Rear Guard Action

Well... they are not actually new. I think I painted them about 25 years ago, for a big crusade game where I was the pope and needed some e...

So with Essen 2014 project accomplished , we can turn to the Essen 2015 loot. I kept it down to six games. The Ice and the Sky as well...

After failing to play all last year's acquisitions before the 2015 edition of Spiel, the opportunity presents itself a week after going...

This year I played more games than before. The best playing experience of all was  Blood Rage . The game has the variety, screwag...

This year's visit to Spiel was the most relaxed and pleasant in years. I hadn't prepared much, I didn't tweet and I didn't ...

Yesterday I had my first public talk as a result of the Waterloo book. I’d done a sort of interview for a historical society in September,...

With Essen nearing and the Essen 2014 list still not complete, in August I managed to slip in a game of Marchia Orientalis, or the Ostmar...

Okay people, I got my  BoardgameGeeklist of interesting games ready for Spiel this year. There's a couple of games with intere...

Well, only a few days left before Essen. As in the last few years, I'm trying to play all the games I bought at Essen before the next is...

I promised myself two small painting projects for the 2nd half of 2015. I had already compiled a short list of possible projects in the ear...