as presented at Border Reiver 2008 by Durham Wargames Group This game combined into one event two related operations of the Royal Navy in the 1840s against Chinese pirates and those of Borneo. As far as is known, there was never a Sino-Dyak alliance, but as the Chinese diaspora was already very sizeable we felt…
What’s the point of Wargaming?
(Or how playing games helps little boys turn into bigger boys) Durham Wargames Group is very much at a high watermark at the moment. We’re winning awards for the activities of some members (Durham’s Chosen Men), and we are starting to expand out into the wider gaming community. With a newly constituted committee and some…
Viva El Potato!
A Company Level Game set in the Spanish Civil War “I’ve got some 42mm Spanish Civil War figures. Have you got some rules we could use for them?” Now that’s not the sort of challenge that gets turned down at Durham Wargames Group and soon plans were afoot for a showdown in Castilla la Mancha…
How to lose at DBM – Top Twenty Tips
This list has been developed after years of practice. I have tried them all and they have all worked for me. I hope that they can work for you too. They have been built up during the various versions of DBM but early play testing indicates that they still hold good for version 3.1. Most…
Cynoscephalae
7500 point Warhammer Ancients Clash An all-day Saturday spectacular, Cynoscephalae, featuring some venerable (Minifigs, Garrison, Lamming, etc) toys and Warhammer Ancients rules. No write-up but here are some photos…
Crisis 2004
Lutzen on tour! The Lutzen demo is aired again: this time at Crisis 2004, the show staged by those marvelous chaps at Tin Soldiers of Antwerp. A full write-up will appear soon, but in the meantime, here’s some photos…