One Hour Wargame Cheat Sheet
The two big downsides that I see with Neil Thomas’ One Hour Wargames are 1.) it requires hit tracking, and 2.) it isn’t one set of rules…well, it is one set of rules, but it’s reskinned for use with nine separate eras. The great thing about these beefs is that...
One Hour Wargames Knights…ish
All this talk of D&D lately, nothing gets the creative juices flowing like an ongoing campaign. But there’s a full box of Heroics and Ros medieval figures(and terrain!) sitting on my shelf, untouched until I get this undead army completely painted, based, and all boxed up. I’ve been a...
Undead Foot Sloggers
The blog has been a bit quiet lately, what with all the painting going on around the house. Check it out – all the foot troops for the undead medieval army are done*. Not a bad start.Left to right: Levy, Men-At-Arms, Crossbowmen All of these figures are from Irregular Miniatures....
6mm – First Figures
Got the first couple of strips of 6mm skellies painted for the boy’s medieval force. He asked for a main color of purple, but wasn’t sure what secondary color would work best. This is a bit of a test strip to see if a second primary color is even...
Big Box Terrain, Part Three
Remember that plain old terry cloth battle mat I showed you last week? For those who don’t. It looks great! Using a two-inch brush, I just dry brushed the whole darn thing in one short evening. Before starting, I polished up the three terrain bases by adding static grass,...
Small Interlude: An Army Approaches
Had a few quiet moments to pull a couple of armies down out of deep storage last night. Sort of. A couple years back, the boy convinced me to buy a couple of armies for mass battle. In a moment of wargaming weakness, I caved and bought two...
From the Ground Up
We’re building this project from the ground up. A bit of a departure for me, actually. Normally I just sort of muddle through figures, rules, and terrain all in one big mish-mosh. This time around it’s going to be rules, terrain, and finally figures. I’m starting with Neil Thomas’...
Back To My Roots
New year, new project, new focus on the core mission: Wargaming that is cheap, portable, storable, and fun. We’ll get into the nitty-gritty later on this week. For now, here’s our goal – put together a fun wargame that can fit completely within a fairly small box. So let’s...