Lard Magazine 2019 Arrives
Bulging waist lines are no strangers to Lard Island, but this 2019 Lard Magazine isn’t just fat, it’s morbidly obese when it comes to content.
15th December 2019
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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
12th October 2018
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
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,
22nd June 2017
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
19th April 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 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
27th October 2016
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
22nd September 2016
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,
16th July 2016
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
23rd April 2016
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
16th January 2016
The Scottish Corridor, A Pint Sized Campaign
Whether your favourite tipple is a pint of Heavy or a bottle of Bucky, the Scottish Corridor will provide you with a great campaign project
26th November 2015
Play the Game, A Look at What’s Inside
Big is not the word to describe Play the Game; at 286 pages this compendium of Great War material taken from the TooFatLardies Specials from
8th November 2015
Great War Month = Great Deals Month
With Remembrance Sunday throughout the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the US approaching, what better time to think about the Great War, especially as 100
4th November 2015
Summer’s Here with the 2015 Summer Special
We know it’s summer on Lard Island when the Summer Special arrives in the midst of a scorching June, and this year is no different.
30th June 2015
Kampgruppe von Luck, Marsch!
Following the great reception we had for our first “Pint Sized” campaign 29, lets Go! we decided we’d stick with Normandy fr our second release,
3rd February 2015
You Know it’s Christmas…
…when the TooFatLardies Christmas Special arrives. And it just has. Stop roasting your chestnuts on an open fire, that’s downright dangerous and could constitute and
13th December 2014
29, Let’s Go! Is Ready to Go
When talking about the Second World War to the man in the street, D-Day is often the image which springs to mind, especially if they
15th October 2014
Operation Winter Storm
We are very pleased to announce that Operation Winter Storm, a scenario supplement for Chain of Command, is now available. Twenty-two scenarios from the pen
8th August 2014
A Special Summer Special Arrives
In the spring of 2004 the success of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum was such that people were crying out for scenarios and expansions. As
26th June 2014
“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
The Raiders for Dux Britanniarum Released
With Salute 2014 in the heart of London’s Docklands hosting the launch of Dux Britanniarum, we are very pleased to announce that this exciting new
16th April 2014
What’s it Like “At the Sharp End”?
With the release of Chain of Command: At the Sharp End, the campaign handbook for our popular WWII platoon level rules, we’ve been asked to
2nd February 2014
2013 Christmas Special – A Real Sack Full!
Christmas comes but once a year, and here on Lard Island Santa has come early with a bumper edition of the Christmas Special. To be
17th December 2013
More Chain of Command Bundles Unveiled
Another batch of Advanced Order bundles are available on the web site. We have tried to keep this as simple as we can, so plain
4th August 2013
The 2013 Summer Special Arrives
And it’s a whopper. Over 130 pages brimming over with Lard. We did a count-up and there are twenty scenarios, seven articles on rule amendments
28th May 2013
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
It’s CHRISTMAS!
Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to read the Lardies Christmas Special! And now you can. A truly
19th December 2012
Quadrant 13 is GO!
Lover of Science Fiction gaming are in for a real treat with the latest arrival from TooFatLardies. Penned by Robert Avery Quadrant 13 are rules
14th December 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
This is the Summer of Lard
It wouldn’t be Summer Without Lard! Now the Olympics are over it’s a great time to forget all that fitness nonsense and get a decent
14th August 2012
Dux Britanniarum Published
We are very pleased to announce the our wargames rules and campaign system for warfare in the Age of Arthur, Dux Britanniarum, is now fully
1st August 2012
Squadron Forward Cleared for Take-Off!
Joe, with the release of Squadron Forward we thought it would be a good time to talk to you about the concepts behind the system
11th June 2012
Augustus to Aurelian by Phil Hendry now available
Long time chum of Lard and well known “face about the hobby”, Dr Phil Hendry, has just published his Ancient rules, the impressively named AVGVSTVS
2nd June 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
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
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