On the death of her father, Maria Theresa became Empress of Austria. Prior to his death, Charles the 6th had tried to get the heads of Europ...

Just thought I'd put out some words on the points system that I use as a basis for organising the battles that I am putting on the blog....

Well, I have an interest in the Late Roman Era. I am not an expert painter of figures, and often I have been up against the clock. Theref...

The letters and numbers are references on the map below. Union Forces; 2nd Corps; 8,800 = 8.8points x 3 = 27 points rounded up. E) C-C Natha...

The forces I used were scaled down as follows; Swedish Army : 11,000 = 11 points. (11 points x 3= 33 points). General Re...

As mentioned in my previous Blog I have opted for the 2 inch ( 50mm ) square. My 40mm square bases or "Stands"are cut to fit ...

 What size of grid to use?. At the heart of this question are two other considerations. The size of the figures and the formations you wis...

I went back to using a grid when my Wife said that she would like to try a game. A wise man once told me that if your partner is onside...

Well, here we are. My first venture into the 21st century art of on-line war gaming. I'm Michael and i've been a wargamer f...