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17 Jun 2009 11:06 a.m. PST
by the Editor

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Personal logo the Editor The Editor of TMP Fezian21 Dec 2008 4:23 p.m. PST

Nominations?

kyoteblue Supporting Member of TMP21 Dec 2008 4:29 p.m. PST

Um,,,Tim in Saskatoon ????

shelldrake21 Dec 2008 4:39 p.m. PST

it came in late, but the year of frugal gaming has my vote:

yearoffrugalgaming.blogspot.com

The Black Tower21 Dec 2008 4:55 p.m. PST

Meeples and miniatures blog gets my vote
meeplesandminiatures.co.uk

A great podcast and interesting blog

Jimwright21 Dec 2008 6:31 p.m. PST

The Grand Duchy of Stollen.

link

Nice balance of figures, terrain, games, pictures.

It is all balanced with the demands of Real Life(TM).

Very well done.

Don Johnson21 Dec 2008 7:13 p.m. PST

Giles Allison's "Tarleton's Quarter", detailing his growing AWI armies, with occasional forrays into other areas.

Excellent text, great pics, frequent posts – the man has a winner!

Don Johnson21 Dec 2008 7:21 p.m. PST

Jim Purkey's "The Alte Fritz Journal" runs a very close second for me. Many of the same attributes, plus detailed after-action-reports on his massive wargames weekends.

In addition, Jim has written a couple wonderful posts about gaming with his daughter, using the Eureka Teddy Bear armies. Top shelf stuff.

There's very little to seperate these two gentlemen and their blogs – I guess I just like the AWI stuff just a bit more.

Your milage may vary!

But I'm damn glad both are willing to devote the time to give us a glimpse into their little worlds.

citizen sade21 Dec 2008 8:42 p.m. PST

Murph's Bongolesia blog for me without a doubt. A man after my own heart and a great source of inspiration for AK-47 madness. Fantastic.

Personal logo vojvoda Supporting Member of TMP21 Dec 2008 9:52 p.m. PST

Scott Minus ACW blog that he posts new entries here.
VR
James Mattes

Personal logo Arteis Supporting Member of TMP22 Dec 2008 1:58 a.m. PST

I enjoy the Grimsby Wargamer – he comments on a wide range of subjects, which keeps things interesting. He also has a nice turn of phrase in his writing:

grimsbywargaming.blogspot.com

Steve the Wargamer's blog is always worth a look. And once you have finished reading his consistently interesting postings, the menu on the left of his page is a great way of keeping up with the latest updates on a number of other great wargaming blogs:

steve-the-wargamer.blogspot.com

Finally, there is another blog I enjoy which, while it covers wargaming, also covers the day-to-day life of the writer, his wife and his sister-in-law. It is very humourous and entertaining. For some reason, I now can't find the link, or even remember the name of the guy or his blog – but someone might recognise it from my description and provide the link …

Lowtardog22 Dec 2008 3:05 a.m. PST

Matakishis Teahouse always a good one

Jacko2722 Dec 2008 4:15 a.m. PST

I like this one too
gilesallison.blogspot.com

Brandlin Supporting Member of TMP22 Dec 2008 4:42 a.m. PST

long way to go before i get a nomination i guess…

brandlin.blogspot.com

Sigh….

kyoteblue Supporting Member of TMP22 Dec 2008 1:25 p.m. PST

Oh and second Murphys Bongoleisa !!!!!

pink panzer23 Dec 2008 2:36 a.m. PST

It has to be link

lewis gunner Supporting Member of TMP23 Dec 2008 9:13 a.m. PST

I'd like to nominate The Hinton Hunter
findthatfigure.blogspot.com

Its a really useful service and he also does a site for old Minifigs S range.
They are a bit different from the diary blogs but very useful and obviously a labour of love.

And if anyone has any old Hinton Hunts they want to sell I would be interested!!

Ooh Rah23 Dec 2008 5:25 p.m. PST

Several good ones but the two that give me the most inspiration and motivation are scomac's link and Scott Mingus's
scottmingus.wordpress.com

Lord Ashram29 Dec 2008 1:29 p.m. PST

I would say Giles is my favorite, with Scott McPhee in a close second.

No love for the House of War? Aw shucks:( Clearly I need more posts about filet mignon.

Elric Of Melnibone01 Jan 2009 6:11 a.m. PST

I will second Matakishi's Tea house

matakishi.com/index.htm

And I also enjoy reading Dampfpanzerwagon's blog as well

dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com

Cheers.

Covert Walrus Supporting Member of TMP19 Feb 2009 6:59 p.m. PST

Matakishi and the Redoubt for my money this year . . .

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