They woulda been great if only... Disney recently posted a request to take names for the next villain-was-really-misunderstood revisionist backstory, as relayed by Jon Mollison > Come on people. The only answer to this question that would get ME to lay down some cabbage? Joanna. https://t.co/tMmeRJBNqC — Mr. Wargaming (@NotJonMollison) May 31, 2021 [https://twitter.com/NotJonMollison/status/1399161667934556163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] As an aside, you know they'll never rehab the cardinal or Ca…
The Didact takes a look a [https://didacticmind.com/2021/05/you-cant-buy-fighting-spirit.html]t how the latest recruitment ads show which militaries, between ours, the Russians, and the Chinese, understand (or at least makes a show of understanding), that war is a serious business. The only thing I would add is that recruiting ads are hardly the only place militaries place propaganda. Consider "Operation Red Sea [https://thelastredoubt.com/red-sea/]" in light of the obvious access the Chinese mi…
First - if you're not familiar with Jeffro Johnson's ideas on 1:1 time and how, at minimum, timekeeping is an overlooked and ignored aspect of roleplaying games that comes directly from its wargaming roots, watch the above video. With that out of the way... What tools do you need? How do you get started? My first piece of advice? Don't overcomplicate things. One beauty of fully 1:1 is that your guide to seasons and time passing is your regular calendar and the world outside your door. But,…
80 years ago today, on May 27th, 1941, the Bismark was sunk [https://infogalactic.com/info/German_battleship_Bismarck] by the British fleet, either directly, or by being scuttled after being rendered immobile.…
Wanting to give Minna Sundberg some support and payback for the pleasure of reading her work [https://sssscomic.com/], I logged into Hivemill and purchased the first volume of her series, Stand Still, Stay Silent. The books are available in hardcover [https://hivemill.com/collections/stand-still-stay-silent/products/stand-still-stay-silent-book-1] and ebook [https://hivemill.com/collections/stand-still-stay-silent/products/stand-still-stay-silent-book-1-ebook] . At nearly $40, it isn't cheap,…