We had to buy our daughter a new laptop yesterday (as part of her up-coming birthday present), as the one she has been using was not good enough, un-reliable and was too heavy to carry back and forth to college.

This old laptop, is actually my laptop, which I bought some 8 years ago. It is not a fast machine, or a even a good spec machine, but it is good enough to run HPS/Matrix wargames.

So after giving it a good service, I have now dedicated it to such a purpose, that it will…

Two new additions - My interest in Ancient & Medieval Warfare continues to grow as does my collection!

I am absolutely fascinated by Ancient…

I had to take a picture of this.

This is a section of my notes that I am taking whilst I am playing Rome at War: Hannibal at Bay. My wife walked…

My quest to have have the complete set of the Royalist & Roundheads system took another step closer today, making it 50% complete.

I doubt I will ever reach 100%, as some of the games in the system are VERY hard to come by, and what is available is very expensive: CRUSADES QUAD, CROSSBOWS AND CANON II & SWORD & SHIELD.

Have you any HOLY GRAILS that you are trying to complete?

I will raise a glass in memory of my Dad who took part in D-Day, serving on HMS Scylla, on this day 69 years ago.

And I will raise a glass to all the other brave people who took part in this operation, and to those who fell.