by madguru | Jan 28, 2019 | Medieval
It’s been way too long since my last post on this blog.Starting in Spring 2018, a little less than a year ago, so-called “Real Life” just got too insanely busy.A big part of that was a new project at work that required my partner and I to spend about...
by madguru | Apr 30, 2018 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
To mark today’s 155th anniversary of the Legion’s defense of and the Mexican forces multiple assaults on the Hacienda de la Trinidad, known to history as The Battle of Camerone, I am happy to post this new battle report, of a very recent refight of...
by madguru | Aug 31, 2017 | Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Rivers, Terrain Building
Time flies when you’re having fun.Hard to believe but it’s been more than 2-1/2 years since I built a 6′ long x 1′ wide Rhine River for use in the Arnhem portion of a large OPERATION MARKET GARDEN game.The original plan was to play out a...
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 | Feb 17, 2017 | Fellow Gamers, History
Once again it’s been TOO LONG since my last post on this blog! On the bright side it has been shorter than the previous time between posts, so I’m going to focus on the positive, keep calm and carry on — speaking of which, I was lucky enough to...
