2025 games count.

[Steve J]

Startline WWII rules, an update of the old WRG 1925-1950 rules.

[Steve J]

A sort of game report from a get together with friends yesterday:

https://wargameswithtoysoldier1685-1985.blogspot.com/2025/11/closing-ruhr-pocket-beringhausen-28th.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Void Admiral
First game - great rules, lots of fun.

[Steve J]

BKCII

[far4ngn]

I see a few of you are playing Midgard are they any good... would you recommend?

[fred.]

I see a few of you are playing Midgard are they any good... would you recommend?

We were underwhelmed when we played, which was disappointing as I'd really like the battle reports etc so had high hopes. 

There was nothing bad really, but nothing leapt out as great either. Defence 4 units are really strong and massively underpointed in the build your own unit rules. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Second game of Void Admiral
Battlestar Galactica ships Vs Battlefleet Gothic kit.
Report soon

[sunjester]

I see a few of you are playing Midgard are they any good... would you recommend?

It's a case of personal taste. My experience and opinion is the complete opposite of fred's, but then it would be boring if we all liked the same thing.

I have played them with 3 or 4 of my regular gamers, all of whom seem to like the rules. We have tried various historical periods from Late Roman to Wars of the Roses, as well a assorted fantasy settings. There are a few minor oddities, but then I have found that with most rulesets. If you are creating your own unit stats, rather than using the pre-generated army lists, there is the opportunity for power-gamers to create unbalanced killer armies, but as I don't play with anyone like that it hasn't been a problem.

[Chris Pringle]

Four games last week.

We played my ACW Petersburg scenario three times, either side of touring the Petersburg battlefields.
Report on the BBBBlog:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-game-of-battlefield-tour-petersburg.html

Then a WWII Finnish Winter War game, Taipale.
This is an exercise in inept Soviets blundering forward into the fire of entrenched and determined Finns.
It was way more fun than it sounds!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Warhammer Old World
Melniboneans (High Elves) Vs Khemri (Egyptian undead).
Elric and co did good.

[sunjester]

A bit busier last week
Guards of Traitor's toll (Fantasy)
Post Martian Invasion campaign (VSF)
Wars of the Roses - Midgard Heroic Battles (Historical)

[Last Hussar]

First Game with For King and Parliament.
I have a couple of questions (posted on the ECW bit)

Overwhelming win for His Majesty's forces.

[sultanbev]

Tried Blood Red Skies for the first time last night, using our 1/144 planes, but doubling the ranges and movements because they look cool on my 10' x 5'table.
Four Turkish PZL-24G versus four German Me-109D. It was all going a bit meh when one of my average PZLs shot down two Me-109 in one turn!
No battle pics but here is the victorious Turkish flypast later

[sunjester]

Just fantasy this time:
2 games of Song of Blades and Heroes, a 3-player game and an epic 5-player game

[Chris Pringle]

Four Turkish PZL-24G versus four German Me-109D.

Love those Turkish PZLs!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Burrows and Badgers v1
Royalists Vs Necromancers in 'Find The Pay Chest', it was close one!

[Chris Pringle]

My last one for 2025, I reckon:
Napoleonics (Marengo) (BBB rules).
Photo-AAR here:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2025/12/marengo-who-needs-desaix.html

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Another goody Chris

[sunjester]

My last for 2025, Wars of the Roses with Midgard.

[hammurabi70]

Q1: Nineteen
Ancients 1
FWR 1
Napoleonic 1
ACW 1
Boer War 3
RJW 1
WWI(Air) 1
WWII 8
WWII(Air) 2

Q2: Twenty-Three
Ancients 3
ACW 1
Sudan War 1
Sengoku Period 1
WWI(Air) 1
WWII 12
WWII(Air) 2
WWII (Naval) 1
Modern 1

Q3: Seventeen
Ancients 2
Napoleonic 1
Boer War 1
RCW 1
WWI 1
WWII 11

Q4: Twenty-One
Ancients 8
Italian Wars 1
Boer War 2
Interwar 1
WWI 5
WWII 4