The latest in the Bum series of games, Frizzen Bum is now available. It is similar in play and style as the previous rules sets, Chivalrous Bum (medieval) and Saddle Bum (wild west), but has be tailored to fighting in the flintlock era. All of these are small scale action, meaning only a few figuresContinue reading “Frizzen Bum”
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American War of Independence
The AWI or Revolutionary War as we like to call it, is celebrating its 250 year mark. To commemorate the occasion, we wanted to so some AWI wargaming. We were going to do just whatever AWI scenario that struck our fancy, but we were going to be gaming on ‘the day’… the shot heard aroundContinue reading “American War of Independence”
Post Cold Wars 2025 Wrap-up
We just wrapped up vending at Cold Wars last weekend. It was held at the Eisenhower Conference Center in Gettysburg, PA. It is a great place for folks to do some historical gaming being that there is a lot of history all around there. And not just the obvious ACW history either. For example, oneContinue reading “Post Cold Wars 2025 Wrap-up”
Saddle Bum – Playtest/Review
I finally had time to playtest David Bezio’s wild west game Saddle Bum. It has been around for a while, and was replaced by David’s Shooting Iron game, but the original Saddle Bum rules have been updated and re-released for its 10 year anniversary. It is currently being offered for free on Wargame Vault hereContinue reading “Saddle Bum – Playtest/Review”
Star Armor Update
It has been a very busy year here so far. As many of you already know, we are celebrating Starguard’s 50th anniversary with many special items. We kicked it off with a re-release of the 1st Ed rules and have several options available here. Then we will be following up each month with some additionalContinue reading “Star Armor Update”
Sci-fi or Fantasy Prison or Dungeon Tower
Whether you need an old mysterious abandoned fortress to use as a smugglers hideout, or a prison for your fantasy games, or a headquarters building on a primitive sci-fi world, we have something that you should take a look at. This 3d printed terrain piece by Caledonia Miniatures is very versatile. I just scooped it off theContinue reading “Sci-fi or Fantasy Prison or Dungeon Tower”
Mice-at-Arms
Just outside the conscious perception of mere humans stand armies of small but vicious mice waging war. Yes, maybe even in you own backyard! Most of you have likely heard about the great game Mice-at-Arms (MaA) by David Bezio by now. If not, you really should check out our fb group and our webpage for early alertsContinue reading “Mice-at-Arms”
Spotlight on Diabolical Terrain
Last Dec. at Shore Wars in Mentor OH, I had the opportunity to meet some really great new people and catch up with some friends as well. One of the new people was Ron from Diabolical Terrain. He was there selling some really great looking 3D printed buildings at a reasonable price. Shortly after theContinue reading “Spotlight on Diabolical Terrain”
Shop Update
We’ve made a small organizational change to the shop directory in order to prepare for some new incoming items. It became apparent quickly that the Horse & Musket category was going to be overwhelmed with everything we have to stuff into it. What we did was make sub-cats under it for the French and IndianContinue reading “Shop Update”
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Watched eggs never hatch??
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