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GAMES PLAYED IN 2024

4 Feb - ACW

25 Feb - WWII

7 Apr - 1920s Afghanistan

PROGRESS FOR 2024

On Order

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Current Lead/Plastic Pile

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Completed in April (470 pts)

56 Terrain Items 470 pts)

Completed in March (120 pts)

10 Terrain Items 120pts)

Completed in February (835 pts)

30 Ottoman infantry (150 pts)

9 Ottoman cavalry (90 pts)

54 Austrian Napoleonic grenadiers (290 pts)

2 ACW horse holder sets (45 pts)

5 Terrain Items 260 pts)

Completed in January (1120 pts)

33 Ottoman cavalry (30 pts)

78 Ottoman infantry (390 pts)

14 Terrain Items (400 pts)

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Mark Strachan: Auckland, New Zealand; I have been involved in historical wargaming since 1972, co-founding the Auckland Wargaming Club in 1974 and was for 15 years involved in the "industry" in a business that eventually became Battlefront Miniatures. My main focus is on the mid-19th Century and I now collect in only two scales: 28mm for all land based gaming and 1:600 for mid-19th century naval gaming. My philosophy for gaming is: - Play games with people whose company I enjoy - The game must be true to the period - The games must be visually attractive – both the armies and terrain - The end result doesn’t matter - games must be fun.

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