‘O’ Group, An Update
The punters in the pubs and bars of Lard Island are, like much of the hobby, talking about two forthcoming rule sets; Infamy, Infamy from
14th November 2019
Lard Island News: Game Reports
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Publicus Thermae Goes Forth
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
25th October 2019
Lard TV Launches
Excitement abounds in Lard Island Broadcasting House as the lights are lit, the cameras rolling and the make up artists working overtime as Lard TV
5th May 2019
TFL Oddcast Number 11: A Bridge Too Fat
With the Crisis build finished a few days early, Rich and Nick decided to hit the road and head for Joe’s Bridge on the Belgian-Dutch
6th November 2018
Return to Fort St Blaise
Watchers of Twitter may have noticed that, as part of our ongoing Metz 1944 campaign, my US platoon attempted to assault Fort St Blaise last
4th October 2017
The Road to Stalingrad: Leutnant Mueller’s Iron Cross
As readers of Lard Island News will know, there is nothing I like more than a game with narrative; apart, that is, from a game
13th September 2017
Bridge on the River Don
There are some dates or events in the wargames calendar which mark special or memorable day; Crisis in Antwerp is always the first date on
29th August 2017
In the year of 1805 all eyes were fixed on events in Europe, as Great Britain, once again, stood firm against the malevolent, dictatorial power
24th August 2017
Deep Fried Lard – A Post Match Report
Well, here we are, back from Deep Fried Lard with my liver almost intact and having had another great day of Lardy gaming north of
6th June 2017
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
27th April 2017
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
5th April 2017
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
6th March 2017
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.
2nd March 2017
The Road to Varitas de Merluza
“Graspez le saucisson mon cher Desade! The moment is ours, les Anglais are in full blow retreat and we have one of their toughest men
8th February 2017
Surprise at Camino Cerrado
“Fetchez la vache!” Sergeante Petain whispered to the man to his rear who, as silently as possible, moved back towards the low ridge. So far
1st February 2017
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
23rd November 2016
Pickett’s Charge, A Post-Colours Report
With Pickett’s Charge soon to be charging towards the printer’s, we asked the author and designer, Dave Brown, to tell us how the recent pre-publication demonstration
19th September 2016
Hereward: A Hat-Trick for Sharp Practice
After a great show at Partizan a couple of weeks ago where Sharp Practice won not one but two awards, Best Demonstration Game and Best
6th September 2016
Partizan: A Lardy Perspective
It had been a long, hard couple of weeks prep for Partizan, so naturally a good night’s kip was the place to start before an
22nd August 2016
Game Reports
Bridge on the River Fleiss
Further to our encounter with the forces of Strudelheim, Oberst von Sekka was both elated and yet frustrated. There could be little doubt that the
19th July 2016
The Khazi is Revolting!
It was towards the end of the second week in May when I received the communication from Sir Roger at the Residence, brought by a
20th June 2016
The Remarkable Tale of Madame Dacquoise
Of all the chapters in the history in history of the less than cordial relations between the Duchy of Strudelheim and the Margave of Underberg
16th June 2016
Chain of Command Ardennes Battles
This Friday saw the Lardy team on a bit of a jolly, hitting the M1 and heading up to Birmingham for a game of Chain
13th March 2016
Irritable in Bhowelpore, Sharp Practice for the Great Mutiny
With the Sepoy rebellion in full swing, it came as some surprise to the British in Keemananistan when the Rani, previously thought to be a
9th March 2016
A Trip Down Memory Lane with If the Lord Spares Us
It’s Great War month on Lard Island and, with Remembrance Sunday just gone, Nick and I tossed away all thoughts of our planned development session
10th November 2015
In the Green Zone Again
We played another game of Fighting Season yesterday, not part of our campaign, but a playtest game to develop some new ideas. Once again we
14th August 2015
First Patrol from FOB Cawnpore
10th April 2009 and A Company of 1 West Sussex Regiment have completed their handover from the Loamshires. The West Sussex Battlegroup is deployed in
12th August 2015
Fighting Season – Contact!
For some time I’ve been wanting to put a game of Fighting Season on Lard Island News, yet somehow all sorts of things had conspired
11th May 2015
There and Back Again, with Five Points for a Try
Just back from the Netherlands after a long weekend of Arnhem, Poldercon and the wonderful hospitality of our kind hosts, Jasper and Christy, who truly
10th February 2015
Patrol on the Ring Contour
One of the most interesting parts of designing a scenario or, by extension, a campaign, is the attempt to create balance which can allow both
3rd February 2015
Back to the Boer War
Back being the operative word. Much to the amusement of my chums, I did my back in whilst carrying the Christmas tree into the house
21st January 2015
The Last Ditch at Osmanville – Campaign Turn Eight
So, six games in and the Germans, as we saw in our last resort, had held Cardonville for a second time, despite the odds against
26th November 2014
Back to Cardonville, Game Six
Last week’s game proved to be a spanner in the works for the US juggernaut which thus far had largely ridden rough-shod over the German
19th November 2014
Fighting in Cardonville – 29 Let’s Go Campaign Game
Tuesday evening on Lard Island saw the next game in our 29, Let’s Go! campaign, with the US 175th Infantry attempting to clear the high
13th November 2014
29, Let’s Go! A Campaign Game
Platoon Sergeant Bouldermeir lit what remained of his cigar, exhaled and spat a stream of tobacco juice across the road. Just 24 hours since they
5th November 2014
A Small Diversion
After all of the hard work getting my Yanks ready for action, i thought we’d have a bit of a fun game with week at
11th September 2014
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