Continuing with the insights and peeks into Clash of Spears here we are presenting you a small of example of the mechanics that you will find in our game. This is only a glimpse but you can see some of the elements in the game, fatigue, actions and reaction, flexibility in formations and combat stance, …
Read More Roman Legionary vs Carthaginian Warrior
INTRO: Last weekend I made my yearly Ireland post-salute visit to Piers Brand. We always have great fun and plenty of BG games and post-battle pub-discussion. But this time was special. I was invited for a proper full playtesting of the upcoming Battlegroup Pacific Book with the BG design team. It was Saturday night, and …
Read More HARAKIRI GULCH. A BATTLEGROUP PACIFIC AAR
This is a quick battle report for a fun game of Clash of Spears that we played on Sunday. In this game a roaming warband of Gauls encounters a detachment from a Spartan expeditionary force in southern Italy, aka. Magna Grecia. The quick report is in gallery form so just open up the gallery and …
Read More Fighting the Greek invaders !
Ok time to introduce CLASH of Spears. Since 2018 we have been working on a set of rules for ancients skirmish. By Skirmish we mean 30-60 figures per side operating in small units. Many of us love ancients wargaming, and we have tried many rules for large battles over the years. However, for large battles it …
Read More Introducing CLASH of Spears !
So today is 201 years since the Patriot victory at Maipu by the Argentine-Chilean army commanded by Jose de San Martin. Some time ago I ran a game at Cold Wars based on this battle as it was the revolutionary wars were the convention theme. This is the scenario used for that convention for Sam …
Read More The Battle of Maipu April 5th, 1818
So we continue to make progress with Clash of Spears, our soon to be published rules for ancient warfare skirmishes. This time we took Romans and Carthaginians for a spin with a fun new scenario where both forces have encountered each other while out in foraging duty. Each force is trying to get some livestock …
Read More Raid in Taranto !!
Finally, after 3 years in the staging area of my desk, I finished these 36 Germans.33 are Blitz models, with the odd underfire / CP. They are specifically prepared for gaming with Battlegroup rules, but can be easily used with other rules also. They were all painted following Piers Brand painting guide on the Battlegroup …
Read More Powermonger´s German early Infantry Platoon
For some time now we have been working on developing a set of rules for skirmish actions in ancient to medieval times. After trying many alternatives that I liked very much but that still lacked some of the elements I was hoping for we decided to take the plunge and start getting together some ideas. …
Read More Clash of Spears in Italy
Long time no post. Well, work blocked my painting time for a while. But would like to show my last work. Some French motorcycle borne troops. They are good for any french BG list (infantry, armoured or DLM). They are TQD castings, sold by CP models. The models are awesome. The idea is to post …
Read More 1940 French Dragons Porteé
So after some time getting troops ready I am finally starting to do some Blood and Plunder games. Blood and Plunder is really a fun game and it take time to master tactics for each faction in the game. In this case we had a raid scenario where the french buccaneers were attacking a village …
Read More Skirmish at Villa Tranquilidad – Blood and Plunder AAR