This post is just drawing attention to two very good sources for running an easy campaign. The first is a very visual resource - YouTuber Dicey Tactics, is just starting a new campaign with the Triumph rules (think DBA plus). In the first v…
[A fictitious imagining - King Richard III and Henry Tudor both survived the Bosworth battle to fight another day].Moving south from York, Richard was intent on arriving at Coventry on 19th September to rendezvous with reinforcements marchi…
[Please note, this is an ongoing post that will be added to. It tells the tale of post Bosworth manoeuvres. How will this power struggle between Richard and Henry be concluded. If you like this sort of thing, please call back over the next
I have put together a Battle of Bosworth 1485 scenario. It zooms in to the main part of the action and assumes that some fighting and manoeuvre has already occurred. It makes the decision to leave some formations out of the game and as a co…
Bosworth 1485 - The Downfall of Richard III by Christopher Gravett, published by Osprey Publishing There is now a watershed for the telling of the Bosworth story.Prior to 2009, the account was centred on the battle taking place at Ambion Hi…
The Battlefield & Warriors Blog is set up to allow anyone to comment, a good thing you might think.Unfortunately, the blog has attracted an anonymous saddo, who has on several occasions left a block raft of words that involve text about 'wa…
Presently I have just one crossbow base (Burgundian Mercenary) for my Wars of the Roses forces, it has always been enough.Below - From the outset it was designated as a skirmisher under my old rules, so 4 men with a couple of pavises sit on…
I have downloaded the first three scenarios for the old Squad Leader system from Multi Man Publishing. The scenarios have been updated from SL to ASL standard, but for all that, they have changed little to those old classics, that for many,…
Firstly, a quick hello to those who have recently started following the blog and also my thanks to all the visitors who have commented making the recent posts much more interesting.The last post gave a detailed description of how the Ferryb…
For Wars of the Roses actions, I am presently getting to know the Test of Resolve rule set. The previous post gives a detailed look at these rules (link below).As a result Andy Johnson’s book (historical novel) Bloody Meadow, concerning the…
Test of Resolve are a set of wargame rules for the Wars of the Roses, authored by Tim Couper & David Knight and self published by the same in a 76 page, perfect bound, A4 format. They use one column text, in a very readable font, with chart…
This established show continues at its regular venue, the Sutton Community Leisure Centre in St. Helens (northwest UK). It is run by the Spartans Wargame Club, occupying the main sports hall, while in a large side room, a very successful Br…