Hi Folks,

Finally the Second World War war game rules we have been working on are coming along nicely. There is still a lot to do and many areas of the rules are not yet covered though the main points have been addressed. These rules are innovative and therefore require some rearrangement of viewpoint as they do not follow a classical rules format.

I hope to publish shortly some pictures of two games that I have under way with an ARR (After Action Report) though time is short at the moment.

Our rules, it is a collaboration between Chris Halewood and I are designed to accommodate large armies down to platoon level on reasonably small tables with a high degree of playability and give a good feel.

On a 6 foot by 4 table we can easily play with a Regiment against a Regiment and on two such tables we can fit a Division on the board!

The games play quickly and produce results which have the right feel and flow. I will post further info about them as time goes on, though I will probably start another blog to more easily handle this diverse subject.

Best regards

Col

Fiore dei Liberi Video

We have nearly finished our first commercial DVD for public sale! This video is called "Medieval Combat Italian Longsword" From the Treatises of Fiore dei Liberi Student Guide level - 1. This has been a long project and has been very time consuming though enjoyable. We learnt a lot about making a video and that can only mean we will do better videos in the future and in a quicker time.

When you have a newborn time also so seems to slip away further delaying what you are doing, but in the end the baby must sleep and then work can go forward.

See our website

www.artsofmarsbooks.com

This video is basically a learn as you go, step by step video with a modular design so that students can learn singularly or in groups.

I must say it is quite exciting to design, shoot and edit your own video and I would recommend anyone to have a go, there are a lot of very good programs out there and they are not that expensive nowadays.

Best Regards

Col