Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

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

Call for a medic! - repairing old WW2 minis.

This entry was posted on July 2, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

I've had my old World War Two plastic British for nine years now, since we started 'Project Platoon' back in WS&S 60. Back then, the... Read more

Going Clubbing (or not)

This entry was posted on June 20, 2021 by Chris King.

After fifteen months of varying degrees of frustration, freedom and more frustration (and with more of both doubtless yet to come!), our local club has... Read more

WSS podcast episode 51: Favourite games mechanics

This entry was posted on June 9, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The May weather wasn't even that nice, so we weren't at the beach, but clearly we've managed to skip a month. Fortunately, we're early in... Read more

Richard's Castle - Baron Wars

This entry was posted on June 8, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

Last month, my partner and I took a long weekend off in the area of Shropshire. I particularly wanted to visit Ludlow Castle, since seeing... Read more

Vehicle Recovery and Field Repairs - Part 2

This entry was posted on May 27, 2021 by Chris King.

In Part 1, I discussed my love of rescuing battered and unloved old toys and reconditioning them for tabletop gaming. Here, I'll discuss some of... Read more

Vehicle Recovery and Field Repairs - Part 1

This entry was posted on May 23, 2021 by Chris King.

One of my passions in this hobby is finding unloved toys and reconditioning them for tabletop gaming use. Inevitably, this mostly involves my 28mm World... Read more