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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Gripping Beast Plastic Arabs - Review and First Look

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Having good experiences with Gripping Beast's previous plastic releases, I preordered their Arab Spearmen and Archers boxed set.  A quic...
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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Ronin

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It must be spring break.  How else could I get in two wargames in a week? This time, it was Ronin, a skirmish wargame that is fast becoming ...
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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Byzantines on the Steppe

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The day started with a number of unfortunate events - I lost my new glasses, almost set the kitchen on fire with a mislaid oven mitt - so I ...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

1066 Part 3: Harald Hardrada, the Last Viking

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There are quite a few contenders for the title of "The Last Viking,". Certainly one of the most renowned of the later Vikings was ...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Harold Godwinson: The Fighting Man

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In reading about Harold Godwinson, one of the more fascinating and frustrating details about Harold the warrior was his banner.  Fascinating...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

1066 Part 2: Harold Godwinson

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The death of the childless Edward the Confessor in January of 1066 presented England with a crisis of succession.  Lacking any heir, the thr...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

News from Gripping Beast

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Today's Gripping Beast newsletter contained loads of good news for fans of SAGA, some expected and some unexpected. First, the sup...