Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Going Prussian

This entry was posted on September 15, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

Or an object lesson on never throw anything away… because you’re going to need it some day! Sometimes fate can throw you a curve ball... Read more

Messing with Caesar

This entry was posted on June 10, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

For our Salute game, we needed to use a quick set of rules which would allow fast play. I didn’t want them to be dumbed... Read more

What, no undercoat?

This entry was posted on May 30, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

At our local games club, the Brixham Berserkers, there is a campaign planned for In Her Majesty’s Name. Players are truly spoilt for choice when... Read more

Plastic conversions

This entry was posted on May 19, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

Plastic. There’s something about it that appeals to me greatly. It brings out the converter in me. I guess it is the ease with which... Read more

The goldfish bowl

This entry was posted on May 15, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

I often find it curious that our wargaming tables are effectively fighting in a goldfish bowl. We place our armies on the tabletop like two... Read more

Our Salute Board: Part 4 - Finishing

This entry was posted on May 8, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

Once all the boards had been sculpted and shaped, there was one task left – to paint and cover the boards. In this gargantuan task... Read more

Our Salute Board: Part 3 - Shaping

This entry was posted on April 15, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

This is my third blog entry on the preparation of boards for our ‘C-Day’ game at Salute 2014. In my last entry I covered the... Read more

Help for Heroes / WWPD4Vets

This entry was posted on April 7, 2014 by Jasper Oorthuys.

This April 12th our friends at WWPD organize the second edition of WWPD4Vets - a charity gaming event to gather money for veterans with money... Read more

Our Salute Board: Part 2 - Planning

This entry was posted on April 4, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

This is the second part of my journal on the preparation of our boards for Salute 2014.We are running a Caesarian Roman game at Salute... Read more

Salute Rules

This entry was posted on March 29, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

Our Caesarian Roman game at Salute 2014 is going to be impressive. Simon Miller is bringing hundreds, if not thousands of troops to cover the... Read more