We are struggling to get Peter away from his computers and the Collection Calculator database ever since the latest upgrade to the system allows wargamers to reorder their collections online

The God's Own Scale Christmas podcast was excellent entertainment, as ever. But it also featured a bit of a discussion about Peter Riley's new rules books

2020 will always be defined as a challenging year. However, the lockdown has allowed us to march on with a number of interesting projects at Collection Calculator - not least our new publishing venture. 

This is the first of Peter Riley’s rule books that doesn’t relate to a specific historical battle, despite using all the guidelines set out in the original Building Rules for Gaming Battles publication.

The Earl of Essex and Sir William Wallers armies chased the Royalists across the Southern Midlands in June 1644. The showdown finally happened at Cropredy Bridge, just north of Banbury in Oxfordshire

It is unlikely that Colonel Prescott gave that exact command during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Mind you, the battle between the British and the American rebels in 1775 didn’t even occur at Bunker Hill, despite its name. However, our new Rules will help bring the battle alive