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 [...]
Editorial
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 [...]
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 [...]
The changing face of my miniature gaming in 2017
Whilst 2016 was most definitely the year of Chain of Command, my gaming hobby in 2017, though still primarily miniatures based, has moved much more towards a smaller sized [...]
Written in the cards – my deck building approach in Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
I have never been a great fan of min-max gaming. I thought that I would make that statement ‘up front’ as that fact tends to have a large influence in how I [...]
Star Wars: Imperial Assault vs Star Wars: Legion
I have been looking forward to the release of Star Wars Legion by Fantasy Flight Games ever since it was announced at GenCon earlier this year. Strange though it may seem, [...]
Scratching the ‘Pandemic’ itch…
One of the ‘big name’ releases at this year’s Essen show was the much anticipated Season 2 of Pandemic Legacy. Season 1 of Pandemic Legacy has been the #1 [...]
Knowing your Angmar from your Erebor: Getting started with Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Following a recent conversation with a podcast listener, in which I was discussing the merits of playing The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, from Fantasy Flight Games, [...]
Dilution Theory – Part II
In my previous article I addressed an email from a listener who, having looked back at my previously stated ‘favourite games’, wondered how Gaming Dilution Theory (as [...]
Dilution Theory – Part I
Regular listeners to the podcast will know that we regularly discuss Game Dilution Theory (GDT), especially when Dave Luff is on the show. The subject of GDT has recently [...]
What is the best scale to wargame?
You’ve all seen them – the posts from those who are new to wargaming that ask the apparently simple question: “What scale should I game in?” This is [...]
Tabletop Wargames – A Designers’ & Writers’ Handbook: Jon Yuengling’s thoughts…
Towards the end of 2016, following the release of Tabletop Wargames – A Designers’ & Writers’ Handbook (which I reviewed here) we ran a competition on the podcast [...]
Travel Battle – some initial thoughts
As many of you are aware by now, Perry Miniatures have a new game launching at Salute this year – Travel Battle. The game was made available for pre-order yesterday, [...]
Joining the mainstream – Test of Honour
I am not usually one for collecting what could be called ‘mainstream’ games. OK, I played 40K a long time ago, and I’ve dabbled in X-Wing, but [...]
