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7 June 2010. I have added another 5th C Scenario: Goths, Huns and Romans.
Set in AD 428, the Romans, supported by a large contingent of Huns, advance against the Visigoths in southern France.
5 June 2010. Photos and a battle report added to the The Battle for Oberglauheim, scenario. This War of Spanish Succession game recreates the action on the Allied right wing at the Battle of Blenheim, 13 August 1704.
I have been wargaming with miniature figures for as long as I can remember. It began with Airfix plastics on my bedroom floor as a boy, graduating to early Minifigs 25's at university with the Wargames Research Group 3rd Edition ancients rules thanks to Ross Macfarlane.
My great love has always been Romans, particularly the later Empire and early Dark Ages, and I have written several books on the armies of that period. I do, however, delve into other eras, particularly the European and American wars of the 18th Century and the American Civil War. Although my collection of miniatures now spans many scales, these days I prefer using 15mm and 6mm figures for games.
I get as much joy out of raising and painting my armies as I do playing the actual games. In doing so it feels as if I am bringing to life the men who made history. When it comes to playing a wargame I am looking for something that captures the feel and flavour of a particular period. With the notable exception of Fire and Fury for the American Civil War, I find that most commercial wargames rules do not satisfy me and so I have written my own.
Here I will share my thoughts and ideas and hopefully give others some of the joy I have had from the hobby
Simon MacDowall
12 May 2010. Battle of Châlons scenario added. In late June AD 451 a formidable invasion of Huns and Germans led by Attila was defeated by an alliance of Romans, Goths and other Germans under Aëtius in a battle that took place on the plains of Champagne in France.
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I have updated my War of Spanish Succession rulres: Close Fire and
European Order and thay can be downloaded for free here.
The focus of these wargames rules is European warfare from roughly
1700-1720. It was a period of military history that bridged the gap
from the ‘pike and shot’ armies of the preceding century to the familiar
‘horse and musket’ armies that saw their full development
in the latter half of the 18th Century.
