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The Second World War, Chain of Command, 28mm In the Edinburgh club two of its most senior members are collectively known as “The Old Stoners”. They’re a bit like Stadler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show, only more laid back. Anyway, every so often they rave enthusiastically about a new set of rules, proclaiming them
The Back of Beyond, Setting the East Ablaze, 28mm This was a long-overdue return to “The Back of Beyond”, a period I really enjoy, but for some reason play far less often than I’d like. Largely because I didn’t have the right sand-coloured cloth to hand, this game was set in Northern Russia, rather than
The American Civil War, Regimental Fire & Fury, 10mm This weekend I was invited down to Suffolk, to take part in a multi-player American Civil War game. It was staged by Maj. Gen. John “DZ” Drewienkiewicz (rtd.), the author of three books in the “Wargames in History” series published by Ken Trotman. This game –
The Second World War, Bolt Action, 28mm I popped into the Edinburgh club for the first time in ages – I spend most of my summer in Orkney. There were several good-looking games in progress, including a 10mm Vietnam one, a 15mm Second World War encounter, and a 28mm American War of Independence battle, as
The Second World War, Bolt Action, 28mm Like last week’s encounter, this little skirmish game was played out using the Bolt Action rules. When I first came across them I wasn’t too keen on them, as they had a lot of quirks in them. However, on re-reading them and after playing a few games I’ve
A Very British Civil War, Bolt Action, 28mm I was going to play a Second World War skirmish game this week, but Warlord didn’t deliver my Stug in time. North Star and Warlord are next door to each other in Nottingham, but one delivers in two days, the other takes over twelve days and still
A Very British Civil War, Homegrown Rules, 28mm In The Very British Civil War guide to the fighting in Scotland it says that; “Shetland occupies a strategic position for shipping between the Atlantic and the North Sea”. I beg to differ. This was written by a Shetlander with an axe to grind, as the barren,
Modern Wars, Bolt Action, 28mm When I decided to run a small modern game the original plan was to use Force on Force rules. Unfortunately its a long time since I last used them, and I didn’t have time to re-read them as thoroughly as I wanted. They can be something of a mindf**k, particularly
The Back of Beyond, Setting the East Ablaze, 28mm Given the enjoyment of the large Back of Beyond game earlier this month it was almost inevitable that I’d revisit the period. Besides, all the figures were ready to hand, and it was something different to stage in Orkney – none of the other two wargamers
The Back of Beyond, Setting the East Ablaze, 28mm This weekend it was time for another wargaming extravaganza staged by the League of Gentlemen Wargamers, a motley collection of gamers who meet three times a year in Kirriemuir, in north-east Scotland. On this occasion their behaviour was far from gentlemanly, with no end of plotting,
