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The Last Moon: a Kings of War tournament report

The rats take part in the last tournament for third edition Kings of War.

Happy new year: it’s 2026

Now the celebrations are over it’s time to get down to the hard work of 2026, and most importantly considering what to do with my hobby time when I’m relaxing.

The critters return: second edition Burrows and Badgers reviewed

Now I’m a couple of games into the second edition of Burrows and Badgers it’s time for a bit more of an informed review.

Progress is a fat dragon

A short piece of fan fiction about my Halfling faction as they move into the fourth edition of Kings of War.

“Excitement” update as the Field of Kings approaches

As my themed Kings of War event approaches on the 11th of October things have got a little bit hectic, and I’m waiting for the decks to clear to understand how excited I am about it all.

Back to Burrows and Badgers: selecting a warband for second edition

With my first game of second edition Burrows and Badgers looming I thought I’d share my thought process of putting together a new warband.

Dusk on the Peninsular

A Silver Bayonet inspired very short story I had sitting around and thought it deserved sharing.

A blast from the past: the old rats going to Pride of the Shires

Pride of the Shires is now in its fourth year and I’m looking forward to heading down to Oxford on Saturday. For my list I decided to dust off something from second edition Kings of War to see how it works in third edition.

Back to where it all began: old rats are the best rats

Inspired by friends and feeling as though I’m on a bit of a Kings of War hiatus until we find out more about fourth edition, I decided to start a bit of a nostalgia project and collect the army I wish I’d collected when it all began.

Doing something different: a hobby and theme scored Kings of War event

I started running tournaments a few years ago and really enjoyed it… to begin with. As I went to more and more events, I got to experience some really cool variations on the standard three or four day game I was organising. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to put my finger on the sort of event I want to run, and I think I’ve finally got there.