JFK and the PT109 Incident Anthony R. Tucker Tactics in the Franco-Prussian War Part III: From Reality to Rules Mike Johnson Napoleon’s Last Victory, The Battle of Ligny, 16th June 1815 The Myth & the Reality, Part III Peter Hofschröer Forcing Fox’s Gap, 14th September 1862 A small A.C.W. scenario Paul Stevenson ‘Bursting to shell…’ David Bickley & Philip Robinson “A Savage and
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Cavalry clash at Kelly’s Ford, 17th March 1862 A.C.W. Scenario Paul Stevenson The Mitrailleuse in the Franco-Prussian War Steve Shann I.T.M.A. Interchangeable Terrain with Multiple Applications David Bickley Rules for wargaming sieges in the Twelfth Century Stephen Simpson 1866…and all that The western theatre in the Six Weeks War Richard Clarke Multi-Activity Wargaming, Part 2 Continues from last month. [M.A.W. to it than meets
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Anarchy! 1140-1142 AD A medieval game based on the Stephen-Matilda civil war Stephen Simpson The Fimo Kid rides again! The star of ‘Baking saddles’ in the sequel Peter Dennis Peninsular Campaigns Insights into Iberian actions Tim Price The Merovingian Franks Part 4C: Tactics Guy Halsall ‘A night on the town’ Scenario for the night action on the Eastern Front, 1944 Bernard Garaty Multi-Activity Wargaming More experimental
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“It was our first real fight” Yorktown & Williamsburg, April-May 1862 David Bickley Kurovitsy, 30th August 1941 Another small scale action on the Eastern Front Chris Peers “This foolish game” Simple rules for Anglo-French naval battles, 1867-1873 Chris Peers Skinning the cat The attack on Eben Emael, Part 3 Tim Price More Imitation Foreign Devils Other disciplined Chinese units of the Taiping era Ian
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Steel Bonnets Skirmish rules for 16th Century Border Reivers Michael Manning Medieval Skirmish Games Andrew Cannon Skinning the Cat The attack on Eben Emael, Part 2B Tim Price The Balkan Wars Rules for the First & Second Balkan Wars Bob Cordery Grand Fleet in danger A “Jutland” 1915 scenario P.Dunn “The Mad Baron” The Mongolian campaign of Baron von Ungern-Sternberg, 1920-1921 Chris Peers Sherman’s North Carolina Campaign “It
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Rules for mid-eighteenth century Stephen Simpson Franco-Prussian War scenarios G.J. Kennerley ‘Operation Nostalgia’, Part II Campaign rules & two sample games Richard Marsh Death, Disease and Disability in Pre-Industrial Warfare Guy Halsall ‘My Right Hand Got Tired’ The Indian Corps in 1914 (Western Front) David Bickley Three Norman battles, 1066-1157AD 3: The Battle of Hastings, 1066 Stephen Simpson Battalion, Eagles & Flags Part III: Of Spain,
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The Mountain Man Era, 1825-1840 By a man who’s been there! (Albeit 150 years later) Lance Kizer Building a Wargames Army: Part One Thirty Years War inspires the author Mark Allen ‘Loose Files and American Scramble’ Reprinted by popular demand from issue one Andy Callan Emden Supplement To ‘The Germans who never lost’ Tim Price (Very) Simple WWI Colonial Skirmish Rules Inspired by
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The Seven Years War, W.R.G. style Paul Stevenson Three Norman battle, 1066-1157AD 1: The battle of Coleshill, 1157 Stephen Simpson Wargames – a visual retrospective The old lion still roars Ian Weekley Oliver’s incomplete A to Z of WWII James Oliver Confrontation A wargames scenario for the Borneo campaign, 1963 – 66 Mark Willis Sin-bins and Stragglers (A second experimental games mechanism) James Oliver “It was
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Knights of the Air Great War Air Wargaming Ted Brown ‘Fire & Fury’ Small Battles #3: Jackson at Antietam John Watts The Rus – a thunderbolt from heaven Pt. II. Martin Jones Fire for Effect Casualty determination without tears “The chief thing is to keep the guns going.” ‘L Battery, R.H.A. at Nery, 1st September 1914 David Bickley Renaissance D.B.A. revisited Short Rules
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Orange Plank/Brock Road Intersection, Battle of the Wilderness, 5 May 1864 Paul Stevenson The Myth of the Chinese Mixed Infantry Units Chris Peers The Changing Face of Samurai Warfare, 1100-1575AD Martin Jones The 48 Hours War The Gwalior Campaign, 1843 Colin Ashton The Balkan League Rules for a matrix game campaign set at the time of the First and Second
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The Battle of Quebec, 1759 The climax of the French & Indian Wars Paul Stevenson ‘Caesar at the Gates of Quebec’ D.B.A. adaptations for the French & Indian Wars Ed White S.W.A.B. – The Scuppers Were Awash with Blood Simple Napoleonic Naval Rules – don’t belay, play straight away! Tim Price Casualties, History & the ‘Benefits of War’ Part
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S.C.R.U.D Simple combat Resolution Using Dice Tim McCoy Price Grim Visaged War Rules for Late Medieval wargames Pete Duckworth Erin Go Bragh! The French Invasion of Ireland 1798 Phil Ingram Casualties, History & the ‘Benefits of War’ Part 1 A reply to Chris Peers (WI57, p23) Guy Halsall Matrix Games Bob eggs us on to try this system Bob Cordery Progeny of D.B.A (How about a
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War of the grand Alliance, Part X French Infantry, Uniforms & Equipment Part 6 Mark Allen Saudi Arabia and ‘Desert Storm’ Anthony Tucker Kursk, 7 – 14 July 1943, Part 3 Continued from WI57 Martin S. Pike The Germans who never lost, Part 2 Strategic Rules Timothy McCoy Price The Hadrian’s Wall Experience Tread in the caligae – steps of the Legions Paul
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Modern Musketeers Rules of modern firefights M. Bishop Back to Basics III: Artillery Getting the most from your tabletop guns Richard Clarke “My God – Maiwand!” Afghanistan – never a good country to invade! Paul Stevenson Artillery of the Sung Dynasty An unsung arm of the Sung army? Chris Peers Rules for the Wars of the Roses Time for a good hack! John Bartlett The
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The Market at Bhowelpore The mini-master-builder presents more carpentry for the Carnatic Ian Weekley Marlburian Rules From the genial host of the Wargames Holiday Centre Mike Ingham John Hawkwood – the English Condottiere ‘Gazza’ will not be the first Englishman to star in the Italian First Division! J.H. Aird Back to Basics. Part II: Cavalry Continuing the series on tactics
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Saxon Palisade Fort Ian logs his progress in constructing a Dark Age fort Ian Weekley The Battle of Zenta, 1697 Ottoman come-uppance at the hands of the Sun King’s most famous cast-off M.J. Nichol Scenarios for Wargamers Multi-period ploys to bring more interest to your gaming Geoff Curran A historical perspective on casualty removal To take them off or not
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Wargaming the Battle of Mhlatuze Shaka Zulu’s greatest battle Ian Knight Kursk 7 – 17 July 1943 Part I Scenario-based on the actions involving XL VIII Panzer Corps Martin S. Pike Stratagems & Circumstances Tactical sophistication for Wars of the Roses commanders Richard Crawley ‘Hurting Herman’ A Battle of Britain scenario Peter P.H. Heath A Peter the Great Pot-Pourri More notes on the
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LUNDY'S LANE 1814 America’s invasion of Canada falters in sight of Niagara Falls WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE Part Six: Uniforms of the Army of Louis XIV (continued) THE MEROVINGIAN FRANKS Part Two: More light on the Dark Age people ORDAIN THEM JACKETS OF MY LIVERY Part Two: Medieval millinery - and unit organisation QUICK PLAY WW1 INFANTRY
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SOME THOUGHTS ON PROMOTING THE HOBBY Melody Clark has put t’cat among t’pigeons THE PAIN OF GIVING ORDERS A movement system for ACW (& other games) DARK AGE WARRIORS Part Two: Armour, weapons, chariots & Celts THE BATTLE OF MAGNESIA (190 BC) Reconstructed for, and refought using, De Bellis Antiquitatis ORDAIN THEM JACKETS OF MY LIVERY Part One: Armies
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ORGANISATION AND COMBAT DOCTRINE OF THE TIMURID ARMY LOOSE FILES AND AN AMERICAN SCRAMBLE REVISITED THE MEROVINGIAN FRANKS Part One THE AUSTRO-SERBIAN CONFLICT August-December 1914 COLOURS 1991 PREVIEW A WARGAMER'S GUIDE TO INDIAN MUTINY UNIFORMS A RUSSIAN COUNTRY CHURCH 1812 NO YELLOW CARRIER BAG: NO COMMENT! An Outsider's view of Salute 1991 D-DAY: A DUTCH WARGAMES CONVENTION Leidshendam, 18th May 1991 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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THE BATTLE OF RAVENNA 11th April 1512 Italian Wars action THE BATTLE OF BROXTON CROSS Wars of the Rose scenario THE WAR OF HEAVENLY PEACE The Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1865 Part One: The course of the rebellion THE GREAT PARAGUAYAN WAR, 1864-1870 Part Three: Continued from WI45 THE "KALIBALIK" AT BENDER Swedes vs. Turks skirmish scenario THE BATTLE OF NEZUET GHIRBA June 16th 1940,
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Judging Wargame Demonstrations A points system to impose some uniformity Toyotomi & the Turtle-Ships The Japanese invasion of Korea, 1592. Affray! Small scale combat in the middle ages Medieval Skirmish Rules Painting the Wargames Horse Be slick with oils John Watts An Ancient Chinese Wargames Day 16th March 1991 The author enjoys incarceration in the Tower! Dreadnoughts Researching for computer program Background to designing a
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The Battle of river Indus 1221 A.D Mongols vs. Moslems O Cangaceiro Part 2: Lampiao, Bandit King of Brazil rides again The Burning of Panama Buccaneering in the seventeenth century Caribbean In The Grand Manner: Gettysburg Part 1: A.C.W. refight at the W.H.C "Christians & Spices" The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean, 1499 – 1601 Part 1: The Portuguese Space
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The Age of Motte and Bailey Photos: scratch-built model by Michael Perry A Case for ‘Elements’ A modern Morschauser system Large Scale Sea Battles in the Peloponnesian War Rules for maritime mayhem with ‘wooden walls’ A Poem for Conventions Organisers …with a couple of ‘Dormouse’ cartoons Paris to Dakar: Operation ‘Menace’ The Anglo-French Action against Dakar, September 1940 Kambula 1879 A
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Barbed Wire A master modeller solves a prickly problem Sir Marmaduke Rawdon A Royalist commander of the English Civil War Blaauwberg Revisited Britain acquires South Africa Battles along the Soar The engagements of Mountsorrel and Cotes Bridge 14-18 March 1644 Death of a Corps The first day at Gettysburg Naval Warfare in Ancient and Medieval China Bamboo ships and iron men Three
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Three Norman Battles, 1141-1143 Part 2: Oxford "Armed Mobs" Armies in the American Civil War Hitting ’em with the Heavy Metal German Artillery 1939-45 Night of the Assegais Nelson’s Navy against the Zulus? Well, almost... The Battle of Jaxartes River Alexander the Great vs. the Scythians Matapan Part 2 - The Night Action WW2 clash of the British and Italian navies "Man’s
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Matapan, Part 1 - The Cruiser Action WW2 Naval Scenario Rivers & Streams Terrain features by the woodworking wonder Three Norman Battles, 1141-1143 Part 1: Lincoln Ligny: The Last Victory Part 5: Thoughts on Rules Conclusion of this Napoleonic series The First Victory: The Red Army at Yelna August to September 1941 Russia’s first victory in WW2 Rowton Heath 1645 King Charles’ Last
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Ligny, The Last Victory Part 4: The Wargame Marlburian 1704 Campaign at the Wargames Holiday Centre Part 1: A new period makes its debut at the Centre The Battle of Bladensburg, 24th August 1814 Tactical and Roleplay suggestions ‘The Prince and the General’ A Bronze Age encounter The Irresistible Force & The Immovable Object Wargaming the Anglo-Boer war, 1899-1902 The
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"The Great Brilliance: The Military Campaigns of the Ming Dynasty" Part 4: Wargaming the Ming An English Fortified Manor at 25mm Wargaming Types The Battle of a Hundred Slain The Iku Incident 1990’s Naval confrontation The Austro-Prussian War of 1866 Hooches The Village War in South Vietnam The High Price of Brandy An Unusual skirmish A Brief Overview of UK Copyright Law Designing
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The Russian Civil War Part 4: Wargaming the Period "The Great Brilliance: Military Campaigns of the Ming Dynasty" Part 3: Military Technology Bavarian Cuirassiers in the Spanish Succession War Marche ou Crevè! Or what was it really like to march or die under the blazing Saharan sun? East of Chosin A Command Decision mini-campaign game for the Korean
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