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…
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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 Current State of Siggins
Popular wargames writer Mike Siggins returns with a surprise update on his current wargaming activities. Note: The opinions expressed here are Mike’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor. Social Media It is fairly certain that if,…
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,…
For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne…
As I begin to write this, it is 17:08 on 31st December 2018. The end of the year is traditionally a time to both reflect on the preceding twelve months and to speculate on what might be on the horizon,…
Lessons Learned from a Teaser
It’s been while since I last posted here. No apologies—the Patreon venture, together with other work commitments, book writing and life stuff, has demanded all my attention and, as we all know, one only has so much energy to go…
Twenty Years of Battlegames
On 18thJune, 1998—Waterloo Day—I pressed the launch button on a site that was to dominate my life in one way or another for the next 20 years. I look back now at that first version of the site, which was…
The Tactical Tutor Part 1
The Tactical Tutor Part 1 It Depends… by Jay Arnold, The Veteran Wargamer “Plans mean nothing. Planning is everything.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower Recently, Our ‘Enry wrote an article in Issue 93 of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy in which he…
Battlechat Podcast Episode 4
Hot off the microphones, here’s the podcast recorded with my old friend Guy Hancock this morning. Guy is well known in the local wargaming community as the owner of the (sadly short-lived) Wargames Heaven shop and has been gaming almost…
The Joy of Wargames Deadlines (2)
Deadlines are powerful things. I can’t think of any other explanation for the fact that I have 160 Gripping Beast plastic infantry and 36 cavalry assembled on my table and awaiting an undercoat just 72 hours after taking the sprues…