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English Civil War, Very Civile Actions, 28mm Next up was an English Civil War game, a stunning affair involving some custom-built scenery provided by Dave Imrie. It was designed as another test vehicle for Very Civile Actions, the ECW version of the Perfect Captain’s Spanish Fury – Actions rules.The battle was set some time in
English Civil War , Very Civile Actions, 28mm As we’ll be playing an English Civil War demonstration game at the Claymore show this year, we decided to run another game, just to iron out any last-minute problems with the rules. Actually I have a confession. I can’t read wargame rules. Even the best-written ones make me nod off
English Civil War, Very Civile Actions, 28mm Next came an English Civil War game. Dougie Trail and I wanted to try out the Very Civile Actions from the Perfect Captain before we played a larger game the following week. the result was a small skirmish involving horse and foot on both sides, where my Parliamentarians
English Civil War, Very Civile Actions, 28mm For the first game of the month we played an English Civil War battle designed to try out the Very Civil Actions rules from The Perfect Captain. It was a small affair, with both sides commanding a regiment of foot and a few squadrons of horse and/or dragoons. After all,
For the Senate and People of Rome! Rules Set of Choice: To the Strongest! “Ancients” was never really my thing. I’d dabbled in it though. At university I had a 15mm Early Republican Roman army. However, I soon abandoned ancients for other eras – mainly the Second World War and Horse & Musket. The problem
Neither English, nor Civil… Oliver’s army is here to stay Oliver’s army are on their way And I would rather be anywhere else But here today (Elvis Costello) This has long been one of my favourite periods, and so the “War without an Enemy” has been one of my gaming standards for many years. The
I really love this period. One of the first Osprey books I ever wrote was Pavia 1525. I studied Italian Renaissance history at university, and my Masters dissertation was about Renaissance artillery -albeit guns used at sea. However, my actual foray into the wargaming of the Italian Wars was recent. Like so many projects, it
I wasn’t sure what to call this period. Ideas were “Medieval”, “Early Medieval”, “Late Viking” or “The Norse Age”, but not of these really fitted the bill. In the end I opted for the catch-all of “The Dark Ages”. I know it’s academically out of date, but for wargamers its got more resonance than any
“Tak that, Mary Queen o’ Scots…” (Monty Python – the Death of Mary Queen of Scots) As a historical period this is one of my favourites. I’d actually wargamed this many years ago, in 15mm. Yes, I used to play with tiny figures once upon a time – about 20 years ago. Then, I built
