Flames of War Tournament…
… yes, you read that right, I played in a tournament! It’s been a long time since I played in […]
The Battle for Graignes: A Bolt Action and Flames of War Mini-Campaign (Campaign Rules)
This is a two game campaign that uses both the Bolt Action and Flames of War rules to play. In […]
The Battle for Graignes: A Bolt Action and Flames of War Mini-Campaign (Historical Background)
Overview We were lucky enough to visit Normandy for holidays this year and one of the unplanned places we visited […]
Flames of War – 'Hoch und Deutschmeister' Reichsgrenadierkompanie
The year of the campaign continues. Peter and I have been playing a bit of Flames of War recently, so […]
Flames of War Terrain – Simple Italian Houses
Here’s a quick video on making 15mm rural houses for southern Italy. I’m planning a Flames of War campaign based […]
Flames of War – Battle of Bloody Gulch (Game 2)
On the 12th June 1944 (D-Day +6) the 101st Airborne took Carentan, a crucial objective that provided a linkup between Utah and Omaha beaches. They encountered only light resistance with the majority of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment having withdrawn due to a shortage of ammunition. This two-battle campaign describes the events of the following day, when the 501st, 502nd and 506th PIR encountered the German counter attacking force consisting of paratroopers and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division to the southwest of the city.
Flames of War – Gepanzerte Panzergrenadiers, Nebelwerfers and StuG Gs
If you’re not familiar with the German army from WWII that title probably makes no sense (unless you speak German)! […]
Flames of War – More Objective Markers
I wrote a post a while ago on my first batch of objective markers. Recently I painted up two more […]
Flames of War – Irish Guards Sherman Tanks
I’ve been interested in Operation Market Garden for a long time and the release of Hell’s Highway and A Bridge […]
Tournament Check List
I’ve played in lots of tournaments, mostly Warhammer, but also Warmachine and Hordes. It’s easy to forget something vital when […]
Flames of War – Forest Fighting Rules
The following rules have been developed to allow Flames of War players to run battles on heavily forested battlefields. I […]
Flames of War – The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (Background)
In this article I briefly discuss the background to the Battle of Hürtgen Forest and present it as a setting for a Flames of War campaign.
Flames of War – Objective Markers
One of the great things about Flames of War is that all of the scenarios are objective based, meaning that […]
Flames of War – Battle of Bloody Gulch
On the 12th June 1944 (D-Day +6) the 101st Airborne took Carentan, a crucial objective that provided a linkup between Utah and Omaha beaches. They encountered only light resistance with the majority of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment having withdrawn due to a shortage of ammunition. This two-battle campaign describes the events of the following day, when the 501st, 502nd and 506th PIR encountered the German counter attacking force consisting of paratroopers and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division to the southwest of the city.
Flames of War – Mini Campaign – Photographs
[Overview | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Photographs] Game 2 The first three images are from […]