Good practice game of Chain of Command for our demo @ the Airborne Museum in two weeks. Terrain needs a bit more work, but the scenario holds up well. Thanks to @clogfather.bsky.social and @redandloud.bsky.social for the fun! #spreathelard

What a delightful birthday gift @wssmagazine.bsky.social #NotGifted #IPaidForThis

Some welcome news.

Tickets are still available for Steel Lard, Saturday 10th October 2025. The venue is Patriot Games, Sheffield. It makes for an attractive weekend with Partizan 2 on over in Newark just over an hours drive away. Reply to me and I’ll pass you down the line to Richard.

Some places for players attending Steel Lard (11th October at Patriot Games in Sheffield) have become available. If you’re interested in attending please let me know.

Arriving through the door today WSS 137 with a scenario I’ve written based around Antony’s retreat from Parthia. The theme is around rearguards and fighting retreats.

Gradara castle keep has been installed! Gradara Ludens gaming event is this weekend so if you get a chance then pop along. Longer post next week but a massive thank you the team at Gradara for organising everything and being incredible hosts. Grazie mille 🙏 www.oshiromodels.co.uk/gradaracastle

Today on Instagram: Read about the British rearguard at Cacabelos (1809) in WS&S 137. - follow the team on Instagram #wargaming

Delighted at the library today when a little girl, with dad in hand, turned up looking for the tabletop wargaming club or the club “where they paint little men” and directing her to their workspace. Wish I could have seen the faces of the usual crowd as she challenged their age/gender demographic.

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AW374 - Which Battle Would You Witness? sites.libsyn.com/91136/aw374-...

It's been a while since I made a thing, but I made a thing. Empress factory with Rubicon walls for a Chain of Command game Saturday. #spreadthelard

An interesting introduction by @clogfather.bsky.social to Stephen Jones' Bloodybacks rules for AWI battles. Hard to see how the Brits could extricate themselves from Concord Bridge paintingshed.blogspot.com/p/bloodyback...

And that's a wrap! The @ancientwarfare.bsky.social podcast panel (incl @clogfather.bsky.social and @lindsaypowell.bsky.social) discussed the battles they would personally like to witness if they could go back in time. Look for that soon. Produced by The History Network. #AncientBluesky

Ancient History Podcast - MoAn Inc. www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-ca/blogs/...

Today on Instagram: Read about Gallus' Grave (36BC), a Roman rearguard action against Parthians, in WS&S 137 - follow the team on Instagram #wargaming

Today is the last day you can do the Great Wargaming Survey for this year. Help us build a bigger picture of the wargames hobby. Don't forget! https://www.greatwargamingsurvey.com/ And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com!

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This #Roman pugio (dagger) decorated with inlays (silver and brass) was discovered in 2019 in Crap Ses, Switzerland with other military equipment. So far, only four examples of this type are known. Dating 2nd half of the 1st c. BC. 📷Amt für Kultur/Archäolog. Dienst Graubünden 🏺 #archaeology

Get into the new issue of WSS with this free online article! Issue 137: The Battle of Marignano https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss_online/issue-137-the-battle-of-marignano And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com this month!

'Het doet mij naar een nieuwe Churchill of Clemenceau verlangen, die al meteen doorhadden met wie ze in Moskou van doen hadden.’ Michel Krielaars @zelensky1961.bsky.social @nrc.nl @clogfather.bsky.social www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Oh, okay then… If you see this post a tank. (It’s seen better days)

It's that time of year again, time for The Great Wargaming Survey 2025 share.google/laTTJb80QxBH...

Last call!

Working on the Brecourt Manor kit from Sarissa, with extra details from @sabotag3d.bsky.social and some scratch-build. Destined for a @wssmagazine.bsky.social article!

Help us understand the wargaming hobby better by taking the Great Wargaming Survey. The survey runs until the 31st of August. https://greatwargamingsurvey.com And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com!

HUMAN ARTISTS OF EARTH! Use only one photograph of tiny painted toy soldiers to convince people to follow you. Quite happy with this recent AWI command stand

April 12th 2026 Cloglard

Are you a historical gamer or a Sci-Fi and Fantasy gamer. Perhaps a bit of both? Have your say in the Great Wargames Survey! https://www.greatwargamingsurvey.com And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com!

Well, I've done my bit and completed the 2025 #GreatWargamingSurvey! 😃 If you haven't, give it a go. There's freebies, a prize draw and it's really interesting to get a glimpse at the trends in the #Wargaming hobby. 📈 #WarhammerCommunity

An update on the Great Wargaming Survey #GreatWargamingSurvey - GWS 2024: Small figures and large collections https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/great-wargaming-survey-blog-wss-magazine/gws-2024-small-figures-and-large-collections #wargaming

De "circumcelliones" waren een soort laatantieke bandieten in de Maghreb. Anders dan bij gewoon voor-modern plattelandsbanditisme, had deze groep een religieuze ideologie. mainzerbeobachter.com/2025/08/19/c...

There's a new WSS podcast! WSS Podcast 102 - The Great Wargaming Survey, 2025 with @thedarkiscool.bsky.social, @clogfather.bsky.social and @markbackhouse29.bsky.social https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/wss-podcast-102-the-great-wargaming-survey-2025 #wargaming

Life, the universe and... wargaming! Help us answer the big questions today, by taking our Great Wargaming Survey. What's hot as a supernova or what's a cold as dark matter in the world of gaming? www.greatwargamingsurvey.com https://www.greatwargamingsurvey.com

Another small commission finished. Pike and shot figures for the Dutch Revolt.

An update on the Great Wargaming Survey #GreatWargamingSurvey - GWS 2024: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Poor Man https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/great-wargaming-survey-blog-wss-magazine/gws-2024-tinker-tailor-soldier-poor-man #wargaming

Someone was clearly already in the end-of-day drinks when they posted this... www.greatwargamingsurvey.com would work better.

Have you taken the Great Wargamng Srvey this year? Help us understand our hobby better by completing the survey. greatwargaingsurvey.com https://greatwargaingsurvey.com And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com!

The Great Wargaming Survey 2025 is out! Go vote! https://gws2025.paperform.co/ @warhammercommunity @nerdlings

Long suspected, but now documented by @dropsitenews.com: Meta (& likely other major AI companies) are stealing HUGE amounts of copyrighted data to train their models. This is primitive accumulation—theft of people's intellectual property on a massive scale. www.dropsitenews.com/p/meta-faceb...

We’ve had the Conquest- Alexander and Hannibal supplement for Strength and Honour out for half a year now. I’m polling to find out how many of the scenarios you’ve played out from it? Has anyone managed all 20 scenarios yet? #spreadthelard

Today on Instagram: The Editor takes time out from work to do the Great Wargaming Survey. https://gws2025 Photo by @thedarkiscool.bsky.social - follow the team on Instagram #wargaming

#Wargamingnews: 28mm Vendéens and Chouans More information on the WSS website: https://tny.app/utj0cad4 #wargaming Share your own news: https://news.wssmagazine.com And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com this month!

Fancy starting a new project and considering the Jewish Revolts against Rome? Go check out our website www.northwingminiatures.com

Happily at work writing ancients scenarios today. What I love is finding an ancient source on a sizeable battle I’d simply not registered before and thinking there’s a great wargame in that. Then trying to work out if I can find other sources and clues to get a more complete picture of it.

Not wrong

Today on Instagram: The Egyptian forces at the Battle of Toski 1889. Read more in WS&S 136 - follow the team on Instagram #wargaming

2 small orders completed and ready for final packaging and shipping. As always new orders welcomed and appreciated, especially these days. www.diewaffenkammer.com

If you listened to the latest @wssmagazine podcast, you might've heard how some of my collection and 'grey army' got reduced by a storage fire.😢 First time in years that my answer about unpainted and painted figures in the greatwargamingsurvey.com went down... How's that for you?

Oh dear, it's August again. It must be time for the Great Wargaming Survey! www.greatwargamingsurvey.com #wargaming #warmongers #spreadthelard