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Topic	Posts	Last Post
basing gens d´armes	3	11 Sep 2023 12:55 a.m. PST
Still looking for decent rules	13	01 Jun 2023 11:32 a.m. PST
Looking for 15mm ECW/TYW civilians	6	17 Mar 2023 3:00 p.m. PST
Where to start wargaming pike and shotte Epically	9	16 Mar 2023 7:54 a.m. PST
DBR rules clarification	4	22 Feb 2023 5:46 p.m. PST
2 Q's for wargaming the late 16th century	5	19 Feb 2023 1:08 p.m. PST
Skirmish rules that have tribal vs tribal ability	20	24 Dec 2022 6:04 p.m. PST
Guide to Livery at the Battle of Bosworth	6	07 Dec 2022 2:55 a.m. PST
ECW English Roof Shingles Color?	21	02 Nov 2022 5:27 a.m. PST
28mm Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth	16	06 Aug 2022 7:41 a.m. PST
Basing Pike & Shot 25's?	5	25 Jul 2022 11:14 a.m. PST
28mm Aztecs from Wargames Atlantic, photo review	4	07 Jun 2022 3:51 p.m. PST
By Fire and Sword Cossacks	1	26 Dec 2021 8:29 a.m. PST
Evolution in Military Tactics from 1640’s to 1690	12	23 Jul 2021 9:43 p.m. PST
Looking for 'spare' 15mm Winged Hussars	0	21 Apr 2021 5:39 p.m. PST
Looking for Spanish Conquistadores in 28mm	19	24 Mar 2021 2:43 p.m. PST
What to do with Warlord Lansknechts?	13	08 Feb 2021 11:42 a.m. PST
Adivice for some good rules	17	29 Nov 2020 8:19 a.m. PST
Baroque, Field of Glory Renaissance, or Other Rulesets?	12	29 Nov 2020 2:39 a.m. PST
18 Aztec Novices walk into a bar...	7	17 Nov 2020 9:29 a.m. PST
ECW: The Battle of Upper Downington	4	08 Sep 2020 5:13 a.m. PST
The latest refurb – Late Medieval (1490 – 1515)	6	26 Aug 2020 7:13 p.m. PST
Advice please	15	19 Jul 2020 10:29 a.m. PST
Simple rules for 2mm	8	14 Jul 2020 1:26 p.m. PST
Spanish Conquistadores Miniatures for the Conquest of Mexico	12	29 Jun 2020 1:06 p.m. PST
15mm grumpy Korean miniatures	2	28 Apr 2020 5:04 a.m. PST
Rules for the 1480s-90s	7	18 Mar 2020 8:28 p.m. PST
What to expect from TYW wargaming?	13	18 Feb 2020 7:40 p.m. PST
Unit Suggestions for The Sword, Cross and Gold	5	27 Jan 2020 4:48 a.m. PST
Tabletop head to head French v Danish Footguards	9	07 Dec 2019 9:24 a.m. PST
Naval terrain out of waste	14	24 Nov 2019 11:17 a.m. PST
De Ruyter versus Royal African Company scenario 1664	7	04 Nov 2019 2:02 a.m. PST
17th century campaign - first 5 scenario set ups	10	02 Nov 2019 3:58 a.m. PST
Starting a new period - colonization of the Americas?	11	16 Aug 2019 1:59 p.m. PST
Big Offers at Alternative Armies end 1st Aug	1	25 Jul 2019 4:07 a.m. PST
Renaissance Boardgame for campaign	12	03 May 2019 5:49 a.m. PST
Give Fyre	1	23 Mar 2019 4:45 a.m. PST
Gadzooks it’s the Apocalypse! Live on Kickstarter	2	16 Mar 2019 1:41 a.m. PST
Donnybrook and the Ottomans	1	09 Dec 2018 3:44 a.m. PST
Alternative Armies Cyber Monday 2018	1	26 Nov 2018 2:11 a.m. PST
Colonial Florida Rules and Figures	7	25 Aug 2018 7:25 p.m. PST
Welcome to the Getting Started boards!	22	18 Aug 2018 9:49 a.m. PST
40MM Miniatures Bases; Both Frontages and Depths	6	31 Mar 2018 9:48 p.m. PST
10mm Elizabethan / Wars of Religion / Late 16th C. Minis?	10	16 Jan 2018 9:25 a.m. PST
Building A Board	9	13 Nov 2017 11:35 a.m. PST
By Fire and Sword rule, downloadable	3	05 Oct 2017 5:23 p.m. PST
Warfare Miniatures CRISIS 2017 special offer	3	03 Oct 2017 3:16 a.m. PST
Best 6mm for late 16th century, Elizabethan wars in Ireland?	6	17 Sep 2017 8:18 a.m. PST
Best Renaissance Army for a Newbie?	18	11 Sep 2017 11:27 a.m. PST
Cavalier - Pike and Shot Wargame Rules	2	08 Sep 2017 6:52 a.m. PST
15mm TYW Matchlock vs Minifigs	25	13 Aug 2017 1:44 a.m. PST
Pike and Shot - Italian Wars unit characterisation list	2	20 Jul 2017 11:22 a.m. PST
By Fire & Sword Polish Wargaming - www.wargamer.com article	2	06 Jul 2017 8:51 a.m. PST
Barbary Corsair Conversions	5	29 Mar 2017 1:14 p.m. PST
Best rules set for 30 years war?	24	23 Mar 2017 3:57 p.m. PST
Got some 15mm Landsknechts - where to go from here?	7	07 Mar 2017 7:50 p.m. PST