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The Second World War, Triumph & Tragedy, 28mm My wargame pal Colin Jack never takes the obvious path. If he was a Napoleonic wargamer (which he isn’t) he’d opt for the Neapolitans or the Wurttembergers. In Second World War games he avoids sensible theatres like Normandy, Russia or Italy, and opts for more outlandish places.
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 15mm This was one of these games where I didn’t supply the figures – I actually don’t own any 15mm lead, as I claim the figures are too small for me to paint. Well, Dougie Trail has no such qualms, and his figures and vehicles are proof that you
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm The new edition of Battlegroup Panzergrenadier came out recently, and this was my first chance to try out the new-look rules. Quite a few things have changed, so we decided to stage a fairly small encounter game, on a 6×4 foot table. Most of the toys were mine,
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 15mm Edinburgh in August is a little crazy, what with the Edinburgh Festival, the Fringe and the Book Festival all taking place at the same time. Strange things happen. For a start, I didn’t have a proper game to play, so I was reduced to playing one with 15mm
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm This hard-fought little battle involved a German combined-arms attack against a hastily-formed Soviet defensive position, and was set somewhere near Millerovo, in the bend of the River Don, during the German advance on Stalingrad. the Russians had two defensive layers – a lightly held outer band consisting of
The Second World War, Disposable Heroes, 28mm About three times a year a group of wargamers get together in the small Scottish towns of Kirriemuir or Stonehaven, and play a large game over the course of a weekend. This time it was the Second World War, with a Normandy game on one day, and a
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm This week we adapted a Charles S. Grant scenario – “Assault River Crossing” – culled from Scenarios for Wargames, 1981. We set our game in the summer of 1941, somewhere to the north of Polotsk. The Germans of the 4th Panzer Group needed to establish a bridgehead across
Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm This small game (fought out on a 6×4 foot table) was a scenario from Dave Brown’s forthcoming Mediterranean Theatre scenario book, for Battlegroup Panzergrenadier. Despite the dreadful name this is actually an excellent set of rules, and as the Second Edition is due out any day now, I thought
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm This was another of those scenarios from Dave Brown’s Battlegroup Panzer Grenadier scenario book. We’ve been meaning to play this one for ages, but we had to wait until we had enough German trucks. I don’t know why really – most of them were brewed up within the
The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm This was a scenario from the “Battles for the West” scenario book for Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, but I suppose it would just as well for any other similar rules. It involved a rare French attack (launched by General de Gaulle) against the flank of the advancing German columns. In
