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Dec 145 min read

Gunslingers... What a Cowboy! in 54mm

Philip directed his second Wild West game at the community centre last night using What a Cowboy! rules from Too Fat Lardies, splendid...

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Apr 286 min read

Ura! Russians vs. Poles at Mińsk Mazowiecki (26 April 1831)

Sunday's big November Uprising battle at the War Room pitted Alex and Brian's Poles against a numerically superior Russian army led by...

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Mar 143 min read

Wissembourg (1870): Playtesting the Franco-Prussian War

In last Wednesday's War Room game Doug's new 6mm Franco-Prussian War figures were on display as we tested Bloody Big Battles rules. The...

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May 28, 20234 min read

Revolutionary Zeal! Refighting the First Battle of Warsaw (1831)

Poles, to the bayonet! That is our chosen cry Relayed by the roll of the drum To arms, to die! Long live freedom! (words of Casimir...

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May 14, 20232 min read

Photo Feature: November Uprising practice game (12 May 2023)

Here are some images of the practice game I put on for the upcoming 28 May November Uprising refight of the 1st Battle of Warsaw to be...

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May 10, 20236 min read

Sons of Empire: Opposing Commanders at the First Battle of Warsaw (1831)

Polish infantry defending the Grochów alder wood at the Battle of Warsaw (25 February 1831) We will be refighting the first Battle of...

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Jun 25, 20223 min read

November Uprising: Battle of Grochów-Białołęka (24-25 February 1831)

"Poles! The hour of vengeance has struck. Today we must die or vanquish! Onward, your hearts shall be the Thermopylae of your enemies!"...

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Jun 3, 20202 min read

Armies on Parade II: 42mm November Uprising (1830-1831)

Here are some images of the November Uprising 42mm project I've been working on since the start of 2019. Facing what is essentially a...

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Feb 13, 20193 min read

November Uprising 'Old Skool' 40mm Project

I've been wanting to wargame the November Uprising (1830-1831) - one of the nineteenth-century Polish revolts against Russia - for years....

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