Somehow the second Partizan show of the year has snuck up on us, so it’s time to show what I’ve been quietly working away on over the last six weeks. This is the biggest game that I think Morris & Chums have ever put on, with around 1500 28mm miniatures on a 12′ x 8′Continue reading “The Other Partizan 2024 preview: Tolkien’s Battle of Five Armies”
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Midgard Heroic Battles Update 13.9.24: November 2024 release!
After many months of waiting, we’re delighted to be able to announce that Midgard Heroic Battles should be released in November 2024. Following several years of writing and play testing, we can’t wait to get it out to you. Midgard Heroic Battles will be an all-in-one volume containing the rules (including flying creatures and sorcery), five scenarios, 12 sampleContinue reading “Midgard Heroic Battles Update 13.9.24: November 2024 release!”
More Trojan Wars in 28mm
‘Bull’s hide shields being dressed in line, they rushed at the Danaans, certain that these could not resist the charge that swept now on the black ships.’ -Homer, The Iliad Despite completing the 6mm Trojan Wars project (for now), I’ve been quietly plugging away on a few more miniatures for the 28mm version. Here weContinue reading “More Trojan Wars in 28mm”
French & Indian Wars: First Try-Out of Osprey’s Rebels & Patriots
Rebels and Patriots is one of the rules sets that’s been sat on my shelf – unplayed – for years. I enjoy all the different variants that sprang out of Dan Mersey’s original Lion Rampant, but this was the only one I hadn’t tried. A quiet Sunday afternoon was just the time to sort thatContinue reading “French & Indian Wars: First Try-Out of Osprey’s Rebels & Patriots”
Winged Beasties – Reaper Bones Temple Dragon & Bats
On a whim, I recently bought some Reaper Bones miniatures from Mighty Lancer Games. Reaper Bones minis, if you’re not familiar with them, are made from a semi-flexible plastic that feels similar to the Siocast used by Warlord Games and other companies. They have their limitations (human-sized models often have very flexible weapons; mould linesContinue reading “Winged Beasties – Reaper Bones Temple Dragon & Bats”
6mm Trojan Wars: Partizan 2024 Show Preview #1
The Partizan show in May at Newark Showground is one of the gaming highlights of my year, and we usually get the Morris & Chums group together to put on a game or two. Tom WD got us onto the cunning/ unhinged idea of displaying in two scales at once back in 2017 (where weContinue reading “6mm Trojan Wars: Partizan 2024 Show Preview #1”
Teeny Tiny Trojan Wars : April Update
At Salute and Partizan last year, my 15/18mm game of the Battle of Degsastan was surprisingly popular. Given the love shown for small soldiering, I thought I’d go down a couple of sizes for my next game and do the Trojan War in 6mm! These little guys have some huge advantages – low cost andContinue reading “Teeny Tiny Trojan Wars : April Update”
Army Showcase: 28mm Ancient Spanish
I’ve always had a longstanding interest in Spanish history, but the ancient Iberians really kicked off when I got a copy of the Osprey book Rome’s Enemies (4): Spanish Armies in the 1990s. Although it’s now dated in some areas, the colour plates by Angus McBride were an absolute inspiration – very quickly, I foundContinue reading “Army Showcase: 28mm Ancient Spanish”
Fray Bentos: a Great War Chain of Command game
Running into Andy S at the Hammerhead show in March, the discussion ran to this week’s gaming. Having just played Dave Stone’s Zero Hour on the Gripping Beast stand, how about some WW1? I said. After enjoying our last game of Great War Chain of Command, I’d ordered a box of Amera plastic scenery sectionsContinue reading “Fray Bentos: a Great War Chain of Command game”
Second Age Scrapping
It’s fair to say that Paul W and I are enjoying playing big battles again at the moment. This week’s excursion took us back to the Second Age of Middle-earth with a scenario inspired by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. As Gil-Galad and the Noldor march south towards Mordor, their path has beenContinue reading “Second Age Scrapping”
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