Today we share series of training & strategy material for I, Napoleon - a solitaire game from @gmtgames.bsky.social. Enjoy! Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/12/07/s... @tdraicer.bsky.social

Slowly overrun by raptors as they fight the chinese gang. But what's this? They are not attacking? Sunday online game of WAC

Todays set up for the online WAC game, the abandoned farmstead, which way will the characters run way too this time? Will they find anything of interest? Will they be eaten by raptors?

Having a 3D printer has really enabled my wargaming imagination!

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By chance just finished a Chinese gang for WAC, nothing to do with running a game Sunday...no siree

Some local headlines from Dodge City beginning to set up the next scenario in the WAC campaign game. The only use for AI I've found in either work or hobby so far!

Feeling ill with man flu: looking back at how the characters ran away from their first WAC scenario - I mean what's a few raptors amongst friends?

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The posse rescue the Boops from their surrounded ranch - after blowing away, stabbing and blowing up way over a dozen raptors to do it. Molly ('The Mollinator') clearly ran away from the new psychopathic competition!

So we are set up for todays online game of WAC. Can the intrepid rescue squad get through the raptors and back again to rescue Lord and Lady Boop? The raptors will work to a (sort of) programmed movement, the players will randomly move and shoot anything and everything like always.

Just prepping for a What A Cowboy game on Sunday (online). Think I might need more raptors...

5 velociraptors finished for WAC during the paint and moan

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Its all gone wrong for the Germans - not sure where it went wrong though - 2 sqns running for cover - 1 left to try and escape

Its getting messy! Torpedoes flying everywhere

Playing WW1 boats online - not sure what is happening

Basing up my 25mm metal naps as unit bases to protect them - doing the remaining French cavalry presently.! Its a project I stated during lockdown - now need to finish it. Flock and tufts to do.

Three Eagle Miniatures Brit Officers snaffled from the Hereward show. Here we see them trying to decide who is to going to take the blame for the French winning again...

Good year for Quince - a huge jelly making session on the horizon

Dr Carrot and Potato Pete to the rescue! Grow and eat veg to defeat fascism! These freaky fellas were featured in a lot of WW2 posters encouraging people to grow and eat their veg in Britain. Sculpted by Ristul, photo by Annie, terrain by The Last Valley, backdrop by Handiwork Games.

Spanish guerilla lancers from Eagle Miniatures, bought last week at the Hereward show. WIP presently, but nearly good enough for a GdA2 unit. Sadly lost one horse due to weak ankles!

When the company’s trumpeter interrupts your game of chess it’s probably time to fight the Russians. Sharp Practice Deployment Point for the 1812 campaign.

Played I, Napoleon with my friend. Its a wonderful game where you try to navigate N from being a lowly captain to an all conquering Emperor with a dynasty in place. We got to crowning him Emperor until bad domestic news and his brothers crawling out the woodwork led to a terminal unpopularity.

The brave 222 rushes forwards against the French R35 - and boom...one R35 down

First game of scenario one Gembloux Gap. I was playing g Germans a d paid for not having a coherent plan (I was running the rules). Forgot my shabby tricks and ended up withdrawing to save casualties. 7 French casualties to add to next attack

I've also built some trees and a raised railway line. Pretty pleased with the outcome 😀

Six foot of raised hedge rows built and flocked. I realise I need another 6 foot now...

Just given a plum tree a quite short 'bob' haircut - the alpacas just love stripping branches of their leaves! We'll then cut the wood left for kindling.

Lt Gruber is concerned about Renee...Painting the buildings I need for the games now.

Just completed a French 25mm AT and a 75mm Gun for the platoon supports. 3D prints 28mm. Nice and easy to do.

unexpected delivery today....more information for the three battles I'm trying to put a GdA2 campaign together for. Best brush up on my Spanish!

Well done past me (about 10 years ago) for painting enough German infantry to fill the core platoon sheet - I didn't know what I was doing back then - less so now!

Two sections down two to go (including the support one) for my WW2 French platoon for the CoC2 Gembloux Gap campaign

With the advent of CoC2, there are some compatibility's and enhancements that are need to work with 1940 Blitzkrieg rules, Take a look at my classifications for Support options in 1940. #spreadthelard #chainofcommand2 #chainofcommand wargamingthings.blogspot.com/2025/08/upda...

Just processed what was left of the first tranche of Spring Onions. The green leaves were a bit too far gone to use - but sliced, vacuum packed and into the Freezer.

Visited the new (to me) bricks and mortar wargame shop in Ely this morning, impressed (miniaturekingdoms.co.uk). Bought these to fill the gaps of my WW2 early French force

This new shop in Ely has certainly arrived under my radar - will visit this week miniaturekingdoms.co.uk

Primed the 3D printed German armour with the brush on Vallejo Pz Grey - looks pretty good (rubbish piccy though, no light here)

WIP the French armour printed yesterday.

And the French armour comes out the gloop

German armour for the Gembloux Gap campaign printed today - French armour in the printer (28mm 3d prints - STLs from Countline)

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Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man! www.badsquiddogames.com

My weekly post from the farm is all about bats debbiekingsley.substack.com/p/bats

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bat... Rare Peninsular Brit KS!

French LMG team painted during todays Paint and Moan. Starting to be able to speed paint them now!

So, too hot, so hobby time. French WW2 28mm, looking bad blown up on camera! A Lt, Senior Sergeant, Corporal and the Rifle grenade team for my COCv2 French platoon

First day outside on grass for the gosling, whilst it's cooler. It's 2 weeks old now, the cat is fascinated by the geese, and helps herding the adults out everyday.