The Miniature Wargaming Editor Using a standard deck of cards, Jim Wallman’s Field of Honor is:
a simple two player card game that is an abstract depiction of two armies facing each other on the battlefield. It can either be played as a simple two player card game, or as a sub-game to a more complex wargame � say a campaign where you wish to resolve minor battles without resorting to setting out model soldiers.
I’m not one to spend a lot of time making trees for my wargames. I tend to buy the big bags of pre-made model railroad trees, preferring to spend my effort on painting miniatures or making buildings. But one thing that’s always been missing from the lines of plastic trees are birches. Youc an get them, but they’re typically very expensive compared to the plastic connifers and deciduous trees.
Terragenesis has the solution with a tutorial on making cheap (and what looks like quick) birch trees from fabric wrapped floral wire and floral tape.
The author didn’t put any leaves on them, but it wouldn’t be too much trouble with a can of spray adhesive and some appropriately colored foam flocking.
Heroes Among Us is a pay-what-you-want game for quick play superhero skirmishes.
From Jim Wallman comes Blitz, one of the more imaginative miniatures rules sets I have encountered. In it, you command squads of firefighters coping with the dangers of the London Blitz of 1940 – 1941.
For fans of the Gaslight rules, here’s a playsheet that helps to teach the rules, as well as providing the information you need during the game. It would be perfect for running a game during a convention.