A Look at 19th Century British Board Games

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Hyperallergic has an interesting article on 19th Century British board games. The games were designed

thematically to illustrate several trends. Some games were for pure entertainment, while others aimed to more deeply engage the minds of their young participants. There were games that dictated moral values as players advanced along paths towards virtues or vices; games designed around geography and British history; and instructive games, requiring players to memorize facts on subjects from math to astronomy.

Publishers deliberately merged education and entertainment: they shrewdly realized that such games would appeal to parents.

It makes me wonder how people will interpret our games 150 years from now.

Unheroic Samurai

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Unheroic Samurai is a set of free wargames rules for combat with classical Samurai versus undead horrors.

La Guerre Des Ames (Souls Wars)

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La Guerre Des Ames (Souls Wars) is a set of free wargames rules in which Angels and Demons fight for souls. The rules are in French, but if your browser operates the way mine does, it will automatically convert the text.

Painting Horses Tutorial

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Kevin’s Miniatures and Hobby Table has a good article on painting horses. I have never been good at painting the beasts.

Rust Texture Tutorial for Wargaming Terrain and Scratch Build Models

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Here’s a tutorial on weathering and rust effects for your wargames terrain.