Matt B
@bigmmattb.bsky.social
Old school Webmaster still enjoying playing with the web.
Husband, Father , and Grandfather.
A pragmatic socialist I'm trying to leave a better world.
Spend my spare time riding motorcycles, playing Historical Tabletop Wargames and cruising on the sea.
Husband, Father , and Grandfather.
A pragmatic socialist I'm trying to leave a better world.
Spend my spare time riding motorcycles, playing Historical Tabletop Wargames and cruising on the sea.
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It’s been a long time since I last played Risk. I’ve had the Lord of the Rings edition sitting about for years now but hadn’t really got it out. While I was away recently the Wife made an impulse buy of a table suitable for playing board games so we christened it with a game of Risk #Wargaming
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s been a long time since I last played Risk. I’ve had the Lord of the Rings edition sitting about for years now but hadn’t really got it out. While I was away recently the Wife made an impulse buy of a table suitable for playing board games so we christened it with a game of Risk #Wargaming
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August 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Not all those who wander are lost
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
August 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Not all those who wander are lost
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
Got to play a first game of Chain of Command2.
Lots of pics and a first impression of the new rules and book on blog.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/07/chai...
#Wargaming
#TooFatLardies
#ChainofCommand
Lots of pics and a first impression of the new rules and book on blog.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/07/chai...
#Wargaming
#TooFatLardies
#ChainofCommand
Chain of Command 2 - First game
After months of anticipation the Two Fat Lardies released the second edition of their popular WW2 Platoon level rules Chain of Command. Rich...
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July 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Got to play a first game of Chain of Command2.
Lots of pics and a first impression of the new rules and book on blog.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/07/chai...
#Wargaming
#TooFatLardies
#ChainofCommand
Lots of pics and a first impression of the new rules and book on blog.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/07/chai...
#Wargaming
#TooFatLardies
#ChainofCommand
Beginning of the month I setup a Solo Epic Black Powder American Civil War game which I played out over three evenings. This is the long write up on my blog.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#wargaming #wargamers
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#wargaming #wargamers
The Battle of Joshua's Bridge - Epic Black Powder ACW Solo
Joshua's Bridge a sleepy farming settlement on the banks of the Ambalt River a winding, deep body of water that passes down through Tenant ...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Beginning of the month I setup a Solo Epic Black Powder American Civil War game which I played out over three evenings. This is the long write up on my blog.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#wargaming #wargamers
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
#wargaming #wargamers
Some in game pictures from last weeks Solo ACW game
May 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some in game pictures from last weeks Solo ACW game
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Dawn over the River Medway, the Kingdom of Kent
Photo by my lovely wife
Photo by my lovely wife
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Dawn over the River Medway, the Kingdom of Kent
Photo by my lovely wife
Photo by my lovely wife
Table setup for some solo American Civil War gaming this week.
#Wargaming
#Wargaming
April 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Table setup for some solo American Civil War gaming this week.
#Wargaming
#Wargaming
Played some 0200 Hours at club last. Brilliant game where the SAS managed to sneak in , locate and capture the target and be heading away before the alarm was raised.
#Wargaming
#Wargaming
April 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Played some 0200 Hours at club last. Brilliant game where the SAS managed to sneak in , locate and capture the target and be heading away before the alarm was raised.
#Wargaming
#Wargaming
Today was a good day because I got to ride my Motorcycle 😁 Best Therapy money can buy.
#motorcyles #biker
#motorcyles #biker
March 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today was a good day because I got to ride my Motorcycle 😁 Best Therapy money can buy.
#motorcyles #biker
#motorcyles #biker
Finished up my Aussie M60 Gunner
March 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Finished up my Aussie M60 Gunner
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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WIP The missing tenth man for my Vietnam Aussie SAS heavy team. 15mm from Peter Pig. Painting BDU at this scale kills my eyes .
March 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
WIP The missing tenth man for my Vietnam Aussie SAS heavy team. 15mm from Peter Pig. Painting BDU at this scale kills my eyes .
Had lots of fun playing Ravenfeast at club this week.
More pictures on my Blog theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/03/raid...
#Wargaming #Ravenfeast
More pictures on my Blog theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/03/raid...
#Wargaming #Ravenfeast
March 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Had lots of fun playing Ravenfeast at club this week.
More pictures on my Blog theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/03/raid...
#Wargaming #Ravenfeast
More pictures on my Blog theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/03/raid...
#Wargaming #Ravenfeast
Played a couple of games of Undaunted Normandy at club last night. Really fallen in love with this range of games. Looking forward to trying the Battle of Britain edition in the near future.
February 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Played a couple of games of Undaunted Normandy at club last night. Really fallen in love with this range of games. Looking forward to trying the Battle of Britain edition in the near future.
Epic ACW back on the workbench again after a needed break I thought I’d start with some Union Zouaves.
#Wargaming
#Wargaming
January 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Epic ACW back on the workbench again after a needed break I thought I’d start with some Union Zouaves.
#Wargaming
#Wargaming
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January 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A first outing for my US Army 15mm platoon. Sicily 43. theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/01/coc-...
CoC SID - Sicily 43
I decided this week to re-acquaint myself with Chain of Command using the SID solo play rules created by Geoff Bond and published in the Lar...
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January 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A first outing for my US Army 15mm platoon. Sicily 43. theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/01/coc-...
January 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Hilarious to hear Mark Zuckerberg thinks ‘Community Notes’ will work on Facebook, a place where the community raged at JD Vance being fact-checked in a debate.
It’s the end of facts.
It’s the end of facts.
January 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hilarious to hear Mark Zuckerberg thinks ‘Community Notes’ will work on Facebook, a place where the community raged at JD Vance being fact-checked in a debate.
It’s the end of facts.
It’s the end of facts.
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
First post on here. Never used the old place for my wargaming but there seems to be a healthy crowd on here so my first contribution is a link to my blog. I played a first game with Ravenfeast on New Years Day and this is the write up.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/01/rave...
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/01/rave...
RavenFeast - A Skirmish with Raiders
I've spent the later part of 2024 painting up some additional Vikings so that I could bring RavenFeast to the table so it was good to make i...
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January 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
First post on here. Never used the old place for my wargaming but there seems to be a healthy crowd on here so my first contribution is a link to my blog. I played a first game with Ravenfeast on New Years Day and this is the write up.
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/01/rave...
theprodigalwargamer.blogspot.com/2025/01/rave...
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If you have clear skies this evening, there's a lovely new moon with Venus lurking close by.
📷 : Dublin, c.6pm GMT. Worth standing in the cold night air for!
📷 : Dublin, c.6pm GMT. Worth standing in the cold night air for!
January 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you have clear skies this evening, there's a lovely new moon with Venus lurking close by.
📷 : Dublin, c.6pm GMT. Worth standing in the cold night air for!
📷 : Dublin, c.6pm GMT. Worth standing in the cold night air for!