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Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Sunday, 22 September 2024

Zante - A Holiday Location with a Bit of Unexpected Local History

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Zante is a small island off the Peloponnese of mainland Greece. A pleasant holiday destination, where there was the sweet holiday sun and se...
Monday, 10 August 2020

Ancients - "One Hour Wargames" an excuse for some 15mm Family Fun

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It came to pass that in the land of ancient Greece, a city state whose name has now been long lost in the annals of antiquity, fell into dis...
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Friday, 31 May 2019

Mortal Gods

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I am a sucker for a good looking game in a box. I am already an owner of Test of Honour (although I have still to make the figures and play ...
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Monday, 12 February 2018

Sparta v Argos (Re-Run Take III): Done (Part 7)

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Flying high with gods the Spartan left flank can be seen cruelly wheeling into the Argive right hoplites, harvesting them like ripe wheat. T...
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Sunday, 11 February 2018

Sparta v Argos (Re-Run Take III): Time to Finish it (Part 6)

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For the second time of asking the seemingly forgone conclusion of a forlorn stand of Spartan hoplites outnumbered 3:1 and with no possible r...
Saturday, 10 February 2018

Sparta v Argos (Re-Run Take III): Don't Go Counting Chickens (Part 5)

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And so it came to pass that a bunch of Spartans stood between myself and immortal glory. These should be second-stringers as they were a thi...
Friday, 9 February 2018

Sparta v Argos (Re-Run Take III): Go Tell it to The Spartans (Part 4)

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The Argive General gasps as he sees the fruition of his planning come to pass. Dirty ragamuffin Argive Psiloi crest the hill and fall upon t...
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Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Sparta v Argos (Re-Run Take III): The Sands of Time Start Slipping Through my Hands (Part 3)

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The Argive General (aka me) can feel the sands of time slipping through his clenched fist. His problem? The Spartan right needs to be decisi...
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Monday, 29 January 2018

Sparta v Argos (Re-Run Take III): Clash of Spears (Part 2)

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The Spartans rolled for their Command PiPs and got a ... (see below): I strained hard not to smile but it is hard even for a veteran pl...