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MINI WARS Convention Oct. 11 & 12 in Fullerton, California	10	02 Sep 2025 12:05 a.m. PST
Artaxerxes Triumphant, a Midgard battle	1	17 Aug 2025 11:04 p.m. PST
All About 'Dat Base	4	17 Aug 2025 7:49 p.m. PST
Cool old minis Xerxesbates the distractions!	6	14 Aug 2025 4:55 a.m. PST
28mm Warlord Imperial Roman Infabtry	2	10 Aug 2025 3:43 p.m. PST
Fireforge 28mm Russian Infantry painted	7	09 Aug 2025 1:10 p.m. PST
28mm Conquest Medieval Knights built and painted	6	05 Aug 2025 11:26 p.m. PST
Making new game markers that blend with the table	33	23 Jul 2025 3:34 a.m. PST
World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates - Quarter Finals	8	18 Jul 2025 9:52 p.m. PST
A quick visit to sunny Spain circa 1936!	7	15 Jul 2025 12:23 p.m. PST
Tiny Wargaming/Big Wargames/Warmats UK	5	12 Jul 2025 4:40 a.m. PST
Dealing with panzergrenadiers in Chain of Command	2	08 Jul 2025 9:06 a.m. PST
World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates - Round 2	14	05 Jul 2025 12:26 p.m. PST
Wargames Atlantic Middle Ages Mounted Sergeants	9	27 Jun 2025 5:46 p.m. PST
Best Historical Period That's Not Popular? SYW!	15	27 Jun 2025 4:47 p.m. PST
Academic Distain for Wargaming	8	27 Jun 2025 2:33 p.m. PST
KAM DAKKA 1879 Part 2: Battle Begins...	3	24 Jun 2025 7:01 a.m. PST
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Wargames Atlantic Middle Ages Foot Painted	8	19 Jun 2025 11:45 a.m. PST
HMGS-PSW SAND WARS June 7 + 8 in Chandler, Arizona	13	07 Jun 2025 7:06 a.m. PST
Best Military Stamps (Art) - what are your favorites	10	06 Jun 2025 1:47 a.m. PST
Your oldest battle? Dinosaurs!	6	04 Jun 2025 2:42 p.m. PST
World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates Prelim Rd Results	19	04 Jun 2025 5:34 a.m. PST
World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates	34	01 Jun 2025 4:03 a.m. PST
Where are all the blogs going?	29	22 May 2025 5:31 p.m. PST
War of the Roses, Midgard style	2	06 May 2025 2:14 p.m. PST
More Mucking About With Midgard	3	21 Apr 2025 11:52 a.m. PST
Perry Bros 28 Bavarian Infantry photo review	5	16 Apr 2025 3:47 a.m. PST
Time to put an end to sabot bases?	15	07 Apr 2025 3:18 p.m. PST
My feelings on Midgard	16	07 Apr 2025 10:42 a.m. PST
Longest game you ever played in.	34	04 Apr 2025 10:51 a.m. PST
Extra boats for my Confederate Navy	12	30 Mar 2025 6:28 a.m. PST
Scouts Out! Great War on the Western Front	6	29 Mar 2025 12:52 p.m. PST
28mm Wargames Atlantic Age of Chivalry Peasants	11	21 Mar 2025 1:08 p.m. PST
Threesomes?	21	13 Mar 2025 11:20 a.m. PST
28mm Wargames Artlantic German MG'08	4	26 Feb 2025 12:34 a.m. PST
28mm Wargames Atlantic Age of Chivalry Serjeants	10	25 Feb 2025 4:27 p.m. PST
Lancers and levade posture	16	17 Feb 2025 1:16 p.m. PST
Taking a stab at scaling up from 1/100 to 1/72 scale	8	16 Feb 2025 1:18 p.m. PST
1/72 Curtiss P-36	8	16 Feb 2025 12:07 p.m. PST
Typical game night	18	04 Feb 2025 9:35 a.m. PST
What Happens to Your Stuff When You Die?	29	02 Feb 2025 3:34 a.m. PST
ADVANCE! 2025 Miniature Wargame Con April 5th, San Diego CA	2	20 Jan 2025 9:45 p.m. PST
Tell us about any Christmas themed game you ever had	13	27 Dec 2024 9:02 p.m. PST
Merry Christmas from Gen. Pettygree and Bill P.	9	23 Dec 2024 4:18 p.m. PST
Powder River Western by Gen. Pettygree, Act 4 The End	7	22 Dec 2024 5:53 p.m. PST
Rule Longevity	26	20 Dec 2024 7:01 a.m. PST
What's next with Warlord Games Epic Scale?	27	18 Dec 2024 8:51 a.m. PST
Powder River Western by Gen. Pettygree Act 3 Surrounded	7	09 Dec 2024 4:23 p.m. PST
Powder River Western Act 2 Gen. Pettygree	8	25 Nov 2024 10:13 a.m. PST
Richmond Virginia	5	20 Nov 2024 7:59 p.m. PST
Powder River Western by General Pettygree	12	15 Nov 2024 4:25 p.m. PST
Mass-producing Henschel HS-123s in 1/72	8	06 Nov 2024 9:49 a.m. PST
Attack on Cahokia at the St. Charles County Heritage Museum	5	03 Nov 2024 1:13 a.m. PST
The Penultimate Indian Army Post	3	31 Oct 2024 6:48 p.m. PST
Airfix Fiat G-50	7	26 Oct 2024 6:42 a.m. PST
HMGS War College at Fall In	16	25 Oct 2024 12:42 p.m. PST
KPL 1/72 PZL-50	2	22 Oct 2024 6:18 p.m. PST
When AI starts giving history lessons	15	20 Oct 2024 4:26 a.m. PST
From Swords to Plowsh.....oops to Slings	4	19 Oct 2024 4:35 a.m. PST
Why Should a Player of Historicals Try 40K?	65	14 Oct 2024 10:09 p.m. PST
10mm Samurai and Ashigaru from Wargames Atlantic	5	13 Oct 2024 11:10 p.m. PST
Matchbox P-12E 1/72 more from the "Yellow Wings" era	6	13 Oct 2024 9:08 p.m. PST
How long is your game?	42	13 Oct 2024 12:16 p.m. PST
1/72 Monogram Boeing F4B-4	7	07 Oct 2024 7:17 p.m. PST
Historical gamers in Volusia county Florida	2	01 Oct 2024 12:05 p.m. PST
1/72 Avia B-35 from K-P	6	30 Sep 2024 3:42 a.m. PST
25mm Hinchliffe Ancient Indians, the Heavy Cavalry	6	29 Sep 2024 8:39 p.m. PST
Building Wargames Atlantic Great War Russians 28mm	11	27 Sep 2024 7:46 p.m. PST
Custom DICE TRAYS / BOXES by Bud’s Blast Markers	7	25 Sep 2024 5:32 a.m. PST
Half-Dozen of early war BF-109s in 1/72	6	15 Sep 2024 3:42 p.m. PST
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54mm Did The "Wimmin" Escape? Gen. Pettygree	9	08 Sep 2024 6:28 a.m. PST
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Wargames Atlantic 28mm 95th Rifles	9	28 Aug 2024 12:05 a.m. PST
54mm Rescue Post Battle by Gen. Pettygree	3	22 Aug 2024 10:16 a.m. PST
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One hour Skirmish - Joker draw on Morale Check?	5	13 Aug 2024 7:14 a.m. PST
The old castle in Newcastle.	10	11 Aug 2024 4:27 a.m. PST
Taking Wargames on Manuevers, last try	5	10 Aug 2024 4:22 a.m. PST
French Pronunciation for Wargamers	11	08 Aug 2024 1:04 a.m. PST
Olympic style Fencing miniatures	8	07 Aug 2024 4:37 p.m. PST
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Advice on 4 player One Hour Skirmish	8	01 Aug 2024 1:52 p.m. PST
Rout and recovery	11	30 Jul 2024 10:19 a.m. PST
Off the paint-table and right into battle	7	29 Jul 2024 9:53 p.m. PST
SPECTRE: OPERATIONS Skirmish gaming Cold War Africa	14	28 Jul 2024 12:09 a.m. PST
HMGS-PSW MINI-WARS in Fullerton/Anaheim CA, Sept 28-29	3	25 Jul 2024 3:18 a.m. PST
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Solo Wargaming - A Practitioner's View	11	17 Jul 2024 2:09 a.m. PST
'abc wargamers'	8	16 Jul 2024 11:46 p.m. PST
World Cup of Wargames Manufacturers ROUND 1	12	07 Jul 2024 2:57 a.m. PST
What battle do you game during Holidays you celebrate	18	05 Jul 2024 4:33 p.m. PST
World Cup of Historical Wargames Miniature Manufacturers	19	28 Jun 2024 4:34 a.m. PST