Is the Tabletop Wargaming Hobby shifting away from Big Battles towards small skirmish games? This subject arose during last week's SALUTE 51 and was even discussed in at least one of the panel sessions. But is the hobby changing, or is it just that this type of large trade show attracts companies that want to demo their new game-in-a-box?
Sunday 21 April 2024
Friday 19 April 2024
Rules Review: The 1879 Anglo-Zulu War by Richard Tory
Sunday 14 April 2024
SALUTE 51 (2024) - The Blogger Meet-up
It's the day after Salute 51 and I still have a load of photos to work through. I posted my Show Report yesterday but I have been sent several pictures from the day and wanted to share a few here.
Ray organised a 'Blogger Meet-up' for 2p, and quite a few people turned up. Not as many as in previous years, but I know that Salute isn't for everyone.
The 2024 Blogger Meet-up (Picture courtesy of Carl Packham) |
Also present were Ken Reilly, Ray Rousell (of course), Tamsin, Mike Sayce, Mike Whitaker, Carl Packham, Steve, Chris and David.
Saturday 13 April 2024
SALUTE 51: Full Photo Report
Friday 12 April 2024
Hunting Big Cats in the Normandy Bocage
Tiger Tanks and Panzerschrek teams lurk in the woods and Bocage of Normandy 1944. This What-a-Tanker battle report combines several games testing out my supplementary rules that bring Panzerschrek anti-tank teams into the game.
The rules are nothing fancy, just an A4 sheet of very basic rules using tokens (some of which are Blinds) for the movement of Panzerschrek teams in the Normandy Bocage in the summer of 1944. If you want a copy just drop me a line with your email address and I'll be happy to send them to you.
Sunday 7 April 2024
Time to Quit Wargaming? (So Long and Thanks for all the Fish)
What do you do when the time comes to quit a period? Do you sell your collection, put it into deep storage or throw it all in the bin?
Saturday 6 April 2024
Sergent O'Reilly's Charge - A CoC Battle Report
I've decided to give some of my old games a second life by turning battle reports from my blog into a series of Quick Strike AAR videos. This week I'm revisiting a solo game of Chain of Command that I played in 2020. These transformations into video content are only possible because I take so many pictures during games that most never made it onto the blog, so have never been seen before. My back catalogue of pictures from games and shows currently stands at over 90,000 pictures...so I have plenty of material I can share!