Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

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

Crueller Seas

This entry was posted on January 10, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Cruel Seas has caused quite a stir at my local games clubs. The South Devon Games Club have particularly become enamoured with the idea and there... Read more

New Years Resolutions - an end to procastinating

This entry was posted on December 31, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

As 2018 draws to a close, I have been taking stock. 2018 has been a hard year for me but despite it all, WS&S magazine... Read more

WSS Podcast 22 - Painting Challenge Update

This entry was posted on December 28, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

As announced last episode, while Guy and Jasper take part in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, Angus and Mark work along on the sidelines. We'll... Read more

Taking Stock

This entry was posted on December 14, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

I've had a rough few months recently. I've managed to play a lot of games, just to keep my sanity, but not done anything to... Read more