05 September 2023

Napoleonics - Tilting at Windmills

An interesting skirmish level game of Napoleonics using 'Rebels and Patriots' rules, that pitted a French force against a British/Hanoverian opponent, The French managed to secure the windmill objective, ensuring victory. The British were badly let down by their Hanoverian allies who fell back, then ran away, as soon as they could.

The Osprey set of rules seemed to work well for this low level skirmish type game.











13 August 2023

British Historical Gamers Society - Britcon 2023

We ran a display game at this year's Britcon. The event was highly successful and was busier than last year. The Nottingham Trent University venue really seems to work well. Here are some photos of our 1/35th scale WWII, along with other images from the event:






























08 August 2023

Ork Fest! - A wonderful Parade Featuring the 'Pretty Boys' of the Galaxy

Don't they look pretty? We'll, they do say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These excellently painted Games Workshop 40K Orks actually took part in a game of Mantic's 'Firefight' and won.











Soviets Emerge Triumphant - WWIII action

This was a real nail biter of a match, that wasn't settled until the last shot of the game. The Soviets pressed their attack remorselessly, taking heavy casualties in the process, but eventually overcame their American opponents. The stars of the show were the Russian AA 'Gophers' who shot down three A10s (the final one being shot down by an infantry 'Gremlin' missile team). The disappointments of the day were the M1A1s who only arrived on the table too late to save the day.









01 August 2023

French-Indian Wars

A fierce encounter in which the British regulars managed to secure the central stockade, enabling them to win the game. Much of the hard work was actually done by the Indians, who were fighting on both sides. Rules used were Muskets and Tomahawks.