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 | 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...
by madguru | Mar 2, 2016 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers
And now for something completely different…As I’ve said here more than once before, one of the nicest things about having a blog and being active on related forums is that occassionally it can result in making a new friend who shares the same...
by madguru | Feb 4, 2016 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Movement Trays, TSATF
This past Saturday, 5 fellow gamers joined me for the first ever running of my, “Bala Hissar or Bust!” scenario. This game is supposed to be set in 1841 during the First Afghan War, but as I do not yet have enough (or really any) painted and based c.1840...
by madguru | Nov 17, 2015 | Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF
Whew.I’m back from Metarie, LA (Louisiana) to Studio City, LA (Los Angeles), having attended the Colonial Barracks V convention. It was quite a trip and the con itself was unforgettable, in large part because it came just days after the death of Larry Brom,...
