Category Archives: Games

The Battle of Raab 14th June 1809 (The Game)

Posted on 28th May 2025 by jemima_fawr

Following on from my revised scenario for the Battle of Raab, here’s my after-action report from our recent play-through of the scenario at W.A.S.P. Andy James took the role of Archduke John, commanding the Army of Inner Austria, while I … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Games, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic Wars | 14 Comments

The First Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas) 21st July 1861 (Fire & Fury Refight)

Posted on 5th March 2025 by jemima_fawr

It’s been a somewhat slow start to my wargaming year, but I finally got down to the Wargames Association of South Pembrokeshire (W.A.S.P.) recently for a game.  I’ve been promising my my mate Al for the last year that we’d … Continue reading →

Posted in 10mm Figures, American Civil War, Fire & Fury (Brigade), Games | 11 Comments

The Battle of ‘Wanneminden’ 1759 (Our 2024 Christmas Game)

Posted on 26th January 2025 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in the last few articles, our 2024 Christmas Game at W.A.S.P. was a ‘bath-tubbed’, half-scale version of the Battle of Minden, 1st August 1759.  I’m not normally a fan of ‘bath-tubbed’ scenarios.  I like to see the actual … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 21 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on 25th December 2024 by jemima_fawr

Merry Christmas and Nadolig Llawen to the remaining reader of this blog, from all here at Fawr Towers! My thanks to Gareth Beamish for the suitably-seasonal ‘snowy’ Battle of Mollwitz photos (OK, so Mollwitz was actually fought in April, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 8 Comments

The Battle of Corbach, 10th July 1760 (The Refight)

Posted on 7th November 2024 by jemima_fawr

A few weeks ago, our old mate and W.A.S.P. club-deserter Jase Evans was over from New Zealand for a couple of weeks, so of course we had to put on a game.  He’s a huge fan of 18th Century French … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 12 Comments

Sanderhausen Revisited (Another Refight of Sanderhausen 1758)

Posted on 13th October 2024 by jemima_fawr

A couple of weeks ago Andy, Kirk and I wandered down to the Haverfordwest Gaming Club’s annual open day.  Last year we put on a small historical SYW refight, the Battle of Clostercamp and this year we decided to do … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 26 Comments

The Combat of Sanderhausen 1758 (The Refight)

Posted on 4th July 2024 by jemima_fawr

Last time I posted a scenario for the Combat of Sanderhausen, which was fought on 23rd July 1758, between the French corps of the Duc de Broglie and the Hessian corps of Prince Ysenburg.  I covered all the history, orders … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 15 Comments

Murfreesboro 1862: The Northern Flank

Posted on 6th May 2024 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in my Review of 2023, I’ve repeatedly used one small corner of my Murfreesboro demo game terrain as a small, ‘what-if’ scenario to introduce new players to Fire & Fury 2nd Edition rules, though completely failed to record … Continue reading →

Posted in 10mm Figures, American Civil War, Fire & Fury (Brigade), Games | 3 Comments

“Going At It Bald-Headed!”: The Battle of Warburg 1760 (The Refight)

Posted on 10th January 2024 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned last week in my Review of 2023, during ‘Chrimbo Limbo’ we played my Battle of Warburg 1760 scenario at the Wargames Association of South Pembrokeshire (W.A.S.P.) in Pembroke Dock.  We had originally planned to do this at a … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 10 Comments

‘Getting Your Nobori Out In Public’: a 6mm Samurai Game

Posted on 21st November 2023 by jemima_fawr

It was something a bit different for me last week, as I went down to W.A.S.P. and had a 6mm Samurai game with my old mate Gareth.  I’ve been admiring his astonishing 6mm Samurai collection for the last few years … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Figures, Games, Samurai, Sengoku-Jidai, Tenka-Fubu Rules | 24 Comments