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Tactical Warfare In The Fantasy Genre: An Exploration Of Battlesystem [Part Two]

The scene is set for an epic battle between massive Fantasy armies. Let’s find out more…

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Monday, July 24th, 2017

Tactical Warfare In The Fantasy Genre: An Exploration Of Battlesystem [Part One]

Community member cpauls1 takes oriskany through an adventure in Fantasy wargaming with Battlesystem!

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Monday, July 17th, 2017

Six-Day War 50th Anniversary: Middle East Blitzkrieg [Part Three]

Oriskany finishes off this mini-series on the Six-Day War with multiple battles and suggestions for wargaming this conflict.

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Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

The Battle Of Midway 75th Anniversary: Turning Point In The Pacific [Part Five]

We close out this series with talk of final strikes and maybe a few what if scenarios…

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Monday, June 19th, 2017

Six-Day War 50th Anniversary: Middle-East Blitzkrieg [Part Two]

We’re getting stuck into more on the Six-Day War today as we explore the fighting around The Sinai.

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Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

The Battle Of Midway 75th Anniversary: Turning Point In The Pacific [Part Four]

Find out what happens this week as we witness the last stand of the Hiryu at The Battle Of Midway…

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Monday, June 12th, 2017

Six-Day War 50th Anniversary: Middle-East Blitzkrieg [Part One]

Join us as oriskany talks us through this introduction to the history of the Six-Day War.

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Thursday, June 8th, 2017

The Battle of Midway 75th Anniversary: Turning Point in the Pacific [Part Three]

Good afternoon, Beasts of War. Welcome back to our continuing article series marking the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Using the “Naval War” rules system presented at www.naval-war.com (Hendrik Jan Seijmonsbergen – BoW: @ecclesiates), we’re taking a wargamer’s […]

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Monday, June 5th, 2017

The Battle Of Midway 75th Anniversary: Turning Point In The Pacific [Part Two]

Welcome back, one and all, to our commemorative article series marking the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway. We’re not only looking at this epic naval battle from a historical perspective, but also through the “gaming eyes” of Hendrik […]

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Monday, May 29th, 2017

The Battle Of Midway 75th Anniversary: Turning Point In The Pacific [Part One]

Community members oriskany & ecclesiastes dive into the Battle Of Midway and naval warfare during its 75th Anniversary.

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Monday, May 22nd, 2017

Heroes Of The Great War: World War I Comes To Kickstarter [Part Three]

Join oriskany as he sums up his thoughts on this excellent World War I tabletop experience from Gladiator Games.

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Monday, May 15th, 2017

Heroes Of The Great War: World War I Comes to Kickstarter [Part Two]

Good morning, Beasts of War, and welcome to Part Two of our review of Heroes of the Great War: Limanowa 1914.

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Monday, May 8th, 2017

Heroes Of The Great War: World War I Comes to Kickstarter [Part One]

Heroes Of The Great War: World War I Comes to Kickstarter [Part One]

Oriskany dives into World War I with his in-depth review series on Heroes Of The Great War: Limanowa 1914!

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Monday, May 1st, 2017

echo turret – smaller pic – Delete when able

echo turret – smaller pic – Delete when able

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

Sample Star Wars home made materials requested by user

Uploading in response to community query in: //www.beastsofwar.com/star-wars/game-star-wars-ground-minis-part-1/

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

Early War French Armor

I’ve completed a set of twelve 15mm early war French armor. The miniatures are all from Old Glory, assembled and painted in early war French colors and camouflage schemes. The largest are of course Char B1 bis. The second largest […]

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Monday, June 23rd, 2014

Late War American – M24 Chaffees (Battlefront 15mm)

They say good things come in small packages, and that seems to be the case with the M24 Chaffee. Introduced in 1944 and still being used in some small armies, it’s a great addition to an American late WW2 army, […]

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Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

SU-100s (15mm from Battlefront Tank Killer Set)

When BoW’s “What’s in the Box” feature recently showcased the Soviet Tank Killer set from Battlefront, I wanted to post some photos of this same vehicle set . . . assembled, painted, and in action on some of our gaming […]

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Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

Early War American M3 Lee/Grants

I’ve completed a pair of early war American M3 Lee/Grants, ready for the “Torch” phase of an upcoming North Africa desert war campaign. I had to add my own machine guns to the commander’s cupola for the full “wedding cake” […]

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Monday, June 2nd, 2014

More Reinforcements Headed to the Desert!

I have finished some more British and German desert vehicles in preparation for an upcoming 15mm North Africa project, complete with some basic palm trees from the craft store to help give my board a desert feel. The Valentine IIIs […]

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

The British are coming!

In preparation for an upcoming North Africa desert war campaign, I’m getting together some British (Western Task Force, XIII Corps, and finally 8th Army) for the 15mm table top. Availability is forcing me to cobble together from a number of […]

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Sunday, May 18th, 2014

Early War Zvezda Soviet Armor

For 1/100 (15mm) scale, Zvezda miniatures can be a great option for World War II vehicles, especially for gamers on a budget. They snap together without glue, and with a little work and imagination a skilled hobbyist can bring their […]

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Thursday, May 1st, 2014

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