Hethwill Wargames
@hethwill.bsky.social
Wargames hobbyist. Curious about conflict history and age of sail aficionado.
Blog @ wargamercoffeebreak.com
Ad infinitum designing - 'A Sprinkling of Nobility' - a diceless age of sail tactical naval wargame.
Blog @ wargamercoffeebreak.com
Ad infinitum designing - 'A Sprinkling of Nobility' - a diceless age of sail tactical naval wargame.
Pinned
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Still plenty of badges for The 2026 Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention 🤠
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Still plenty of badges for The 2026 Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention 🤠
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
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Another Clay…
…is on its way
I’ve just sent the completed manuscript for book 12 in the Alexander Clay series, Clay and the Sublime Porte, to my editor.
#AmReading #AlexanderClay #RoyalNavy
…is on its way
I’ve just sent the completed manuscript for book 12 in the Alexander Clay series, Clay and the Sublime Porte, to my editor.
#AmReading #AlexanderClay #RoyalNavy
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Another Clay…
…is on its way
I’ve just sent the completed manuscript for book 12 in the Alexander Clay series, Clay and the Sublime Porte, to my editor.
#AmReading #AlexanderClay #RoyalNavy
…is on its way
I’ve just sent the completed manuscript for book 12 in the Alexander Clay series, Clay and the Sublime Porte, to my editor.
#AmReading #AlexanderClay #RoyalNavy
Walking into 2026 like…
January 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Walking into 2026 like…
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More info about the event : www.formsquaregames.com/squarebash
SquareBASH! — Form Square Games | Boardgames Wargames
www.formsquaregames.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
More info about the event : www.formsquaregames.com/squarebash
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From January 30th to February 1st, Snafu DT will attend the SquareBASH! Convention at Gatwick...
We kindly invite all our btitish fans to get there and meet us, we will run some demos of our latests games... Tarqui, Bollebank, Nothing Left to Bomb and 12 Hours at Maleme!
We kindly invite all our btitish fans to get there and meet us, we will run some demos of our latests games... Tarqui, Bollebank, Nothing Left to Bomb and 12 Hours at Maleme!
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
From January 30th to February 1st, Snafu DT will attend the SquareBASH! Convention at Gatwick...
We kindly invite all our btitish fans to get there and meet us, we will run some demos of our latests games... Tarqui, Bollebank, Nothing Left to Bomb and 12 Hours at Maleme!
We kindly invite all our btitish fans to get there and meet us, we will run some demos of our latests games... Tarqui, Bollebank, Nothing Left to Bomb and 12 Hours at Maleme!
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🚨New episode🚨- Napoleon's rise from Lieutenant to Emperor! Special guest & director of Napoleonic Studies at Florida State University Rafe Blaufarb joins the show to discuss Napoleon's improbable rise from an artillery officer to Emperor. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#napoleon #rise
#napoleon #rise
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
🚨New episode🚨- Napoleon's rise from Lieutenant to Emperor! Special guest & director of Napoleonic Studies at Florida State University Rafe Blaufarb joins the show to discuss Napoleon's improbable rise from an artillery officer to Emperor. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#napoleon #rise
#napoleon #rise
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 2 (1804) ⚓
In the Royal Navy signal book, this was the first and most urgent hoist:
"Prepare for Battle"
#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
In the Royal Navy signal book, this was the first and most urgent hoist:
"Prepare for Battle"
#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 2 (1804) ⚓
In the Royal Navy signal book, this was the first and most urgent hoist:
"Prepare for Battle"
#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
In the Royal Navy signal book, this was the first and most urgent hoist:
"Prepare for Battle"
#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
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#taldiacomavui de fa 11 anys estava fent una de les primeres proves del joc que després publicaríem amb
@snafustore.bsky.social , el primer de tots, Ambon.
@snafustore.bsky.social , el primer de tots, Ambon.
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#taldiacomavui de fa 11 anys estava fent una de les primeres proves del joc que després publicaríem amb
@snafustore.bsky.social , el primer de tots, Ambon.
@snafustore.bsky.social , el primer de tots, Ambon.
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"Toulon Blockade"
Surprise meets Victory, 19 June 1796. Just two months after her capture from the French (l’Unité), Surprise, under Captain Miller, reported to Admiral Sir John Jervis aboard Victory off Toulon. A brief but historic meeting of two legendary ships.
🎨 Geoff Hunt
#NavalHistory
Surprise meets Victory, 19 June 1796. Just two months after her capture from the French (l’Unité), Surprise, under Captain Miller, reported to Admiral Sir John Jervis aboard Victory off Toulon. A brief but historic meeting of two legendary ships.
🎨 Geoff Hunt
#NavalHistory
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
"Toulon Blockade"
Surprise meets Victory, 19 June 1796. Just two months after her capture from the French (l’Unité), Surprise, under Captain Miller, reported to Admiral Sir John Jervis aboard Victory off Toulon. A brief but historic meeting of two legendary ships.
🎨 Geoff Hunt
#NavalHistory
Surprise meets Victory, 19 June 1796. Just two months after her capture from the French (l’Unité), Surprise, under Captain Miller, reported to Admiral Sir John Jervis aboard Victory off Toulon. A brief but historic meeting of two legendary ships.
🎨 Geoff Hunt
#NavalHistory
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Sign Up to Play Online #LittoralCommander: #SpaceForce at @armchairdragoons.bsky.social online wargaming convetion.
Badges for the con are available at: tabletop.events/conventions/...
Badges for the con are available at: tabletop.events/conventions/...
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Sign Up to Play Online #LittoralCommander: #SpaceForce at @armchairdragoons.bsky.social online wargaming convetion.
Badges for the con are available at: tabletop.events/conventions/...
Badges for the con are available at: tabletop.events/conventions/...
Looking particularly for "grand age of sail" oriented items.
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Looking particularly for "grand age of sail" oriented items.
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Still plenty of badges for The 2026 Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention 🤠
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
December 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Still plenty of badges for The 2026 Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention 🤠
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
2-1/2 days of wargames, talk shows, presentations, learn-to-play sessions, and more!
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
January 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Fascinating (if you're a miniatures geek) read from 1972 - seems both that wargamers have 'always' complained about scale creep and that miniatures piracy has been very tricky to get rid of.
Also, David Wood's blog is an absolute treasure trove of miniaturing/wargaming history.
Also, David Wood's blog is an absolute treasure trove of miniaturing/wargaming history.
Jack Scruby - scale creep and miniature piracy, 1972
This article is taken from the Wargamer's Newsletter issue 129, December 1972. It is reproduced here purely for informative purposes only. ...
www.deartonyblair.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Fascinating (if you're a miniatures geek) read from 1972 - seems both that wargamers have 'always' complained about scale creep and that miniatures piracy has been very tricky to get rid of.
Also, David Wood's blog is an absolute treasure trove of miniaturing/wargaming history.
Also, David Wood's blog is an absolute treasure trove of miniaturing/wargaming history.
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Hello, to celebrate the new year 4P offers up ten, count 'em, ten new ship models for your printing pleasure.
They are all Italian and all very nicely done by Chris.
We have the St Bon and Garibaldi classes.
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
#wargaming
They are all Italian and all very nicely done by Chris.
We have the St Bon and Garibaldi classes.
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
#wargaming
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Hello, to celebrate the new year 4P offers up ten, count 'em, ten new ship models for your printing pleasure.
They are all Italian and all very nicely done by Chris.
We have the St Bon and Garibaldi classes.
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
#wargaming
They are all Italian and all very nicely done by Chris.
We have the St Bon and Garibaldi classes.
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
www.wargamevault.com/en/product/5...
#wargaming
New year. Same vibe.
January 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New year. Same vibe.
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"Frigate off Bembridge, Isle of Wight"
Royal Navy frigate at anchor, She flies the White Ensign at the stern, marking her as a British warship, with her commissioning pennant streaming from the main masthead. A timeless maritime scene.
🎨Tim Thompson
#MartitimeArt #NavalHistory
Royal Navy frigate at anchor, She flies the White Ensign at the stern, marking her as a British warship, with her commissioning pennant streaming from the main masthead. A timeless maritime scene.
🎨Tim Thompson
#MartitimeArt #NavalHistory
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Frigate off Bembridge, Isle of Wight"
Royal Navy frigate at anchor, She flies the White Ensign at the stern, marking her as a British warship, with her commissioning pennant streaming from the main masthead. A timeless maritime scene.
🎨Tim Thompson
#MartitimeArt #NavalHistory
Royal Navy frigate at anchor, She flies the White Ensign at the stern, marking her as a British warship, with her commissioning pennant streaming from the main masthead. A timeless maritime scene.
🎨Tim Thompson
#MartitimeArt #NavalHistory
#wargaming
Only the best of the best for first play of the year.
Time travel dial set for - 12 December 1942.
Only the best of the best for first play of the year.
Time travel dial set for - 12 December 1942.
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
#wargaming
Only the best of the best for first play of the year.
Time travel dial set for - 12 December 1942.
Only the best of the best for first play of the year.
Time travel dial set for - 12 December 1942.
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Happy New Year! My reflections on 2025 and looking forward to new projects in 2026.
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Happy New Year!
A happy New Year to everyone. This is a traditional time to reflect and look forward. 2025 was a busy year on the hobby and history front, w...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Happy New Year! My reflections on 2025 and looking forward to new projects in 2026.
balkandave.blogspot.com/2026/01/happ...
balkandave.blogspot.com/2026/01/happ...
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Bon anniversaire Noor. Nous sommes tes enfants reconnaissants
1er janvier 1914 : Naissance de l’espionne britannique Noor Un Nisa Inayat Khan.
Premier agent féminin à être envoyé en France comme opérateur radio durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle fut décorée de l’ordre de l'Empire britannique.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_In...
#CeJourLà
Premier agent féminin à être envoyé en France comme opérateur radio durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle fut décorée de l’ordre de l'Empire britannique.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_In...
#CeJourLà
January 1, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Bon anniversaire Noor. Nous sommes tes enfants reconnaissants
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January 1st 1805 ⚓
A new entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters is now live.
Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
🔗 dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-1st-1805
#Nelson #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
A new entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters is now live.
Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
🔗 dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-1st-1805
#Nelson #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
January 1st 1805 ⚓
A new entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters is now live.
Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
🔗 dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-1st-1805
#Nelson #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
A new entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters is now live.
Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
🔗 dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-1st-1805
#Nelson #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
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Part of the problem with assessment in History is that it appears to emphasise synthesis outcomes over process. This opens doors for AI (ab)use.
For years now, I've framed assessment where I can around showing process through reflective writing around not just what was produced, but how and why.
For years now, I've framed assessment where I can around showing process through reflective writing around not just what was produced, but how and why.
Other subjects are in a tougher spot. For e.g. history gen-ed classes, where you're mostly testing if people have done the reading, they case for exams over term papers is a lot stronger now.
[humanists, please correct me if I'm talking out of my ass]
[humanists, please correct me if I'm talking out of my ass]
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Part of the problem with assessment in History is that it appears to emphasise synthesis outcomes over process. This opens doors for AI (ab)use.
For years now, I've framed assessment where I can around showing process through reflective writing around not just what was produced, but how and why.
For years now, I've framed assessment where I can around showing process through reflective writing around not just what was produced, but how and why.
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Doctor: So how did you break your hand?
Me:
Me:
December 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Doctor: So how did you break your hand?
Me:
Me:
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When all this is over, I imagine you'll want to go home and take that pretty little red hat off, ain't ya? See that's what I thought. Now THAT I can't abide.
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When all this is over, I imagine you'll want to go home and take that pretty little red hat off, ain't ya? See that's what I thought. Now THAT I can't abide.
Ah yes, some good fellows had the decency of sharing a most useful way of doing things.
youtu.be/qCp9-tEHa8U?...
youtu.be/qCp9-tEHa8U?...
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ah yes, some good fellows had the decency of sharing a most useful way of doing things.
youtu.be/qCp9-tEHa8U?...
youtu.be/qCp9-tEHa8U?...