A scenario for Fuego Cruzado – my variant of Crossfire for the Spanish Civil War – featuring the brand new Republican T-26 tanks fresh off the boats from the USSR. Historically the Republican armour mauled Nationalist Cavalry in the streets of Seseña then destroyed an Italian tankette squadron. They were only driven off by Legionnaires getting personal with petrol bombs.
Steven Thomas
Painting Guide for the New Zealand Wars
This is the painting guide I gave to Nigel Fun-nell who painted by kit for the New Zealand Wars.
Sources for the Fall of Rome
An annotated bibliography for the Fall of Rome and the Barbarian Kingdoms.
Various Ideas for Crossfire Scenarios
?? TODO ?? Flesh them out
Visigothic Kings of Spain
I wanted to know the names and chronology of the Visigothic Kings of Spain.
Origin of the Visigoths
The traditional story of the the origin and migration of the Visigoths goes roughly like this (Collins, 2004):
British Order of Battle in the New Zealand Wars
Some Orders of Battle for the British / Europeans of the New Zealand Wars.
Strategic Aims and Objectives in Hone Heke’s War
The protagonists in the New Zealand Wars had differing strategic aims and objectives. I’ve summarised those from Hone Heke’s War of 1845-46. The three protagonist groups in this war were the Government, the resisting Maori and the collaborating Maori. Maori on both sides of the conflict were from the Ngapuhi tribe and this had an impact on their conduct of the war.
What to use Engle Matrix Games for
Chris Engle of Hamster Press is the creator of Engle Matrix Games. He has used them for murder mysteries, spy games, fantasy quests, intrigues, military campaigns and political games. He has also – as a Psychotherapist – used them to treat violent children and alcoholics!
Sources for Engle Matrix Games
An annotated bibliography for Engle Matrix Games.
Timeline of the New Zealand Wars
A rough timeline for the New Zealand Wars.
Kororareka – A DBA Scenario
Here is my Kororeka scenario for my DBA New Zealand Wars variant. I have assumed one element represents 20 men (rounded up to the next whole element), except the unarmed settlers where each represents 50 men, women and children. Some Naval Brigade and and Civic Guard are manning the gun batteries. Although there were four guns available I’ve lumped the three old cannon together as one battery.
Engle Matrix Game as a Wargaming Campaign
The essence of Engle Matrix Games is that they allow you to do whatever you want to, so long as you can make a logical argument. You play a leading general of the period. Each turn you get to make one argument/order about what you want to happen that turn. You can make arguments for your side, to cause problems for the other side, or to change the rules! (No more than one level of rule change.)
Battle Resolution for Engle Matrix Games
In the absence of other ways of resolving battles within an Campaign using the approach of Engle Matrix Games try these simple rules. They were devised by Arthur Harman but revised by me (Steven Thomas).