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Something I’ve finished in the last week: some medieval boat men and their vessels to transport Simon de Montfort across the Medway in April 1264. These will be making an appearance in our Midgard game at CrackCon7 at Boards and Swords Hobbies on Saturday. We’ll be playing the night time attack on Rochester Castle andContinue reading “Medieval Boatmen for CrackCon7”

Sunday 11th October is The Other Partizan show at Newark Showground, Notts, UK, and it’s a very special one for me. Having showcased my Midgard Heroic Battles rules over the last few years, I’m doing it again, but without a single figure from my collection on the table! Instead, I’m helping to run a massiveContinue reading “The Other Partizan – Hastings 960 Preview”

Following requests for Samurai for Midgard Heroic Battles, we’ve put together something for the Sengoku period in collaboration with Peter’s Paperboys. Samurai are not my specialist subject, so I drew upon the work of Midgard gamers Mark Denny, Mark Piper and William Smith to create a pair of sample Forces and some new Traits. MirkoContinue reading “Sengoku Jidai for Midgard Heroic Battles 25.9.26”

I was delighted to be a guest on the 20 Sided Gamified Podcast in August, and the episode is finally out. With Professor Ryan Lavelle, we talk about Winchester Shieldwall, the Viking-age wargaming event that’s taking place at the University of Winchester on November 21st. The event will include hosted games of Chivalry & Honour,Continue reading “20 Sided Gamified Podcast interview 19.9.26”

I’ve finally finished editing my video of the Attack on Northampton during the Second Barons’ War. Back in July, Midgard chum Lee Sanders came up to (very) sunny Nottingham to play through this scenario from the À Montfort! À Montfort! Goblet-Size Campaign using Midgard Heroic Battles. This is my first crack at a longer formatContinue reading “Attack on Northampton 1264 Video”

I was flattered to be the guest on the Yarkshire Gamer podcast (until I answered ‘Leeds’ to one of the quiz questions, anyway ) recently. Ken and I talked about all kinds of stuff, I put him right on the early medieval period, and we had a grand old chat before being joined by RichardContinue reading “Yarkshire Gamer Podcast appearance”

Tickets for the Winchester Shieldwall event on Saturday 21st November are now available! Join us at the University of Winchester for a day of miniature gaming and talks focused on the warfare of the Viking Age. More information here Ticket link here

Great news this morning, it’s out! You can buy this as a PDF download from Reisswitz Press here. À Montfort! À Montfort! is the second Goblet-Size Campaign for Midgard Heroic Battles.  Using the campaign system from Chronicles of Midgard, this historical 41-page supplement delves into the Second Barons’ War in which Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, tookContinue reading “À Montfort! À Montfort! released”

I’m very pleased to say that the second Goblet-Size Campaign for Midgard Heroic Battles is nearly ready. Richard has been burning the midnight oil finishing off the layout while I’ve been drawing maps in a medieval monk-style and checking all the statlines with a red pen! The campaign contains a brief historical background, five newContinue reading “À Montfort! À Montfort!”

I’m very excited to be helping Ryan Lavelle of the University of Winchester in putting on a new one day event themed around Viking age warfare. The format is similar to Lardy Days/ Midgard Moot, with two hosted games but also a couple of talks about the connections between wargaming and historical research. Game systemsContinue reading “Winchester Shieldwall – Saturday 21st November 2026”