Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Gibralfaro

This entry was posted on September 26, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

In my last blog, I discussed my exploration of some of the old Andalucian fortresses in southern Spain. After our visit to Comares, we went... Read more

Dutchies do AWI

This entry was posted on September 24, 2015 by Jasper Oorthuys.

My previous blog was planned to be an introduction to the Dutch Miniature Wargaming Facebook Group’s new project: the American War of Independence / the... Read more

Scorchio

This entry was posted on September 21, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

For the past few days I’ve been taking a break in Benajarafe in Andalucia with my girlfriend Emma. We were kindly invited over by her... Read more

A Lesson in Lions

This entry was posted on September 18, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Two weeks ago, I introduced veteran Malcolm to Lion Rampant, the medieval game by Dan Mersey. Mal is a veteran of many years of wargaming, a fellow... Read more

A colourful return

This entry was posted on September 15, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Last Saturday saw the welcome return of Colours to the wargames show circuit. The show didn’t take place in 2014 to various issue, but the show... Read more

Building a society of wargamers

This entry was posted on September 11, 2015 by Jasper Oorthuys.

I know, I know, there’s very little we can reliably generalize from the Great Wargaming Survey, but I think if there’s anything to take away... Read more

Are you going to the Other Partizan

This entry was posted on September 5, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Are you going to the Other Partizan? I sure am. The Partizan shows, as I’ve said before on several occasions, is one of my favourite... Read more

Mongol Part 2

This entry was posted on August 30, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

In my last blog, I discussed my plans for collecting a Mongol force for Lion Rampant. In total, I’d need 6 heavy cavalry (Mounted Men... Read more

Mongol

This entry was posted on August 24, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

There has been a surge of interest locally in starting up a Lion Rampant campaign. Naturally, I’m all for campaigns and have been doing my... Read more

The usual mistake...

This entry was posted on August 23, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

I usually dive in head first when it comes to a new project, looking at what ranges are available and what’s ‘cool’ in the army... Read more