Some new deliveries…

This week has been a good week for stuff arriving despite the threat of post strikes. Having taken the plunge and decided on some Baccus Prussians I put an order through to Peter. I’d suggested an alternative shipping method given the strikes but he preferred to stick with Royal Mail. He nicely rushed the order … Read more

Society of Ancients

Last month, with exactly £20 burning a hole in my Paypal account, I decided to join the Society of Ancients. I can remember looking at copies of Slingshot many years ago and to be honest not being too impressed. I think then I was less well read on my areas of interest and more into … Read more

One year old today!

It was one year ago today that I kicked off this blog. It wasn’t my first – I’d been using blogger to catalogue some of my ASL games in my ASL Stuff and Nonsense blog – but it was the start of my proper return to figure gaming. I won’t reiterate the background again here … Read more

Recent Books, Impetus and update.

Just picked up the following as I delve yet again into the Punic Wars: Cannae: The Experience of Battle in the Second Punic War, Gregory DalyLost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World, Philip A.G. SabinHannibal’s Last Battle: Zama and the Fall of Carthage, Brian Todd Carey The Cannae and Zama books are … Read more