What Did Santa Bring You This Xmas Day?

[Steve J]

Well for me it was:

'Charge! or How to Play Wargames' by Young & Lawford

'Battlegroup' new hardback rulebook by Warwick Kinrade

[Leman]

Saga Rules and the Raven's Shadow supplement from my brother and the DK World War I Definitive Visual Guide from my daughter and son-in-law. Lots to get stuck into.

[Roy]

S.W.E.E.T. F.A.

as I mistakenly opened them on my birthday the other week. I couldn't see the point in rewrapping them 

[Norm]

IE Shima 1945 (US landing on Japanese held Island) boardgame by Revolution games.

A nice set of 10 books from the Battle Stories series ( The History Press and now in paperback )....... waterloo will be read first (again!)

And some rather fine East Front and ACW buildings from Pendrakens Epsilon range.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Huge amount of chocolate, some socks, many many many Pendraken figures!

[Zippee]

An airbrush spray booth - very compact, most excellent.

Some real [not kindle] books (The Wars of Alexander's Successors 323-281 BC Volume I: Commanders & Campaigns and Volume II: Battles & Tactics and Everything Worked Like Clockwork - The Mechanizaton of British Regular and Household Cavalry 1918-1942)

A D&D Book - Out of the Abyss

A portable battery charge pack for phone and tablet

The usual assortment of socks, pants, handkerchiefs and cufflinks

And as usual the assorted kickstarter and impulse splurge boxes that had been left aside to be wrapped for Christmas - most notably my Hellenistic kickstarter splurge with FIB, a huge box of pike and elephant goodness. Plus some Hawk DZC stuff. Not much PD this year, just some Napoleonic in fills (French 12pdrs, howitzers and lanciers, yay!) - but I have completed the large ECW Baroque project on time, ready to start the next project in the New Year.

[fred.]

many many many Pendraken figures!

Details, man. Details.


Myself, I did rather well on the gaming front:
* Escape from Colditz board game - this has very impressive production values.
* The Men Who Would be Kings Osprey Rules
* The Kingdom is Ours - ECW rules
* Peter Dennis Wars of the Roses - paper figures and rules
* Pendraken Farm Animals and Civilians (the new releases) - my daughter had fun trying to guess the tiny animals. (The cats and rabbits are very small!)
* Lots of Brigade Models 6mm Sci Fi buildings
* Lots of brown craft paint, a knife set and some super glue
* Another Arnhem book (this one is a collection of academic papers)

[Techno]

A relative amount of peace and quiet.

(We tend not to DO prezzies........Just get 'things' as and when.)

We did treat ourselves to the latest season of NCIS weeks ago....Which we counted as a Christmas pressie.
And I did get sent ' a book'......But that had a note inside which said "This is not a present." 

Cheers - Phil.

[fsn]

Peace and quiet are not to be underestimated.

And I did get sent ' a book'......But that had a note inside which said "This is not a present." 

[sunjester]

'Battlegroup' new hardback rulebook by Warwick Kinrade

What's it like? I rather like his Crusades rules.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Details, man. Details.

* Pendraken Dark Age Civilians (the new releases) - will go on my camp base with many animals (on order, when
Leon speaks to me again).
* Pendraken Picts (various infantry enough for the sixth spear unit that got assembled last night) plus two packs of cavalry (some already assembled and undercoated as a general). Yes, I know Phil, but over 400 of them now, think they've paid their way!
* Republican Roman Triarii (also assembled last night, both undercoated today)
* Republican Roman Hastati (which will be assembled today)
* Republican Roman cavalry (5 figures to complete a unit, assembled and undercoated already).

Detailed enough Forbes?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Oh, and a 'Tumbling Dice' Carthaginian galley army-fleet-starter-type-pack! 
Soon to face off cause my Romans!

[Orcs]

An excellent  watch from Mrs Orcs
20mm Field defences, 15mm shanty town buildings and barbed wire from Ironclad miniatures
Beer
Scalpel with a retracting blade
Smellies
Books

From me to me

a Tiny terrain cloth - that fits new 9 foot dining table ( now theres a coincidence )
Some Mithril miniatures

[fred.]

Detailed enough Forbes?

What colour are the shields?

[FierceKitty]

A jolly good seafood dinner in Pisa, followed by rather a large amaretto - Italians never believe me when I say I want a small glass, not a pint. No wonder that tower is leaning over a bit.