Well, a quick Teaser anyway: Some of Paul’s 25mm Minifig ECW The rest of the report will come when Hurricane Dorian has been and gone and the power’s back on. OK, the power outage is still just an expectation based on previous hurricane and tropical storm experiences but we’re ready! Continue reading Day 2:
This is the first shot of yesterday’s A Gentleman’s War game. Unfortunately it was also the last because I was too busy GMing the 4 players to remember. Oops. Old 25mm Minifig ECW later today. Continue reading Day One
The internet can be a wonderful thing. While looking for some info on a music video, I found myself here: From wipidea: “The first clear references to the Irish píob mhór relate to Henry VIII’s siege of Boulogne. A muster roll of the “Kerne to be transported into Englaunde to serve the kinge” contains entries of various pipers attached to these forces, such as “The Baron of Delvene’s Kerne: … Continue reading Darts and handguns: Something for later.
September is almost upon us and with it is our 3rd annual get-together with some old longtime wargaming friends. This year I’m going to give the lads a chance to try ‘A Gentleman’s War’ using a ‘proper’ gentleman’s army of glossy old toy soldiers. Having reviewed the troops on hand, I’ve decided to go with smaller than usual for AGW but acceptable units of 8 infantry … Continue reading Mustering for A Gentleman’s War
Yorg, the Panda3D based arcade racer has been updated to version 0.11 which includes some long awaited features. Most notably split-screen multiplayer: Really cool is also the new controller support and awesome particle effects (a pet-peeve of mine in previous versions 😉 ).Add to that some significant performance improvements due to an update to the latest version of Panda3d. Read the full release announcement on … Continue reading Yorg 0.11 released, now with split-screen multiplayer!
The 60 Minute War, as it has come to be known, is over. The captioned photos illustrate the flow of the battle while the rest of this article will be dedicated to comments by our technical advisor. The Government First Brigade begins an assault on Hastee House Crossroads. Rebel reinforcements are rushing to reinforce their outpost. This battle was actually the second attempt by the … Continue reading Assault on Hastee House Crossroads
The Green, or Government, forces are ready to go with 12 units. I’ve got a slight hiccup with the other side though since it turns out that the Herald & Lone Star figures who are going to form the bulk of the Rebel infantry are actually rather green themselves, I had thought they were more khaki-ish like the Crescents were before I painted them. Oh well, … Continue reading Preparations Continue
It has been nearly 2 years since hostilities between the Red Badge Rebels and the Ducal Army broke out and were swiftly halted but it seems the two sides were largely using the peace talks as a cover for their efforts to organize and prepare for war. UN peacekeepers pass a Red Patch outpost on their way to the border. Will last minute peace efforts … Continue reading UN Observers Ordered Out as Peace Talks Break Down
On the 24th of August, 1919, the Dominion of Faraway declared war against Oerberg claiming that Oerberg had violated the peace treaty in February when their troops ambushed a Dominion convoy in the disputed zone. Within hours a column of Faraway troops crossed the border from the Kapelle into Oerberg. The column consisted of a light tank, a squadron of cavalry, 7 companies of infantry … Continue reading Road Block
The Square Brigadier Rules (click to view) have been updated and the table is set. Continue reading Ready to Roll
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