Tag Archives: TFL

Monday Night Gaming

A little bit of introspection today.
As a gaming group we still primarily play Warhammer 40k (house ruled). Slowly over the months we have spread out and started playing other games, to the point that 40k is not a given on any game night, but it is still the primary fallback option. We have a decent collection of miniatures and experience in other systems,including the following great games, Dropzone Commander, Dystopian Wars, Chain of Command, In Her Majesty’s Name and a more recent addition of Sword & Spear. Recently we have just finished a great Chain of Command campaign, and are looking for the right start point for the Dystopian Wars campaign, Hurricane Season. All up some excellent gaming options. Continue reading

Posted in General, Review, TooFatLardies, Wargaming | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Encounter 6

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Encounter 6 Attack on an Objective (here we make our stand): It was times like these Sgt Hardball missed his friend the most. Lt Falgard, had been lost since the beginning of the campaign and, now more than … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Campaigns, Chain of Command, TooFatLardies, Wargaming, World War 2 | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Terrain Review: 15mm Country Inn – Heljan

Terrain Review: Heljan 15mm Country Inn After the success of my previous terrain review of the Heljan 15mm General Store, I thought I’d grab a few more pieces of terrain. These aren’t all Heljan, and I will display the other … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Chain of Command, Terrain, Wargaming | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

CoC: Reinforcements

Time to bolster the troops! My British forces were lacking a little in the Support Options, so Peter Pig, PSC and Wartime Miniatures to the rescue! New British Support Options – Vikers MMG team – Peter Pig – 6pdr Gun … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Chain of Command, TooFatLardies, Wargaming, World War 2 | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Another CoC Campaign: Arras 1940

Hi Everyone,  This time a shout out to my friend Dave over at ‘much ado about nothing‘. He has written up an excellent looking early war campaign set in Arras, 1940. I strongly suggest you go and check it out!

Posted in Campaigns, TooFatLardies, Wargaming, World War 2 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Encounter 5

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Encounter 5 Attack and Defend (wherein we play cat and mouse): Pulling back quickly after overstretching previously, the Sergeant Hardball decided to retire to the most defensible position available; the outskirts of Villers-Bocage itself. With the defenders set, … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Campaigns, Chain of Command, TooFatLardies, Wargaming, World War 2 | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade

Hi Everyone, I can’t believe I forgot to make an actual post about this! A while a go I created a Chain of Command force list for the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade and at the time I forgot to … Continue reading

Posted in Chain of Command, TooFatLardies, Wargaming, World War 2 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Encounter 4

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Encounter 4 Flank Attack (the best laid plans): The Germans pulled back from the advancing British after losing the core of their platoon. Villers-Bocage was finally secured and turning into a stable launching platform to take Point 213. … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Campaigns, Chain of Command, TooFatLardies, Wargaming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Mission 3

CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Mission 3 Delaying Action (where catastrophe occurs): After beating back the British probe the German forces felt a little under strength. Deciding to move back to Villers-Bocage itself, and resetting the defensive line, the Germans took control … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Campaigns, Chain of Command, TooFatLardies, Wargaming | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

How To: Battling in Bocage

Hi Everyone, The original Battling in Bocage post was a proof of concept and made only a single row. Unfortunately I took no work in progress pics at that time.Well, good thing I had to do more (15 more rows…) … Continue reading

Posted in 15mm, Chain of Command, Terrain, TooFatLardies, Wargaming | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment