I'm conscious that I've not posted on this blog for almost a month- it can get that way when I'm busy in the lead-up to a display game (in this case Partizan). Above and below, I've been making command stands, pursuit markers, casualty markers and artillery pieces for the Roundway Down game. This has been going pretty well, with the first three categories close to completion, and only the artillery needing very much work. I should have them finished with plenty of time, which is good news, since I still need to build a darned great hill. When they are completely finished, I'll take some decent photos.
Sunday, 10 April 2022
ECW progress
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Dutch Artillery, 1672 style
Monday, 7 March 2022
New Chits of War released
I've just released some more lovely chits for use with To the Strongest! and For King and Parliament. Chits of War come in sheets of 80, are 20mm in diameter and are drawn from a bag and used in the place of playing cards. I've introduced two new colours, white and yellow, to complement the existing five colours (purple, dark blue, green, red and orange).
The coloured, varnished MDF chits are double sided for speed of play, because you don't need to flip them over. The two new sheets offer a strong contrast to the existing colours, so you won't mix them up.
I've also had matching stratagem tokens made:
You can find them here (chits) and here (stratagems).
Monday, 28 February 2022
Updated To the Strongest! Medieval Army List eBook released
I’ve just published an updated versions of the medieval army list eBook for To the Strongest! The 211-page PDF now includes 120 Medieval army lists, including five new lists (West Slav, Old Prussian, Early Lithuanian and Samogitian, Later Feudal English and Yi Korean lists). I’ve also moved the Later Hindu Indian, Early Lombard and Avar lists here, from the Ancient List eBook, as they sit better alongside the medieval lists. Several of the existing lists have been revised, and a good deal of background information has been added.
Each list consists of a spreadsheet describing the army. Most of the lists also include details of how the army fought and a historical background, and sometimes a picture of painted miniatures.
You can find buy the army lists
here. Should you order the lists you'll
receive updates roughly every three months until at least the end of 2022, with new
lists and additional material added each time. The next update will be at the
end of May 2022. The eBook costs £9.99.
https://bigredbatshop.co.uk/collections/all/army-lists
Alternatively, if you are outside
the UK (especially if you are in the EU, where I can't sell digital products) you might like to buy it from Wargames
Vault for $14.99.
Monday, 21 February 2022
ECW veterans
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Blowing hot air
Monday, 31 January 2022
Burgundian arquebusiers and TtS! Ancient Army lists
Today I've just released an updated version of the TtS! Ancient Army list eBook, with four new lists (Cappadocians, Hasmonean Judean, West African Forest Kingdoms and Mossi). Now with 164 army lists, the book is now approaching completion and consequently the new armies I am adding tend to be somewhat more obscure, although often all the more interesting for that. I'm still adding background material to the lists - I'm up to 128,000 words (!) - and revising some of the older lists. If you've previously bought a paid-for version of this list (as opposed to the original free version of the book) you should have recently received an email copy (from the BigRedBatShop) or a download link (from Wargames Vault). If not, please mail me. At the end of February there will be a similar update to the Medieval army lists.

