Maroons for Sharp Practice

maniacal maroons

Hessians for Maurice

Hessians

Burning bridges with Maurice

Battle for Eckleberg bridge

The Frenchman in the Sails of Glory

Sails sighted

Eindhoven, what a con

Last stand of kampfgruppe Van Fons in Flames of war

end game for Kampfruppe Van Fons?

Day 2 of the Devil’s charge in Flames of war

Day 2 of the Die wacht am Rhien offensive

Kampfgruppe Von Fons on the move in Flames of war

American front line

Lion vs Hyenas in Sails of Glory

HMS Defense sights enemy sails port, star broad and aft.
In the words of another famous admiral 'It's a trap'

Assassination at Crisis 2018

Zombie day with the Militia

It would be a shame if the gun ran out of bullets

Musket and Tomahawks day in Dresden

Gaming Dresden style

En avant for Sharp Practice

It is a more than a little hot around here. It pretty much kills the hobby motivation. I have managed to put some Victrix French for some Sharp Practice in Caribbean.  They will be painted when the temperature falls below "sweating buckets" degrees. 

That is all for now thanks for stopping by

Yarr Pirates.

Revving up for some Gaslands action

In the near dark future there is still an LIDL

painting up some figures for Martin and Tonio day (aka Musket and Tomahawks campaign day)

Send in the Marines

The great Dutch coffee run of 1781 in Sails of Glory

Starting positions

Whatever happened to Captaine Steiger’s expedition on the Burning Sands? (TMWWBKs campaign)

Ambush on the Lahlafe

Before the relocation, Tonio and myself managed to finish of the Burning Sands campaign. But real world issues delayed it getting to the blog.

Let me show you what we did to the Spanish in 1648 (Pike and Shot with the Militia Brabantia).

Dutcih horse sighted on the road

Tilting at windmills in 3d printing

Benchy

When Maurice went to sea (18th century colonial campaign) Part 2

The expedition

When Maurice went to sea (18th century colonial campaign) Part 1

Things a are bit slow on the hobby front at the moment. New job,new country seriously dents hobby time. Between the moving and down time stuck in various airports, bus terminals I have been pondering a campaign linking Sails of Glory with Maurice and possible Sharp Practice later on.  

Ideally, the campaign needs three dedicated participants an umpire and two players representing the main fractions. It could run with two players but would lose a little fog of war. Alternatively one players could be a aggressor and the player umpire represent the defender and has half the forces but start in control of the islands. At a pinch it could be done solo using the solo rules for sails of glory and adapting the solos rule from The Men Who Would be Kings by osprey games

The Tropics

The Haquara hurdles on the Burning Sands (TMWWBKs campaign)

The french are coming

Saving the Benjamins in Sails of Glory

Saving the Benjamins 

Last stand at Beni Ashen? On the Burning Sands (TMWWBKs campaign)

Ambush

The third terrifying tactica tale

Tactica 2018

Disaster with the Doukkala on the Burning Sands TMWWBKs campaign

The legion assault the Doukkala

Blowing up a Bridge in Musket &Tomahawks

Pioneers at work

Unfriendly AK47s welding types and their reluctant guests for Force on force

Cannot see the woods from the trees for Longstreet, Blucher and Maurice

Dismounted cavalry under cover

It's war in the Burning Sands (TMWWBKs campaign)

Tonio looks bemused one minute, he is innocently inquiring if anybody is available for a game at the club next week, next thing he is drafted into the French Foreign Legion promoted to captain and sent of a campaign for a “couple” of months.  In my defence the Burning Sands project is nearly done (ignore does blisters on the back shelf) with one unit, the Tuareg Machine gun, left to paint.

All at sea with the Post Captain

Post Captain

I have been itching to try an Age of Sail game for a couple of years now. Arguable it can one of the most complex games you can play since you are not only playing against an opponent actively out to ruin your day you also must consider the environment which is oblivious to your existence.  To make is slightly more complicated I was looking for a relatively low intensity game ie I did not want to re-fight Trafalgar nor did I not want to be in charge of the flagship of the fleet. I am more interested in the frigates and lower rating ships that are more likely to see action and possible link up to a Sharp Practice or Maurice game.

Desert compound for Force on Force or TMWWBKs

Maurice in the Saratoga two step

The Northern menace

Confederates on the march for Longstreet

Confederates on the march

The Church for Longstreet