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The Origins of Rapid Fire (part 2)

This entry was posted on June 20, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

In this blog, I'm looking at the similarities between Rapid Fire (RF) and an earlier rule set called Modern War Games (MWG). I'd heard rumours but I plan to... Read more

The Origins of Rapid Fire

This entry was posted on June 16, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

This week at my local Wednesday night games club, my usual opponent Mal and I dusted off a copy of Rapid Fire and gave it a... Read more

Scrappers Review

This entry was posted on June 3, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

Scrappers Review by Rossco Watkins Scrappers is a game set in a post-apocalyptic future where resources are few and are contested fiercely by rival factions... Read more

Ham and Jam (Part 2)

This entry was posted on June 1, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

As part of our Normandy travels, Emma and I visited as many of the historical sites as we could pack into our two (and a bit... Read more

57mm Antitank Gun and Jeep

This entry was posted on May 26, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

Empress Miniatures is releasing more models for their WW2 US Army range. These include a 57mm Antitank Gun, Batallion command and a Jeep. Their first German... Read more

DFS 230 Glider

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

Following on from the Horsa Glider for the British, Sarissa Precision are releasing a DFS 230 Assault Glider for the German Fallshirmjager. For more information, click... Read more

Mark 3 Armadillo

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

Warlord Games have announced their first Operation Sea Lion releases. The Mark 3 Armadillo was armed with an LMG and some versions with a 37mm gun. For... Read more

Ham and Jam (part 1)

This entry was posted on May 4, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

For the May bank holiday weekend, I took my girlfriend Emma to Normandy. Thankfully, she is quite the history buff and loves visiting historic sites... Read more

An apology - Inaccuracies in the Pickett's Charge review

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

Games reviews in a wargaming magazine must be objective, accurate and based on at least several playthroughs of the game in question. To do anything... Read more

WS&S Podcast 7: Salute 2017

This entry was posted on April 26, 2017 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Wargames worldwide, or at least within reach of London, both rejoice and fear (for their wallets mostly) when april comes around. For that is the... Read more