Balkan Wargamer

Fought a small Russo-Turkish War 1877 skirmish yesterday. Three companies of Turkish Nizam with artillery and cavalry support against a simi...

As the New Year beckons I usually start with a look at forthcoming centenaries. Mainly as inspiration for display games in the coming yea...

The Knight's Move (Operation Rösselsprung ) was a combined airborne and ground assault by the Germans on Tito’s headquarters at the...

This is the first of Robyn Young's take on the Robert the Bruce story. She starts with the death of King Alexander and the Bruce...

We had another go at using the Bolt Action rules today for a Very British Civil War battle. Just under 1000 points a side which gave us 5 ...

On Saturday we trekked up to the Kirriemuir Club show, Targe. One of the smaller Scottish shows, but usually well supported and well organis...

My latest reading has been Philip Matyszak's, Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece . The book starts with some very nice maps and ...

I returned to the Very British Civil War today at the club. This time using Bolt Action rules with 1000 points a side. My Clydesiders agains...

A hundred years ago this month, the First Balkan War began. On Oct. 8, 1912, Montenegro declared war on the Ottoman Empire, and invaded ...

My latest fiction read has been Gordon Docherty's, Strategos. It is set in the borderlands of the Byzantine Empire in 1046. The Sel...

It's a holiday weekend in the West of Scotland so took advantage of the rare fine weather to get outdoors. Shot my best round of the yea...

Bolt Action is a new set of WW2 rules published by Osprey and Warlord, primarily for 28mm figures. My copy arrived yesterday and I played my...

I'm afraid my painting productivity has dropped off since the holidays. Work and other commitments conspire to get in the way of the hob...

This is the latest Osprey Elite (No.187) on Byzantine Imperial Guardsman 925-1025. It covers the units of the Taghmata and Imperial Gua...

Played my first game of the new interwar rules 'A World Aflame' today at the club. These are written by Paul Eaglestone of Empres...

My latest reading has been Barrie James's book, 'Hitler's Gulf War'. This covers the fight for Iraq in 1941. In 1941 Iraq ...

Played my first game of Maurice. This is Sam Mustafa's latest game covering the 18th Century wars. Dusted down my Adler Seven Years...

Excellent day out yesterday at the Claymore show in Edinburgh. Telford College is a good venue, although more than a bit warm, if like us yo...

There has been the usual last minute rush to get our display game ready for the Claymore show in Edinburgh this coming Saturday.  We are do...

The other half of my holiday fiction reading has been 'Eagle' by Jack Hight. This is the first of a trilogy about Saladin. Arguably ...