Test shots- welcome to the Tercio

Blucher: it will be all over by Christmas!

I’ve been most impressed by the new breed of wargamer. This hurts me to say this. If you peruse the Beasts of War site, Breakthrough assault, or any such worthies you find earnest young men knocking off projects in weeks, days sometimes….. Well the Despertaferres… Read More

Black Powder Insult!

This evening’s game was one of my notorious ACW scenarios. I must thank Civil War.org for the inspiration, I spend far too long on their superb webpages. The battle descriptions and maps are terrific! As the definition would suggest, the attacker must act quickly to… Read More

Tarleton’s Blunder!

Part Two of the Battle of Camden The remorseless Brish pincer movement didn’t dent the Americans’ confidence. Volley after volley tore through the redcoats. The Maryland continentals were prooving more than a match for their loyalist adversaries. Horatio Gates even had the audacity to order… Read More

Seeing red again……

I So I had my new toys. No messing around with layer shading and washes. A limited number of matching colours and any complicated detail gets left off. I was ready………..Like all those used to setting ambushes, the forest was to be my friend. My… Read More

Seeing red……..skins!

Day two dawned and then it hit me! After many exhausting hours of “research” on the iPad, I found inspiration…….. Why do we wargamers always strive for the unobtainable? In my opinion, far too many hours are spent on slaving over perfection when I think… Read More

We come in peace…….shoot to kill!

All fired up by yet another new period! I managed to grab a few moments to order the figures needed for a two hundred point Indian force for Muskets and Tomahawks. Die Fuhrer was out of the house attending her panel beating course so time… Read More

L’Art de la Guerre- Stormin’ Normans versus Anxious Aghlabids!

It’s always great to be there at the beginning of something! L’Art de la Guerre is fast becoming a favourite at Cardiff’s number one palace of gaming pleasure, Firestorm Games. The competition trophy case can best be described as “Spartan” despite over thirty years of… Read More

Mechanicsville Mayhem 1862

The battles of the Seven Days, the Peninsular campaign of 1862,  have long  held a fascination for myself since I first looked at the Airfix guide to American Civil Wargaming. Unfortunately our campaign to stage a refight suffered from an initial problem, in the first… Read More