I have been on the lookout for a new set of rules to use to run French and Indian War skirmish sized battles. I had not been happy with the rules on…
Tag: Historical
Osprey Rebels and Patriots – Rules Review
I came across Osprey’s Rebels and Patriots rules very recently, while doing some web surfing looking for AWI uniform painting guide info. I had totally missed these rules when they were released…
FOW – Battle of Longstop Hill (Part II), December 1942.
The final game of our Tunisia theme (which should have been titled, “The Race to Tunis” since all of our battles were from the opening stages of the campaign) was another battle…
FOW – Battle pf Longstop Hill (Part I), December 1942.
It is necessary to provide the dates when discussing the fighting at Longstop Hill, because the hill was contested in a series of actions from 22-25 December 1942, and in the spring…
KK – Battle of Liegnitz, August 1760
Background 1759 had seen severe reverses for Frederick; the Battle of Kunersdorf against the Russians on 12th August and the capture of General Fink’s Prussian force of around 12,500 men at Maxen…
Blue Moon 25mm Carts and Wagons.
While setting up my last Pulp game, I rally wanted to have some wagons to use as scatter terrain. Unfortunately, I had a number in my collection, but they were all unfinished!…
FOW – Battle of Bordj Toum, December 1942.
“Bordj Toum Station, Tunisia, December 10, 1942: As the Allies paused to gather their breath and resources for their attack on Tunis, the Germans struck first. The Fifth Panzer Army, in an…
War of Austrian Succession 15mm Dutch Army
One of my favorite periods for gaming is the lace wars period, specifically, SYW and WAS. We play these reasonably often, now using my home grown rules again. Well, we have run…
FOW – Battle of Chouiga Pass, November 1942.
We continued our Tunisia campaign by playing the Battle of Chouigui Pass, fought during the afternoon of 26 November 1942 (which was Thanksgiving Day). This was the first time that American and…
D&B – Infantry Attach Micro Armor Play Test, June 1944.
It was WWII Tuesday, so I decided to stick with play testing my micro armor rules. The earlier games have been focussed more on armor clashes, so it was time to focus…