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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.

  • Our Naval Battle of 25 May
    With the interest in naval wargaming ib 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
  • A Return to WW2 Naval Gaming
    Last month’s RJW naval battle was very enjoyable. It reminded me that I started my wargaming career as a naval wargamer, so I felt a strong call to go back to my roots. I had some of the ships that I purchased back in the 70’s (a mixture of 1:2400 GHQ and CinC), but I… Read more: A Return to WW2 Naval Gaming
  • Finally a RJW battle
    I can finally post a game AAR on a RJW topic. Unfortunately it is not the long awaited RJW land battle, but something even better, The Battle of the Yellow Sea. I started as a naval wargamer many years ago and it was great to return to my roots.  The gamemaster, Michael M. had a… Read more: Finally a RJW battle