Wargaming Overload!
So I've been in my new (temporary) home for six weeks now and still no new posts so what's going on? Well I've been suffering from gaming overload. The gaming scene is very active up here and it's...
View ArticleWargaming Overload Part 2
I'd been looking forward to getting more figure gaming done after the move and I haven't been disappointed.I've had a large 28mm ACW game using Black Powder which was fun but it confirmed my suspicions...
View ArticleWargaming Overload Part 3
In addition to the ACW and ancients games I mentioned yesterday I've also played some Napoleonics and WW2 games.Having made a start on assembling two 15mm Napoleonics forces 18 months ago I decided it...
View ArticleWarhammer 40k Conquest LCG and gaming catch up.
It's been a while since I posted, not because I haven't been gaming, rather the opposite. One of the main aims of my move back home to Stockton on Tees was the prolific local gaming scene and I have...
View ArticleKings of War Napoleonics
Yes its a surprise post, I'm not dead after all! Just not been in the blogging mood for a while. But here's a quick post about my foray into Kings of War (KoW) in general and Napoleonics in...
View ArticleQuick Review: Iron Cross WW2 Rules
Time for another quick review. This one features the new WW2 wargame rules 'Iron Cross' from Great Escape Games which cost £12 inc p&p. So onto the rules (here I should say that I just received my...
View ArticleIron Cross WW2 rules first playthrough
As promised here's my thoughts on the rules after my first solo play through. I set up a 4'x4' table as shown below, the hedges I used as bocage. (Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures I...
View ArticleNew Iron Cross army list PDFs
Great Escape Games have released additional force lists for Iron Cross. These cover NW Europe 1944-45, including British Airborne, US Airborne, Waffen SS, Volksgrenadiers and Soviet Assault Battalions....
View ArticleFirst games of Zombicide: Black Plague
I had my first try at the new Zombicide: Black Plague game last night. I had played the original Zombicide a couple of times and didn't enjoy it at all. I felt it was too hard and unforgiving of...
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