Category Archives: wargaming

Viking Warrior

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Ibn Fadlan, a famed dark age Arabic traveler, said of a group of Rus Vikings he encountered, “I have never seen more perfect specimens, tall as date palms, blond and ruddy. Everyman is tattooed from finger nail to neck with … Continue reading →

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China 1911

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

In the autumn of 1911 saw some of the biggest changes politically in China’s history. For the last 247 years China was ruled by the Qing dynasty. With failures to modernize China the people were becoming unhappy with Imperial rule … Continue reading →

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Trojan England

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

In the twelfth century a welsh cleric wrote a book entitled the History of the Kings of Britain. He made claims within the book that stated that British kings were descended from the Trojans, and that ancestors of the Trojans … Continue reading →

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Issue 13 Irregular Magazine

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

First of all, we’d like to start with an apology to all of our readers and contributors. We were not able to publish Irregular Magazine in Summer 2012, which we deeply regret. We believe we’ve got through the problems that … Continue reading →

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Persian Empire

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Rome’s obsession to conquer Persia dates back to around 55 BC when Crassus needed a victory, and the plunder that would come with that victory, for political ends in Rome. He looked to the Persian empire to provide both. Crassus … Continue reading →

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Alaric and the Goths

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Alaric and the Goths played an active part in the downfall of the Western Roman Empire. The origins of the Goths is still quite a puzzle for modern historians and archaeologists, though some of the written evidence dating from around … Continue reading →

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Barbarian Conspiracy

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

In the late Roman period Britain had become the bread basket of the Northern Empire, providing vast amounts of grain to the army stationed along the Rhine and in Gaul. It had become a valuable region of the empire, and … Continue reading →

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Stalingrad 1942

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Stalingrad was one of the major battles that became a turning point in WW2 on the eastern front in Russia. Hitler decided to launch a new offensive in July 1942 with the aim of taking Stalingrad. General Friedrich Paulus, who … Continue reading →

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Irregular Magazine Issue 11 / Winter 2012

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Irregular Magazine Issue 11 / Winter 2012

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War of Bronze

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Its been a while since I lasted posted here, which I apologise for. My first post for a while is a quickie looking at a D20 Modern Pulp style D20 background, that could easily be used as a background for … Continue reading →

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