Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Trying out Epic ACW Black Powder

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

For the next issue of WS&S, we are doing a 'Let's Play' on the new Epic ACW Black Powder from Warlord Games. Fortunately, we managed... Read more

More Grist for the Painting Challenge Mill

This entry was posted on January 24, 2021 by Chris King.

A couple of weeks ago I shared my first offering to the fickle Gods of the 11th Annual Painting Challenge, and as I continue to... Read more

Stargrave plastic minis preview

This entry was posted on January 19, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

Osprey Games and North Star have previewed the new Stargrave plastic 'crew' set. The set will contain twenty miniatures. There will be in addition mercenaries... Read more

Prepping for the 11th Annual Analogue Painting Challenge

This entry was posted on January 16, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

December 21st saw the start of the next Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. For those unfamiliar with the challenge, the goal is to encourage wargamers to... Read more

Somebody else's models... from 250 years ago!

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

On Christmas Eve, we took our daughters to the new museum in Plymouth, UK - 'The Box' - and I'm pleased to note that we... Read more

Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge - Opening Gambit

This entry was posted on January 5, 2021 by Chris King.

Hello All, For my first foray into this year's challenge, I decided to start with some of my late-war British recce vehicles, in 1/56. These... Read more

Delays for UK Subscribers

This entry was posted on January 5, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

US Subscribers should receive their copies of the latest WS&S on schedule. However, due to the chaos at the channel ports over Christmas and the... Read more

WSS podcast episode 46: ‘Goodbye 2020’

This entry was posted on December 30, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

...and thanks for all the fishiness. The team look back - briefly - on 2020 and forward to the new year. And for the last... Read more

Lion Rampant - The Fugitive

This entry was posted on December 24, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

On Wednesday, I managed to play a game of Lion Rampant (LR) with my lodger, James. He has a Teutonic army originally built for Warhammer... Read more

Keep Your Powder Dry!

This entry was posted on December 11, 2020 by Chris King.

I live in a very damp part of the world. Very damp. The cold December rain is bucketing down even as I write. Having been... Read more