This year has been one of the busiest of my life, both in work and personally. Hobby time overall has been pretty small compared to what I'd like due to time and budgetary constraints. However, while work continues apace, my personal life has become a bit quieter and a bit less expensive for the moment … Continue reading What am I at?
After my recent experiment in 2D wargaming I've been busy expanding the project further. I've now created digital copies of the troop types than can easily be recoloured and printed. To solve the issue with the card being too thin to be practical I decided to use magnetic tape I found on eBay. The tape … Continue reading Paper Wars
As promised, I've rolled out the new 2D armies to try out the Bloody Big Battles ruleset. This let me put together a game to play the rules out despite the fact I don't have a proper miniatures army. The scenario I picked was the Battle of The Alma from the Crimean War. The French, … Continue reading Remember the Alma…
Edit 20/11/20: This post has proven to be fairly popular since it was first published. For anyone interested in my other experiments in 2D gaming, please explore this tag, including other projects, rule set experiments and battle reports using 2D gaming pieces. One of the issues I have with being a relatively new gamer is … Continue reading 2D Gaming
I started out my historical wargaming experience, as many do, at 28mm with a Hail Caesar! Conquest of Gaul starter set. After painting up a few units and ordering some more I soon realised I would never have the time, space or inclination to do anything more than skirmish level games at 28mm. I want … Continue reading Reflections so far…
Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head. Euripides Hello and welcome to my blog. I've been a long time history lover who has recently gotten into historical wargaming. My love started in the ancient world at a young age. I remember flipping through books on ancient Greece and Rome before I … Continue reading Introduction
narratives and journals from roleplaying game sessions
Random painting and terrain making.
Food Photography & Recipes
Developing a more wholesome way of eating
Historical Wargaming - Boardgames & Miniatures
Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions
Collecting, modelling, painting and wargaming in 28mm
Wargaming the Sengoku Jidai in the age of Nobunaga
Wisely lead... without a head! 