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The Men Who Would Do Basic Math

I find myself struggling with figure counts. I recently had some success running an alt-history conquest of Mexico game at Hotlead 2026 using Dragon Rampant. The rules feel perfect for conventions. Units are 12 or 6 ‘strength points’, units toss 12 or 6 dice in combat, a 2D6 system governs orders. The game is quickContinue reading “The Men Who Would Do Basic Math”

Blood & Steel: Victorian Age Combat 1837-1901

Cecil and I play 2 games of this today. We set the games in the 9th Cape War between the British and Xhosa Tribes in 1879This is a ruleset I’ve owned for a while, and really wanted to try. Games are fought on a 3×3 board normally, with larger games on a 6×3. Key InterestingContinue reading “Blood & Steel: Victorian Age Combat 1837-1901”

Fighting on Land first, then Sea and Air

Ok, so we’re going to do a campaign. We have the campaign tool ready to go in Combined Arms, and we have chosen the setting of our first conflict, the North-West Europe Map. Now the next thing to do for a miniature wargame is to get some miniatures. I probably should have started with thisContinue reading “Fighting on Land first, then Sea and Air”