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Just played… Hail Caesar – Hook Island Gaming
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Middot; Greco-Persian Wars. Middot; Hail Caesar. Just played… Hail Caesar. 11 July, 2016. 11 July, 2016. Just after I’d finished my latest batch of Persians. Johan came over to my house for some ancients action. We used the Hail Caesar. Rules, and pitched the freshly raised Persians against my Greek veterans in an imaginary battle during the Greco-Persian Wars. Not only was it satisfying to bring my new 6mm lads to the table, but it had also been a while since I last played. Who is a horse trader by day.
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Just played… To the Strongest! – Hook Island Gaming
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Middot; Byzantine-Bulgarian wars. Middot; To the Strongest! Just played… To the Strongest! 27 June, 2016. 28 June, 2016. A couple of weeks back, me, Ulf and Andy met up for a game of To the Strongest! This was the first game of a new campaign of ours (however, all credit goes to Ulf for designing the campaign mechanics), inspired by the Byzantine-Bulgarian wars. And played out on our brand spanking new. Which we have purchased from the ever so friendly and helpful Mr. Simon Miller. Constantly evaded and ...
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Project log: Really Small Persians, part II – Hook Island Gaming
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Middot; Greco-Persian Wars. Middot; Project Logs. Project log: Really Small Persians, part II. 1 July, 2016. 6 July, 2016. I’ve finally managed to get some more Persians. Off the painting table, which is a relief. Together with my previous batch. These wee lads will provide me with a decent-sized contingent for use in smaller battles against my Greeks. I still have a long way to go before I’ve got a “complete” Persian army, but I’m getting there. First off, a unit of Egyptian Marines. Crème de la crème.
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros in 6mm
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Sunday, January 8, 2017. Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros in 6mm. Refight of the Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros, 10-11 November 1808, using Commands and Colors Napoleonic. Rules Figures from Baccus. 6mm range, hex terrain from Kallistra. And trees from Timecast. View of the battlefield from the South: showing French left and Spanish right. The First French Attack:. Ruffin's French left wing preparing to advance. Romana's Spanish right wing waiting to receive the French attack. While not the great s...
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: Wings Of War: Multi-player Dawn Patrol
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Friday, October 21, 2016. Wings Of War: Multi-player Dawn Patrol. I designed a new scenario for Wednesday game night: a multi-player Dawn Patrol scenario for Wings of War that will accommodate 3-6 players. The Hun hiding in the clouds. Conduct a patrol of this sector of the front. Engage and destroy all enemy aeroplanes. Place two irregular-shaped clouds randomly on the playing area. Each player determines randomly from which edge they enter. No two players can enter from the same edge. Place the enterin...
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: November 2015
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Sunday, November 29, 2015. Dungeon Crawl Project - Part 2. The Dungeon Tile Core Set from DMB Games. Was a great start to my Dungeon Crawl Project but I wanted something more. So I decide to try my hand at making some pit trap tiles. I decided my requirement was one 2x1 tile and one 2x2 tile and that both pits should contain spikes. The idea being that I can swap out the original floor tile for one of these when the unsuspecting adventurers discover the pit. Monday, November 23, 2015. As the basis for my...
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: November 2016
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Saturday, November 12, 2016. Battle of Ocaña in 6mm. Refight of the Battle of Ocaña, 19th November 1809, using Commands and Colors Napoleonic. Rules Figures from Baccus. 6mm range, hex terrain from Kallistra. And trees from Timecast. I had just read “The Battle Of Ocaña – the Army of Spain’s Greatest Victory” by Pierre Juhel so I was inspired to refight the battle. The armies deployed on what was basically an open plain in front of the village of Ocaña,. View from the French left. Seeing that the Lancers...
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: October 2016
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Just finished painting a 6mm dragon from Perfect Six Miniatures. It comes from their Order of the Dragon fantasy range and should have been the Black Dragon Ashmar. But I chose to paint it red. He, or perhaps she, (I'm unsure how to tell the sex of a dragon) works just as well in a dungeon crawl as a 28mm baby dragon. The party looking surprised at meeting a "28mm" baby dragon. Are baby red dragons very hungry? Friday, October 21, 2016. Wings Of War: Multi-player Dawn Patrol.
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: December 2015
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Battle of Waterloo in 6mm - Part 2, The Scenario. The map shows the setup of units for the Waterloo battlefield. The units are colour-coded as follows:. Hexes with stars show locations on which reinforcements may arrive during the game. Dark Blue Border = Prussian. All figures from Baccus. The village houses are from TBM. Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte from Irregular Miniatures. La Belle Alliance and Plancenoit church from Leven. And Papelotte was scratch built. At the start ...
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Keith's Wargaming Blog: December 2016
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Saturday, December 31, 2016. Wings Of War: Bombing with Autopilot. This was basically a simple scenario where a British Airco DH.4 light bomber escorted by a Sopwith Camel scout would bomb a German infantry reserve camp protected by two Fokker D.VII scouts. We use the Wing Of War WW1 (now Wings Of Glory) rules. The scenario was made interesting, when we chose to fly one D.VII each and let the British fly on the "autopilot" rules written by Herkybird. B) the distance to the nearest threat. D) a D6 die roll.
