by madguru | Oct 29, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, TSATF
After a very hectic few weeks on the work front, I managed to coral one other player for another go-round of my Charasiab scenario. Actually I coralled two other players, who were supposed to both serve as British Commanders, but one of them unfortunatley got sick...
by madguru | Oct 26, 2015 | Rules, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF, Unit Organization
Well, I’m happy to report it looks like I will be taking my Charasiab game to the Colonial Barracks V convention in Metarie, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans, on the weekend of Friday November, 6th through Sunday, November 9th. My game is scheduled for the...
by madguru | Sep 28, 2015 | Rules, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF, Unit Organization
Above: Sardar Nek Muhammad Khan – Afghan commanderat Charasiab — ponders how best to exercise “command”… After completing a project my partner and I had been working on for more than a year, yesterday I took advantage of a free Saturday...
by madguru | Sep 18, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, TSATF
My friend Matthew, in addition to being something of a computer genius, a one-time Texas farmhand, and a consumately (overly?) competitive gamer, is quite a talented photographer. When we brought Maiwand Day to Louisiana for the first Colonial Barracks...
by madguru | Sep 16, 2015 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF
This past Saturday, September 12th, saw a long-awaited event come to pass here at the Maiwand Day household: the first play-test of the Charasiab scenario I hope to bring to this year’s Colonial Barracks V convention, which like the previous IV will feature a...
by madguru | Apr 5, 2015 | Fellow Gamers, Other, TSATF
It’s been a rough year for the Historical Wargaming hobby, which has lost several “Grand Old Men”, most recently the legendary Pat Condray, long-time champion of the wonders of gaming both the War of Spanish Succession and the Spanish Civil War....