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.
An Introduction to Lard
(A totally biased rule review) Since Neil and I joined the club, in mid 2004, it can’t have escaped notice that we are big fans of rules by the quaintly named ‘Too Fat Lardies’. Now a year or so down the line there has been a recent upsurge of club members also expressing an interest…
The Battle of Mollwitz
By Paul Stevenson Eight stalwart men and true from across the snow fields of Durham converged on the sleepy model village of Mollwitz nestled within the hallowed walls of DWG HQ to assume command of their respective little armies soon to be locked in battle and steered by the fickle fates of Black Powder wargames…
The Mad Minute
LONGCHAMPS, Belgium, 3 January 1945 The scenario is based on an Advanced Squad Leader scenario from the “Yanks” boxed set, though I used an historical map. The scenario is ASL Scenario 24: The Mad Minute, though rather than using the ASL boards, I chose to base the table on an image from Google Earth (see…
Anzio Campaign: Highway 7, West of Cisterna Blitzkrieg Commander 2
This scenario represents 7th Infantry Regiment’s attempt to cross the railway line that forms the main line of German defences in front of Highway 7 west of Cisterna. Historically, the Americans were unable to get their armour across the cutting holding the railway line because the Germans had blown the only bridge. This is an…
Black Powder at Wilson’s Creek
By Paul D. Stevenson The View Across Wilson’s Battlefield Game Preparation The Black Powder rules cover 1700-1900 – a broad period spectrum it is true but the authors have managed to avoid many of the usual minefields and pitfalls by making the rules so very open-ended and adaptable on a strong, yet essentially simple gaming…