War Galley

War Galley is a set of free wargames rules for ancient naval warfare. It very cleverly uses matchboxes and matchsticks for play.

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Color Photos From The US In The 1930s and 1940s

Fans of pulp and other inter-war gaming might be interested in seeing these rare color photos of life in the US in the 1930s and 1940s. It should give you some good ideas about colors.

Making and Basing 1/285 Scale Trees

Tabletop Titans has a couple of tutorials on making and basing 1/285 scale trees. I’m going to use these for my 6mm English Civil War project.

Tom’s Ancient Warfare Rules

Tom’s Ancient Warfare rules are a set of free wargames rules designed to be played with — of all things — Risk pieces. The author notes that the bases may need to be larger if you use historical miniatures.

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Painting With Inks

Tabletop Titans has a tutorial on using inks on a white base to create a sort of “watercolor” look to your figures. I very much like the look and am trying to decide on what unpainted project I could use the technique. Actually, I’ve been thinking about getting some of those woodland creatures figures and doing a “Mouseguard” game. The watercolor look would be just right for that.