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Viking Warrior
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
Posted in Dark Ages, history, medieval, wargaming
Tagged 1066, ages, axe, Battle, battles, beserk, Beserkers, boat, British, campaign, Celtic, combat, dark, England, english, godwinson, harold, historical, history, long, medieval, norse, saxon, skirmish, sword, viking, vikings, war, warfare, wargame, wargaming, warlord, warlords, warrior, york
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Irregular Magazine Issue 12 Out Now
We have another great issue this month, packed with excellent articles and tutorials. We have a great retrospective looking at a Empire, a computer game from the 70s that is still being played today on the internet.
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Tagged 15mm, 28mm, ACW, ancient, Battle, battles, campaign, free, game, gaming, historical, history, hobby, irregular, irregulars, magazine, medieval, mini, miniature, miniatures, paint, painting, play, rpg, rules, skirmish, tutorial, war, wargame, wargaming, workshop
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Cheap Wargame Miniatures
Its been a while since my last post, its been a busy time and my other blog has also suffered from a lack of articles. So apologies aside what am I looking at today, well trying to game on a … Continue reading
Alternative History
Alternative history campaigns, battles and backgrounds have always held an interest for both war gamers and historians, it’s the question, What If? Such as what would have happened during World War 2 if Hitler had invaded Britain?
Posted in history, wargaming
Tagged 15mm, 28mm, ACW, age, alternative, ancient, AVBCW, Battle, battles, British, civil, ECW, free, game, games, gaming, history, irregular, irregulars, longsword, medieval, mini, miniatures, musket, napoleonic, paint, painting, play, role, roman, rpg, skirmish, very, wargame, wargaming, warhammer, workshop, WW2
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Farming after the Black Death
In the period known as the Medieval Warming the population in Britain exploded, from around 1.5 million to 5 million. Agriculture during this period saw a resurgence. Then in 1348-1349 the disease commonly known as the Black Death appeared on … Continue reading
Posted in historical, history, medieval, wargaming
Tagged agriculture, black, British, death, dovecote, farming, historical, history, labour, medieval, period, ploughing, rabbit, warming
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The art of the Duel
The practice of duelling was at its peak during the 11th to 20th centuries and involved two people engaging in combat with either sword or pistol in later centuries. Today we have a sort of romantic notion regarding duels, as … Continue reading
Irregular Magazine Issue 7 Out Now
This issue our theme is Frontiers, and our themed content includes: Palm Crossing – a Frontier town for Traveller RPG; two fantastic short stories; a historical article on the Zulu War; artist Brynn Metheney tells us about the landscape and … Continue reading
Posted in Freebies, irregular magazine
Tagged 28mm, ancient, Battle, battles, British, campaign, civil, ECW, free, game, games, historical, history, hobby, irregular, magazine, medieval, mini, miniature, miniatures, paint, painting, play, role, rpg, rules, skirmish, wargame, wargaming, workshop
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2011 and the Year ahead.
So a new year has rolled in and 2011 looks to be an interesting year. We have a VAT rise, going up to 20% here in the UK, how this will affect the hobby remains to be seen. GW has … Continue reading
28mm El Cid Range
These test sprues landed on my desk from HaT Productions from their 28mm range. These were forthcoming releases from the El Cid range of miniatures which included the following; 28018 28mm Andalusian Light Cavalry 28019 28mm Andalusian Heavy Cavalry 28020 … Continue reading
