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Lard Island News: I Ain’t Been Shot Mum
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Fabulous Poland Offer to Commemorate 80th Anniversary
To mark the 80th year after the accepted start of WW2 with the invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939, the TooFatLardies are pleased to
31st August 2019
Battalion HQ. Lard Island News Talk to Dave Brown
As some readers of Lard Island News may know, Dave Brown has been ensconced in Schloss Reisswitz working away producing his new World War 2
25th February 2019
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
5th July 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
The Great January Sale – Classic Titles on Offer
It wouldn’t be January without a Sale, and this month we have not one but two great deals on offer. Firstly we have all of
17th January 2016
“Bashnya or Bust” Arrives
Excitement abounds on Lard Island as we publish another scenario pack for I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum from Robert Avery! This time Robert turns his
10th June 2014
Vpered Na Berlin! IABSM Handbook Available
After an intense period of research and consultation we are very pleased to announce the Vpered Na Berlin in now available. Covering the Second World
7th March 2013
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum – The Advert
“Is she, or isn’t she?” In my experience they often are. Not that that’s a bad thing! We’re rather new to the world of advertising
20th February 2013
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum Downloadable Card Deck
We’re in the middle of building work here on Lard Island so restocking products is currently problematic. To fill a gap we have produced a
23rd October 2012
Blenneville or Bust! The Lastest IABSM Scenario Supplement Arrives
Blenneville or Bust! is Robert Avery’s latest scenario pack for I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum! and, at 300 pages and 97,000 words, it’s a whopper!
16th October 2012
Battle for Liberation – The first IABSM Handbook
It’s here, the first of the new Handbooks for I Ain’t Been Shot Mum. Battle for Liberation covered the period 1943 to 1945 in Western
10th April 2012
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum – What’s the Point?
I had and email the other day from a gentleman in Ohio who has just bought I Ain’t Been Shot Mum having been playing another
8th March 2012
Calais scenario supplement now IABSM v3 compatible
As part of our ongoing programme of updating the I Ain’t Been Shot Mum scenario supplements, we are very happy to announce that The Defence
11th January 2012
Battlefield Leadership – The Heart of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum
Background Anyone who has read first-hand accounts of the men who served during the Second World War cannot fail to be impressed by the importance
13th November 2011
Using Old IABSM Supplements with v3
There are two types of supplements that are available for IABSM, the four main theatre specific supplements and the scenario supplements. Both can still be
11th November 2011
Crisis – IABSM3 Wins its First Award
Well, I have just about recovered from the trip to Crisis, as always it was a hectic weekend which combined great wargaming, great food and great company.
10th November 2011
Blinds for I Ain’t Been Shot Mum, and more
It’s a busy week, nay a hectic week, on Lard Island. We are getting ready for our inaugural game at Crisis this coming weekend, all
31st October 2011
Tokens in the Snow
We’re gearing up for our official launch game when we demonstrate the rules for the first time at Crisis in Antwerp on the 5th of
25th October 2011
Barkmann Corner Overdrive
There are many aspects of the new version of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum that I am still in the process of showing the lads
19th October 2011
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum Available for Advanced Order
The long awaited day has come when the new edition of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum is available for Advanced Orders. We’re just a couple of
6th October 2011
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum, the authors interviewed on the Roundwood Report
There can be few sets of rules that survive nearly ten years at the top, but I Ain’t Been Shot Mum seems to be a
30th September 2011
Operation Charnwood – The Game
Following on from our piece the other day when we looked briefly at how we put our scenario together for the Operation Charnwood game, we
16th September 2011
The Fight for Galmanche – Designing an Historical Scenario for IABSM
Of all the British operations designed to attack in the Caen area in 1944 possibly the least talked about is Operation Charnwood which somehow seems
14th September 2011
A Quick Look at the New Look of IABSM
Not surprisinglly we’ve been talking a lot about the new edition of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum rather a lot recently on the Lardy Group.
14th September 2011
He’s Fat, He’s Round, He’s Even Walked the Ground
French back from France where he’d been walking some of the 1944 battlefields, Fat Nick wanted to test drive the new version of I Ain’t
8th September 2011
The Fight for Amen Corner
Captain “Hardcore” Bouldermeir jabbed at the map with his cigar. “That’s it youse guys, the Quatre Bras it says here, but you’ll know it better
2nd September 2011
I Ain’t Been Lucky or Opportunistic Mum!
It was all going wrong. The platoon had advanced towards the small farmhouse at the foot of the rise, hampered by the dense bocage which
21st July 2011
Operation Sea Lion: The Eagle Has Landed
If a wargame has ever truly entered the history books then it has to be the 1974 Operation Sea Lion game at the Royal Military
7th February 2011
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