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
It’s been a very long time since some of these veteran gamers had convened at Cardiff’s Firestorm Games but it was the first Friday on the month and that means Kali Yuga night! Named after the fourth and worst period of the Hindu Yugas, the… Read More
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
I blame Mark Fry for what follows. In he comes with several thousand pounds worth of mounted knight miniatures. “Why don’t you dismount your Knights”, sneered the elfin Andy D’unwin? “Cos, I ain’t got none” was my poor reposte. But I did, twenty years ago… Read More
How the Black Sheep Came Forth from the Fold The proud Republic of Genoa had grown rich on trade all across the Mediterranean world. Slaves had made the city rich and now luxuries from the Far East were adding to the citizen’s wealth. The trade… Read More
The scoundrels in question were of course the Genoese crossbowmen who were less than enthusiastic about getting to grips with the English at Crecy. The Hundred Years War has always been a favourite. The Agincourt campaign may grab all the attention but there are plenty… Read More
If my battle plan was simple, that wily old Moslem John El Gallacher thought he had the answer. Quite rightly, the rules make heavy spear units very robust. John paid the extra for archer support. This allows the spear to recover to some extent from… Read More
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
One hundred years ago an ill kempt and argumentative group of academics and union organisers met in Switzerland to coordinate their opposition to the needless slaughter of the First World War. People scoffed at their proposals and grand designs, or worse still passed the meeting… Read More
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