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War of the Roses, Midgard style	2	06 May 2025 2:14 p.m. PST
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My feelings on Midgard	16	07 Apr 2025 10:42 a.m. PST
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made a castle city, but it's developed	28	13 Jan 2025 10:38 a.m. PST
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28mm Wargames Atlantic Medieval Foot Knights 1150-1320	3	03 Jun 2024 6:28 a.m. PST
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Free Medieval casualty markers	8	03 Jan 2024 5:38 a.m. PST
Rules for 6mm	7	24 Oct 2023 5:57 a.m. PST
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rules for ancient/medieval	16	06 Aug 2023 4:33 a.m. PST
Kingmaker II - new YouTube film	19	08 May 2023 3:26 p.m. PST
Never mind the billhooks rules 15mm	4	06 Mar 2023 9:50 a.m. PST
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Guide to Livery at the Battle of Bosworth	6	07 Dec 2022 2:55 a.m. PST
15mm Medieval rules?	16	30 Nov 2022 3:40 p.m. PST
28mm XIV-XV century men-at-arms	3	30 Nov 2022 4:42 a.m. PST
Bosworth: Livery colors for Talbot, Savage, Cheyney & Chande	5	16 Nov 2022 3:54 p.m. PST
DBA 2.2 errata?	10	15 Nov 2022 7:00 p.m. PST
3rd Crusades - Am I doing it right?	6	28 Oct 2022 8:35 p.m. PST
HYW Edwardian Phase: Options?	10	24 Oct 2022 6:31 p.m. PST
What color for Islamic standards in Sicily?	6	12 Sep 2022 1:58 a.m. PST
Biggest Ancient Tournament games in NE USA?	11	25 Aug 2022 6:05 a.m. PST
New to Medieval/Ancients - Need help deciding on a ruleset.	17	29 Jul 2022 7:25 p.m. PST
Siege of Orleans - With 2mm microscale again?	14	26 Jul 2022 8:10 p.m. PST
Looking for feedback on Crusader Army	3	31 Mar 2022 5:40 a.m. PST
Its Finished - all the Wars of the Roses Battles fought	32	22 Feb 2022 1:39 p.m. PST
Ravenfeast, friendships, and Zeb Cook	2	19 Feb 2022 2:10 p.m. PST
Best sources for Rus army 1220-40s appearance	6	10 Jan 2022 10:03 p.m. PST
Show me your HYW Mounted Knights	11	13 Oct 2021 11:45 a.m. PST
Warmaster - Medieval	14	17 Sep 2021 6:04 a.m. PST
Painting English Men at Arms: Step by Step I, II and III.	6	12 Sep 2021 4:54 a.m. PST
Changes in Dress & Equipment, ca 6th-7th Century	3	10 Apr 2021 12:04 p.m. PST
Suggestions for Manufacturers in 6mm or 10mm	8	06 Apr 2021 12:31 p.m. PST
Château de Guédelon - inspiration for medieval modellers?	5	18 Jan 2021 12:25 p.m. PST
rules for man to man combat	10	06 Oct 2020 3:00 a.m. PST
2D6 and Baccus size comparison	1	17 Sep 2020 2:45 a.m. PST
Saxons for Saga Questions	5	25 Aug 2020 4:46 a.m. PST
Knights Templar Decals	5	08 Jun 2020 4:25 a.m. PST
pavise - which way up ?	5	06 Jun 2020 9:31 a.m. PST
Foundry/T. Gore Medieval Warfare Rules Question	3	05 May 2020 1:26 p.m. PST
Basing for 15mm?	20	29 Apr 2020 9:08 p.m. PST
welsh archers colour ?	9	29 Apr 2020 8:59 a.m. PST
Rules recommendation please	18	27 Apr 2020 11:10 a.m. PST
Another what rules question, ideally like rank and file	10	16 Apr 2020 1:21 p.m. PST
Figures and Terrain?	11	05 Apr 2020 4:26 a.m. PST
Dark Age Rules Choices	21	26 Mar 2020 4:20 p.m. PST
100YW Stats for A Coat of Steel	2	16 Mar 2020 8:30 a.m. PST
Crusader Baggage Train / Encampment in 28mm Scale	7	16 Mar 2020 1:38 a.m. PST
Battle of Shrewsbury 1069; Interior Town Buildings I	3	04 Mar 2020 4:07 a.m. PST
Battle report of The Bloody Barons	11	29 Feb 2020 4:39 a.m. PST
1066 period archers	2	30 Jan 2020 12:07 p.m. PST
Edward the Black Prince, my early 100YW project	3	22 Jan 2020 6:56 a.m. PST
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15mm Burmese/Siamese/Khmer figures/rules for "elephant wars"	4	12 Dec 2019 2:42 p.m. PST
Mixing and matching Medieval minis question.	2	11 Nov 2019 11:38 p.m. PST
Free Stuff for Wargamers, the 15mm Edition Part II	11	20 Oct 2019 9:05 p.m. PST
SAGA rules consideration	27	10 Oct 2019 11:39 a.m. PST
Richard II from Columbia Games PC and MAC on Kickstarter	7	12 Aug 2019 6:03 a.m. PST
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Ragnarok	6	15 Jun 2019 6:50 a.m. PST
Germany 1390 scenario. Suitable 28mm miniatures	5	11 Jun 2019 3:15 p.m. PST
Flexible basing dilemma	9	06 Jun 2019 8:31 a.m. PST
Vikings and Saxons	9	29 May 2019 1:50 p.m. PST
Claymore Castings in the US?	4	29 May 2019 11:10 a.m. PST
6mm bears?	9	22 May 2019 1:18 p.m. PST
Deciding on the Era to do is Hard	10	21 May 2019 6:01 a.m. PST
SAGA Milite Christis Templars starter 4 point box complete!	2	17 Apr 2019 1:31 p.m. PST
Figures for the crusades	7	10 Apr 2019 8:28 a.m. PST
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Getting started with the battles of 1066	9	23 Nov 2018 11:45 a.m. PST
Armour and siege museum - Monteriggioni	7	11 Sep 2018 2:00 p.m. PST
Welcome to the Getting Started boards!	22	18 Aug 2018 9:49 a.m. PST
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L'Art de la Guerre	13	16 Jul 2018 2:28 p.m. PST
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Kings of War and Medieval rules question	11	24 Apr 2018 11:29 a.m. PST
SAGA Crescent and Cross for Teutonic Lithuanian Campaign?	5	27 Mar 2018 10:38 a.m. PST
What other rules for 28mm Lion Rampant 'Roses'	7	19 Mar 2018 2:28 p.m. PST
INFO: Medieval Civil 15mm	11	20 Jan 2018 5:03 a.m. PST
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Good Rules for Siege or Fortress-centric battles?	8	23 Nov 2017 2:22 p.m. PST
2mm King Stephen/Matilda and The Anarchy	23	04 Nov 2017 3:16 p.m. PST
Armies for Kids--Medievals Needed--Reminder	1	01 Nov 2017 7:42 p.m. PST
One-Hour Wargames AAR #8 Melee	7	05 Oct 2017 7:38 p.m. PST
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our latest and greatest take on One-Hour Wargames	5	30 Aug 2017 12:44 p.m. PST
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