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...
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Summer Special 2017 Arrives
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Because the Summer Special has arrived! So, allegedly, said W.H. Auden when we released the contents...
Bloody Bucket Pint Sized Campaign Arrives
When it comes to the Battle of the Bulge, much is made of the defence of Bastogne. However, US troops were preforming valiantly before then, defending the front line outposts along the Skyline Drive in Luxembourg in a heroic attempt...
General d’Armee: We Talk to the Game Designer
With only days to go before General d’Armee goes on show at Salute, we at Lard Island News got a chance to talk to the author, Dave Brown about his latest, and possibly greatest, set of rules. Dave, first can...
Tussle in Trumpboro
Over the past few months we have been busy playtesting the forthcoming campaign handbook for Sharp Practice. It’s been great fun and has generated some exciting games and thrilling narratives. However, our latest campaign threw up a game so unusual...
Pickett’s Charge Rules Now Available
The waiting is over and Pickett’s Charge have arrived on Lard Island. All of the advanced orders have now gone and we now have the rules fully available via the web site. The hard copy of the rules can be...
Playing Pickett’s Charge
Tuesday was an exciting day on Lard Island as Nick and I visited our old chum Dave Brown for a game of Pickett’s Charge, the forthcoming inaugural rules from Reisswitz Press. I had been lucky to enjoy a few games...
The 2016 Summer Special Arrives
Well, better late than never, the Summer Special has arrived on Lard Island and we can seed why the stork took so long to deliver, its a bouncing bundle of 136 pages of Lard, bulging at the seams with scenarios,...
Sharp Practice PDF Bundles Arrive
Today is the big day, Sharp Practice has been released and the advanced orders are being shipped or packing ready for Monday. To celebrate we are releasing the PDF bundles for the rules. Let’s have a look at what you...
What I did on my Hols, Part Two. An initial look at Sharp Practice v2
So, on to part two of our recent exploits. Followers of our Twitter feed will know that Tuesday night is gaming night on Lard Island or, more to the point, the evening when we get the whole in-house playtest group...
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