We had an open Tuesday and I wanted to run something. I did not have much time to put together anything, so I decided it would be a good day for some…
Tag: Historical
Cold Wars 2025 and Round Top side trip…
So, it was time for Cold Wars for 2025. For some reason of conflict, HMGS scheduled it at the old Eisenhower Hotel in Gettysburg. The location is not exactly the best, as…
V&F – Battle of Oldendorf, July 1633
Background The Battle of Oldendorf (German: Schlacht bei Hessisch-Oldendorf) on 8 July 1633 was fought as part of the Thirty Years’ War between the Swedish Empire with its Protestant German allies and the Holy Roman Empire near Hessisch-Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany. The result was a decisive…
Lace Wars Spanish Army Cavalry
Next up was the cavalry for the Spanish army in the War of Spanish Succession. Hours, dragoons and hussars. I also needed some dismounted dragoons to fit a couple of OOBs. I…
FOW – On the Road to Eindhoven, September 1944.
The Battle Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn…
Lace Wars Spanish Army Infantry
Next up on the basing and finishing backlog, was my War of Austrian Succession Spanish Army. This allows me to field the “other side” in scenarios for the Italian campaign. All figures…
Valor and Fortitude II Rules Review.
Our group has recently be running games using the Perry brothers Valor and Fortitude rules. We had been on the look out for simple rules for running small and medium sized battles…
Brigade Games 28mm WWI U-Boat.
I was looking for a submarine for my pulp gaming. It needed to be something that would work on the table and not be too big. It also had to look like…
R&P – Race to Freedom.
I had just run a Rebels and Patriots scenario and the players all were interested in another game. I had planned on running the same game and just switching sides, but the…
R&P – Battle without Snow Shoes.
It was my turn to run our Tuesday musket period game and I decided to pull out Rebels and Patriots for the group, as we had not done a game of this…