We continued our WW2 Sicily theme by playing part of the Battle of Troina (August 1-6, 1943), focusing on the action around the Ponte di Failia (Failia Bridge). The historical background, map,…
Tag: WWII
FOW – Tactical Challenge Scenario
Issue Number 116 of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Magazine provides an interesting scenario set during the 1982 Falklands War. The scenario depicts the attack of 42 Commando on Mount Harriet, a key defensive position…
FOW – Battle of Malati Bridge, July 1944
We started a new Sicily/Italy theme month by playing the “Malati Bridge” scenario from the March 2022 issue of Miniature Wargames magazine, which was easily adapted to the Flames of War rules…
Micro Armor Play Test – Infantry on Infantry.
This months WWII Tuesday night game came and I opted to try another play test of the battalion level micro armor rules I have been working on. I have fleshed out the…
FOW – Budapest Campaign Ends
The final Flames of War game for our Budapest 1945 theme was the battle for the Kerepesi Cemetery and the Keleti (Eastern) Train Station in Pest. Historically, the Romanian 19th Infantry Division…
FOW – Budapest 44 Breakthrough Scenario
If you follow this blog, you know that when we play FOW, it is most often how brew scenarios that are based on various historical fights. The focus is more on the…
Micro Armor Playtest 2 – Soviets vs Germans.
Took a long trip, so have not been able to game for a while, so I was glad to get back and try out some more play testing of my new Micro…
WWII Micro Armor Play Test
My first foray into miniature gaming so many years ago was playing micro armor. It started using micro armor to play Panzer Blitz/Panzer Leader and gravitated from there. First into playing the…
FOW – Bulge American Command Card Review.
If you saw my earlier review of the US Bulge Unit Cards, you know I think it is one of the best sets Battlefront has released for V4. Well, I can say…
FOW – Bulge American Unit Card Review.
The newest release from Battlefront is the new Bulge American army book and cards. I am sure this is probably the one set that every American FOW set those players have been…