The Board Turn'd Upside Down
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An American's adventures in historical miniature wargaming: English Civil War, Victorian wars, early 20th century and beyond. Card-carrying True Leveller 🚩 Main acct: @redpgh.com
Does anyone know whether "A Very Civil Whist" can be obtained in the US, despite our present isolationist regime? 🥺 #wargaming
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Does anyone know whether "A Very Civil Whist" can be obtained in the US, despite our present isolationist regime? 🥺 #wargaming
Anyone who has used Chain of Command rules for Very British Civil War settings (I assume you're out there!): Are there army lists published somewhere, officially or otherwise? I've seen folks play CoC in all sorts of cool settings, but haven't found references for most. #wargaming #spreadthelard
October 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Anyone who has used Chain of Command rules for Very British Civil War settings (I assume you're out there!): Are there army lists published somewhere, officially or otherwise? I've seen folks play CoC in all sorts of cool settings, but haven't found references for most. #wargaming #spreadthelard
Second game of Chain of Command with @buckyizzy.bsky.social! 🇲🇲 1945: The bloody British assault on the Kyat Phud Kan monastery peters out amid stubborn Japanese defense, but a mortar barrage and a Sherman of Probyn's Horse threaten to break the deadlock! Battle inconclusive due to lunch.
October 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Second game of Chain of Command with @buckyizzy.bsky.social! 🇲🇲 1945: The bloody British assault on the Kyat Phud Kan monastery peters out amid stubborn Japanese defense, but a mortar barrage and a Sherman of Probyn's Horse threaten to break the deadlock! Battle inconclusive due to lunch.
Further Burma progress for Chain of Command: A couple platoons' worth of British and Gurkhas, and the medieval Buddhist holy site of Kyat Phūd Kan (cat food can) #wargaming
Note: US pennies seemed like a good idea for bases at the time. They were decidedly not!
Note: US pennies seemed like a good idea for bases at the time. They were decidedly not!
October 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Further Burma progress for Chain of Command: A couple platoons' worth of British and Gurkhas, and the medieval Buddhist holy site of Kyat Phūd Kan (cat food can) #wargaming
Note: US pennies seemed like a good idea for bases at the time. They were decidedly not!
Note: US pennies seemed like a good idea for bases at the time. They were decidedly not!
Seeking more wisdom from the #spreadthelard community as I start CoC2. What modifications do players make to use multi-based minis in, say 15mm? Do any rules (line of sight, teams, etc.) have to be changed? If so, has anyone written a guide?
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Seeking more wisdom from the #spreadthelard community as I start CoC2. What modifications do players make to use multi-based minis in, say 15mm? Do any rules (line of sight, teams, etc.) have to be changed? If so, has anyone written a guide?
Poor man's Burma continues to expand: A table's worth of jungle and bamboo, plus some foamcore-and-varnish rice paddies. Elmer's glue and green sand doing a great deal of work here! #wargaming
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Poor man's Burma continues to expand: A table's worth of jungle and bamboo, plus some foamcore-and-varnish rice paddies. Elmer's glue and green sand doing a great deal of work here! #wargaming
Foam-and-paper Nagaland continues to grow! #wargaming
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Foam-and-paper Nagaland continues to grow! #wargaming
I wonder whether there was a transition point at which wargaming moved from floor to tabletop. Was it once they no longer involved flinging objects (like in Wells' "Little Wars")?
Yes, Henry Cavill is a great ambassador for the hobby, however, Peter Cushing would be my personal choice for 'Warmaster of Wargaming.'
If I'm not wrong, I believe he has a copy of HG Wells' 'Little Wars' in the last photograph too. 👍
If I'm not wrong, I believe he has a copy of HG Wells' 'Little Wars' in the last photograph too. 👍
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I wonder whether there was a transition point at which wargaming moved from floor to tabletop. Was it once they no longer involved flinging objects (like in Wells' "Little Wars")?
Florist foam + cheap plastic trees + old Axis & Allies minis = extremely cheap Burma setting (in progress) for learning Chain of Command!
August 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Florist foam + cheap plastic trees + old Axis & Allies minis = extremely cheap Burma setting (in progress) for learning Chain of Command!
Can any #spreadthelard folk advise on US-friendly sources for Chain of Command markers and tokens (even printable PDFs one can cut out)? I refuse to let my fascist government kill my interest in a new system before I've even tried it!
August 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Can any #spreadthelard folk advise on US-friendly sources for Chain of Command markers and tokens (even printable PDFs one can cut out)? I refuse to let my fascist government kill my interest in a new system before I've even tried it!
Beach vacation reading list a pretty good cross-section of my obsessions
August 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Beach vacation reading list a pretty good cross-section of my obsessions
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Ambush on the North West Frontier! An Imperial column is about to be attacked by Waziris. Bring up the Lewis. #wargaming #upthekhyber #nerdlings
August 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Ambush on the North West Frontier! An Imperial column is about to be attacked by Waziris. Bring up the Lewis. #wargaming #upthekhyber #nerdlings
Taught a friend Pikeman's Lament today. His Royalists walloped my Parliamentarians at a loosely recreated Battle of Bramber Bridge (1643). The River Arun is lost! #wargaming
July 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Taught a friend Pikeman's Lament today. His Royalists walloped my Parliamentarians at a loosely recreated Battle of Bramber Bridge (1643). The River Arun is lost! #wargaming
Asking the #spreadthelard folks: We're thinking of trying Chain of Command to use some already-owned 15mm minis.
If I want to play e.g. Burma scenarios, can I use the new rules edition? Or is Far East only doable under the older rules until more army lists are released? Never tried either!
If I want to play e.g. Burma scenarios, can I use the new rules edition? Or is Far East only doable under the older rules until more army lists are released? Never tried either!
July 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Asking the #spreadthelard folks: We're thinking of trying Chain of Command to use some already-owned 15mm minis.
If I want to play e.g. Burma scenarios, can I use the new rules edition? Or is Far East only doable under the older rules until more army lists are released? Never tried either!
If I want to play e.g. Burma scenarios, can I use the new rules edition? Or is Far East only doable under the older rules until more army lists are released? Never tried either!
First run of Fistful of Lead: Horse and Musket was a success! A skirmish on the streets of Paris ended with Ethos of the King's Harquebusiers rescuing two spies from a band of mercenaries.
The mercenary leader was left badly wounded after finding himself on the wrong end of a pike. #wargaming
The mercenary leader was left badly wounded after finding himself on the wrong end of a pike. #wargaming
July 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
First run of Fistful of Lead: Horse and Musket was a success! A skirmish on the streets of Paris ended with Ethos of the King's Harquebusiers rescuing two spies from a band of mercenaries.
The mercenary leader was left badly wounded after finding himself on the wrong end of a pike. #wargaming
The mercenary leader was left badly wounded after finding himself on the wrong end of a pike. #wargaming
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I've determined Perry ACW rioters are the ticket! Now to create 1848/Paris Commune skirmishes with my lovely new Parisian terrain. How fitting that this idea struck me on Bastille Day 🇫🇷🚩🏴
July 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I've determined Perry ACW rioters are the ticket! Now to create 1848/Paris Commune skirmishes with my lovely new Parisian terrain. How fitting that this idea struck me on Bastille Day 🇫🇷🚩🏴
Now reading! A year ago I was looking to recreate big battles with as much complexity as I could muster. Now I look for such phrases as "one hour," "Hollywood style" and "as few as five miniatures" (having small kids may be a factor).
#wargaming
#wargaming
July 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Now reading! A year ago I was looking to recreate big battles with as much complexity as I could muster. Now I look for such phrases as "one hour," "Hollywood style" and "as few as five miniatures" (having small kids may be a factor).
#wargaming
#wargaming
Can anyone recommend 28mm miniature lines that would be good for the 1848 European revolutions? I want an excuse to throw up some terrain barricades (and maybe paint a tiny Friedrich Engels). #wargaming #miniaturepainting
July 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Can anyone recommend 28mm miniature lines that would be good for the 1848 European revolutions? I want an excuse to throw up some terrain barricades (and maybe paint a tiny Friedrich Engels). #wargaming #miniaturepainting
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Finally painted my entire collection of Bosch miniatures, all sculpted by @meridianminiatures.bsky.social - when he announced the second set I decided I needed to finish the first one ASAP. Please clap 👏
#manuscriptmonday #miniatures #art #minipainting
#manuscriptmonday #miniatures #art #minipainting
June 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Finally painted my entire collection of Bosch miniatures, all sculpted by @meridianminiatures.bsky.social - when he announced the second set I decided I needed to finish the first one ASAP. Please clap 👏
#manuscriptmonday #miniatures #art #minipainting
#manuscriptmonday #miniatures #art #minipainting
Four down, one (the big, intimidating one) to go. Never got Warbases before; these look really cool!
June 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Four down, one (the big, intimidating one) to go. Never got Warbases before; these look really cool!
New Bloody Minis and some buildings from @warbases.bsky.social from across the Atlantic today! I'd say it's like Christmas, but my Puritan forces would never accept the comparison
June 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New Bloody Minis and some buildings from @warbases.bsky.social from across the Atlantic today! I'd say it's like Christmas, but my Puritan forces would never accept the comparison
Next up for swashbuckling games: the Spanish royal guardsman Don Alfonso Gazpacho de Migas y de las Tortillas
June 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Next up for swashbuckling games: the Spanish royal guardsman Don Alfonso Gazpacho de Migas y de las Tortillas
Game of Devilry Afoot today! Our French adventurers and the local blacksmith were mauled, but left two werewolves badly wounded. Now our heroes may turn into wolves themselves in the next game...
June 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Game of Devilry Afoot today! Our French adventurers and the local blacksmith were mauled, but left two werewolves badly wounded. Now our heroes may turn into wolves themselves in the next game...