Legio Wargames

Leaving aside my Ancient Greeks for a while, I recently found myself embroiled in an attempt to suppress Hereward the Wake’s East Anglian...

I have been having great fun playing around with different shield designs for my next unit of Greek Hoplites. Most are hand painted but I...

Look what arrived in the post today! My advance copy of the magnificent expanded version of Andy Callan's Never Mind the Billhooks rules....

I have just finished painting my first Hoplite unit for Alala! and the Society of Ancients Mantinea Battle Day. These are Newline Designs...

Last weekend I gave my Alala! Hoplite game its third outing at the Society of Ancients Conference. For me this event is the highlight of...

in preparation for the Society of Ancients Mantinea Battle Day, I have been painting up Greek cavalry and light troops to supplement Pete...

Yesterday we managed to get a second test game of Alala! hoplite rules in before the upcoming Society of Ancients Conference. It was...

I have been working on some new simple rules for Hoplite battles which I call Alala! — from the ancient Greek war cry. I will use these...

Second Mantinea (362 BC) will be the next battle featured at the 2023 Society of Ancients Battle Day. This has provided me with my next...

It has been 5 years in the making but finally I had painted up all the troops I needed to refight the battle of Rocroi (1643) between the...

After a painting pause I have completed all the foot regiments I need to re-fight Rocroi (1643). We will run the game 1 September and I...

I have been adding various game scenarios to that section of my website. The latest is Pydna -- the classic clash between Roman Legions...

A Sicilian highlight for anyone with an interest in the later Roman period is the incredible mosaics at Piazza Armerina. These 4th C AD...

I have been absent from both the Wargames and Painting tables for some time due to a variety of factors, one of which was a holiday in...

The skirmishes of the French and Indian War have long held a fascination for me. The Last of the Mohicans was one of my favourite books...

I am quite pleased with the way these 17th Century Alsatian cuirassiers have turned out — their blackened armour set off with a limited...

The wonderful little museum at Rocroi has some interesting illustrations of flags carried by the combatants at the 1643 battle. As I am...

The latest scenario uploaded to my website is a prelude to the Battle of the Dunes. Set in 1657 it involves an uneasy alliance between...

Preparations for staging the Battle of Rocroi continue despite the fact that I am away from the painting table for a few days in northern...

I am delighted that my first book in the Conquerors of Rome series — The Vandals, has been reprinted in paperback by Pen & Sword Books. I...