by madguru | Jul 7, 2017 | Battle Reports, TSATF
I ACTUALLY PLAYED A GAME!!!It may seem odd for a wargamer to get excited over such a thing here on his wargaming blog, but it has been far too long since the last time.It was a very simple scenario, based on the “Battle of Chamla Valley” from the pages of...
by madguru | Apr 30, 2017 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Once again April 30th arrives on the calendar, and with it the 154th anniversary of the battle of Camerone.I wish I had managed to organize a game on the day particularly as this year it lands on a Sunday, which might have made it relatively easy for lots of friends...
by madguru | Mar 12, 2017 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
After posting 200+ pics showing the rather involved and time-consuming build of my Afghan/NWF Hill Tower/Mud Fort, I am back again, with a short-but-sweet post sharing a handful of pics of the just-finished fully painted version.I’m very happy with how the the...
by madguru | Feb 21, 2017 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
I’ve called this project “The Accidental Hill-Fort” because until literally just before I started building it, I had no intention to, so it virtually came into being by accident!This past October I put up a post about some figure conversions...
by madguru | Feb 19, 2017 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History
The day before Super Bowl LI, Saturday, February 4th, an incredible thing happened: I participated in a miniature wargame!!!I drove more than an hour South to Irvine, in Orange County, to do so — but that was a small price to pay in exchange for the good...
