When the Hurley Burley’s Done
Actually it is done. But I haven’t written up the battle yet. Hopefully I’ll do that tonight after I get home from playing in a Big Napoleonic game with Little 15mm guys. Continue reading When the Hurley Burley’s Done
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Something is a Foote
Over the last year I’ve been listening my way through an audiobook version of Shelby Foote’s massive trilogy on the American Civil War. Over the last 10 years I’ve been seesawing between my desire to fight higher level ACW battle with brigade sized units and lower level ones with regiments but Shelby’s books are nudging me back towards something more like corps level battles. Picket’s … Continue reading Something is a Foote
Discussing Wye
When I decided to use Big Wars to play my Stuart Asquith memorial game I had been curious/apprehensive about how I would like them. I did play them at least once in the 90’s (link to old report) but only remembered that they’d been quick and rather bloody. The pictures from the Big Wars game are in the previous post. The pictures here are of my … Continue reading Discussing Wye
Seeing the Elephant
The young bugler was trying hard not to appear nervous but tomorrow would be his first battle. He would finally “See the Elephant!” He lay down in his tent and tried to imagine it. It seemed an instant later that he found himself riding beside the Colonel, trotting down the dusty road to Wye and there was the enemy, brass buttons and badges shining in … Continue reading Seeing the Elephant
Stuart’s Grey Horse and Big Wars
Here they are, ready for their first fight: Stuart’s Greys: Ready for some frays. The Big Wars rules are nearly as simple and basic as one can get and if memory serves from my few trials in the days before I was ready for simple, they work quite well. Play is simultaneous with a shared movement phase, shared fire phase and a shared melee phase. … Continue reading Stuart’s Grey Horse and Big Wars
Preparing to Fight Over Wye
The scenario has been chosen, the table is set, the troops are ready: Force A: 3 units of light cavalry….3? Really? But I only have 2 painted up. The other is…sighhh OK they are months over due. Give me a day or two. This game will be dedicated to Stuart Asquith whose writing persuaded me to allow myself to indulge in playing wargames with old … Continue reading Preparing to Fight Over Wye
Lest We Forget
Take a least a minute this November 11 to remember those who have put and those who are still putting their lives at risk to keep us free and safe. http://windsorns.ca/in-remembrance-2017-hants-county-war-memorial/ Continue reading Lest We Forget
The Battle of the Boinne (2/2)
When the battle resumed, I decided it was time for the Maritime army to press the attack. A bridgehead has been established. With the bridgehead finally secured, Maritime reinforcements poured into it…..until they ran out of room. The Rosmark forces had fallen back, brought up reserves and established a line on the heights. The attention shifted again to the flank. The flanking forces on both … Continue reading The Battle of the Boinne (2/2)
The Battle of the Boinne (1/2)
Life does have a habit of interfering, instead of a tight series of games, this mini-mini-campaign has been dragging its heels with this game being played in three sessions over the course of a week. I haven’t the time and “Mental Oomph” (technical term) to create a proper narrative so it’ll have to be a quick recap, game thoughts and pictures, all rolled together. Before … Continue reading The Battle of the Boinne (1/2)
Old Toy Soldier ‘Nut’s Never Die
If any one person could take credit for converting me from being a “serious” historical wargamer to playing simple, fun wargames with shiny toy soldiers, that person would be the late Stuart Asquith. Stuart first came to my attention with his magazines Practical Wargamer and Regiment as well as his Toy Soldier Box column in Military Modelling which eventually pushed me over the edge into … Continue reading Old Toy Soldier ‘Nut’s Never Die
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