Since the capture of Legate Suetonius Porcinus in an action near the Limes where Centurion Publicus Thermae had been wounded, there had been rumours of the official being held in chains in the hall of Adawolf the Spearman, a Lord...
Tales of Publius Quinctilius Varus, the patrician of Cremona who, as Governor of Germania lost three Legions in the forest are, if one can forgive the pun, legion, yet the story of Suetonious Lardicus Porcinus seems to have flown from...
Lard Island News was very happy to greet wargaming legend Dave Brown to our games room this week. It’s always a pleasure to see his beaming smile as he arrives on the island, but more so as we knew he...
The 1815 campaign has long proved a popular campaign for wargamers, providing set piece battles fought between armies that were both different yet almost equal in battle, having honed their martial skills over twenty years of warfare. It is fitting,...
Some years ago we produced some rather nice and very popular dice with our Pie and Pint logo on one face, where the six spots are normally located. They were not only popular with gamers but were also said to...
As part of the build project for the Far East, I recently put together a very nice Sarissa Colonial bungalow which will sit on the outskirts of my fictional outpost of Palang Karang. However, I did feel that the poor...
Things have been a bit quiet here recently, suggesting (possibly) that I have been lagging behind with the Jungle build project. In fact nothing could be further from the truth; we have been ploughing on but some steps in the...
Well, the big plan to undercoat the jungle didn’t happen. It was wet and horrible, or possibly I was just too lazy to go outside when a warm fire and a good book were on hand… Anyway, the day was...
Not much happened yesterday as the Bacchanalian celebrations took centre stage on Lard Island. However, I did get to have a quick dabble with the Jungle hut as the potatoes came to the boil. The issue with any MDF building,...
So, with the trees on and some standing foliage, it was now time to add some more expansive ground cover. It’s possible to get mats of aquarium plants on eBay which are ideal of low level plant that give good...
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