Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Making a Mark 2 6 pounder

This entry was posted on April 1, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

It is a sad fact that E Boats are better than Vospers. In the Cruel Seas boxed set you get ten plastic ships, four S... Read more

A curry night in with friends

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

Gaming is good, for the mind and for the soul. Meeting friends and having fun, rolling dice and pushing lead and plastic, what could be... Read more

WSS Podcast 25 – Painting Challenge results and a Lard-test?

This entry was posted on March 28, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The WSS podcast team gathers to discuss some news (it's the quiet before Salute...), Mark's Lardy-day and the dismal results (for the formal participants) of... Read more

Tabletop Tactics in WSS 101

This entry was posted on March 15, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Some of the labels and features on the maps in Tabletop Tactics in WSS 101 were obscured by textboxes or otherwise absent without leave. Our... Read more

All at Sea

This entry was posted on March 13, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Some games come and go while others stick with you for a lifetime. I'm not too sure of the rhyme and reason behind it, or... Read more

WSS Podcast 24 - PolderCon & Participation games

This entry was posted on February 25, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Both Guy and Jasper hosted games at PolderCon earlier this month. For anyone who's visited UK Wargaming shows, the concept of participation games (and demonstration... Read more

To 3D or not to 3D?

This entry was posted on February 24, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

This blog article is about the world of 3D printing. It is not a subject I can profess I know a lot about, but I'm learning... Read more

Running Campaigns

This entry was posted on February 12, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Over two decades ago, I ran a massive starship campaign at my local club. It involved exploration, building and, of course, space combat. The Full Thrust... Read more

WSS Podcast 23 – 100 WSS-es

This entry was posted on January 29, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The 100th issue of Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy was published earlier this month, so Angus, Guy, Jasper and Mark decided to look back a bit. There... Read more

Sandskrieg - Building an Afrika Korps army

This entry was posted on January 25, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

For a long time now, I've been mentioning my Sandskrieg project, which I mentioned in my blog back in 2015 (was it really that long ago?). Now is... Read more