Monthly Archives: May 2020

Review of ‘Iron & Rust” novel

Posted on May 30, 2020 by admin2

Jonathan Aird finds the Harry Sidebottom novel about ancient Rome a good read, with a couple of author quirks. It’s on the Reviews page.

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Plague seasons and campaigns

Posted on May 29, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan The weather column in ‘The Times’ recently reported some research, with clear medieval or early Renaissance wargames campaign potential, by a Dr. Pribyl of the University of East Anglia, reconstructing the climate of that part of England … Continue reading →

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Best era to be a soldier

Posted on May 27, 2020 by jimr

By Jim Rohrer This issue might be relevant to the decision about which era you to prefer to wargame. We all can agree that war is a nasty business and should be avoided at all costs. But wars do happen … Continue reading →

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ACW easy rules have been added

Posted on May 23, 2020 by admin2

Kevin White’s rules for the American Civil War, “The Blue and Gray,” have now been added. They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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Pak 43/41 anti-tank gun in Normandy

Posted on May 21, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan A couple of e-mails responding to my ‘VE Day’ piece asked me for a little more detail on what some seem to think is a rather unusual form of ’88,’ and it certainly is an odd version … Continue reading →

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Game duration in ‘One-Hour Wargames’ for solo play

Posted on May 19, 2020 by jimr

By Jim Rohrer One-Hour Wargames (OHW) is my preferred rule set (Thomas, 2014).  I like it because the rules are simple, it is intended for play on a small table, games are short, and it is so flexible.  Units of … Continue reading →

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Cathedral – a very useful board game

Posted on May 16, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan A little while before we were all forced to stay in, I bought a boxed game in the local charity shop. It cost me £1.99, about 3 Euros, or, what, $2.50-ish? Now I’ve had the chance to … Continue reading →

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The ‘Lost 52’ Project

Posted on May 15, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan Ben Hoyle, writing in The Times, described the discovery of the wreck of the USS Stickleback a ‘Tench’ Class submarine lost in the Spring of 1958 in collision with USS Silverstein DE534, off Barber’s Point on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu during an … Continue reading →

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‘Report from the Vosges Mountains’ added

Posted on May 14, 2020 by admin2

A  new game report has been added to the website, this one on a game between Prussians and  Garibaldi’s irregulars set during the Franco-Prussian War. The report is by Jim Rohrer and is on the Game Reports page.

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Review of Frostgrave, Rangers of Shadow Deep and Perilous Dark added

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin2

Paul Le Long finds these inter-related fantasy rules easy to learn and fun to play. His review is on the Reviews page.

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