Category Archives: Scenarios

“By God, That’ll Do!” – The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812

Posted on 1st August 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Battle of Salamanca 22nd July 1812 Following the French retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras in 1811, Wellington once again secured the Allied position in Portugal with the capture of the Spanish border fortresses of Ciudad Rodrigo and … Continue reading →

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“There’s The Devil To Pay” (First Clash at Gettysburg): Our First ACW Game

Posted on 27th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

Things have been slow on the painting, wargaming and blogging front just lately due to a wedding, an eye infection and tropical heat (anything better than ‘damp’ is considered tropical in these parts), but last week I managed to play … Continue reading →

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Hold Back The Tide For a While… Germany, 1984

Posted on 8th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

In my previous ‘Cold War 1984’ game report, regular readers will recall that I forgot to bring my box of British armour to the game.  So by popular demand, I finally got the Chieftains on the table… In our last game, … Continue reading →

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Somewhere in Germany, 1984…

Posted on 6th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

A little while ago, the Minions and I decided to get the tanks out for another clash in West German, circa 1984.  This would be a first run out for my newly-painted British armour… However, I brought the wrong box, … Continue reading →

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Refighting the Battle of Raab, 14th June 1809

Posted on 30th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Battle of Raab in Hungary, then part of the Austrian Empire, was the culmination of a three-month campaign fought in 1809 between Napoleon’s adpoted son, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, and Archduke John, younger brother of Emperor Francis of … Continue reading →

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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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