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So why the Spanish Civil War?
In a project that has lasted longer than the actual Spanish Civil War itself I have been building a Republican (government) army using...
Mark Trowell
Feb 199 min read
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Bolos Battered! 3rd Battle of Shardara (BoB Campaign)
Richard's Chinese Warlord army decisively defeated Kamall's Bolshevik army at the War Room earlier today, in the space of four game...

Piotr Stolarski
Dec 1, 20245 min read
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BOB Campaign - the biggest battle so far - 2nd Battle of Shardara
The campaign so far has produced some very interesting clashes on the table top. The 2nd battle of Shardara (North West of Tashkent)...
Rob Wingrave
Aug 24, 20242 min read
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Half Time in the BOB Campaign
I promised Piotr at our scheduled halfway point of Turn 6 to provide some further thoughts on the campaign both as an umpire and my view...
Rob Wingrave
Jul 23, 20248 min read
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Red Retreat: The Battle of Nalchik Oil Wells (BoB Campaign, turn 5)
A combined Polish-Czech force led by me (8 brigades) and Alex (7 brigades - of which 3 were deployed) repulsed Philip and Brian's...

Piotr Stolarski
Mar 16, 20243 min read
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Back of Beyond Campaign. Initial musings from the umpires!
“Now, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Rob’s views We have...
Rob Wingrave
Jan 30, 20248 min read
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Stopped at Samtredia! Turks vs. Poles in Georgia (BoB Campaign)
Major General Stanisław Sosabowski's Polish Expeditionary Force was halted by Mark 'Pasha' Trowell at Samtredia Junction in Georgia...

Piotr Stolarski
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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WWI Aerial: 50 Years of Dogfighting
Reflections following a recent game at Heston & Ealing Wargamers... After running a recent WWI aerial game at the club, I was asked to...
Phil Sibbald
Sep 6, 20234 min read
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A Return to WWI Aerial
After a gap of several years, last Friday we played a WWI aerial game. Set in October 1916 and fought above the frontline trenches, the...
Phil Sibbald
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Comrades Derailed: The Battle of Penza (BoB Campaign)
Our Back of Beyond campaign continued on Saturday with a heavyweight clash on the outskirts of Penza between Jonathan’s White Army (led...

Piotr Stolarski
Jul 24, 20235 min read
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Painting up the Back of Beyond
In recent weeks most of the members of Heston and Ealing Wargamers have been immersed in a very wide-ranging Back of Beyond wargame...
Phil Sibbald
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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One Thousand Cuts: The Battle of Astrakhan (BoB Campaign)
Rob's fantastic Back of Beyond campaign reached top gear with its first tabletop battle on Tuesday night, in what proved to be one of the...

Piotr Stolarski
Apr 20, 20235 min read
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A Club Campaign –set in the Back of Beyond - November 1918
After persuading club members to collect an army for a future club campaign set in the Back of Beyond, I have finally lived up to my...
Rob Wingrave
Apr 11, 20234 min read
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WWI Middle East
Phil umpired a clash between Turkish and British forces in 1917 Palestine at the club last night. Philip, Richard and Tim were on the...

Piotr Stolarski
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Back of Beyond - The Relief of a Fort
For the Sunday game we decided to undertake a Back of Beyond game to test the rules again and start to get ready for my campaign game...
Rob Wingrave
Sep 4, 20222 min read
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Whites vs. Reds: The Back of Beyond
Rob brought down his 28mm Back of Beyond armies to the community centre on Friday 8 October. We played a Russian Civil War clash between...

Piotr Stolarski
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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Back of Beyond: First Impressions of Setting the East Ablaze II
Last night saw the Bolsheviks (led by Rob, Richard and Phil) and Poles (led by Brian, Patrick and myself) clash over possession of a...

Piotr Stolarski
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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Bayonets Polished: BoB Army Ready
I have now finished my Polish interwar army for Back of Beyond. This consists of 10 infantry units, 6 MGs, 3 mortars, 3 field guns, 4...

Piotr Stolarski
May 29, 20211 min read
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Back of Beyond - My Bolos are completed
At last I have completed my Bolshevik army for the BOB games we intend to play. I have 11 units of infantry formed into 4 "brigades" each...
Rob Wingrave
May 22, 20211 min read
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B of B: Polish Army (3)
Some pictures of my Polish tanks (3 x FT-17s), Garford-Putilov armoured car, and Albatros DIII plane of the Kosciuszko Squadron, for Back...

Piotr Stolarski
May 3, 20211 min read
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