Monthly Archives: January 2012

Podcast & Vidcast Update

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I just wanted to give you a quick ‘Heads Up’ on what is happening regarding Podcasts and Vidcasts, as it is the end of January and a Podcast episode is not likely to appear for several days: Podcasts. I am … Continue reading →

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Miniature Review Show – Plastic Soldier Company 15mm SdKfz 251s

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 22 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show. In this episode, I review 2 box sets of SdKfz 251/C & SdKfz 251/D  from the Plastic Soldier Company – I hope you find the review useful.

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Miniature Review Show – Plastic Soldier Company 15mm Shermans

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show. In this episode, I review 3 box sets of Sherman Tanks from the Plastic Soldier Company – I hope you find the review useful.  

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Review – Cold War Gone Hot

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I have just added a review of Cold War Gone Hot – a supplement for the Force-on-Force rules from Osprey Publishing/Ambush Alley Games – to the website. You can find it here I hope you find the review useful

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Blog – new milestone surpassed

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone for visiting the blog. Site stats recorded that the site went over 350,000 visits over the weekend…

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Review – Tremble Ye Tyrants

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I have just added a review of Tremble Ye Tyrants, the fast-play Napoleonic rules from Chris Peers, to the website You can find it here Hope you find it useful

Posted in Historical Gaming, Napoleonic, Review | 1 Comment

Review – Saga

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

I have just added a written review of Saga, the Dark Age skirmish wargame from Gripping Beast & Tomahawk Studios, to the website. You can find it here I hope you find it useful.

Posted in Dark Age, Historical Gaming, Review, Saga | 9 Comments

Meeples & Miniatures Podcast – Episode 81

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Download Episode 81 Welcome to Episode 81 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I take a look back at the games I played in 2011 and choose my top 5 boardgames and miniature wargames of last year. … Continue reading →

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“The Plan 2012″ – part one

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

It’s always good to have a plan – or so I’m told. In the past I have had grand plans for what I was going to accomplish in my hobby, and have generally failed dismally. This year is going to … Continue reading →

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Ex-Illis tournament @ Totalwargamer – 4th February 2012

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Just a reminder that Meeples & Miniatures and Totalwargamer are once again getting together to put on an Ex-Illis day at the Totalwargamer store in Evesham on Saturday 4th February 2012. We are hoping to run a Swiss-style tournament during … Continue reading →

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Review – Hind Commander

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

I have just added a review of Hind Commander, a helicopter warfare game from Assault Publishing. You can find it here As well as the review, I have also added comments about the review from the author.

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Review – Hail Caesar: Army Lists: Biblical & Classical

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I’ve added a new review, this time of the recent publication from Warlord Games for their Hail Caesar rules; Hail Caesar: Army Lists - Biblical & Classical. You can find the review here. I hope you find it useful – look … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancients, Hail Caesar, Historical Gaming, Review | 1 Comment

Review – I Ain’t Been Shot Mum (3rd Edition)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I have just added a written review of the Company Level World War II rules from Too Fat Lardies – I Ain’t Been Shot Mum…just in case you wanted to read a review rather than listening to episode 80 of … Continue reading →

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Review – Clash of Empires

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I have posted a written review of Clash of Empires, the Ancients ruleset from Great Escape Games. You can find it here I hope you find it useful. Look out for another review tomorrow.

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