Today would have been the Partizan show at Newark Showground. But of course, whilst we are in lockdown and social distancing conditions due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the show was not able to go ahead as planned – see my…
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Battlegames Video Review: More Like Lions Than Men
Another Battlegames video review is up, this time an extensive look through a beautiful new book from Helion & Co, More Like Lions Than Men: Sir William Brereton and the Cheshire Army of Parliament 1642-6 by Andrew Abram.
The 2019 Battlegames Awards for Excellence Winners
I’m hoping that by now, you’ll have listened to the podcast of the awards ‘ceremony’ held at an undisclosed luxury venue, so here is the list of winners as voted for by the Battlegames on Patreon patrons. Note that for…
The 2019 Battlegames Awards for Excellence Award Ceremony
Today I have uploaded a podcast recorded live at the Battlegames 2019 Awards for Excellence, which honours the great and the good of our hobby. Patrons were asked to nominate their favourites in the following categories: Historical Ruleset Fantasy or…
The Battlegames 2020 Calendar
What’s this? The Battlegames Calendar 2020? Available with a 10% discount until Monday 23rd December! Adorned with pics of glorious wargames, ranging from 2mm-30mm and Ancients to WW2, it has plenty of space for you to note down your favourite…
Partizan Part Deux
It’s been a busy few days since the Partizan 2019 show on Sunday, but at last I’ve got the chance to catch up and give you a rather more in-depth report. I had fully intended to record some interviews to…
Partizan 2019
This is a ‘live’ post from the Newark showground in Nottinghamshire so that I can show you pics taken during the first couple of hours of the show during my initial reconnaissance of the Partizan 2019 show. I shall be…
A Busy Weekend Part 2: the Don Featherstone Tribute
At lunchtime on Saturday 23rd March, I made my farewells to the friendly crowd at the Come and have A Go if You Think You’re Lard Enough event in Southampton (read my part 1 report here), fired up the Battlebus…
All Quiet on the Henry Front?
Not likely! It’s true, dear visitor, that this blog has appeared somewhat quiet since the new year, but if you take a quick look over on the Patreon site, you’ll see that in fact, I’ve been a busy boy. Also,…
Bricking It
A Battlegames Special Guest Post by Sean Souter You’re going to love this terrain project! It’s got it all. Use of bricks dates back to 7500 BC so terrain from any era—ancients, medieval, WWII, and modern—can benefit from the liberal…