Imagi-Nations
B-Day in Byzarbia: the movie trailer
During the weekend in Yorkshire, I managed to use the video facility on my iPad to record about half an hour of gaming, giving an overview of events. There’s still a bit of final editing […]
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Battlegames
A brief update
Issue 29 of Battlegames has just arrived on my doorstep, following the digital version last night, so I hope you’re also enjoying a good read. After a tremendous long weekend running the B-Day in Byzarbia […]
Imagi-Nations
Byzarbia’s colonial colours
Byzarbia is — for the time being at least — a ‘protectorate’ (a euphemism for ‘colony’) of Granprix. Whether it will remain so after the events of the coming weekend remains to be seen! Anyway, […]
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Byzarbia: the last-minute scramble
As with any project, months go by and then suddenly, you realise that there’s almost no time left at all! Indeed, since Annie and I will be setting off tomorrow (we’re staying near Nottingham overnight […]
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Byzarbia awaits
Oh, the frantic activity that precedes a weekend of wargaming! Having been somewhat busy with producing issue 29 of Battlegames and the writing of a certain book, a lot of my planning for the Byzarbian […]
Guest Posts
My Imagination Ain’t What It Used to Be!
11 Ways to Keep Your Fictitious Wargaming Project Alive and Well By Stokes Schwartz Editor’s note: My thanks to Stokes Schwartz, keen blogger and creator of the Grand Duchy of Stollen, for the first in […]
Imagi-Nations
The Birth of Byzarbia
At the same time as I’m finishing the account of last year’s Grenouissian Intermezzo campaign and games, it’s time for me to get started on this year’s foray which features the mysterious colony of Byzarbia. […]
Horse and Musket
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: on the road
The Watford Gap services, and so far, all is well. The car is packed not only with hundreds of Spencer Smiths, but also with boxes stuffed with scenery, piles of terrain squares and bags bulging […]
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The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 5
What with everything else going on, you should know that I’m also making my own troop preparations! The forces of Granprix and Grenouisse will be involved – it’s not all being left up to mercenaries. […]
Horse and Musket
The Grenouissian Intermezzo: behind the scenes 4
Now, what were we just saying about making assumptions? There I was, feeling good about myself having spent most of Wednesday poring over maps and orders before sending out everyone’s situation reports, assuming that the […]