Background The French and Indian War (1754–1763) pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies….
Month: May 2019
In Her Majesty’s Name – Rescue on the way to Zanzibar.
From the British Console’s Office in Brazzaville comes a notice of yet another abduction. This time, is is the daughter of a high ranking industrialist that was on safari with his daughter….
Pulp Figures Melanesian Island Warriors.
If you have been following this blog, you will have noticed that I have been bitten by the Pulp fiction bug. Slowly, I have been collecting and painting figures and terrain to…
Bloody Big Battles – Rules Review
Bloody Big Battles (BBB), by Chris Pringle, is a set of miniature wargame rules designed to play large battles during the 19th century. Each unit in the game represents a brigade sized…
Alligators, Crocodiles, oh my….
During the last Historicon, I went through the various vendor booths and picked up pretty much every alligator and crocodile miniature I could find. I had a desire to have a lot…
Flames of War – Enemy at the Gates Scenario Playtest
We tried two generic scenarios from Enemy at the Gates. Set up on the table, and played three games…! Both of the scenarios were “The House” from the new Soviet source book…
Supply Convoy to Tripoli, 1942.
Background The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945. For the most part, the campaign…
The Wachtmeister goes to Pickett’s Lard
I attended Pickett’s Lard in Gettysburg the first weekend of May. This event was organized by the members of Lard USA a club dedicated to all things Lardy, i.e. the games put…
Battle of Brienne, January 1814.
Background The Battle of Brienne (29 January 1814) saw an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon attack Prussian and Russian forces commanded by Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Warned…
Things from the Basement Storage Tank Review
For this post I will be reviewing the Things from the Basement Storage Tank kit. This storage tank kit can be bought here: https://www.thingsfromthebasement.com/store/p318/Storage_Tank.html. It is important to note that the kit…