Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Cardboard Buildings

Ben and Jerry of all people have supplied several cardboard buildings, including an old-fashioned ice cream parlor!

The J-8 Shop

The J-8 Shop has some interesting items on it, including original rules, Command Decision, 2300AD and GZG items.

WW2 Rules Discussion

Here's a recent WW2 rules discussion from the modmil Yahoo group which was interesting and informative.

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Future Water Wars in USA

According to this AP article (mirrored below), several Western US cities could experience "serious water conflict" in the next twenty five years. Sounds like an interesting idea for some speculative wargames to me.

Bob MacKenzie Page Update

Bob MacKenzie has been updating his nice modern micro armor site, including some interesting conversions and photos from a Sino Indian game (look under the "What's New" link for the most recent updates).

Rhodesia and South Africa

Rhodesia and South Africa: Military History has some interesting information online, especially in the online books section. The site seem to be very biased, though, and I can't vouch for the authenticity.

Lapsed!

Sorry for the delay. I've been playing Go. If you've never played Go, see this excellent introduction.

Monday, April 21, 2003

History Lessons for Junior Generals

History Lessions for Junior Generals is a historical miniatures site geared towards teaching younger kids and students in the classroom about history.

Friday, April 18, 2003

An Elite Athlete

This is a fictional story about SOF operators as athletes, very interesting.

Thursday, April 17, 2003

Vietnam Pix

The Vietnam War has a number of very spectacular photographs.

Midwest Clapboard Siding

Midwest Products has a useful product out that I just saw, clapboard siding. Perfect for you Old West buildings, it comes in various spacings and even has a notched bottom to seamlessly stack sheets for multistorp buildings.

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Upgrading Your Games

Upgrading Your Games Even Further is an article on upgrading traditional games. It has some interesting points on game design.