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The irrepressible Henry Hyde....Battlechat 64
I don't know how long these are supposed to last but Henry and I were talking for almost two hours today (the shortest daylight day of the year... and my longest conversation of the day). We were...
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Sharks, blast furnaces and me
Apparently sharks die if they stop swimming. I don't know if that is true but it is an interesting thought. As a trained metallurgist, I do know that if you let a blast furnace cool down too much, it...
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Launching LoA on YouTube
I have started my long promised commitment to video content. I made a short introductory video to Mad for War which I have uploaded to YouTube on a League of Augsburg channel. My hope is that both...
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Full Mad for War teaser video uploaded
Sovereign of the SeasGetting the hang of this. I have uploaded a full teaser to the rules on YouTube now you can find it here:Mad for War Teaser videoHave the first LoA tutorials done. Those are for...
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Eternally glass half full....
Few of us have lived through a year like 2020 before. It has impacted on us all in some way whether health, work, family, plans, projects or dreams. I and mine have been very lucky so far. Being...
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First of 2021 and, a new era
My end of year game this year was novel for a two main reasons. Firstly, it was out of period - An English Civil War era, full scale naval battle. Secondly, my battle report is not being delivered in...
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Hilton's revenge! New Pirate flags!
I am sure you have heard of Blackbeard's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge. When we started with Donnybrook a few years back Mr. Harrison, of this parish, got me all fired up to the extent that I painted and...
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The Siege of Gerona, 1684 - Part One
Jose Maria - Hello friends, for this year 2021 I have started a very ambitious project - a 28mm campaign, using actual period characters as leaders for my armies, perhaps introducing role-playing...
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Armiger's Armies
Happened to see these on Facebook last week, from the collection of the talented Nick Armiger! With his kind permission, we are able to display a small sample from his collection - in this instance, a...
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Battle of the Boyne video tutorial
I have made a Battle of The Boyne video focusing on how to get the most from the wargaming opportunities presented by this iconic battle.It features information on the armies, features some tabletop...
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The Siege of Gerona, 1684 - Part Two
Jose Maria - After a few years in which tension with France was common, and in which Alejandro Bournonville, viceroy of Catalonia, was especially concerned about the defenselessness of the...
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Mad for War tutorial - Single ship combat video
Brederode versus James 1652I have been working furiously on preparing a whoe series of Mad for War support materials including tutorial videos dealing with all of the main aspects of the rules in short...
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Campaigning in Ireland with Ben Waterhouse
Benjamin William Champley Waterhouse - I’ve wargamed for over forty years now in most historical genres and scales. I am fascinated by those pivotal moments in history where nothing is the same again;...
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Mad for War Essentials - play without painting a single ship!
I have been blogging less frequently these past days because.... Clarence and I have been rushing to get Mad for War Essentials ready for release later this week. What is Mad for War Essentials ?...
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Mad for War Essentials - Release at 1700 GMT (1200 EST) February 4 2021
Mad for War Essentials will be availabe today at 1700 hours (1200 EST N. America) from both leagueofaugsburg.com online store and warfareminiaturesusa.com online stores. Meanwhile, a new video, the...
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Fighting Talk Forum - Mad for War Board just created
Fighting Talk has not featured heavily in my prioirities for a couple of years now. I simply do not have time to do everything and I definitely get a D on my report card for my contributions. However,...
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A demi century of opportunity 1650-1699
I was asked to deliver a talk on the merits of the 17th century as a wargaming opportunity yesterday evening for the Phoenix Wargames Club of Glasgow, Scotland. I happily agreed to that and was rather...
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Adventures in the Caribbean
Clarence Harrison - It's been a while since I've contributed anything to the blog that Barry and I are supposed to share. He seems to handle the load most of the time. It's not really that I haven't...
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I have just uploaded a new video running through the game turn sequence of Mad for War to YouTube. Actually starting to see some games being played by groups now, so that's really nice.Working on some...
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The Siege of Gerona, 1684 - Part Three
Jose Maria - On May 20th, the French began their siege and artillery settlement works. In the early morning of the 22nd the wall canvas began to be beaten between the half moons of "Santa Clara" and...
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