Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

New Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast

This entry was posted on November 6, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

We've done another podcast! This issue, we discuss the Great Wargaming Survey, the WS&S Rules Challenge and much much more! Read more

Clash of Eagles

This entry was posted on October 27, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

Clash of Eagles is the latest Napoleonic supplement for Black Powder. It covers Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. Written by Adrian McWalter (who wrote... Read more

Making cars for Mad Maximilian

This entry was posted on October 12, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

Maximilian 1934 is the new 'car wars' game from Mana Press. Set in the 1930's, it imagines a world where cars duel each other with... Read more

Painting the Junkers Ju 88

This entry was posted on October 6, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

In my last blog, I discussed my planning for painting a Junkers Ju 88 for Blood Red Skies. Now to paint the model. I painted the... Read more

Junkers JU 88

This entry was posted on September 21, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

I've been playing a lot of Blood Red Skies recently, in preparation for a 'Let's Play' in the next issue of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy... Read more

Sandskrieg - Starting my Afrika Korps

This entry was posted on September 7, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

And so it begins... Sandskrieg - my World War 2 desert project. I'd always intended to return to North Africa but recent games have inspired... Read more

Sandskrieg

This entry was posted on August 29, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

Regular readers of my blog will recall the name Sandskrieg by John Sandars. I've mentioned him before. His book, An Introduction to Wargaming certainly did... Read more

Campaign: New Guinea

This entry was posted on August 25, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

The most recent release for the Bolt Action game is Campaign: New Guinea. This book covers the Imperial Japanese invasion of the Australian held territory... Read more

Back to gaming.

This entry was posted on August 17, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

It's been quite a while since my last personal blog. I was away in Poland for two weeks in July (yep, you can guess what... Read more

WSS Podcast 9 - Rules Design

This entry was posted on August 17, 2017 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Angus, Guy and Jasper talk Wargames design, recent activities and the Great Wargaming Survey. In this episode, they get some insights from Rick Priestley, Richard... Read more