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Conventions, Clubs, and Events / Re: Origins 2024 ––– JUNE 19-23 (Columbus, OH)
« Last post by bayonetbrant on May 15, 2024, 10:40:41 AM »Origins 2024 Countdown! The Wargame HQ Gaming Event Details
Starting our weekly Origins previews as we count down to the convention, here's a deep dive into the "holy crap that's a lot of wargames" agenda we're bringing to Origins in 2024.
https://wp.me/pae4WL-996
Starting our weekly Origins previews as we count down to the convention, here's a deep dive into the "holy crap that's a lot of wargames" agenda we're bringing to Origins in 2024.
https://wp.me/pae4WL-996
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History and Tall Tales / Re: This Day in History
« Last post by besilarius on May 14, 2024, 05:23:23 PM »1364. The principal reason the Florentines won the Battle of Cascina on July 28, was because they surprised their Pisan enemies while most of them were bathing in the River Arno and bereft of arms, not to mention clothing..
1619. Johan Van Olden Barneveldt, 72, Dutch statesman, beheaded by the Calvinists for advocating religious freedom
1801. Tripoli declares war on the United States for not increasing the annual tribute paid as protection money to prevent raids on its ships. Within less than a week, a squadron under Commodore Richard Dale (John Paul Jones' first lieutenant) sets sail to protect American interests and arrives July 1 at Gibraltar.
1846 the US declared war on Mexico, ten days after fighting had begun
1871. horsed armies, for every three animals used as mounts or to haul artillery or supplies, two additional ones are needed each week to transport fodder.
1912. Kaiser Wilhelm II was so fond of uniforms that whenever he went to see Wagner's opera The Flying Dutchman he always wore his uniform as a Grand Admiral of the Imperial German Navy.
1940 Churchill promised "blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80_HXIHa724&pp=ygUtd2luc3RvbiBjaHVyY2hpbGwgYmxvb2QgdG9pbCB0ZWFycyBhbmQgc3dlYXQg
1943. Axis troops in Tunisia surrender, ending the African Campaign
1973. During the Vietnam War the U.S. Army officially reported 4,643 helicopters lost in action: a further 6,000 were so severely damaged as to required extensive rebuilding.
1619. Johan Van Olden Barneveldt, 72, Dutch statesman, beheaded by the Calvinists for advocating religious freedom
1801. Tripoli declares war on the United States for not increasing the annual tribute paid as protection money to prevent raids on its ships. Within less than a week, a squadron under Commodore Richard Dale (John Paul Jones' first lieutenant) sets sail to protect American interests and arrives July 1 at Gibraltar.
1846 the US declared war on Mexico, ten days after fighting had begun
1871. horsed armies, for every three animals used as mounts or to haul artillery or supplies, two additional ones are needed each week to transport fodder.
1912. Kaiser Wilhelm II was so fond of uniforms that whenever he went to see Wagner's opera The Flying Dutchman he always wore his uniform as a Grand Admiral of the Imperial German Navy.
1940 Churchill promised "blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80_HXIHa724&pp=ygUtd2luc3RvbiBjaHVyY2hpbGwgYmxvb2QgdG9pbCB0ZWFycyBhbmQgc3dlYXQg
1943. Axis troops in Tunisia surrender, ending the African Campaign
1973. During the Vietnam War the U.S. Army officially reported 4,643 helicopters lost in action: a further 6,000 were so severely damaged as to required extensive rebuilding.
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Intel Dump / Re: Tuesday Newsday! Weekly dump of wargaming news
« Last post by bayonetbrant on May 14, 2024, 04:01:10 PM »Golden Geeks, Minis Pre-Orders, & more ~ #TuesdayNewsday
Stay in the loop with our comprehensive roundup of hobby (and practitioner!) wargaming headlines every #TuesdayNewsday
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/news/tn051424/
this week's new releases:
Stay in the loop with our comprehensive roundup of hobby (and practitioner!) wargaming headlines every #TuesdayNewsday
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/news/tn051424/
this week's new releases:
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Pre-Gunpowder / Re: Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
« Last post by LetsPlayHistory on May 14, 2024, 03:29:45 PM »Peter and I are currently playing the Iberian scenario in multiplayer. My videos are going to be published from tomorrow onwards. They are in german, but I thought I share the playlist nonetheless.
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Pre-Gunpowder / Re: Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
« Last post by Sir Slash on May 14, 2024, 12:00:30 PM »Hey, none of them fit ME, if you know what I mean.... And by that, I mean they're ALL too small. 
But the game does look great and I'm Wishlisting it right now.
But the game does look great and I'm Wishlisting it right now. 26
Pre-Gunpowder / Re: HISPANIA wargame on Gamefound
« Last post by DracoIdeas on May 14, 2024, 04:14:23 AM »With all the Stretch Goals have been unlocked, we enter the last days of the campaign.
Today we want to talk about Tetrarchia, a game also by Miguel Marqués, in which we must to defend Rome from the barbarians that threaten the Empire from all the cardinal points.
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/draco-ideas/hispania/updates/14
Today we want to talk about Tetrarchia, a game also by Miguel Marqués, in which we must to defend Rome from the barbarians that threaten the Empire from all the cardinal points.
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/draco-ideas/hispania/updates/14
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Pre-Gunpowder / Re: Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
« Last post by Metaldog on May 13, 2024, 11:15:00 PM »Damn right. That's a long time to wear a codpiece that doesn't fit.
That explains your winning personality
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Pre-Gunpowder / Re: Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
« Last post by Sir Slash on May 13, 2024, 10:34:29 PM »Damn right. That's a long time to wear a codpiece that doesn't fit. 
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Pre-Gunpowder / Re: Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
« Last post by Gusington on May 13, 2024, 02:48:14 PM »Nice. Been waiting for this for what feels like 800 years.
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Pre-Gunpowder / Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
« Last post by bayonetbrant on May 13, 2024, 02:00:17 PM »First Impressions of Field Of Glory: Kingdoms
Field Of Glory: Kingdoms is a welcome transport ahead in time for the very well-received, eminently-approachable, extremely intuitive Field Of Glory: Empires wargame series
https://wp.me/pae4WL-9bi
Field Of Glory: Kingdoms is a welcome transport ahead in time for the very well-received, eminently-approachable, extremely intuitive Field Of Glory: Empires wargame series
https://wp.me/pae4WL-9bi