Dave Kershaw
@davekershaw.bsky.social
Middle-aged man living in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I like wargaming, miniatures and boardgames. Even GW things, especially Blood bowl.
I've published boardgames with White Dog Games and Dietz. Own chickens and sighthounds. Foodie. Autistic kids.
I've published boardgames with White Dog Games and Dietz. Own chickens and sighthounds. Foodie. Autistic kids.
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Dave Kershaw
@davekershaw.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My entire #2mm pike & shot army. I estimate 1200 cavalry and 4000 infantry.
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📢 Historical wargamers!
Check out @goonhammer.com's article breaking down how best to use the huge range of @ospreypublishing.bsky.social books as reference works for your period of choice: https://bit.ly/4oyyrNm
🖌️ Photos from Absolute Emperor, Wars of the Republic, and With Hot Lead & Cold Steel
Check out @goonhammer.com's article breaking down how best to use the huge range of @ospreypublishing.bsky.social books as reference works for your period of choice: https://bit.ly/4oyyrNm
🖌️ Photos from Absolute Emperor, Wars of the Republic, and With Hot Lead & Cold Steel
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📢 Historical wargamers!
Check out @goonhammer.com's article breaking down how best to use the huge range of @ospreypublishing.bsky.social books as reference works for your period of choice: https://bit.ly/4oyyrNm
🖌️ Photos from Absolute Emperor, Wars of the Republic, and With Hot Lead & Cold Steel
Check out @goonhammer.com's article breaking down how best to use the huge range of @ospreypublishing.bsky.social books as reference works for your period of choice: https://bit.ly/4oyyrNm
🖌️ Photos from Absolute Emperor, Wars of the Republic, and With Hot Lead & Cold Steel
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English Civil War game recreating a battle near Denbigh North Wales using Pike and Shotte rules.
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
English Civil War game recreating a battle near Denbigh North Wales using Pike and Shotte rules.
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Wake up! A new book on the Russian-Ottoman wars of the 18th century just dropped! Well done to @balkandave.bsky.social. 📚 #histbookchat
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Wake up! A new book on the Russian-Ottoman wars of the 18th century just dropped! Well done to @balkandave.bsky.social. 📚 #histbookchat
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🚨NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social asks why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We explore Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the Civil War ⚔️, and how history is life.
👉 Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage
or click Apple Subscriptions
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social asks why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We explore Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the Civil War ⚔️, and how history is life.
👉 Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage
or click Apple Subscriptions
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social asks why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We explore Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the Civil War ⚔️, and how history is life.
👉 Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage
or click Apple Subscriptions
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social asks why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We explore Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the Civil War ⚔️, and how history is life.
👉 Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage
or click Apple Subscriptions
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Set up for a game of Chain of Command with a difference. Star Wars Imperial Stormtroopers face off against some Blake's 7 Terran Federation troopers.
#15mm
#spreadthelard
#wargaming
#15mm
#spreadthelard
#wargaming
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Set up for a game of Chain of Command with a difference. Star Wars Imperial Stormtroopers face off against some Blake's 7 Terran Federation troopers.
#15mm
#spreadthelard
#wargaming
#15mm
#spreadthelard
#wargaming
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30 days of memorials part 1.
Portadown, Co. Armagh.
The bronze sculpted soldier’s helmet has fallen back, revealing his head. This denotes fortitude, courage, and sacrifice for his country. Both the angel and the soldier stand on a base of sandbags and a gas mask, which represent the battlefield.
Portadown, Co. Armagh.
The bronze sculpted soldier’s helmet has fallen back, revealing his head. This denotes fortitude, courage, and sacrifice for his country. Both the angel and the soldier stand on a base of sandbags and a gas mask, which represent the battlefield.
November 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
30 days of memorials part 1.
Portadown, Co. Armagh.
The bronze sculpted soldier’s helmet has fallen back, revealing his head. This denotes fortitude, courage, and sacrifice for his country. Both the angel and the soldier stand on a base of sandbags and a gas mask, which represent the battlefield.
Portadown, Co. Armagh.
The bronze sculpted soldier’s helmet has fallen back, revealing his head. This denotes fortitude, courage, and sacrifice for his country. Both the angel and the soldier stand on a base of sandbags and a gas mask, which represent the battlefield.
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Happy Halloween people. Winston is rocking his TOG costume.
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Happy Halloween people. Winston is rocking his TOG costume.
Some silliness. Working on a game about incompetent sailors trying to find the North West Passage.
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Some silliness. Working on a game about incompetent sailors trying to find the North West Passage.
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A regular, normal, and standard-ly spooky Halloween is wished upon you all from the denizens of Chaosium!
Nothing special for us to share this year! We are sure Halloween will proceed as planned for you all!
Nothing special for us to share this year! We are sure Halloween will proceed as planned for you all!
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A regular, normal, and standard-ly spooky Halloween is wished upon you all from the denizens of Chaosium!
Nothing special for us to share this year! We are sure Halloween will proceed as planned for you all!
Nothing special for us to share this year! We are sure Halloween will proceed as planned for you all!
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This thought-provoking piece is worth a read (take two).
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
Historical Imagination and Alternatives to the Schlieffen Plan
And Why It's Worth Remembering Yesterday's Tomorrow
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This thought-provoking piece is worth a read (take two).
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
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*visible sweating* Gad damn what a game! @leeparnell.bsky.social and I locked horns in an absolute slug fest. Right down to the wire. The very last roll of the die of my Cheiftains not getting back into the assault was absolutely incredible.
Cracking first outing for the Berlin Brigade!
#wargames
Cracking first outing for the Berlin Brigade!
#wargames
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
*visible sweating* Gad damn what a game! @leeparnell.bsky.social and I locked horns in an absolute slug fest. Right down to the wire. The very last roll of the die of my Cheiftains not getting back into the assault was absolutely incredible.
Cracking first outing for the Berlin Brigade!
#wargames
Cracking first outing for the Berlin Brigade!
#wargames
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I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
Bought and assembled Cheapass Games' pdf "One False Step" which is about building rockets and firing the inhabitants of 1859 California to the moon in order to become governor. Yes, really.
Turns out to be a combination of expanding towns while also upgrading rocket systems. 3 players. I lost.
Turns out to be a combination of expanding towns while also upgrading rocket systems. 3 players. I lost.
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Bought and assembled Cheapass Games' pdf "One False Step" which is about building rockets and firing the inhabitants of 1859 California to the moon in order to become governor. Yes, really.
Turns out to be a combination of expanding towns while also upgrading rocket systems. 3 players. I lost.
Turns out to be a combination of expanding towns while also upgrading rocket systems. 3 players. I lost.
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Interested in bite-sized, data-driven insights on the world and how it’s changing?
Check out our growing catalog of over 350 Data Insights (DIs) — which we’ve just made easier to explore and discover what matters to you!
Check out our growing catalog of over 350 Data Insights (DIs) — which we’ve just made easier to explore and discover what matters to you!
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Interested in bite-sized, data-driven insights on the world and how it’s changing?
Check out our growing catalog of over 350 Data Insights (DIs) — which we’ve just made easier to explore and discover what matters to you!
Check out our growing catalog of over 350 Data Insights (DIs) — which we’ve just made easier to explore and discover what matters to you!
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A short video that shows how the Second Battle of Newbury played out, on this day in 1644.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/ou1br...
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/ou1br...
The Second Battle of Newbury - 27 October 1644 #17thcentury #englishcivilwar #kingcharles #history
YouTube video by 1642Author
youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A short video that shows how the Second Battle of Newbury played out, on this day in 1644.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/ou1br...
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/ou1br...
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Some 1/32 Napoleonics painted by Cole. Rest of pics with descriptions here: hat.freeforums.net/thread/1352/...
October 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Some 1/32 Napoleonics painted by Cole. Rest of pics with descriptions here: hat.freeforums.net/thread/1352/...
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Inspired by @davekershaw.bsky.social ‘s efforts I thought I would get on with upping the visual tactile side of the Dublin Castle playtest materials with some blocks (dice show forces so keeping cubicle makes some sense).
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Inspired by @davekershaw.bsky.social ‘s efforts I thought I would get on with upping the visual tactile side of the Dublin Castle playtest materials with some blocks (dice show forces so keeping cubicle makes some sense).
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Weekend #wargaming—some players thought the standard “Wings of Glory” scenario I run should be, well, even harder, so I’m adding dynamic weather in the form of moving clouds to unpredictably obscure bombing targets. Didn’t hurt it gave me an excuse to acquire a new map as well.
October 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Weekend #wargaming—some players thought the standard “Wings of Glory” scenario I run should be, well, even harder, so I’m adding dynamic weather in the form of moving clouds to unpredictably obscure bombing targets. Didn’t hurt it gave me an excuse to acquire a new map as well.
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1798 rebellion. As per history, the French utterly failed to turn up and, despite a brief capture of Belfast, the United Irishmen were pushed into Donegal and I won.
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
1798 rebellion. As per history, the French utterly failed to turn up and, despite a brief capture of Belfast, the United Irishmen were pushed into Donegal and I won.
Learning game of Congress of Vienna. This one is very complex. Took us 2 hours to muddle through one turn of 10.
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Learning game of Congress of Vienna. This one is very complex. Took us 2 hours to muddle through one turn of 10.
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Really made some progress today!
Another playtest of True Commands Ancients today with @gamingthepast.bsky.social . Today we worked on facing, morale & rally, which brought up other commander moves as well.
October 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Really made some progress today!
Playtesting The Charge, a light-hearted wargame about the charger of the light brigade. I got 67 of required 70 victory points here. So close. But then I also lost most of the light brigade, so it was a grand failure which unfortunately I couldn't blame on a subordinate.
October 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Playtesting The Charge, a light-hearted wargame about the charger of the light brigade. I got 67 of required 70 victory points here. So close. But then I also lost most of the light brigade, so it was a grand failure which unfortunately I couldn't blame on a subordinate.