Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Playing Oathmark - this ain't no joke!

This entry was posted on April 1, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Ok, I know today's post is dated April 1st, but bear with me. This is no joke! I was fortunate enough to get an advanced... Read more

WSS podcast episode 38: Old gems and One Fat Lardy

This entry was posted on March 28, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Using proper social distancing by way of Skype, the WSS Podcast team hosted Nick Skinner of TooFatLardies to have a chat about old rules being... Read more

Anything but a roll of a 1!

This entry was posted on March 19, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Last week, I played one of the most amusing games of Bolt Action I have played in a while. Usually, good tactics will see you... Read more

A Frosty surprise

This entry was posted on February 27, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

I had a surprise when I went down my local games club, The South Devon Games Club. As a rule, the Wednesday night venue is... Read more

WSS podcast episode 37: White pants and Waterloo myths

This entry was posted on February 25, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Where did episode 36 go? Somebody seems to have forgotten to post it, but it's right here. In the meantime, the team recorded another episode... Read more

Tank Wars - Quantity has a quality of its own.

This entry was posted on February 20, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

As regular readers of my blog will know, my local clubs are very much into World War 2 and have a preference for the Bolt... Read more

Mortal Realms

This entry was posted on January 18, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Yes I succumbed! If you are not familiar with Mortal Realms, Games Workshop have recently released another monthly magazine with free miniatures on the cover... Read more

1917

This entry was posted on January 16, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

This last weekend, I went to the cinema with my partner Emma to see 1917, the latest movie by Sam Mendez. I was expecting something... Read more

Battlegames Award

This entry was posted on January 15, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy has won an award! Henry Hyde's Battlegames on Patreon asked its listeners and patrons to select their favourite wargames products, games... Read more

Bolt Action blues

This entry was posted on December 29, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Bolt Action is the default 'go to' World War 2 game at my two local clubs. I have tried to steer my local gamers towards... Read more