Madagascar Book Giveaway
To mark the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Madagascar in 1942, I am giving away one hardback, one audiobook, and one ebook of A Strange Campaign. Closing date for entries is end of 5th May (UK time).
Tag Archives: WWII
New From The Sprue Shop
- Friday, 29 April 2022 09:23
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Combined Arms.
Pre-order, dispatch after May 24th. £45 UK post free.
Bolt Action - Combined Arms is a strategic board game that commands the players to face off, seize the initiative and outwit their foe amidst the fog of war. Each game will see you fighting for control of air, land, and sea in order to claim objectives and hold them against the enemy.
Choose your theatre of war, from the western and eastern fronts to North Africa and the Pacific. Each theatre has its own challenges and opportunities, some rewarding control over the sea, some rewarding control over the skies. How many of your precious resources will you sink into each, and how much will be left to control the land? Will you rely on stealth as you move units secretly, springing up where you are least suspected, or will you attempt to overwhelm your enemy with brutal overkill?
Combined Arms can be played as a stand-alone game or players can incorporate Bolt Action, Blood Red Skies, Cruel Seas, or Victory at Sea for an epic continent-spanning campaign. Unique cards link your campaign with your chosen wargames, meaning your choices in the campaign could mean victory or defeat on the tabletop.
This box contains:
- Rules booklet
- 4 game maps covering North West Europe, The Eastern Front, North Africa and The Pacific theatres of operation.
- Orders Board
- Operations Board
- 6 Card decks
- 67 Tokens
- Plastic Army markers
- Plastic Objectives
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
1/48 Pzr I And Stug III Released
- Wednesday, 27 April 2022 09:14
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New 1/48 German PZR I Ausf B and Stug III Ausf B.
2 new WW2 German tanks now available.
Stug II Ausf B, Pzr I Ausf B
These are resin and metal models.
Supplied unassembled and unpainted.
News From Baccus 6mm
- Saturday, 23 April 2022 11:52
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At times, working at Baccus central can take on a surreal tone as discussions about projects and works in progress overlap, intermingle and dive off into side roads of increasing incomprehensibility. A conversation today started off with a comment about a new mould for some Sea People strips, got caught cross current in a stream of consciousness about WW2 German armour, segued into a convoluted discussion of the rights and wrongs of the Monmouth rebellion and finished with a consideration of British Tanks of the Great War. All of which was fascinating but didn’t actually address the original question, which was quite forgotten by the end of the exchange.
And yes, all of the above was itself a digression as we come to this week’s order number, which is #20326. I have to give a big shout out here to Lindy, who has worked tirelessly on getting a lot of orders turned around and on their way.
And so, we come to Friday, and that is currently Baccus new release day. The first item for you entertainment is an addition to an established range, but one that was obvious by its omission. We British wargamers are fond of our history, and the Duke of Monmouth’s doomed rebellion is one that is a popular subject. Our Wars of the Sun King range covers this period nicely, but to go full Monmouth, you need the scythmen – the ill-armed but enthusiastic West Countrymen who joined the ill-fated rebellion. Well, you have them now!
And next we continue to add to our ever-growing coverage of the Second World War, this time with a clutch of German AT guns:
I will be doing an update on this year’s Joy of Six next week, so you will know what to expect when you walk through the doors of the UK’s very best 6mm themed wargames show...
New From Scotia Grendel
- Friday, 22 April 2022 11:57
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New Ship to Shore models (1/300 scale) are now available from our website:
• STS89 - WWII Soviet Landing craft AA support
• STS88 - WWII Soviet small Lagoda tender
• STS87 - WWII Soviet Landing craft ferry
