by madguru | Jun 18, 2012 | Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Rocky Terrain
It’s been a busy Spring here at the Maiwand Day household, on work and family fronts, and hobby activity and related blogging have suffered from the resulting lack of time on my part. But sooner or later this too shall pass, and with the successful...
by madguru | Apr 30, 2012 | Fellow Gamers, Hills, Other, Terrain Building, Trees/Woods
As I write this it is 12:59am on Monday, April 30th, 2012.Later today will be the 149th anniversary of the battle of Camerone.Though this blog is devoted to wargaming the Second Anglo-Afghan War in general, and the battle of Maiwand in particular, I must confess that...
by madguru | Feb 18, 2012 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Other
Can’t believe I never posted a LINK to the excellent video my buddy Matthew created for the Maiwand game we ran down at the Muzeo museum in Anaheim, California! I believe I posted this link on TMP (The Miniatures Page) but seems to me it should be here on the...
by madguru | Feb 17, 2012 | Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, TSATF
Long ago, in the dim ages, I promised to list the exceptionally fine group of players who fought Maiwand Saturday out across the table in New Orleans. Recently, while unpacking books here in the new house, I found the list with their names on it, so without further...
by madguru | Jan 22, 2012 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, TSATF
THE FINAL ACT:Fresh Ghazis appear from Maiwand and advance to north edge of Mundabad Ravine, in preparation for charging the 66th Berkshires on the lip of the ravine above…66th are arrayed in open order, to lessen damage from artillery and regular infantry...
by madguru | Jan 22, 2012 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, TSATF
Further Cavalry charge drives off tribal infantry…Jacob’s Rifles square drives off continued attack by tribal cavalry…British fall back across the line…Afghans advance as fast as they can…Retreating Smoothbore Battery reaches North edge...
