Quite some time ago, I posted the first few pictures of my Never Mind The Billhooks (NMTB) Italian Wars force from the fictional Grand Duchy of Capriccio, proclaiming at the time that I just needed to do one more Swiss pike unit to complete…
"Romanes eunt domus" as the Monty Python boys daubed on the city walls in The Life of Brian, all those years ago, being subsequently corrected by a passing Centurion, promptly giving us a lesson in Latin declension.Thanks to all who comment…
Last weekend it was a gathering of The Old Berks again, unfortunately without Steve this time, but we're very relaxed about attendance! As host, I'm the lucky one, and am always mindful that the others have to travel, a considerable distanc…
The last few months have seen plenty of gaming, including a number of Hail Caesar games (as previously mentioned a couple of posts ago), and a rather enjoyable weekend in Salford playing Italian Wars using Pike & Shotte rules with David S (…
We interrupt this programme...... to bring news of a big re-organisation, and as a result a few items for sale.Andy and I have a table booked at Partizan for the "bring n buy".I've been having a bit of a clear out of projects that are dorma…
My first Hail Caesar game occurred earlier in the year. I used Andy Moran's Indian army, playing against John Kersey's Han Chinese, with Andy acting as umpire/games master.Just a few pictures...Andy produced the rather nice terrain items sh…
Thank you to all who commented on yesterday's post setting up the action at Bierwitz, 1704. The game was played yesterday and what a great affair it was! Whilst I did keep a record of every dice roll, I do not want to simply recount all tha…
The past couple of years have been a load of Billhooks, in terms of gaming, with medieval action being at the forefront. Today was originally identified in the calendar as an Old Berks game day, which would have meant more Billhookery. Howe…
A few weeks ago, I "finished" my Wars of the Roses Warwick contingent... at least to the point where I can field a couple of variations within the framework of the Never Mind the Billhooks army list. In all, it took me around 4 months to pa…
Andy came over for a game of Wars of the Roses (Never Mind the Billhooks) last weekend. It was, in my view, the best game we've had yet which probably reflects the fact that our experience with the rules is growing (in Andy's case, a lot; i…
The final unit of the year ...probably. Although I have some bits of Wars of the Roses stuff to do before the next Billhooks game on 30th December at Andy's... However, here is a slight 'departure'; I couldn't resist the Bloody Miniatures,
As is evident, it's been a while. I have had a bit of a Hobby Sabbatical for the past few months, with some thinking, reflecting, and planning time. I've also been catching up on some reading, with everything from the 1809 campaign in Bavar…