Irregular Wars Wargaming

While I have been hard at work preparing tutorials and writing grant applications, other people have been harder at work playtesting the forthcoming second edition of Irregular Wars: Conflict at the World's End . I'm really pleased so far on the feedback that I have received and the good work that other people have been doing, playing, testing, creating counters and researching new armies. Doctor Phalanx has been a particularly good sort with his feedback and counter making. He has updated the counters since last time I posted and they can be downloaded from his website HERE . I've also just come across a great little blog called 'The recoiling knight and the surrounded spear'. Franko the blogger has been playing the current version of Irregular Wars and posted a great overview of the game back in August. I'm a bit slow on the old uptake and have only seen this now. I recognise Franko's opponent's army in these shots and know that he has the...

I just wanted to share a bit of the good work being done over at the Doctorphalanx blog where enthusiastic Irregular Wars playtester (and dare I say 'convert'...?) has been preparing for his games by producing counters while he waits for his miniature armies to be painted, delivered and sculpted - although probably not in that order. Check out his blog here - its well worth a look!

I had my first game of the year today - 6mm Hail Caesar .  Not enough photos to give a proper run down but it was a great pseudo-historical game set c.220 BC. Eight divisions of Romanites and allies (Brett  and Steve)  against seven divisions of the Syro-Punic alliance (JB and myself) .  Scipio's Roman legions plus their Italian, Gallic and Spanish allies once more proved themselves tough infantry soldiers. The Seleukid and Carthaginian cavalry were by far the boldest - if not the most effective. In the end, a  very bloody (almost) draw - advantage, Rome.

With the new year well underway I thought that it might be time to post something. The problem though, is that there is little physical hobbying that I can show so far. The first game of the year for me will be tomorrow and I have not had a chance to paint anything in a while. However, I have had a lot of time in the evenings to do some writing and I have already put together a first draft for a second edition of Irregular Wars . There are quite a number of changes and I am rather hopeful that there will be a great deal more clarity in some aspects of the rules. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the rules are in a playable format and I will now be in a position to play test them for a while.  Certainly drop me an email if you are interested in stepping in at this stage of development. I could certainly do with a few more dedicated playtesters. If I have learnt anything about wargaming over the last few years, it is that all players think differently and play differen...