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I enjoyed playing Arty Conliffe's Crossfire game of World War II company-level combat back in the 90s. It had some interesting mechanic... -
HaT's box art for WWI Turkish Infantry In the last blog of tweaks for converting Memoir 44 rules into a World War I game, I should h... -
Wargames Illustrated asked me to write a piece (which turned into a two-part series) on the Roman army from a wargaming perspective. This w... -
Avalon Hill's Up Front is based (sorta) on their Squad Leader game. While no longer published by Avalon Hill, Multiman Publishing has... -
I have been branching out into other rulesets for wargaming the Great War. I have recently made some adaptions to Arty Conliffe's Crossf... -
I have been reading Matthew Parker's book on the campaign for Monte Cassino and thought I would share some thoughts I had on rubble in w... -
Time for a little game blogging this week - and the promised review of AEG's Thunderstone . Before I go into the review, let me pref... -
It seems only appropriate on July 4 to write about things that go bang, and Paul’s musings on artillery and aircraft have me pondering all...
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A friend gave me this great book in late 1998, and I still think it's a gem. It covers all the major nations and a number of secondary c... -
This classic Dungeons & Dragons module is still my favorite after nearly 30 years. In the last post I mentioned how much I liked the bar...
About Me
- Paul Leach
- I love history, mythology, and games. My favorite projects allow me to mix them liberally and turn readers onto something new and different. When it comes to games, players ought to do more than roll dice, flip a card, or move a piece – they ought to feel immersed. I look for this in my favorite pastimes and I bring this attitude to the table and my work. This blog features my thoughts and experiences about the games I play and my contributions to the hobby.
My Blog List
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You Are Old, Father Bob - Over the last few days, I have been feeling all of my seventy-five years (e.g. aching muscles after undertaking minimal physical effort, dozing off in my...
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Final Midgard Arthurian Rebasing update - Got 5 more units and a bunch more heroes rebased this week. Well over 400pts now!
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Wagram 1809 at Partizan 2025 - Hi all After a very long hiatus, here is a fresh blog post to describe the game I staged at Partizan in Newark a couple of weeks ago. This was a resur...
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What’s wrong with counter-factual history - On Bluesky there has been a little discussion of counter-factual history, sparked by a post asking what position you could defend against 20 questioners an...1 month ago
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Logs - Another quick post. Good chum Colin gifted these lovely resin pieces to me (thanks mate!). These were beautifully cast and very straightforward to paint us...
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I am writing a BOOK! - That's right, fellow blog fans! I've decided to write a book about painting wargaming collections. It will be going to Kickstarter this *Friday, March 1...
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Reviews of Worlds of Arthur - Some nice words from James Palmer (of the University of St Andrews) on the subject of my book can be found here. I think he’s very satisfyingly got the po...12 years ago
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