Category Archives: Naval gaming

Just a simple question

Posted on August 5, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan Something which should really go in the ‘Letters to the Editor’ page, but we don’t have one. Or maybe in the ‘Reader’s Queries’ like the old ‘Battle’ wargames magazine used to have, but we don’t have one … Continue reading →

Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - World War I, Periods - World War II | 1 Comment

USS Ohio and USS Los Angeles

Posted on July 21, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan I was just writing a comment on early submersibles, looking for a suitable photo to go with it, and came upon a pack of Triang Minic 1/1200th scale waterline models that I acquired a little before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - Modern | 1 Comment

The blockade runner ‘Mars’

Posted on July 7, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan The very thorough comment on what colour blockade runners were painted means I’ll have to repaint my small 1/1200th collection of them, after 30 years of, well, admittedly fairly infrequent use on the wargames table! Thorough, very, … Continue reading →

Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - American Civil War, Periods - Nineteenth century | Leave a comment

The possibilities of ‘Steam-Punk’… at sea!

Posted on June 25, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan The rise in popularity of this Victorian-Edwardian style of, well, just about everything, wargames included, has left many in the hobby far behind. Science Fiction. (Never ever Sci-Fi or Scy-Fy.) As Ben Bova used to say, ‘if … Continue reading →

Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - Nineteenth century, Periods - Pulp era, Periods - Science fiction | 2 Comments

‘Escape from Atlantis’ Part 2: The ships

Posted on June 12, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan It’s quite incredible how many board games seem to have small and useful model ships included. Even ‘Monopoly’ has (or had?)  a splendid little ironclad warship as one of the pieces, but for the moment, let’s stick … Continue reading →

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‘Escape from Atlantis’ Part 1

Posted on June 9, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan I don’t suppose Waddingtons Ltd have had so much coverage in a wargame publication for many years, but the response to my short note on the excellent game of ‘Buccaneer’ leads me onward. Peter Barkworth’s comment is … Continue reading →

Posted in Board games, Naval gaming | 2 Comments

Waddingtons at war

Posted on June 2, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan These days, when reading most of the glossy wargames magazines, I come upon what can only be regarded as totally staged sets, where the figures take second place to a totally, 100% accurate depiction of a 17th … Continue reading →

Posted in Board games, Naval gaming | 4 Comments

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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Combat Air Patrol rules added

Posted on April 18, 2020 by admin2

Kevin White’s Combat Air Patrol rules have been posted. They are easy rules simulating air and carrier combat in the Pacific during World War II. They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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A question about ACW blockade runners

Posted on April 15, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan In my collection of 1/1200th American Civil War models, I have a number of blockade runners, rarely used in any game, but I like them. Mars and Banshee are delightful models, made by Skytrex and Navwar ages … Continue reading →

Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - American Civil War | 2 Comments