Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Jumpers for Goalposts: Playtesting 'Homunculus Est'

This entry was posted on August 21, 2020 by Chris King.

Editor Guy and I managed another carefully distanced 'lockdown game' last week, and we had a stab at helping to playtest Mark's micro-scale game, Homunculus... Read more

Fighting the virus

This entry was posted on August 19, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

With the demise of just about every wargaming event this year things have been bleak for war gamers in the UK. Hopefully next year will... Read more

WSS podcast episode 42: WSS Podcast bingo

This entry was posted on August 18, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The team gathers for a short podcast with the usual updates, a new 'feature', and a call to take the Great Wargaming Survey if you... Read more

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast BINGO!

This entry was posted on August 17, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Listen to the latest Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast and play our BINGO game! Tick off the card as you listen. WS&S Podcast Bingo To... Read more

Plastic WW1 German hybrids

This entry was posted on August 16, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Regular readers of my blog will know I like 'mashing up' various ranges of plastic miniatures to create new models - hybrids of the original... Read more

An Introduction to 'Oathmark'

This entry was posted on August 14, 2020 by Chris King.

With the most careful of precautions in place, I was finally able to get in a game recently - with our editor Guy, as it... Read more

3D Printing a French truck, an easy task?

This entry was posted on August 6, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

I'm mostly enjoying my 3D printing experiences and I thought I'd share my latest adventures. I've had a 28mm early war French army for over... Read more

WSS podcast episode 41: military history ignorance

This entry was posted on August 4, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Instead of an interview to fill out the show, the team thought a virtual pub-quiz might be a good idea. One about military history, obviously... Read more

Buffalo Soldiers - the US 92nd Infantry Division Part II

This entry was posted on July 29, 2020 by Chris King.

Recently (in Part I, here) I discussed starting a long-stalled project of mine, the US Buffalo Soldiers, fighting their way up through Italy in the... Read more

Like buses...

This entry was posted on July 27, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

The Covid pandemic hit tabletop gaming in a funny way. For most of us the inability to meet friends for a face to face game... Read more