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Phil's excellent 28mm Eastern Renaissance figures saw action on Easter Sunday at the War Room as he hosted a battle between the Ottoman...

I staged a refight of the Battle of Coutras (1587) from the French Wars of Religion at the club last night. Using my 6mm figures and my...

Friday 6 September 2024 saw me put on a refight of the Battle of Kłuszyn (aka Klushino), one of the most impressive performances of the...

The Count of Tilly's Imperial army (Doug and Richard) took on King Christian IV of Denmark's forces (Rob) yesterday, in the Battle of...

Below are some photos of Rob's entertaining refight of the Battle of Selby (11 April 1644) played earlier today. The Parliamentarians...

On Friday 17 November, I put on a 28mm Eastern Renaissance game, which pitted rebellious Polish nobles (the republican Confederates -...

On 23 May 1618 Bohemian rebels ejected two of the Holy Roman Emperor's regents - Vilem Slavata and Jaroslav Martinice - from a tower...

Rob staged an English Civil War refight of the battle of Cheriton (29 March 1644) at the War Room on Sunday, using his splendid 28mm...

I got out my ECW figures for another airing and used one of the scenarios from Robert Giglio’s English Civil War Scenario books (volume...

A large horde of marauding Cossacks, Tartars, and Turks, undertook a raid on the Polish borderlands last night, in a game inspired by...

Phil put on a Samurai game last night at the community centre using part of his beautifully painted and extensive 15mm collection. The...

French Catholics and Huguenots (Calvinists) fought it out at the club last night… on the tabletop. Thankfully it was just a wargame: a...

Last night’s club game saw the first trial of my new eastern Renaissance rules, Gangs of Ruś: a multiplayer skirmish-roleplaying wargame...

Phil was keen to get out his 28mm Eastern Renaissance figures (which are stunning) and give his new home made rules another workout. We...

Wargaming under the rule of 6 continued with Renaissance game. Chris kindly brought over his magnificent collection of Renaissance...

Well, this series is getting a head of steam! The thunder of hooves resounds as the Husaria charges home! As someone once said of the...

On Sunday 23 September 2018, we gathered at Rob's War Room to refight the relief of Vienna in 1683. Historically, the Ottoman Turkish...

Last night's club game saw the first trial of my new Thirty Years War rules, 'Tercio Viejo!' I have been fascinated by this period for a...

Sunday 26 May 2019 saw five armies fight it out on the Ukrainian steppes at Rob's war room. The game simulated the strategic situation on...

I recently was able to call in on the Newark Civil War Centre which is a must see for any ECW buff. My main focus though was on one of...