Tagged: historical
What a Tanker! – Midwest Miniatures Expo
One of the games I was excited to see at Midwest Miniatures Expo was What a Tanker!, a game of WWII tank combat made by Too Fat Lardies. Each player runs one or up to a handful of tanks. Each tank has a two statistics- Armor and Strike. Those are the defensive and offensive abilities ... Read more
Review of Wargames Soldiers and Strategy 96
I recently subscribed to Wargames Soldiers and Strategy and I’d like to share my thoughts on my first issue. Many of the articles in WSS are short 2-4 page descriptions of scenarios inspired by historical events. The theme for this issue was raid in the American Civil War. I’ve never studied the civil war much ... Read more
Painted Gaddis Gaming Soviet Infantry
As a start to using more historical minis in our games of Konflikt 47, I did a quick and simple paint job on a pack of 10 infantry and a 3-man maxim gun crew. These figures were generously provided by Lee at Gaddis Gaming for review. My painting on these figures is very quick and ... Read more
Tabletop Minions Expo 2017
Josh and I left Chicago early Saturday morning to face delays from a road accident and pouring rain on an adventure farther into Wisconsin than Josh had yet dared to go. We arrived in Oshkosh to attend the initial Tabletop Minions Expo, a small convention put on by our friend Adam. Here was the scene ... Read more
Adepticon 2015: Fistful of Seamen and the Adventure of HMS Titan’s Uranus
At Adepticon Tim and I participated in the Saturday night edition of this massive, colorfully-named “Fistful of Seamen” (FoS) swashbuckling and sailing game. Easily the largest game I’ve ever been a part of, this massive game spanned a half-dozen tables, a few dozen ships and what appeared to be 50-plus participants. We had spoken with ... Read more
History Games Con in Elk Grove Village
CSW gamer Michael is one of the organizers behind the third annual History Games Con, set for noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Al Hattendorf Center, 225 E. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village, in suburban Chicago. Head on out and take a look if you’ve got the afternoon free! The event promises ... Read more
Naval Thunder report: Battle of the Denmark Strait
A few months ago four of us made the long trek out to Games Plus in Mt. Prospect to play our club’s first naval game. With only a few people attending, it made sense to play a battle with a small number of ships. The one I picked happened to also be one of the ... Read more