Please read below our club response to the decision of the so called “right-reverend”Hugh Dispenser , Vicar and custodian of Morgansdown Church Hall, to decline our application for club residency on “pacifist” grounds…. Dear “Vicar”, The fundamental principle underlying all justifications of wargaming, from the… Read More
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Is work getting in the way of your wargaming?
Is your life worth living? Does your life have enough me time? Will the future bring opportunities? The world of work is in transition. Are you ready? The world of work is being struck by waves of change. Some are vast and visible – leaps… Read More
Test shots- welcome to the Tercio
WofUN 2D Warriors- clunk, click every slip!
It’s not very often that I don’t post on my blog. The virus panicdemic has finally laid the family low. I’ve been shielding at home, my niece has been hospitalised and the boys haven’t done more than ten straight days in school. Christmas is down… Read More
Wargames Philosophy
Three weeks back in work and the time has flown. Quarter past eleven yesterday evening and I’m preparing a work presentation. My good lady wife asks who I am and what I have done with her husband………. I tried explaining to her that I had… Read More
Wargames figures- the six colour challenge
Despite being in my fifth decade I still love my toy soldiers. Any casual reader may have guessed that from this blog but what exactly is there to “love” about miniatures? As a boy you had the colour and noise of imaginary battles. As an… Read More
The Wednesday Quiz- Tanks for the memory ( sorry!)
Honours are tied at the top of the leaders’ table. Today’s topic is of course Armoured fighting vehicles and I expect the competition to be fierce. As we have so many experts in the competition, I will award bonus points for those who can site… Read More
Lord Unwin’s Model Soldier Boudoir
The first in an occasional series whereby the members of the Tercio are allowed behind the curtains of Andrew Unwin’s hobby coterie. We may be financially embarrassed in comparison but God bless him for this opportunity. As my old Grandmother used to say, ” Time… Read More
Naval Wargaming all at sea!
Today we have a gallery submitted by Michael Lane, veteran Tercio member and Jefe of our Newport comrades. He is famous for the detail he puts into his models and they really are fantastic to see on the table. Michael is a regular on the… Read More
De Bellis Antiquitatis- Fortune’s Wheel
To some gamers it’s all about tournaments and intense competition. Increasingly my enjoyment from the hobby comes from a less frantic atmosphere. What could be better than locking the children in the garden, sending the wife to her small bore rifle practice and setting up… Read More