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Four bicentennial forays
I'd like to draw your attention to four more games of the bicentennial years that have been reported recently. As usual, this post is designed to merely whet your appetite and so send you to the...
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Marauders' Lützen
The lads at the Mortimer Street Marauders recently completed a grand game of the Battle of Lützen in 28 mm; using their split tables to good effect.Chief MSM writer, Jeremy, has posted a colourful...
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Leipzig in the Garden and War of 1812
Leipzig in the GardenDavid "MurdocK" has continued his series of 'garden wars', large-scale games in terms of both terrain and figures.This time he took on the big one: the Battle of Leipzig.Click here...
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Waterloo 200 Play-test: Attack on Hougoumont
An update from fellas at the Service Ration Distribution of their practice games for Waterloo 200.This time it is the attack of II Corps on Hougoumont, played out in grand fashion.The link above is to...
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More bicentennial catch-ups: Leipzig, the southern sector
Today's links are to two fabulous looking re-fights of the southern sector of the Battle of Leipzig: the area around Connewitz, Holzhausen and Probstheida.The photo above is from a game called Dolitz...
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(More) Preparing For Waterloo
As the curtain draws on 2014 : 1814 and we enter the final year of the Napoleonic bicentennial, so preparations for Waterloo 200 pick-up a pace.Doug H. in Canada has recently posted preparations for...
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Ready for Waterloo 200
Tim (aka Picton) and Darren (aka Ney) have busied themselves placing the figures for the Nunawading Wargames Association's bicentennial edition of Waterloo. All is now in readiness for the big...
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Waterloo Bicentennial Begins
It is upon us! 2015, the bicentennial of Waterloo.This blog will be providing links to bicentennial games of Waterloo and other battles of the Hundred Days, aiming to act as a repository into the...
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Waterloo 200: long-awaited report of the first for 2015, battles of the 16th...
Our wait is over as Ben 'Rosbif' has posted his report of the first part of the NWA's Waterloo 200 game, played back in early JanuaryMeanwhile, back on the 16th + ~200, Simon has distributed the ration...
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Waterloo 200: momentum builds
It has been a while since the last update, so that there is much to recount:- a diary of the Hundred Days a day at a time,- more games from the Hundred Days campaign,- preparation for Waterloo, and-...
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The Twelve Arms of Quatre Bras
That must be what happens when we have three games of Quatre Bras played in quick succession, surely?!First we had a solo version played out by Mark 'Sun of York'.Then we had the same game played at...
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Waterloo 200: T minus 25 days
Of course, not all wargamers/groups who are observing the bicentennial of, arguably, the world's most well-known battle will be running their re-fights bang-on the day, but it does mean that the level...
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Waterloo 200: further preparations, further games
Waterloo 200 times sixThe clear "winner" in terms of the number of Waterloos that they have so far fitted into this bicentennial year are Doug H and his wargaming colleagues from Vancouver, Canada.He...
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Waterloo 200: It's All About The Games From Here On
Four fabulous re-fights of Waterloo were played in three countries over the past weekend (that I am so far aware of) plus another that was completed earlier in the month!In Wellington, NZA big re-fight...
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200th Anniversary of Waterloo—Napoleonic bicentennial wargames survey went...
It is Waterloo 200, the historical conclusion to the bicentennial of the Napoleonic Wars!This event has already brought forth many marvellous commemorative wargames around the world, with more to come...
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Napoleonic bicentennial wargames survey—some preliminary results
There has been an excellent response to this survey since it opened on 18th June.Twenty-seven people have already completed the questionnaire. A further 12 people began, but have not yet completed it....
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Waterloo 200: Links to More Fabulous Games
Waterloo at the Hall of HeroesA mega-game of Waterloo involving 20 players was played on the weekend of the 12th–14th June at the "Hall of Heroes" in Campbelltown, NSW. Our aim was to refight the...
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Waterloo 200: further games recognising the bicentennial year
The date of the bicentennial of Waterloo may have passed, but further bicentennial games have been played or are planned.Below is a photo or two from each and links to the original report(s).Waterloo...
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Waterloo 200: further games from the Hundred Days
Some photos and links to reports of further games of battles from the bicentennial of Waterloo and the Hundred Days.Quatre BrasPlayed on 30th May by the San Fernando Wargamers using La Bataille rules.A...
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Napoleonic Bicentennial Survey in Press
Thanks once again to all those who completed the questionnaire about games of the Napoleonic Bicentennial.A summary of the survey, along with some contributed photos of games staged by wargamers from...
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Links to some final bicentennial games
Below are some links to the last games from the final year of the bicentennial (that I am aware of)'Best of Show'—Vintage WaterlooThere were some wonderful games of Waterloo in the recently-passed...
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Napoleonic Bicentennial Survey—additional photos
Thank you once again to all those who completed the questionnaire for the Napoleonic Bicentennial Survey.As mentioned previously on this blog, an article about the survey has been published in issue...
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The bicentennial is over but this blog remains
Sadly, the bicentennial of the years of the Napoleonic wars is over.Hopefully this blog will remain as a tribute to wargamer's recognition of this historic anniversary of the Napoleonic era.The tabs...
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Hougoumont at 1:3 scale - a late report
West Country HougoumontThere were such a lot of photos on this game that it took me over 18 months to get round to doing a proper report on my blog. James has kindly allowed me to guest here to bring...
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Quatre Bras in the West Country: a concerto in two parts
Two and a half years in the planning, terrain-making and painting. Played over four days using 3 700 figures with six players plus and umpire, this version of Quatre Bras is truly massive and...
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