Float my Boat. More from the Crisis build
I must admit that I feel like a bit of a charlatan writing this piece as I feel like I am claiming to have a skill, that I actually don’t have. Like almost everything I do, it is a bit...
Category: CoC WWII
Going the Extra Yard. The Crisis Build Continues (Again…)
So, with the buildings complete apart from fine detailing, we ran out the game on Tuesday night at the club and it was looking okay. Most importantly, it gave me an opportunity to see what I needed to add. Here’s...
I saw a Mouse…there on an MDF stair. Crisis Build Continues
Buildings. Well, I wanted something typically Dutch on a waterfront, something where one could almost smell the damp clogs. I also wanted something that I could get hold of PDQ as time was evaporating. Fortunately I was heading up to...
Building the Bunker. The Crisis Project Continues
So, with the canal sort of on its way, I though I’d next crack on with the defences. One interesting factor which intrigues me about the Peel-Ramm line is that whilst covered with bunkers, these were less than ideal and,...
Another Year, Another Crisis
As November looms large on the horizon, thoughts on Lard Island turn once again to our annual pilgrimage to Crisis in Antwerp; the best wargaming show on the calendar. This year we will be running two games in the Lard...
The 1940 Handbook: We Talk to the Author
It’s been nearly a month since the 1940 Handbook for Chain of Command was released so with all of the interest in the Blitzkrieg phase of the war, we though we’d talk to the author to get a feel for...
Preparing for Blitzkrieg Part Three: Rubble without Trouble
“Rubble, Rubble”, as David Bowie nearly once sang and, let’s be honest we know what the man who fell to Earth meant: there’s never enough of it on our wargames tables. Well, after making a whole host of new damaged...
Getting Ready for the Blitzkrieg: Part Two
Yesterday we looked at damaged houses, so today we will look at destroyed buildings. As was seen in reality at Stalingrad, Monte Cassino and any number of city fights, sometimes destroying buildings can be counter productive, giving the enemy strong...
Getting Ready for the Blitzkrieg, Part One
In 1939 the British and French had a fortunate eight months to prepare themselves for the German Blitzkrieg. Fortunately we no longer have that long to wait as the Blitzkrieg 1940 supplement is at the printers and will be with...
Blitzkrieg 1940 Chain of Command Handbook is at the Printers
Ever since Chain of Command was published we have focused on a whole range of products to support the rules, from downloadable army lists to Pint-Sized Campaigns. Now we have taken the next step by producing our first theatre specific...
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