South West Coast Path

Inspired by the Salt Path, Stef suggested we hike the Sout West Coast Path. Split into weekend stages and making maximum use of public transport and staying in B&Bs so we can travel light. Using Komoot to plan each day and record our adventures!

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Oak & Iron Glossary

The Oak & Iron Glossary contains every rule, effect, upgrade, and status in alphabetical order. Designed for players who have played their first few games and need an easy to look up reference. A 2-page quick reference sheet is included. Available in A4, US Letter, iPad and Android tablet format with digital hyperlinks for easy navigation.

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Oak & Iron running rigging

When I started painting Oak & Iron miniatures, I didn’t think I would be rigging them, I assumed they would be too small and the mast sculpts to simple to give good results. But they are really easy to rig and with a little extra effort, you can take your models to the next level. […]

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Fully rigged ships during a game of Oak & Iron.

Oak & Iron standing rigging

When I started painting Oak & Iron miniatures, I didn’t think I would be rigging them, I assumed they would be too small and the mast sculpts to simple to give good results. But they are really easy to rig and with a little extra effort, you can take your models to the next level. […]

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Pyrrhus of Epirus 280-272BC (DBA3 II/27b)

Pyrrhus is a wargaming classic!  Famous for defeating Rome in battle but at a massive cost, coining the term Pyrrhic victory* The Pyrrhic war was the first time the Roman legion went up against the Macedonian Phalanx pitting two of the most famous infantry formations in the ancient world in head to head battle.  Pyrrhus […]

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Black Seas ship flags

I wanted to make removable flags for my Black Seas ships so that I could have a flexible fleet, able to provide two medium size forces when I’m supplying all the models and a single large fleet when playing against other collections.  To make my flags removable I have glued magnets to the ship models, […]

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Cards for named ships include specific rules. To make them stand out I use two signal flags for named ships.

Black Seas ship cards

Although a nice idea, there are some shortcomings with the ship cards included in the game. Many of these are fixed by the after market options available, my favourite being Battlewiki’s ship trays.  These look amazing and provide all the required functionality, but New Zealand is a long way from Europe and so I wanted […]

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Early Carthaginian Army 340 – 275 BC (DBA3 I/61b)

Like many people getting into historical wargaming I went for the classic match up of Rome vs Carthage for my first two armies.  Everyone has heard of Hannibal crossing the Alps, and you get to play a number of famous battles filled with Romans and elephants. This is not those armies!

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DBA 3 Narrative Campaign The Pyrrhic War 280-275BC

There are a number of rules sets available for linear, narrative style campaigns, something that can be easily played in a couple of club nights.  Super Steve’s Map-Less Wars campaign system published at fanaticus-dba.fandom.com is a fantastic example of a simple campaign system that links several battles together in a way that is simple but […]

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Balancing Universal Storage II

UPDATE:  Since publishing this article I have improved the process used to balance parts. The article has been updated accordingly. The first version of Universal Storage was balanced using real world examples. This involved researching storage techniques for each resource, using space program examples where possible, then calculating what each Universal Storage part could contain […]

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Food Shopping Calculator

When I lived in New York we would have our food delivered monthly.  However we found we were throwing a lot of food away as it rotted in the fridge. Eating out and eating ‘unplanned’ meals was the primary cause of this and we become increasingly annoying with the food waste. My solution was better […]

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2 minute tabletop (buildings)

A simple method for creating tough building tiles using 2 minute tabletop’s modular building system. Backed with thick board and coated with clear lacquer to protect the print, these should last for many gaming sessions.

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