Atomic Games’ World at War Stalingrad is available on the Internet Archives in a DOS Emulator. The game, co branded with Avalon Hill, dates to 1994, and is a classic hex and counter design.
Modeling California Desert Bases
The tips in this video for modeling California Desert bases also could be applied to making various bits of terrain. I have some friends who are currently painting up a Zorro game …
Sandbags Again
Sandbags are a miniature wargaming terrain essential. Michael Blair has this advice on making them.
Sandbags
This works for 25mm scale and maybe 20mm but would not work for 6mm unless you leave out the bandage. This is not my method, it came from the net or the list but it works well and is the one I use. Beans of chewing gun just does not look right to me, so I have to do it the hard way.
Material Components
Das air drying clay or equivalent
Crepe bandage, width approximately 1″
PVA glue, more or less diluted.Tools
Flat surface (glass is ideal)
Scissors
Polytheme sheet (optional)
Cling film (possibly)
old paint brush1. Roll out the Das into a sausage maybe half the diameter of a finger and then roll it onto the
stretched out bandage. You may need to add a little of the diluted PVA to make it stick.2. Cut the bandage wrapped sausage into sandbag sized lengths. While still wet place them into position,
moulding them over each other and piching the ends closed as best you can. Brush the dilute PVA over
them. You might want to set them on a sheet of plastic to make them easier to lft once they have set. For a
vehicle putting a piece of cling film below them should allow them to set in place and be a good fit
but be removable for painting and so on.They will take some time to dry but they look wonderful and could be used as masters for making
moulds.
SSG’s Carriers At War (1992)
The Internet Archive has an emulator for SSG’s MS-DOS game, Carriers At War. The 1992 game ha a number of Pacific Battles to fight out. I enjoyed this back in the day.
Miskatonic Madness Board Game
Miskatonic Madness is a free downloadable board game from Richard Launius, the creator of the original legendary Arkham Horror board game. This is a two player game and is very well done.
Here’s what Richard Launius says about the game:
this is an update of a very simple game I designed years ago and gave out a conventions to people who play-tested Arkham Horror and my more robust game designs. It is meant to be simple and in no way is comparable to Arkham Horror or Trail of the Brotherhood, but in it’s own right is fun and there is a strategy to playing the game. Lastly like Lovecraft stories, the magic of this game is in the imaginations of the viewers. With imagination it is a fun little game