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The Russian Anti-Tank Rifle in WWII: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Battlefield Stories
The Soviet Union's anti-tank rifles represented one of the most fascinating defensive innovations of World War II. Born from desperate necessity following the catastrophic losses of 1941, these weapons became... Read more...
Battle of the box-room
Battle of the box-room
My little girl and I set about building our infantry units together. It took us about 20 minutes and we had ourselves two units of infantry each and a couple... Read more...
Tank Off…Soviet v German Armour
Tank Off…Soviet v German Armour
This was a little solo battle using the BricksKrieg simple rules to stretch the legs of all of the German Armour, To do this we needed a suitable opponent and... Read more...
Members ‘Conscription’ – Monthly army builder
Members ‘Conscription’ – Monthly army builder
Following feedback from some of our friends and customers we are looking at introducing a monthly army builder subscription, or ‘Conscription’ as we call it. The idea is that for... Read more...
BricksKrieg Demolition Guard Scenario
BricksKrieg Demolition Guard Scenario
SCENARIO Written by Jon Gunn This is a scenario for Brickskrieg using the units from the Starter Set. The situation is that German forces are conducting a fighting withdrawal. There... Read more...
Hit The Beach - Battle Report
Hit The Beach - Battle Report
By Jon Gunns   INTRODUCTION   Hit the Beach is a beach landing scenario for Brickskreig.    SCENARIO   The British are trying to land on a beach defended by... Read more...
Early War Scenario – Battle of Sedan
Early War Scenario – Battle of Sedan
I created the BricksKrieg models and simple rules to allow anyone to have some fun building models and get a tabletop battle going in a handful of minutes. My love... Read more...
What Next Questionnaire...The Results are in!
What Next Questionnaire...The Results are in!
A huge thank you to everyone who voted on our Facebook poll about what should come next. I can’t tell you have useful it is to get requests on the... Read more...
The Sherman M4 Tank: A Pillar of Allied Success in World War II
The Sherman M4 Tank: A Pillar of Allied Success in World War II
The M4 Sherman tank, often referred to simply as the "Sherman," was one of the most iconic and widely used tanks of World War II. Its development, deployment, and the... Read more...
We are Hiring
We are Hiring
We are looking for someone to help out with our increasing number of events through the year. This is a flexible role so hours will vary hugely based on the... Read more...
Fred's Paras - Battle Report
Fred's Paras - Battle Report
This is a made up battle fought approximately D-Day +7. It is a British attack of a German held village inland from the Normandy beaches. This is NOT a historic... Read more...
Balancing the War and the Game - How to write (or re-write) Wargaming Rules
Balancing the War and the Game - How to write (or re-write) Wargaming Rules
For anyone who doesn’t know, I created a really simple way of building battle ready miniatures (no glue or paint necessary) from plastic block and as part of this I... Read more...