Our new cover is some of Philip Gates’s gorgeous French Ordonnance gendarmes painted so well by John Conroy.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/3446938062132428
Vineyard…so must truly be France
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DBMM New Zealand: DBMM (De Bellis Magistrorum Militum) are wargames rules for ancient and medieval battles from 3000 BC to 1525 AD. The rules are written by Phil Barker and published by the Wargames Research Group. The rules, army lists and books are available from www.wrg.me.uk The purpose of this blog is to promote the rules in New Zealand by sharing information and photos. This blog replicates posts on the DBMM New Zealand Facebook, for those wargamers who do not use FB.
Friday, 2 October 2026
Our new cover - from Phil Gates, 30 September 2026
Spotted in Sofia - posted by Alastair Duncan, 29 September 2026
Shieldless medium infantry in Sofia where Bulgars are the army of choice!
A farewell salute to Alastair Donald!
Monday, 28 September 2026
Tribute page for Alastair Donald opens - from Keith Marshall, 29 September 2026
Posting our tributes for Alastair Donald.
Keith Marshall has emailed to let us know: For everyone wishing to do so, there is now a tribute facility available at the service link: https://davisfunerals.co.nz/obituaries/?funeral=n7Z1D
Keith Marshall has emailed to let us know: For everyone wishing to do so, there is now a tribute facility available at the service link: https://davisfunerals.co.nz/obituaries/?funeral=n7Z1D
Also, Alastair wished a donation in lieu of flowers to go to Houndy Helpers, and that option is also available at the same link above.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DFSSbBCQv/
Levin DBMM competition, November 28=29 - posted by Vince Cholewa, 28 September 2026
Five players already for Levin DBMM competition.
Vive la France! (the armies of France and their enemies) November 28-29. Please email me to sign up, toysoldiers111@gmail.com
- Chris Blackler
- Philip Gates
- Alastair Duncan
- Mike Waters
- Samuel Taylor
Competition details in earlier post https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Eb78eh5vM/
Last Calls for Heavy Metal Con - posted by Andrew Bennetts, 27b September 2026
Currently we have 15 people for the whole weekend plus 1 each for Saturday and Sunday so a nice round 16 slots filled. However there is always room for more so don't be shy!
Current entries are:
Arthur Young
Ben Hill
Benny
David Wright
Gary Lewis
Gerard Lelieveld
Grant Brown
Ian Robertson
John Calnan
Julian Pinford
Mark Caunter
Nick Buckby
Paul Graham
Phil Gates
Richard Foster
Bryan Osbourne (Saturday only)
John Way (Sunday only)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/3443678202458414
French Ordonnance: a Breton rebellion - from Michael Stonyer, 27 September 2026
Wow! Michael Stonyer was at the Hutt Valley Wargaming Club yesterday and took these great pics of two superbly painted armies. Both are French Ordonnance: Philip Gates’s Royal army (viva la France!) vs Gary Lewis’s Breton rebels (je suis Breton!). The venue, the library at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, has the perfect ambience for the game.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/3442758042550430
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| Part of Philip Gates’s French Ordonnance, Royal army |
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| More of Philip Gates’s French Ordonnance, Royal army |
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| Part of Gary Lewis’s French Ordonnance, Breton army |
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| Phil Feel the ambiance… |
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| Gary |
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| Gary and Phil |
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| Gary and Phil, and Wilfred Redpath and Richard Mason deep in conversation. Given the game, two French Ordonnance armies at each other, a bottle of pastis for Wilf and Richard to share would have been entirely appropriate. Santé! |
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| Gary in action - the dice were … |
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| Phil in action |
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| Gary and Phil getting stuck in. |
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| A “crang!” of gendarmes |
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| Battle is joined in the centre. And the last message from Mike: “And there I had to leave them as the two armies locked in a life and death struggle broke for lunch  ”Another cliffhanger! What happened? |
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