Category: Battle Report

Words by Conrad Cairns Pictures by Richard Phelan The DWG has for years had an Open Day on the second Saturday of June, and has now started a new tradition. In March we put on, for a whole Saturday, a selection of games and invite fellow gamers to play. There is no fee, but you…

By Conrad Cairns For three years now Durham Wargames Group have taken 54mm display games to Carronade, one of Scotland’s leading-and most enjoyable- shows, put on by the Falkirk club. This year we followed up the War of 1812 in Canada and the 1777 campaign near Philadelphia with what we hope will be the first…

By Graeme Carroll Operation Epsom, Summer 1944 This is a scenario I’d wanted to use for some time, it being a Too Fat Lardies scenario. Not everyone in our group likes the TFL Rules though, so I wanted to try Crossfire (Arty Conliffe) at “Fireteam” level to see if it would work (in readiness for…

By Paul Stevenson Played first WAB2 game (or, at least, first six hours of it) this afternoon. Slightly anachronistic later Successors game, with Seleucids vs Royal Macedonians (Antigonids). Anachronistic in that we still gave the Antigonids Companion cavalry in good numbers whilst the Seleucids had started the changeover to cataphracts and imitation legion, but still…

Following his rescue after being captured by outlying Martian Beast Man tribes, Dr Montgomery Moreau has recovered quickly and has resumed his Crown activities. Working for MI6 (headed by Mycroft Holmes) he once again approached Campion Bond, head of British Intelligence on Mars for aid in attempting to capture some Martian specimens for study. Bond…

The Normans Face the Saxon Shieldwall (demonstration game from Stockton Show). The Normans Face the Saxon Shieldwall The Normans Start the advance Death and destruction ensues The Gang seemingly enjoying ourselves as Harald faces his fate.