Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

15mm Achaemenid Persian 'Pacto' Army

This entry was posted on September 17, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

Plastic Soldier Company has released an Achaemenid Persian army in 15mm for Mertem et Gloriam. The army consists of 29 cavalry and 48 infantry. For... Read more

28mm Victorian Afghans

This entry was posted on September 12, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

Regular readers of my blog will know that I always like to mess around and hybridise my plastic infantry. In one specific period, I'll use... Read more

WSS podcast episode 54: Fields of Glory

This entry was posted on September 7, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The WSS podcast team is back for the monthly update of slightly-too-long news items, a discussion about the benefits of battlefield walking (we're not talking... Read more

Polishing up an old Gaz truck

This entry was posted on August 25, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

Way back in 2015, I backed a Kickstarter for the Winter War. It was a very good Kickstarter (possibly too generous) and in due course... Read more

Moving the Goalposts - Thoughts on Recalibrating when Things Go Wrong

This entry was posted on August 14, 2021 by Chris King.

Gaming-wise, I think a great deal about winning and losing. I also enact my fair share of winning and losing on the tabletop [but that's... Read more

WSS podcast episode 53: Expo-sing the facts

This entry was posted on August 3, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Guy finally got to go to a show again! He reports on what he saw at the UK Game Expo (and does go on a... Read more

Preparations for the Great Wargaming Survey 2021

This entry was posted on July 27, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

We've been running the survey now since 2014, so this will be our eighth year. In it, we ask wargamers about their hobby and from... Read more

WSS podcast episode 52: My range is greater than yours

This entry was posted on July 14, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Firing ranges on a wargaming table are a funny thing. What exactly does some distance in inches represent? It seems that every rule set has... Read more

Think Pink! Raising Awareness with an Unconventional KV-1/KV-2

This entry was posted on July 12, 2021 by Chris King.

>>Warning: this post will not be to every wargamer's taste.<< Right. Now that's out of the way, please allow me to share what I've been... Read more

Prioritising Painting Projects

This entry was posted on July 3, 2021 by Chris King.

Hello, Gaming Friends! Those of you who've read some of my posts for WS&S over the last year might have worked out that I often... Read more