Not much hobby time recently but I decided that I needed a quick game today. A War of 1812 Square Brigadier game seemed about right. About 2 years ago I decided that having done 1812 for 20 years in 54mm and 40mm at various level from skirmish games to refighting historical battles, I didn’t want to continue as I had been doing but neither did … Continue reading Getting A Round Tuit
About an hour after the morning patrols headed out, a swarm of Oerbergers rode over the hills. The Oerberg artillery was not up to its usual standard today. So far, their 2 guns have fired 12 dice on the redoubt, looking for 5’s and 6’s, and inflicted 1 hit! Today didn’t go quite as planned though. I had various duties elsewhere, not to mention distractions, … Continue reading Irruption
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
“Be sure you are right then go ahead!” Oom Bob is ready. One of my goals is to have each of my remaining collections of figures present a different sort of gaming experience. In part this can be done by different historical periods and different levels or battle but it also includes styles of gaming. This tends to go against my instinctive urge to use … Continue reading Mobilization
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