siege of Gerona, 1684 - Part Three
Jose Maria- On May 20th, the French began their siege and artillery settlement works. In the early morning of the 22nd the wall canvas began to be beaten between the half moons of "Santa Clara" and the "half moon of the Governor", continuing the bombardment until the 24th, firing between 1,500 and 2,000 gunshots of 20 to 36 pounds of field balls. It was considered a miracle of Saint Narcissus that...
Mad for War Game turn sequence video uploaded
I have just uploaded a new video running through the game turn sequence of Mad for War to YouTube.
Actually starting to see some games being played by groups now, so that's really nice.
Working on some Swedish ships right now for the Scanian War. More of that soon.
Meanwhile here is the link;
Adventures in the Caribbean
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| From the collection of Mr. Hilton |
When I travelled to Scotland for an LoA weekender a few years back, one of the games...
A demi century of opportunity 1650-1699
I was asked to deliver a talk on the merits of the 17th century as a wargaming opportunity yesterday evening for the Phoenix Wargames Club of Glasgow, Scotland. I happily agreed to that and was rather surprised to see attendees from Kent, Holland and Texas also on the Zoom dashboard. I thought it was a wee local thing for West of Scotland gamers but of course the internet makes us all local!
What I...
Fighting Talk Forum - Mad for War Board just created
Fighting Talk has not featured heavily in my prioirities for a couple of years now. I simply do not have time to do everything and I definitely get a D on my report card for my contributions. However, the arrival of Mad for War Essentials has provided the impetus to attempt to do better all round on the Boards. I will visit as often as I can and make contributions which add some value.
Interestingl...
Mad for War Essentials - Release at 1700 GMT (1200 EST) February 4 2021
Mad for War Essentials will be availabe today at 1700 hours (1200 EST N. America) from both leagueofaugsburg.com online store and warfareminiaturesusa.com online stores.
Meanwhile, a new video, the first of the example scenarios featured in Mad for War Essentials is already available to view on YouTube here:Finding your sea legs!
You will be able to get you game on the table tonight (or in the...
Mad for War Essentials - play without painting a single ship!
I have been blogging less frequently these past days because.... Clarence and I have been rushing to get Mad for War Essentials ready for release later this week.
What is Mad for War Essentials ? The core rules to get gamers started with the new system. It contains everything you need except the tape measure, dice and table to get Mad for War launched and find your sea legs. Eh, everything...
Campaigning in Ireland with Ben Waterhouse
Mad for War tutorial - Single ship combat video
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| Brederode versus James 1652 |
I have been working furiously on preparing a whoe series of Mad for War support materials including tutorial videos dealing with all of the main aspects of the rules in short 3-6 minute bites. These will begin appearing on the League of Augsburg YouTube channel soon. In advance of that, I have completed a slightly longer walk through battle report as a video.
It features...
The Siege of Gerona, 1684 - Part Two
Jose Maria- After a few years in which tension with France was common, and in which Alejandro Bournonville, viceroy of Catalonia, was especially concerned about the defenselessness of the Principality of Catalonia, the official start of the war in November 1683 meant that the viceroy had to face the most difficult moments of his long political and military trajectory. The situation of the French...