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
B “Dumkopf! Die panzer mussen be much bigger than this!” With the heady scent of nostalgia in the air, the Lowries and I turned to the battle of the Bulge for the first game of 2016. Who can forget the amazing film of said battle,… Read More
A few years ago, a group of wargamers started to frequent Firestorm Games here in the Welsh metropolis of Cardiff. Led by their sensei Gunny B and “organised” by Mr. Colin Cavanagh, they were an eclectic mix of ex-military, serving constabulary and two librarians. A… Read More
Sometimes, just sometimes, everything is right with the world. I’d gotten up early and painted the garden gate so die Fuhrer was momentarily amenable and I was off work so could wargame all afternoon at Cardiff’s Firestorm Carpet Warehouse. Paul was coming down from Cheltenham… Read More
Which wargamer could resist the allure of the Tales of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men? Swash-buckling adventure in a time when it wasn’t frowned upon for men to wear tights. What started out as a run of the mill introduction to another set of rules got me… Read More
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
Could I ask my gentle reader which ‘figure’ he ( or she😌😊) prefers? I ask because you may have gathered, I feel myself drawn to the second figure! One of the traders at Salute was offering ‘realistic’ adventurers and I of course went straight to… Read More
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