Category Archives: Napoleonic

Miniature Review – Warlord Games 28mm Napoleonic Russian Line Infantry 1812-15

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show In this show, I look at the box set of 28mm Plastic Napoleonic Russian Line Infantry 1812-15 from Warlord Games You can find out more at the Warlord … Continue reading →

Posted in 28mm Gaming, Historical Gaming, Miniature Review, Miniature Wargaming, Napoleonic, Vidcast | 1 Comment

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

Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 79

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Download Episode 79 Welcome to Episode 79 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I am once again joined by Rich Jones, and we discuss several miniatures rulesets, including Napoleon at War – the new Napoloenic ruleset from … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambush Alley, Modern Ground War, Napoleonic, Podcast, World War II | 5 Comments

Miniature Review – Warlord Games Prussian Landwehr

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Meeples & Miniature Miniature Review Show In this episode, I look at the Prussian Landwehr box set of plastic & metal miniatures from Warlord Games

Posted in Miniature Review, Napoleonic, Vidcast | 4 Comments

Commands & Colors: Napoleonics – rules now available.

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

As has been noted in the comments to another of my recent blog entries, GMT Games have now released a PDF of the rulebook for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. Although I have not read them thoroughly, an initial read does … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Wargames, Napoleonic | 1 Comment

Manoeuvre Board Game – is there any need for this now?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

In 2008, GMT Games released the board wargame Manoeuvre. This game has difficult to get hold of, as it’s been out of print for quite some time. However, it would appear that it has just been reprinted (it’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Wargames, Napoleonic | 3 Comments

Commands & Colors: Napoleonics – nearing completion…

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Good news – it looks as if GMT Games may still hit their November deadline to publish Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. They have started to publish some of the finished artwork, and the games does look very nice. They’ve also … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Wargames, Napoleonic | 4 Comments

New games that could be worth a look…

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

There are several games coming out over the next few months that have peaked my interest – here are some of them… First up there is the new game from Pilot – the same people who previously brought us Duel … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative World War II, Boardgames, Napoleonic, Sci-Fi Gaming, World War II | 3 Comments

Miniature Review – Alban Miniatures British Line Infantry

Posted on April 3, 2010 by

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Video Podcast. On this show, I will be looking at several packs from Alban Miniatures range of Napoleonic British Line Infantry in 1/56 scale.

Posted in Miniature Review, Napoleonic, Vidcast | 16 Comments

Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 55

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Download Episode 55 Welcome to Episode 55 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. In this show, I am once again joined by Rich Jones, and we discuss various games during our chat together. The main focus of the show are … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancients, Competition, Historical Gaming, Impetus / Basic Impetus, Napoleonic, Podcast, Review, World War II | 33 Comments

Waterloo has arrived!

Posted on May 1, 2009 by

Finally, after what has seemed like ages, the final title in the first year’s release from Treefrog has arrived… Much delayed since January/February, Waterloo, the new wargame from Martin Wallace, finally landed on my desk today. Was it worth the … Continue reading →

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New rules arrived

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

The postman was kind to me this morning and delivered 2 new sets of rules for my continued gaming delight… The first is the 2nd Edition of Polemos Napoleonic. As you already know if you read this blog or listen … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Aerial Combat, Napoleonic, World War II | 3 Comments

Partizan Game photos in the Baccus website

Posted on September 27, 2008 by

The latest news entry from Peter Berry of Baccus Miniatures includes some photos of the Polemos Napoleonic game that Dave and I ran at Partizan, taken by Henry Hyde of Battlegames Magazine. The bad news is that the 2nd Edition … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Napoleonic, Shows / Conventions | 1 Comment

A change to my 6mm French basing

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

Having seen how Dave Luff has based his troops for gaming Napoleonic Polemos, I have decided to do something similar, and so I am changing the way my French troops are based. You may remember when I first started painting my … Continue reading →

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The Other Partizan 2008

Posted on September 8, 2008 by

Sunday 7th September saw the first ever demonstration game hosted by Meeples & Miniatures at a UK Wargames Show, as we put on a 6mm Napoleonic Game at The Other Partizan, Kelham. Here, along with a few pictures of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Napoleonic, Shows / Conventions | 3 Comments

Meeples & Miniatures @ The Other Partizan this weekend

Posted on September 3, 2008 by

This weekend sees The Other Partizan show held at Kelham hall, nr Newark. Something new for me this year, as for the first time, I (under the guise of Meeples & Miniatures) will be involved in putting on a demo … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Napoleonic | 4 Comments

Meeples & Miniatures Podcast – Episode #31

Posted on March 31, 2008 by

After what seems like an age, but is only 4 weeks, I’ve finally managed to finish editing the latest episode of the Meeples & Miniatures podcast and it is now available for download. This show concentrates on Napoleonic gaming, as … Continue reading →

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My first 6mm figures

Posted on February 18, 2008 by

Well, I’ve just finished painting my first few strips of 6mm French. I must admit to being somewhat disappointed with the outcome so far, though I cannot quite put my finger on why. Maybe it’s because I’m not used to … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Napoleonic, Painting & Modelling, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Getting under way

Posted on February 15, 2008 by

Well, the second painting project of the new year is under way, as I’ve finally managed to put paint to metal. Capitalizing on my enthusiasm from Hammerhead last weekend, and the Marechal de l’Empire game on Wednesday, I decided to crack … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Napoleonic, Painting & Modelling, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

6mm Napoleonic madness!

Posted on February 13, 2008 by

Having played a couple of games of Polemos Napoleonic rules from Baccus I was sufficiently impressed to look at buying an army. Baccus produce a wide range of 6mm Napoleonic figures – so the first thing was to decide what army … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Gaming, Napoleonic | 1 Comment