Tag: Wargaming
The Joy of Hex — Making a Hex Mat for Wargaming
A little while ago, I decided to try miniature wargaming on a hex grid. There are plenty of companies that will supply wargaming mats printed with hexagons or squares. I already had two plain green ma... Read More
Getting Kids Started in Wargaming
For some time, I’ve been planning to introduce my nine year old son, Doug, to wargaming. He likes playing board games, including some aimed at adults, and he’s interested in history. We... Read More
Winter Offensive Sale
The Wargame Vault Winter Offensive sale has started. All participating books (including all of mine) are available at 25% off. If you’d like to be notified of sales like this in future, join my mail... Read More
Crisis Point IV – Return to Andreivia
Over the weekend, I played in my second Crisis Point game (Crisis Point IV), organised by Richard Crawley. This year, I played the Russians (I’d planned to play the Russians last year, but due t... Read More
Save Up To 40% With These Bundles
My publishing company, Shilka Publishing, has set up two bundles on Wargame Vault (they aren’t available anywhere else). The bundles represent savings of 33-40%, compared to buying the individua... Read More
Battle for Tcherbevan: Crisis Point III
Recently, I played in Crisis Point III, a large, weekend-long wargame set in Tcherbevan, capital of the fictional ex-Soviet republic of Andreivia. I had been intending to play Russian naval infantry, ... Read More
Crisis Point III
Some time ago, I expressed possible interest in attending this year’s Crisis Point game (a big, weekend-long wargame organised by Richard Crawley). On Friday, Richard put on a practice game for ... Read More
RIP Donald Featherstone
I’ve just heard that Donald Featherstone died yesterday. For those that don’t recognise the name, he served with the Royal Tank Regiment in WWII, but more importantly for wargamers of my a... Read More