A Wargaming Odyssey

This is a long running and continuing journey around a collection of ideas, projects, games, models and a variety of wargaming related themes from my own imagination and from others. As I have been described as having the attention span of a forgetful goldfish you can rest assured the resulting subject matter will be diverse and (usually) entertaining! "He lived in a frenzy of enthusiasm — but nothing lasted for long with him".

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Ironclads and a Boot Sale

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The box shape caught my eye and word games are popular in Maison Crook so I picked this up for £1. There are 100 hexagonal tiles each measur...
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Thursday, 16 July 2026

El Camisa Llamativa*

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The box art featuring a suitably desperate band of Guerillas looking to spoil the patrolling Frenchmen’s day - rather like the World Cup sem...
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Tuesday, 14 July 2026

A Review Reviewed….

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Whilst not perfect I still have a soft spot for this, my first book - written in collaboration with Bob Cordery. On the glorious 1st of June...
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Thursday, 9 July 2026

A Chinese Takeaway

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A most timely and useful addition to the library My old friend, the redoubtable Mr Fox, is an exceedingly fine fellow! At the flea market he...
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Thursday, 2 July 2026

Back From the ‘Land of the Vandals’

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Your truly, complete with a glass of the local speciality Virtually the same view but without me in it! Another view from the dining area te...
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Saturday, 13 June 2026

The Jutland Enigma

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Something from Google Jutland related! It just goes to show that you are never too old to learn something new! Way back in 2016, I spent a s...
Wednesday, 10 June 2026

In Praise of Joy and Forgetfulness….

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An oldie but definitely a goodie! In many ways I have that well known Bon vivant, wit and raconteur Conrad Kinch of Joy and Forgetfulness f...
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David Crook
A wargamer since the early 1970s with wide-ranging and mostly unfulfilled interests in many historical (or should that be hysterical?) periods. An eternal optimist, I am always convinced that the next project will be the one....
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