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Wore Prussian Cuirassiers and dragoons laces on the hats?	13	09 Mar 2026 6:21 a.m. PST
Jewish Soldiers of the Freikorps Grün Loudon	3	08 Mar 2026 3:17 p.m. PST
Great Northern War and War of the Spanish Succession rules?	4	19 Feb 2026 12:10 a.m. PST
so do your officers tower over the rank and file?	23	14 Feb 2026 3:22 p.m. PST
Hawaiian Regulars early 1800s	4	12 Feb 2026 6:37 a.m. PST
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Spanish 1718	1	04 Feb 2026 12:03 p.m. PST
Oudenarde 1708	8	02 Feb 2026 2:06 p.m. PST
Wargaming myths how do they get in the rules	75	31 Jan 2026 7:14 a.m. PST
Best uniforms: WSS vs WAS vs SYW? vote	46	31 Jan 2026 7:07 a.m. PST
Vauban's Wars: A Project of Wild Audacity - Louisbourg 1745	5	29 Jan 2026 10:14 p.m. PST
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Leader markers	5	17 Jan 2026 3:02 a.m. PST
old school 30mm Seven Years War / FIW	5	13 Jan 2026 6:57 a.m. PST
Wargaming Maloyaroslavets with a hobby hero of mine.	6	12 Jan 2026 5:50 p.m. PST
The Story Of The Fearless Women Warriors Of Dahomey	5	08 Jan 2026 5:53 p.m. PST
Extraordinary mass graves along highway route	8	03 Jan 2026 10:02 a.m. PST
The men and boys as thick as hasty pudding	7	03 Jan 2026 9:48 a.m. PST
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FIW Historical Fiction Novels	20	30 Dec 2025 10:28 p.m. PST
Soor 1745.	3	30 Dec 2025 4:59 p.m. PST
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2025 MERRY CHRISTMAS	8	23 Dec 2025 9:16 a.m. PST
25/28mm GNW Russian Strelsi?	4	18 Dec 2025 5:42 p.m. PST
SYW Con upcoming	12	17 Dec 2025 3:13 p.m. PST
New Finds at Culloden	9	14 Dec 2025 11:14 p.m. PST
How rules can handle village tiles terrain pieces	4	11 Dec 2025 10:00 a.m. PST
Need an 18th Century Spanish Priest.	9	06 Dec 2025 9:43 a.m. PST
30mm Old-School Tricorne Cavalry	7	01 Dec 2025 2:24 p.m. PST
Republic of Ragusta 1806, militia uniform ?	10	01 Dec 2025 5:04 a.m. PST
Does anybody have a Stadden 30mm catalogue? Also 20mm Rose?	8	30 Nov 2025 7:07 p.m. PST
Why I have the miniatures I have.	4	29 Nov 2025 6:54 p.m. PST
Blue Moon Jacobite Personalities	3	25 Nov 2025 11:13 p.m. PST
Time to put an end to sabot bases?	20	25 Nov 2025 8:16 a.m. PST
"The Complete Brigadier" by J. F. Grossman	14	23 Nov 2025 7:03 p.m. PST
Talk to me about 20mm x 25mm infantry bases	11	21 Nov 2025 9:19 p.m. PST
Painting horses	10	04 Nov 2025 7:17 a.m. PST
SYW limbers question	16	04 Nov 2025 12:05 a.m. PST
Malplaquet 1709	5	16 Oct 2025 4:22 p.m. PST
WI Louis XVI & Family escape to Metz (1789)	1	07 Oct 2025 4:31 p.m. PST
Great Northern War Cavalry Bust Up	5	04 Oct 2025 12:38 p.m. PST
What kids know about History...ackkkkk	36	29 Sep 2025 10:49 p.m. PST
Rod and Carol Langton shutting down	9	26 Sep 2025 5:00 p.m. PST
Chosen Men skirmish rules - Impressions?	27	23 Sep 2025 8:09 p.m. PST
The English Legend of the Little Drummer Boy is Ghostly	1	21 Sep 2025 4:06 p.m. PST
Praetorians of the Moscow Sovereigns	1	18 Sep 2025 1:54 p.m. PST
Could You Survive as a British Soldier Fighting....	8	13 Sep 2025 5:31 p.m. PST
The Guns of King Kamehameha	4	28 Aug 2025 1:31 p.m. PST
Hidden movement in campaigns and tabletop	7	28 Aug 2025 2:29 a.m. PST
Bigger Great Northern War Lilly Banners Game	3	21 Aug 2025 5:56 a.m. PST
WSS Company numbers and actual array in battle ?	7	17 Aug 2025 9:24 a.m. PST
Battle of Turin 1706. Rgt Normandie by Castle of Lucenti	2	15 Aug 2025 3:32 a.m. PST
Battle of Leuthen with (paper)flat figures	8	13 Aug 2025 4:02 p.m. PST
The Last Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo	2	10 Aug 2025 4:07 p.m. PST
1744 Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo - The ultimate map & OOB	4	10 Aug 2025 7:09 a.m. PST
Boki's 1700 range	8	10 Aug 2025 3:30 a.m. PST
Seeking Marquess of Granby Horse Race Rules	3	06 Aug 2025 9:50 a.m. PST
Spencer Smith Miniatures	3	04 Aug 2025 7:52 a.m. PST
SYW Con 2026 - planning update	3	04 Aug 2025 7:09 a.m. PST
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STP Miniatures - how to get them?	6	20 Jul 2025 7:33 p.m. PST
Vive la Revolution	8	18 Jul 2025 2:07 p.m. PST
Frontier Miniatures - A New Beginning	69	15 Jul 2025 7:52 p.m. PST
Guibert's so-called 'column of attack'	283	06 Jul 2025 12:13 p.m. PST
Counting something other than stands or figures	14	29 Jun 2025 3:23 p.m. PST
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17th Century Campaign Map of Germany	12	12 Jun 2025 11:59 a.m. PST
‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’	3	03 Jun 2025 4:22 p.m. PST
Round hats continentals, militia which side looped up?	13	30 May 2025 9:09 a.m. PST
Vauban's Wars Revisited	7	27 May 2025 4:12 p.m. PST
More Zinnfiguren units completed	3	27 May 2025 4:11 p.m. PST
Marches and Matrixes: Horse and Musket Campaigning	1	20 May 2025 4:57 p.m. PST
The Swiss DeMeuron Regiment	8	16 May 2025 12:02 a.m. PST
Allied Piquets at Minden	1	12 May 2025 3:49 a.m. PST
Matt varnish spray has wrecked my flags! Please help	26	10 May 2025 5:22 p.m. PST
Pikes in the '45	9	01 May 2025 2:20 a.m. PST
Duke of Kingston's Light Horse	1	24 Apr 2025 5:09 p.m. PST
Rising of the Clans First Playtest	1	20 Apr 2025 5:11 p.m. PST
SYW French drummer question	6	20 Apr 2025 2:06 p.m. PST
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1717-88. The Soldier Artificer Company.	6	08 Apr 2025 6:26 a.m. PST
Austrian Oak Leaves	11	07 Apr 2025 2:10 a.m. PST
Horse and musket period, why is it your favourite?	27	27 Mar 2025 2:59 p.m. PST
Completed: 17th Century Map of Germany	5	24 Mar 2025 12:10 p.m. PST
Culloden	8	19 Mar 2025 11:04 p.m. PST
So many women as soldiers in the British Army	12	08 Mar 2025 5:23 p.m. PST
Black Powder for the SYW	14	28 Feb 2025 4:12 p.m. PST
Which version of Beneath the Lily Banners?	8	17 Feb 2025 7:31 p.m. PST
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Fusilier caps and Mitres in Flanders for Hesse-Kassel 1793	15	02 Feb 2025 3:28 p.m. PST
1744 Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo - Regiment Mallorca Alferez	5	01 Feb 2025 9:25 a.m. PST
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stubby cannon in FIW what sizes	23	29 Jan 2025 8:24 a.m. PST
Added a corner to my table	10	22 Jan 2025 8:32 p.m. PST
does anybody know how french got to fort	3	18 Jan 2025 11:19 a.m. PST
AWI Playtest	7	09 Jan 2025 3:39 p.m. PST