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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

The Polish troops of the Vistula Legion fought with the French but with hopes for the independence of Poland.  They were enthusiastic and well disciplined

The guerrilla war in Spain is oft times referred to, both in historical accounts and literary adventures, but generally, for the English speaking reader at

The Bavarians have always been a favourite of mine, ever since I began gaming the Franco-Prussian War and they gave a very different forces to

The Boshin War was a conflict fought from 1868 to 1869 with the forces of the Tonugawa Shogun on one side and those who sought

Today our manifest destiny is to look at one of my favourite periods, the US Mexican War of 1846-48.  The appeal of this conflict is a

Here we are at last, with the Russians weighing in.  Lots of discussions and debate about these and some of my ratings may appear controversial.

Well, it’s taken a bit of time for me to feel happy with the playsheet I have been working on.  We have run though lots

Looking for a French Napoleonic Army at the very top of their game?  Well, here it is.  By 1805 the French Army has moved from

We seem to have a theme going today, with the United Irishmen making and appearance earlier.  So, while we are up to our knees in

A smashing list submitted by David F10 (not sure of his real name, apologies) for this very interesting period in history.  You can get the

Here we have four Army lists for the Prussians covering the entire Napoleonic Wars.  The list for up to 1806 can also be used for

My thanks to Mark Griffin who has supplied  the Army List for the Wars of Liberation in South America.  The following lists cover the struggle

The past few days have been a real trip down memory lane for me.  Having penned a series of articles on the subject of Maximilian

A brief list today after a busy weekend of gaming.  The main rule set contains troop rosters for the bulk of the forces for the

“But you won’t fool the children of the Revolution”.  So said a wise man, and fortunately we’re not looking to fool them, but play some

Okay, the name doesn’t work as well as the Chain of Command “CoCulator”, but if you want to cost up your units and see how

With the publication of the second edition of Sharp Practice, one of the things we are very keen to do is to work with other