Sad that the boys at Beast Towers are calling it a day. I wish the chaps all the best, & thank them for their support, their advice, & their friendship. It's too soon to know what it means for Écorcheurs & the planned expansions. However, I am determined that they will continue in print. #wargaming

A great day at Colours Wargames Show, with the St Albans game. Thanks to all who came and said hi, and especially to those who rolled some dice. Some really hard-fought encounters (including one where the whole battle focused on one upstairs room!) #medievalwargaming #wargaming #ecorcheurs

An evening with the Penarth Wargamers, & a first game of Écorcheurs Roman-style, using ideas from Roman military historian Adrian Goldsworthy. We're a ways off from publishing 'Rapax! Skirmish Gaming in the Age of Rome', but the it was very promising! #wargaming #ancientwargaming #ecorcheurs

If you are looking for inspiration on how to create an Écorcheurs retinue, this is an excellent article! #ecorcheurs #wargaming #medievalwargaming

Wargaming Things (Andy)@wargamingthings.bsky.social · 3w ago

For those with an interest in Hundred Years War and #Ecorcheurs in particular but should work with Baron's War et al. #wargaming #HYW #medieval

Too many projects on the go at one... again. Scurrours - Wars of the Roses extension for Écorcheurs! Siege - an Écorcheurs! campaign. 10mm Agincourt figures for Blood and Horse Droppings.

Another base of 10mm crossbows, this time with Genoese pavises, to add to my #Agjncourt project. Turns out three sprees of the @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social crossbows makes two Companies for my Blood and Horse Droppings rules #wargaming #medievalwargaming

Another happy #ecorcheurs gamer! The pig gets away more often than not when people play this scenario... Here' a link to the rules' webpage, jn case you're wonsering what the fuss is about... www.ecorcheurs.co.uk #wargaming #medievalwargaming

Écorcheurs!: Skirmish Wargames in the Hundred Years War

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Steve Blease@ironcow2103.bsky.social · last mo.

Pig rustling #Écorcheurs action down BIG last night with @andycrow.bsky.social and Jack. Once again the pesky English archers got the better of the French (who could not strike anything) but the pig escaped so I'm claiming a technical draw!

"Waiter! Waiter! This is not the quiche I ordered..."

Keeper@keeper92k.bsky.social · last mo.

I still haven't painted my Bloodbeast miniature, I've lacked a lot of confidence, but it's still my ambition to put the miniature in a dungeon crawl.

The third of my 10mm Agincourt project, using my Blood and Horse Droppings rules. Gens de traîte - in this case urban militia crossbows (but probably a mix of spears, bows and crossbows). #medievalwargaming #wargaming #HundredYearsWar

Finished a stand of French mounted men-at-arms for my 10mm Agincourt project. Figures are Wargames Atlantic. A little dark, but the overall effect, I'm really happy with. #medievalwargaming #wargaming #BloodandHorseDroppings

I was right to go for the bigger base. 10mm Waragmes Atlantic Agincourt men-at-arms. #medievalwargaming #wargaming #bahd

Painting Wargames Atlantic 10mm Agincourt figures to play 'Blood and Horse Droppings'* I need to decide on basing. Do I go 90x45mm & scale down the whole game for 10mm, or stick with the 28mm basing - 150mmx100mm - with lots of figures? * www.historianinharness.co.uk/medieval_war...

Is back from the US and has been staving off the jetlag by continuing work on Scurrours! AWars of the Roses extension for Écorcheurs! Spurred on by some great gaming at Hiatoricon, and the arrival of the cover art by kesdrawsfights. #wargaming #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs

My book on the battle of Castillon is also 25% off www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Castillon-Ha...

Castillon

The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July 1453, was the final battle in the Hundred Years…

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I've been really terrible at self-promotion, but if you're in the UK (or somewhere that the UK ships to), my history of the crossbow is currently 50% off. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Medieval...

The Medieval Crossbow

The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era.…

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A great first day's game. Ran the first and second games of the Crossing the Somme campaign - a solid English victory in the first followed by a glorious, if ill-advised, charge in the second, which resulted in the English breaking and fleeing the field. #historicon #ecorcheurs #wargaming

Well, I made it to Baltimore, and so did the troops (that would have been awkward!) Driving up to Lancaster in the morning for Historicon!

Flying out to Baltimore tomorrow, ahead of showcasing #ecorcheurs Historicon in Lancaster, PA. I'm in the Commonwealth Ball Room, Friday afternoon, and Saturday morning and afternoon - come and say hi! #wargaming #medievalwargaming

Members of the Penarth Wargames Club played out the Crécy scenario from the Écorcheurs rulebook yesterday evening.

Cheshire knight Sir John Davenport is all ready to join his fellow Sir John Hyde on campaign. The Lord de Briquebec is reinforced by local militia the Confraternité de Notre Dame au Somme. These retinues will be at Historicon next month. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #HundredYearsWar #wargaming

With a little something by yours truly on the wider significance of the Battle of Ronceveaux.

Medieval World: Culture & Conflict magazine@medievalworldmag.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Medieval World 22 is now available for pre-shipping! Explore the life of Saint Francis of Assisi and other fascinating articles in this issue. https://tny.app/fine0wnc

A different scale tomorrow - looking again at my Wars of the Roses mass battle rules 'Blood and Horse Droppings'. #warsoftheroses #wargames #medievalwargaming #bahd

🚨 NEXT WEEK🚨 Think Ancient Greece was all philosophers and peace? 🏛️ Think again. Adrian Goldsworthy joins History Rage to reveal a world of rivalry, warfare and radical democracy. Athens vs Sparta like you’ve never heard it. #AncientHistory #HistoryPodcast #GreekHistory

Joined the esteemed Wild Geese wargamers at the retreat near Kenilworth last weekend. A lot of fun making new friends and being sarcastic with old ones. Three fun games of #Écorcheurs played too.

A great couple of days playing my St Albans Écorcheur! game. At Penarth for the Penarth Wargames Club Open Day, and then with a friend today. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming #WarsoftheRoses

I have the first St Albans table ready (bar a few details). Thus will be the demo game for 'Scurrours!' - The Wars of the Roses expansion for Écorcheurs! #wargaming #medievalwargaming #Ecorcheurs

The eBook of Castle is only 99p right now. Repost this for a chance to win a signed copy of the original hardback edition. www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

Still some gaps to fill, but I am pretty much there now with my First St Albans urban table. A small orchard, & a large barn/courtyard to go behind The Castle Inn. I have the clocktower & some free-standing buildings for the market street. #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming

Getting excited as St Albans for Écorcheurs starts coming together... Aiming to have it onnthebtable for Partizan in May #wargaming #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs

Same-same, but different. Running The Siege of Snellings Mill (Lewes, 1264) at Overlord. #medievalwargaming #wargaming