Ancients
Pricing in the Wargames Hobby
I’ve been browsing TMP. Silly of me, I know, but I just have to speak out after seeing yet another thread where people are opining that there is something wrong with companies seeking to make […]
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The Battlegames Blog is moving – here!
With the Battlegames name having been acquired by Atlantic Editions, I am separating my efforts as an individual wargamer and author from the business side of things, especially since there will now be ‘official’ blog […]
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Battlegames 27 and the Atlantic future
I’m delighted to announce that the first issue under the new ownership of Atlantic Editions Limited is humming away on the presses right now and is due to be published in time for Christmas. As […]
Imagi-Nations
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. […]
Imagi-Nations
Stop Press: Borschtian Fleet Turns Back
The Czar of Borscht, en route to take command of His Grace Duke Zigor’s forces in Granprix, has been taken seriously ill on board the Borschtian flagship репа (pronounced rehba) with a very bad case […]
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Back to basics: written orders
I was reminded yesterday that those of us who have been playing wargames for some considerable time often take certain concepts for granted. In this instance, reader Jimmy Hansen sent me an email as follows: […]
Ancients
Mad dogs and hexagons
My chum Will Townshend, he of The Plastic Soldier Company, lives just a few miles away in Henfield, West Sussex, and in recent months it’s been a boon for my own hobby to have such […]
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Tweet, tweet! Is that Henry on a telephone wire?
Well, blow me down with a feather, after resisting for months, I have finally succumbed to the temptations of Twitter. You can follow my ‘tweets’, for so they are named, I am told, both here […]
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Happy New Year
Let me begin by wishing you all the very best for the New Year. It’s been such a long time since I last updated this blog, that it’s hard to remember precisely what I’ve been […]
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Wargamers’ cheese
Presenting wargamers with lots of choice might be affecting the ability of companies to sell to them effectively. So what are manufacturers in our hobby to do? […]