A Salute Double Act
Well, the big day has been and gone and I have just about recovered sufficiently to post my report. It was, of course, a big day for us, with TooFatLardies and Reisswitz Press represented, with Dave Brown running a very...
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Sharp Practice Errata and FAQ
After a great weekend playing Sharp Practice at Salute (more on that later) I was inspired and, to be honest, beaten around the head by my ever diligent assistant, Monty to put together the Errata and FAQ for Sharp Practice...
General d’Armee, Advanced Order Now
Great news, with the proof in from the printer we can take a first look at the rules and show you just what a great looking book this is. Once again, we have used veteran wargamer and greatly respected designer...
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...
See General d’Armee at Salute
As always, Salute promises to be the big event on the UK wargaming calendar and once again we will be present with lots of exciting stuff. Top of the agenda is the news that Reisswitz Press will be present with...
Stalingrad, Through the Pain Barrier
Well, as those of you who read my last post on the Stalingrad project will know, I am not deeply and meaningfully in love with the Warlord Game plastic Pioneer boxed set, aka German Early War Infantry with a few...
But I would walk 500 miles…
…And I would walk 500 more. As The Proclaimers once said. Now, whilst I haven’t walked a thousand miles in the last week, I have driven to two Lard events in the North of England at Wor Lard in Durham...
Struggling to Get to Stalingrad
With the building work continuing here on Lard Island, we are now getting to a point where I can see an end and even to the point where I can get in the new workshop and get cracking on our...
Vartias de Merluza Campaign, a Conclusion
With the British retreating before the French, Captain Fondler was resolved to defend the outskirts of Varitas de Merluza as a final stop point. The day before he had sent the party of Spanish guerrillas under Los Incontinento into the...
The Battle that Never Was
“En avant mes braves!” Lieutenant Epinace stepped out ahead of his men, sword raised and pointing towards the lone farmhouse on the high ground ahead. Epinace was confident of victory, had not the rosbifs run before them previously at Camino...
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