Confessions of a gamer – January 2020
The intention of 2020 was to try and reduce my hobby purchases. Given that intention, the year is off to something of a poor start. Mortal Realms This new magazine was [...]
Editorial
Small producers – use them, or lose them
On Monday we were greeted very sad news that Fenris Games were closing down at the end of February. If you read the full story (which can be found here) it tells a tale that [...]
Why I am giving the new Conan Kickstarter the boot
Next week (13th January 2020) will see the launch of the latest Kickstarter from Monolith Designs – Conan: Beyond the Monolith. The main aim of the Kickstarter is to [...]
2020 – New Year, New Plans?
We have rung in the new year. 2019 is but a memory, shooed away by fireworks and streamers. In its place 2020 arrives, with new-born eyes wide with wonder and expectation. It [...]
My gaming in 2019
For me, the most notable thing about the games I played in 2019 was just how few ‘traditional’ wargames I actually played – only two in fact: Dux Britaniarum and Red [...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Seasons Greetings to all our listeners and readers! Thank you for spending another year with Meeples & Miniatures. Wishing you a joyful and restful Christmas. I usually [...]
2018 – The 7 tasks of Shuck – an update…
You may remember that last year I was set ‘The 7 tasks of Shuck’. (You can find full details here) – a number of hobby tasks to complete before the end of [...]
Meeples & Miniatures welcomes a new sponsor
We are very pleased to announce that our website and podcast has a brand new sponsor – Firestorm Games. If you are unaware of Firestorm Games, here are their details [...]
The Veteran Wargamer Podcast – Episode 43 – Undercoat it Black
I am very please to have been invited back onto The Veteran Wargamer Podcast. In Episode 43, host Jay Arnold and I chat all about miniature wargaming and the Vietnam war. [...]
Flogging an (un)dead horse?
At GenCon in 2016, with much pomp and ceremony, Fantasy Flight Games announced a new fantasy mass battle miniatures game – Runewars Miniatures Game, which was set in [...]
UK Games Expo 2018
June 1st – 3rd saw the 12th annual UK Games Expo at the Birmingham NEC. This was the third time the event has been held in this venue, having moved there in 2016. This [...]
X-Wing Second Edition – do you really need this?
The announcement by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) of their intention to release a second edition of the popular X-Wing Miniatures Game has generated numerous hours of YouTube [...]
One MILLION downloads!
Now that’s a figure I never dreamed that I would see when I started podcasting Meeples & Miniatures in 2008. I still can’t quite believe it. Thank You!!! [...]
UK Wargames Show congestion…
…or why I am not going to Salute in a couple of weeks… I’ve been covering UK wargames shows for the gaming media – be that one of the gaming [...]
Where are all the blog posts?
I usually try and keep a steady stream of blog posts published through each month – although March has been unusually quiet…. This is because I have been in [...]
ROBIN show in Nottingham 2018
I popped along to the Red On Blue In Nottingham show today. This was the second year of the event, and it was good to see a healthy growth in trader support from last year, [...]
The 7 tasks of Shuck
It’s amazing how quickly an innocent Tweet can get out of hand. Witness the following response from my good friend Mike Hobbs to a tweet from the weekend: Obviously [...]
2017 in numbers…
Just for a bit of fun, here are the headline numbers for the podcast and blog in 2017: Podcast Episodes published: 49 Total number of downloads: 232,493 Most popular show: [...]
What’s on the shopping list in 2018
Yesterday I was looking at the games that might make it to the table in 2018. For many of these games, I still need to gather together a few bits and pieces, whilst others [...]
Games People Play: looking at what might be coming to the gaming table in 2018
Following my look back at the games I played in 2017, I thought I’d offer my thoughts on what I think I’ll be playing in the coming year. I would actually like to play [...]
