Couervige, 19th April 1750 “If ye think I’m weering that in ma bonnet, ye can shove it right up yer hoolies!” These were the words uttered by Private Heen MacFeegle when his sergeant major issued him with his official bulb of…
Category: Campaigns
Watercress Through the Roof
Juulsborg, 18th April 1750 This afternoon, watercress shares have rocketed on rumours of an unexpected and sudden demand. Merchants from across the province of Nordsax have reported a tripling in prices offered by the region’s famous cress farms, cashing in…
1750: Grenouisse At Bay Part 2
I know that some of you are keen to follow this year’s campaign and the build-up to the weekend in Ayton, which should result in one or more cataclysmic battles that will live long in the memory. Let’s start with…
1750: Grenouisse At Bay
Had you been the proverbial fly on my wall recently, then beside gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair, you would also have heard the scratching of quill upon parchment. Well, okay, actually the squeaking of pencil and fine liner…
Wars of the Faltenian Succession Special Back On Sale
After all the shenanigans with the #EUVAT #VATMOSS legislation, which forced me to slam the brakes on as far as selling digital product from this site is concerned, I am delighted to announce that I have been able to make a…
Wars of the Faltenian Succession Compilation On Sale Now
Fans of the 18th Century, and imagi-nations in particular, have been asking me for some time to create a compilation of all twelve of my articles that first appeared in issues 1-12 of Battlegames. Well, here they are, with a…
Post-Ayton Recovery
I shall write about the weekend in Ayton at greater length, but I just wanted to say that yet again, it exceeded all my expectations and was as fine an example of “the spirit of wargaming” in action as one…
New Regimental Colours for Borschtian Infantry
Not content to slave over a hot map, I’ve also had my thinking cap on fielding questions about the Shot, Steel & Stone rules we’ll be using next weekend and wielding Photoshop on behalf of the Empire of Borscht, commanded…
The Pescadrix Sun, 6th April 1748
INVASION? April has hardly begun, but it seems the belligerents are keen to have at one another. First of all, we had reports of shots being fired in the bay north of Castell Sebastian, currently guarded by our wonderful cousins from…
Tension Grows in Granprix
The citizens of little Granprix are gathering in coffee shops, inns and hostelries, and the buzz of conversation flows out into the streets, around the squares in towns and villages, along the pews in churches, amongst the market stalls and…