Thursday, 20 August 2026

DBMM (and other games) in Levin on Sunday - shared by Vince Cholewa, 18 August 2026

August 16: Four tables four different sets of rules

It was great to see everyone at our meeting on Sunday, playing DBA and DBMM ancients and medieval, BattleTech SF and Bolt Action World War 2. Games played were:
  • DBA, Samuel Taylor (Spartan expeditionary force in Asia Minor) vs Mike Waters (Later Achaemenid Persians).
  • DBMM, Chris Blackler (Vikings) vs my Lithuanians.
  • Battletech, Blair and Richard Glendinning played and Richard posted here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EkT3mbjsr/
  • Bolt Action, Alan Cassidy (US Marines) vs Ed Gough (late war Germans). I took only one limited pic of this game but Alan posted here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Btimvswct/ ðŸ˜Š

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A view of the hall. From the front: DBMM, DBA, Bolt Action and BattleTech.

DBA, Samuel Taylor (Spartan expeditionary force in Asia Minor) and Mike Waters (Later Achaemenid Persians) are happy

A, Mike Waters (Later Achaemenid Persians) vs Samuel Taylor (Spartan expeditionary force in Asia Minor) are more serious. Stephen is even more so!

DBMM, Chris Blackler deploying his Vikings vs my Lithuanians

DBMM, Chris Blackler (Vikings) vs my Lithuanians. After one bound each you can see the shape the game is going to take.

DBMM, Chris Blackler (Vikings) vs my Lithuanians. Crang! When we called time we had both lost one command; Chris had lost just over 40% of his army’s ME and I had lost over 30% of my army’s.

Richard and Blair Glendinning playing BattleTech.

Bolt Action: I loved the poster in the very English town being pulled over by Alan Cassidy (US Marines) and Ed Gough (late war Germans) and then forgot to take more pics. Definitely a “doh!” moment on my part but Alan took lots of pics https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Btimvswct/


 




Wednesday, 19 August 2026

More pics from the Wellington Warlords - from Michael Stonyer, posted 17 August 2026

Michael Stonyer was at the Wellington Warlords on Saturday [August 15] and sent all these great pics. More info in the captions.
DBMM games played were:
Paul Graham (Pyrrhic) vs Keith V Trye (Romans).
• Paul Goldstone (Polybian Romans) vs Raymond Dick (Mithridatic).
• Graham Starkey (Ancient British) vs Steve Conway (Romans).
Kevin O'Kane (Tudor English) vs Alastair Duncan (Ottoman Turkish).

• Bruce Ferguson (Seleucids) vs Ash (Lydians).  

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Pyrrhus (Paul Graham) encounters an inert Roman army (Keith V Trye)

An inert Roman army (Keith V Trye) encounters Pyrrhus (Paul Graham)

Pyrrhus (Paul Graham) encounters an inert Roman army Keith V Trye). Raymond Dick ponders, wisely.

Paul’s elephants - Hinchliffe Models from last century

Pyrrhic sub general in a spot of trouble

Pyrrhus takes on the Roman hordes

Pyrrhus continues to take on the Roman hordes
Kevin O'Kane (Tudor English) vs Alastair Duncan (Ottoman Turkish)

The Turkish centre of superior artillery
Assault and battery says policeman Stonyer!
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  • Alastair Duncan Sergeant Stonyer to you!
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  • Alastair Duncan … are doze copper cannons den???
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  • Oh, just make the puns stop
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  • Graham Starkey as I always say….
    … leave them wanting less


    Kevin O'Kane (Tudor English) vs Alastair Duncan (Ottoman 

    Henry VII’s sub-general

    Henry VII’s sub-general

    Ash (Lydians) vs Bruce Ferguson (Seleucids)

    Lydians vs Seleucids

    Raymond Dick (Mithridatic) vs Paul Goldstone (Polybian Romans)

    The Mithridatic assault runs into problems, namely a stout Roman defender

    Kevin Okanes Uncle was a Tudor
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