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Recent Discussions on Military History and Wargaming

Our latest posts delve into military history through the hobby of wargaming. We will look at figures, rules, terrain, and other aspects of the hobby. with detailed scenario analyses and strategic insights from the Russo-Japanese War.

  • Japanese-ABDA Battle 27-28 February 1942-ish
    Today we stepped into the new world (for us) of Night Battles, and what a step it was. As in our previous games, we started at a basic level and will add more as we play future games. This first-up battle was a partial replay of the night action of the Battle of Java Sea. … Read more: Japanese-ABDA Battle 27-28 February 1942-ish
  • Japanese v French Naval Action 27 June 2026
    We got together to fight our second training battle this past Saturday, 27 June. While we prefer cruiser/destroyer actions, we felt we need to gain a little experience with battleships. Of course, the recently acquisition of two Kongos and two Dunkerques might have played a role in that decision. Two players new to the rules… Read more: Japanese v French Naval Action 27 June 2026
  • Our Naval Battle of 25 May
    With the interest in naval wargaming in our group taking off, we played the first of several learning games to prepare for tackling the Defending the Malay Barrier Campaign. This campaign system was develop by Old Dominion GameWorks for their General Quarters 3.3 WW2 naval rule set. While I have a few GQ3 games under… Read more: Our Naval Battle of 25 May
  • Ta-shih-chiao Playtest 
    This was my AAR from a playtest of the RJW modifications for the Bloody Big Battles rules that was a fought before I started this blog. I decided to go ahead and post it as I prepare for another RJW game. This was my second test battle for modifying the Bloody Big Battles (BBB) rules… Read more: Ta-shih-chiao Playtest 
  • US-Japanese Naval Battle 1942
    The game was a fictitious battle between the Imperial Japan and the United States set in early 1942. The scenarios was a straight forward daytime clashed between cruisers/forces destroyer forces. Weather wasn’t a factor as we are still mastering the rule set.  Rules were GQ3.3 with some local mods. The ship are a a mix… Read more: US-Japanese Naval Battle 1942