What a weekend! We had threats of lockdown, border embargoes, limits on attendees and strictures on eating food! On the day we even had to track down a sixty year old who vaulted a covid safety rail! Such were and are the issues of gaming… Read More
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Virtus 2021 L’art de la Guerre Hundreds
L’Art de la Guerre V4- Evolution versus revolution
By Dave Lowrie of the Bath Dice Studz This week has been a joyous one amongst the tribes, ADLG v4 arrived in the first post after the bank holiday! Don Miguel Bin Al Dween, Coronel of the Grand Tercio de Catalunya y Radyr and Lord… Read More
Test shots- welcome to the Tercio
Wargaming – the more things change…..
I knew I was in for a rough ride when the Don started to tell me that he would have gone for a maximum of Early Byzantine cavalry trained under Belisarius. How different the game would have been if my army hadn’t neglected to learn… Read More
L’art de la Guerre- if you go down to the woods today
Guest contributor: Eddie Glew, Jefe of the Bristol Columna I have been asked to write about my over zealous Early Germans in L’art de la Guerre. My brother said to me once “I never understood you and dad’s love of impetuous armies” But I will… Read More
Attack 2017 Part two – Unwin and the full aeroplane!
Would it be too much of an exaggeration to compare day two at Devizes Wargames ADLG competition to the stand of Finland against the Soviet behemoth ? Could two games of toy soldiers really bare any resemblance to the stand of Gallant Texas against Santa… Read More
Attack 2017 The Art of War
My regular reader will know that competition time means nervous energy throughout the house. Will the army be ready? Have I packed all my stuff? Have I fed the cats? Have I left food out for the children!? Will my opponents be happy, amiable characters… Read More
Cry Haddock! (And unleash the Jumbos of war!)
Whilst the editor in chief is enjoying some quality time with his clan, the intrepid Mark Fry ventures to the West Country . It’s the hottest weekend yet in the glorious summer of 2017, it’s the weekend of Father’s Day and that means it’s time… Read More
Virtus 2016 – Runners and Riders
Don’t you just love the sound of deadlines as they pass by? It’s been likened to herding cats but we finally have the twenty nine contestants and we know which army they intend to bring. There are still three lists to be submitted but one of… Read More