Even though this website seems to spend an awful lot of time talking about sci-fi and fantasy, I am a historical wargaming enthusiast at heart. It was recreating battles in Vietnam thirty five years ago as a kid in my garage that drew me into wargaming. And so I'm always drawn to a good historical.…
Historical miniature wargaming is a type of tabletop gaming that simulates military conflicts from history using miniature models and terrain, but it can be intimidating--what are the best historical miniature wargames for beginners?
Players command armies or factions and maneuver their forces to engage in battles against other players. The games can range from…
I had held off on getting into SPQR for quite a long time because I had heard some negative things about it (things I’ll talk about later). But after getting into it, and realizing that I was already in a position to dive really deep, I can say that I love this game. Warlord Games…
The 2023 Ovelist: Well this turned out to be a different result from what I expected. I was fairly sure that I had done a good job of making my hobby goals a reality, but when it comes down to it, I'm not even batting .500.
So last year I started the Ovelist. The Ovelist…
The scale of miniature wargames is a big deal, especially as you move from one wargame to the next. And, while we had a period where most games (aside from many historicals) were squarely in the 28mm camp, it seems like there has been a renaissance of alternate miniature wargaming scales.
In this article we’re going…
Having grown up my whole life entrenched in Games Workshop, it wasn't until a few years ago that I ever played a historical wargame and got involved in that community. But once I was in that community, and particularly in the online communities I came upon two things I found difficult to process about historical…