by madguru | May 9, 2013 | Fellow Gamers, History, Miscellaneous History, Rules
Just came across a relatively positive piece in the NYTimes book review on the centennial of the original publication of H.G. Welles’ LITTLE WARS.The piece was written by a San Francisco based game designer named Mark Wallace. I found it interesting and a...
by madguru | Apr 11, 2013 | Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Other
This is a bit of a hobby post, and a bit of a “life in general” post, mashed together.I have been incredibly busy of late, with good things and not-so-good things, as is usually the case in life.Over on my Camerone Day blog, I am chronicling the countdown...
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 | Feb 28, 2012 | Miniature Figures, Miscellaneous History
There’s been a lot of excitement lately in the Colonial miniature wargaming world, thanks to the first pics being posted online of Bob Murch’s PULP FIGURES (CLICK HERE & JUMP TO HIS SITE) sculpts of the “Sergeants Three” from Gunga Din, as...
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 | Jul 27, 2011 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Rules, Scenarios & Army Lists, Terrain Building
For years I’ve been a fan of the Anglo-Afghan-War.info website, which brims with information and enthusiasm for the history of the Second Afghan War, from battlefield maps to an exhaustive bibliography to first-hand accounts of various participants. Though...
