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SELWG
Yesterday I took Caeasar and mate Ian to SELWG. We had a very enjoyable day running my Kent 55 BC scenario, which twice turned into a sort of Roman Isandlwana. The game and rules (my "to he...
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Caesar at SELWG- pukka photos!
Mate Ian Notter has sent me some decent photos of Caesar's expedition into Kent. All are "clickable" for higher definition.Here's the view down the table, at the start of the game. SELWG gave me a...
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Laager III
This is a continuation of my wagon laager project. The bases are now painted and the base coats are on the wagons. These are coming on fast, now, and I hope to finish them in around a week, after...
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A medieval bash with To the Strongest!
Last night I mate Ian and I had another play-test of the eponymous rules with medieval armies. Lacking any suitable minis, we used "Battlelore" plastic figures tacked to cardboard bases and the game...
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Wargames Bloggers Quarterly Issue 2 available for download!
I'm very pleased to announce that the second edition of Wargames Bloggers Quarterly is now ready for download, from this link here. For those who didn't see Issue 1, the Wargame Bloggers Quarterly...
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Poulet Marengo a la Legatus
Last night I cooked Legatus' recipe in Wargames Bloggers Quarterly Issue 2, skipping the crayfish and croutons, but adding brandy and anchovies. The traditional eggs worked surprisingly well. I must...
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To the Strongest! D-7
This blog has been uncharacteristically quiet of late, because I have been working overtime putting the finishing touches to my "To the Strongest" Ancient and Medieval wargames rules. These are the...
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They don't like it up 'em!
...before I get back to plugging my new ancients rules, have a look at these!This week I received a copy of "Sands of the Sudan", a set of Colonial rules written by Carl Pagano, but based on the old...
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To the Strongest! D-4
Thapsus 46BC at Partizan in 2013 using To the Strongest! Photo by Henry HydeTo the Strongest! is the set of rules for tabletop wargaming that I'll be launching this Friday. I have developed the rules...
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To the Strongest D-3
In To the Strongest!, players use an innovative (and entertaining) mechanism system to activate units, which can each potentially move or fight multiple times during the same turn.In most rules a turn...
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To the Strongest! D-2
I mentioned yesterday that I'd describe in outline how shooting and combat are tackled in the rules.Firstly, the rules are quite decisive. Most units only have two hits, and skirmishers, in...
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To the Strongest D-1
The To the Stongest! rules cover a period of two thousand or so years of history, and thus require a generous number of types of unit to represent the various combinations of warriors and weapons...
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To the Strongest is released!
Over the last few days I have written about the mechanics of the rules; today I'll talk briefly about what's contained within them.The rules come in the form of a 68 page PDF, illustrated with many...
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You wait years for one Leones Iuniores to come along, and then two arrive at...
Whilst I was finishing the rules, my very own Spanish ulcer started playing up very badly, and I've not painted any ancients for a month.Now, however, I'm slowly recovering and am going to base some...
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I've been looking at Luke Ueda-Sarson's excellent Notitia Dignitatum site, which isthe site for the Late Roman shield design alficionado.The good news is that there is a similar design to my other...
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Leones to Gratianenses
Last night I repainted the shields on the "Leones Iuniores" as the Gratienses, as discussed in a previous post. I also took the opportunity to reduce the width of the rawhide edgings and to weather...
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Gratianenses WIP
I'm a little up against it, but had time to grab a couple of WIPs shot of my new Auxilia Palatina unit, which was mostly painted by Shaun Watson. I really like the animated poses of these Black Tree...
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Over the next few days I'll be giving the BigRedBatCave a much-needed makeover. Please bear with me whilst I do so!If you have any difficulty viewing any part of the screen, please drop me an email or...
View ArticleTo the Strongest! Facebook Site
I have just set up a Facebook site for the rules, where I'll let people know all the latest developments, especially new army lists as they become available. It can be found...
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Merry Christmas, everybody!
We wish you a merry Christmas,We wish you a merry Christmas,We wish you a merry Christmas,And a Happy New Year!The very best to all my fellow bloggers and visitors! In 2015, may all your dice be sixes...
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