by madguru | Apr 1, 2013 | Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
It’s been a packed couple of weeks here at the “Camerone Day” household. My middle child had her Bat Mitzvah — the big coming-of-age event in the life of a Jewish child — two Saturdays ago. Like her older brother before her,...
by madguru | Sep 13, 2012 | Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Nick Stern and I spent CAMERONE DAY 2012 — the 139th Anniversary of the April 30, 1863 battle — refighting it in miniature on a 10’x6′ table, using 5 of my 6 Maiwand terrain-boards, some of my buildings and fruit trees, Nick’s terrific...
by madguru | Aug 19, 2012 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Fellow Gamers, Miniature Figures
I just took a water-taxi from the Venice train station, through the canals, to the 15th Century hotel where my family and I are staying — but the thing I’m really excited about is an email that greeted me via the hotel’s wifi system, from the...
by madguru | Aug 6, 2012 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention, Terrain Building
As promised, here are a bunch more pics of Michael Monremarano and Rich Hasenaeur’s Camerone game, put on 3 times at this year’s recent Historicon convention — which won the “Best of Show” Game Master award, meaning it must have...
by madguru | Jul 28, 2012 | Fellow Gamers, Rules
I was planning to spend much of today posting a bunch of material here, in commemoration of the 132nd anniversary of the Battle of Maiwand — but I ended up heading down to Orange, California (about an hour’s drive South of L.A.) to play an American Civil...
by madguru | Jul 24, 2012 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Here’s just a teaser of 3 pics from Michael Montemarano and Rich Hasenaeur’s epic Camerone game at Historicon in Fredericksburg, VA this past weekend:If all goes well I will have a lot more pics from the 3 games played on this impressive set-up during the...
