Skip to content

The Wizard’s Bookshelf

Writing about games, dice and books.

  • The Rose of Amzharr
    • The Rose of Amzharr: Chapter 1
    • The inspiration behind The Rose of Amzharr.
    • The Immortal Question
  • Events
    • Three Thugging
    • The Mean Squeaks of Bristol
      • The Mean Squeaks of Bristol: the army lists
  • Blog Feed

Tag Archives: Fantasy wargaming

First Impressions: Witch Hunters in Burrows and Badgers

With a couple of games under my belt I share my first thoughts (and no advice what so ever on winning) on one of Northymbria’s newest factions.

Posted byEddie Bar10th Aug 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Burrows and badgers, Fantasy wargaming, tabletop wargaming2 Comments on First Impressions: Witch Hunters in Burrows and Badgers

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 4 – Mummies, mistakes and motivation.

With lockdown easing there is a reason to paint rank and file again.

Posted byEddie Bar29th May 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop wargaming, wargaming1 Comment on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 4 – Mummies, mistakes and motivation.

Hobby Scrapbook: 2021 – the story so far…

I talk about some of the things that have been going on in the busy world of fantasy wargaming that have grabbed my notoriously unreliable attention so far this year.

Posted byEddie Bar3rd Apr 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Burrows and badgers, Fantasy wargaming, Halflings, Kings of War, Mantic, Oathmark, Ratkin, tabletop wargaming

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 3 – Spot the difference

With the launch of Mantic’s Ratkin range I wax lyrical about the differences between Ratkin and Skaven (to avoid disappointment think Aqua, not Bob Dylan).

Posted byEddie Bar27th Mar 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, skaven, tabletop gaming3 Comments on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 3 – Spot the difference

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 2 – Synergy and Stone Soup

Waiting for my new rats to arrive I ponder synergies within Ratkin and stick new bases on stuff.

Posted byEddie Bar30th Jan 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming3 Comments on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 2 – Synergy and Stone Soup

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: Part 1

Ramblings about converting my Ratkin to the new Mantic range and a new list for 2021 in the hope there might even be some games.

Posted byEddie Bar16th Jan 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming3 Comments on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: Part 1

2020 – A miniature review

A look at some of my favourite painting projects that kept me going in 2020.

Posted byEddie Bar3rd Jan 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Dwarfs, Fantasy wargaming, Mantic, tabletop gaming, wargaming

Battle report: Ratkin vs Herd

Ratkin take on the Herd in a 1995 point battle. The scenario is Raze.

Posted byEddie Bar7th Oct 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:battle report, Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Ratkin, tabletop gaming

Burrows and Badgers battle report: Smashing Dumpkins

Free beasts compete with Wild beasts in our first Burrows and Badgers battle report.

Posted byEddie Bar22nd Sep 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Burrows and badgers, Fantasy wargaming, tabletop gaming, wargaming, Warren Percy

Posts navigation

Newer posts 1 … 3 4 5
The Wizard’s Bookshelf, Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • The Wizard's Bookshelf
    • Join 49 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Wizard's Bookshelf
    • Customise
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar