Category Archives: Scenarios

Saga: The Great British Boar-Off

Posted on 25th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

It’s summertime in Britannia…  The crops are planted, this year’s recruits are trained and a Romano-British warlord’s thoughts turn to the good things in life: Raiding, Pillaging and Barbecue… Things haven’t been easy in Camulodunum just lately; Sagramor and Gwenhwyfawr have been … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Bicentennial Refight II: The History Book On The Shelf Is Always Repeating Itself

Posted on 20th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in my last article, in 2015 we put on a public demonstration game of Waterloo at our local museum for the 200th anniversary of the battle.  However, as this was a single day in the middle of the week, we … Continue reading →

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Waterloo 200th Anniversary Game 1815-2015

Posted on 18th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

In early 2015 I was feeling ‘the urge’… I had fallen out of love with Napoleonics some 12 years earlier, following my involvement in producing a series of Napoleonic mega-games, first for AB Figures’ Wargamers’ Weekends and then with the General … Continue reading →

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Refight of Quatre-Bras, 16th June 1815

Posted on 17th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

As yesterday was the 203rd anniversary of the Battle of Quatre-Bras, I thought I might post up a report from a refight I did with the Minions back in March of this year.  Napoleonics has always been my ‘first love’ when … Continue reading →

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A Clash in Schleswig-Holstein, 1984

Posted on 15th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

My mate Bertie was asking for Cold War stuff to appear on the blog, so here’s a game I did a little over a year ago with the Minions.  We were playtesting some ideas and unit cards for ‘Battlefront: First Echelon’, … Continue reading →

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Normandy 1944: Operation WINDSOR

Posted on 7th May 2018 by jemima_fawr

Operation WINDSOR: The Battle for Carpiquet Airfield 4th July 1944 Report by Richard De Ferrars Bovington 2009 saw the “Battlefront UK” group put on the demonstration game “Operation Windsor” – the assault by 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on Carpiquet Airfield on … Continue reading →

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Operation Market-Garden: The Dreijenseweg and the Third Lift

Posted on 3rd May 2018 by jemima_fawr

This is just a short post today, as it’s getting late and my camera played up on the day, leaving me with only a few decent photos of the game! This is another one of our ‘Big Bovvy Bash’ games, … Continue reading →

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Normandy 1944: The Grimbosq Bridgehead 6-7 Aug 1944

Posted on 2nd May 2018 by jemima_fawr

Historical Overview The village of Grimbosq is a small and rather unremarkable village sandwiched between a large forest and the steep banks of the River Orne.  A rural farming community, its peace had previously only been disturbed by the train … Continue reading →

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Fishguard 1797: The Further Adventures of The Black Legion

Posted on 1st May 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in the first part of this series, the Last Invasion of Britain occurred on 22nd February 1797, when some 1,200-1,400 men of La Seconde Légion des Francs, known as La Légion Noire (‘The Black Legion’), under the command … Continue reading →

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Fishguard 1797 Scenario No.2: The French Attack 23-25 February

Posted on 27th April 2018 by jemima_fawr

Our second hypothetical scenario again deals with a what-if; What if the French decided to attack Fishguard?  There are several scenario options to consider here: Scenario No.2a: What if Knox decided to stand his ground (23 February)? This scenario option … Continue reading →

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