Pencil & Dice

Robert Cordery's Wargaming Miscellany blog (it's on my reading list to the right) often features a number of Richard Borg games in ...

I recently received a copy of Battlground's Firestorm - Bagration campaign game (this was the big Soviet offensive in the summer of 1944...

US Mortar Teams and Paints I think the search for US army khaki colors approaches the elusive search for German field gray uniforms and ...

HaT cover art for WWI ANZACs One thing that seems to work well in our playtests is suppression, which limits the affected unit to one d6...

Elmer's School Glue Gel and FOW figs While things seem to be working out all right with my US heavy support weapons (81mm mortars, HM...

Warlord Games has announced the release of EIR marines, complete with chain mail, bronze helmets, cloaks, and hexagonal shields. It appears ...

I will try to catch up on my FOW projects a little over the three-day weekend. I plan to focus on my US 81mm mortars and heavy machine guns....

I finally got my hands on WI 278 . I was quite pleased with it. As mentioned in the short preview post some time back, the 'Sengoku Sho...

I enjoyed playing Arty Conliffe's Crossfire game of World War II company-level combat back in the 90s. It had some interesting mechanic...

Back in December I got a chance to do a little work on my rather extended FOW Summer Project. The 251/9Cs are about ready for action. I need...

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...

I've been researching Britain's 'Other Theaters' of the Great War recently, especially in the Middle East. Along with the pe...

Wizards of the Coast recently released a revised edition of Richard Borg's Battle Cry to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Ameri...

I was a big fan of Easy Eight's Battleground World War II that came out in 1997. It was a fun skirmish game that used the d20 and a card...

Dungeon Magazine #16 (going all the way back to early 1989) has one of best adventures you will find in that magazine in the last days of 1s...

I have been researching the British Empire's eastern conflicts of World War I/post-World War I. It has long been a favorite of mine, des...

So it seems that Warlord Games is going to publish a ruleset for Ancient s with Rick Priestley. Follow the link to check out some very cool ...

We played Black Powder using the Battle Cry game (hexboard terrain and plastic figures) and it seemed to go well. As much as it would hav...

Thanksgiving Day approaches and I thought I might share a few things with you folks about what I am grateful for in regards to history and g...

WI recently updated their site for the December 2010 issue; check out the preview here . This issue has a lot of samurai, a good dose of the...