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Shiloh: The Hornet’s Nest, 6th April 1862
I’m very pleased to report that Mrs Fawr, after years of resistance, has now finally accepted that I am a man with needs that need to be satisfied and has once again relented to me playing with myself in the … Continue reading
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Resurrecting The SYW Mojo (Part 2) – Refreshing The Rules (Battle of Mollwitz 1741 Solo Playtest)
Much to Mrs Fawr’s disgust, I’ve been playing with myself on the dining-room table again… Earlier this month I found myself at a loose end, with a dining-room table miraculously clear of Mrs Fawr’s sh…precious things and a pressing need … Continue reading
Visited By The Ghost of Demo-Games Past…
Just a quick one today: Following the recent resurrection of my Seven Years War mojo, I was visited by the Ghost of Demo-Games Past, who sent me this photo he’d scanned from a 1998 copy of Wargames Illustrated. The photo … Continue reading
Gettysburg, 2nd July 1863: Sickles’ Salient (A Solo Refight using Brigade Fire & Fury 2nd Edition)
As Mrs Fawr will tell you, there’s nothing I like better than sitting around at home playing with myself and the lockdown has given me ample opportunity! Last month I thought I’d set up something a bit bigger and better … Continue reading
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My ‘Partizan in the Cloud’: The Cassinga Raid, Angola 1978
This weekend should have been spent schlepping up to Newark for my annual pilgrimage to the Partizan 2020 show, but as with so many events at the moment, Partizan has been forced to cancel. However, they are running the show … Continue reading
Masséna’s Counter-Attack At Wagram 1809: The Refight
Last week we finally managed to play my ‘Massena’s Counter-Attack at Wagram’ scenario. We had originally planned to play this scenario at Christmas, but had to cancel due to sickness. This will probably have been our last game for a … Continue reading
On This Day In History: The Battle of Fishguard 1797
Today marks the 223rd anniversary of the surrender on 24th February 1797 of the French Légion Noir (‘Black Legion’) to an outnumbered and rag-tag force of Welsh Yeomanry, Militia, Royal Navy, Volunteers and armed civilians on Goodwick Sands, near the … Continue reading
The Action at Wetlet, Burma 8th March 1945
Following my recent flurry of games using Battlefront: WWII rules (by Fire & Fury Games) to fight actions in 1980s Angola, the lads at The Carmarthen Old Guard were interested in how the rules actually work in their natural environment, … Continue reading
My 2019/2020 Demo Game: The Cassinga Raid, Angola 1978 (Part 5: The Scenario)
As discussed in the previous articles here, here and here, I decided last year to do a demo game based on the controversial 1978 Cassinga Raid, which was an early engagement in South Africa’s ‘Border War’ in Angola. I took … Continue reading
The Action at Shiloh Church, 6th April 1862 (Part 2)
In my last post I described the initial stages of our refight of the action at Shiloh Church, which was part of the Battle of Shiloh, fought on 6th April 1862. The rules used were Brigade Fire & Fury (2nd … Continue reading
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