Adventures on the Wargames Table

This is what I've been reading recently. It's very good so I thought I'd tell you a little bit about it. Please bear in mind that my 'book reviewing' skills are a little rusty!!? The earlier chapters focus mainly on the geo-political situation in Europe, who was 'friends' with whom, who would support whom in the event of aggression, etc, etc. I had thought that these might be a little dry (being a gamer I'm more interested in war-war, not jaw-jaw) but instead they set the scene very well indeed and shed some light on what must be considered a rather murky period of European statesmanship. What would help is a 'dramatis personae' so as to better keep track of all the key players! The established view seems to lay most of the blame for the Great War on the Germans and/or the Austrians. This book does not overturn that view although it does redress the balance somewhat by illustrating the fact that other European powers all contributed to th...

Here are my final entries for the Painting Challenge. Another 18 Austro-Hungarian infantry which equates to 90 points so my total is now 514 points, just passing my target of 500 points. Hooray! Some close ups. Officers waiting to signal the start of the "Big Push". All Scarab figures apart from the two-man flamethrower which is Renegade. Hope you like them.

With only a few days to go until the end of the painting challenge here are the 18 figures I need to complete in order to achieve my goal of 500 points. All block painted and ready for the wash. Any and all encouragement much appreciated!

A quick update for the Painting Challenge. Here's another six Austro-Hungarian infantry. Plus a couple more casualty figures Have reached 424pts but I'll need to get a move on to reach my target of 500pts before the end of the challenge.

War & Conquest has been out for some time now (over 2 years!) and has become rather well thought of .. and rightly so! I've talked to lots of people at shows about the game and a number of people have asked questions along the lines of "Is it WAB v3?", or "It's just WAB with a few tweaks isn't it?". The answer is no, not really, it's far better! So to help elaborate on this I thought I'd jot a few notes on what makes War & Conquest different from WAB and other rule sets by highlighting some of the key concepts of the game. Strategy Points Each force will have a number of Strategy Intervention Points (or 'SIPs') and they reflect the commanding personalities ability to directly control or influence the course of the battle, either by helping to gain 'Strategic Advantage' (see later) or boosting the chance of successfully making Morale tests. This effectively provides enhanced leadership, but the results are not gua...

Here's my next 'bonus round' entry. A few characters from two rather different points in history. First, in chronological order I suppose, is Brasidas, a very warlike Spartan officer standing over a fallen enemy. You may also note that he's the figure from the front cover of the War & Conquest rulebook. Second, moving forward approx 23 centuries, we have none other than the Red Baron! Third, is Ernest Hemingway - or rather a figure inspired by the man. (This one is actually painted up in A/H colours ... but shh!) Finally, here's Erwin Rommel who served in the Great War on the Italian front with A/H Alpine Troops. All these beautiful figures are available here from Scarab Miniatures.