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A good general wargaming Blog from the colonies with quite a bit of lard involved


http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/ (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/)

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This has been updated a lot as well here are some highlights quickly as I really have been a rather lazy ginger lately

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/using-topographical-maps-in-miniature.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/using-topographical-maps-in-miniature.html)

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Map scales for the wargamer

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/maps-scales-and-restless-night.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/maps-scales-and-restless-night.html)


http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/tacspiel-gaming-vietnam-conflict-with.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/tacspiel-gaming-vietnam-conflict-with.html)

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The Wargames rules developed for the American army for Vietnam.

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A book review on a rather different book on modelling combat

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/colonel-trevor-n-dupuy-and-qjm.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/colonel-trevor-n-dupuy-and-qjm.html)

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First get thee behind me kickstarter.....

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/kickstarter-25mm-pacific-war-1879-1884.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/kickstarter-25mm-pacific-war-1879-1884.html)

and then an historical quiz

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/quiz-picture-1.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/quiz-picture-1.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/what-battlefield-is-this-quiz-1-part-2.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/what-battlefield-is-this-quiz-1-part-2.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/what-battlefield-is-this-answer-to-quiz.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/what-battlefield-is-this-answer-to-quiz.html)

did you get it right?

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Self shelling & Self Bombing  how to avoid it a wargames guide

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/danger-close.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/danger-close.html)

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of course this is based the US army doctrine so they know about this stuff


http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/gaming-painting-and-other-mundane.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/gaming-painting-and-other-mundane.html)

Plans for the new year

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Updates

discussions about ground scales in Vietnam wargames

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/ground-scale-time-scale-for-various.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/ground-scale-time-scale-for-various.html)

Some Anarchy

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/cause-i-wanna-be-anarchy.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/cause-i-wanna-be-anarchy.html)

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/progress-towards-anarchy.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/progress-towards-anarchy.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/whimsical-wednesdays-4.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/whimsical-wednesdays-4.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-2013s-spring-recruits-convention.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-2013s-spring-recruits-convention.html)

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Wargaming the Cod war

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/oh-my-cod-i-have-new-gaming-project.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/oh-my-cod-i-have-new-gaming-project.html)

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& several free kindle history e-books

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/more-free-kindle-history-books.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/more-free-kindle-history-books.html)

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free historical e-Books for the kndle

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/free-kindle-history-books-sale.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/free-kindle-history-books-sale.html)

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on a selection of periods & topics

& some research documents for WWII

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/some-interesting-links-to-wwii.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/some-interesting-links-to-wwii.html)

 >:DGinger

A couple of free e books from Amazon - well it makes up for the bastards paying next to bugger all tax

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/new-free-history-books-for-kindle.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/new-free-history-books-for-kindle.html)


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Charlie dont surf AAR

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/aar-charlie-dont-surf-game-long-post.html?m=0 (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/aar-charlie-dont-surf-game-long-post.html?m=0)

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& more free history books for the Kindle afflicted of us....

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/another-round-of-free-kindle-books.html?m=0 (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/another-round-of-free-kindle-books.html?m=0)

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even more free stuff off of Amazon - dont agree with the long term economics of this but one may as well have somthing to make up for them fee loading on the tax side

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/some-more-kindle-loving.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/some-more-kindle-loving.html)

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Special & random events for Charlie Don't Surf

Some thoughts

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/random-events-for-charlie-dont-surf.html][url]http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/random-events-for-charlie-dont-surf.html (http://[url)[/url]


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Septics are wyrd

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/whimsical-wednesday-1776-gettysburg.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/whimsical-wednesday-1776-gettysburg.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/vicksburg-is-taken-boys.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/vicksburg-is-taken-boys.html)


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more free stuff from Amazon for the kindle....


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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/free-kindle-books.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/free-kindle-books.html)


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Americans almost nuke themselves....

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/my-visit-to-atomic-bomb-drop-site.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/my-visit-to-atomic-bomb-drop-site.html)



Solo board game review


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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/solo-board-games-toe-to-toe-nuklr.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/solo-board-games-toe-to-toe-nuklr.html)


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Kindle books all about the SS  >:D this time - not my favourite subject to be honest


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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/more-free-kindle-books-very-ss-weekend.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/more-free-kindle-books-very-ss-weekend.html)

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More free stuff for kindle owners....

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/two-free-kindle-books-acw-wwii.html


Clearing out the gaming are - I so need to do this myself

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/working-in-my-basement-gaming-room.html


Wargaming the Congo in the 1960's

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/congo-war-1960-66.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/congo-war-1960-66.html)

 >:DGinger

More on the Congo


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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/congo-update-how-i-got-mad-mike-hoare.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/congo-update-how-i-got-mad-mike-hoare.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/slight-congo-war-update.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/slight-congo-war-update.html)


Future projects

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/future-projects.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/future-projects.html)



& the rules set every one is talking about- Chain of command


http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/chain-of-command-pre-orders-now.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/chain-of-command-pre-orders-now.html)

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Gencon - the preperation

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/gencon-or-bust-and-bit-of-basementgame.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/gencon-or-bust-and-bit-of-basementgame.html)

Free kindle stuff....

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/free-kindle-books-for-weekend-and-bit.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/free-kindle-books-for-weekend-and-bit.html)


Gencon report

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American gammers thousands of emm


http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/gen-con-review-long-and-picture-heavy.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/gen-con-review-long-and-picture-heavy.html)

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More on the Congo

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/an-update-congo-and-marshall.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/an-update-congo-and-marshall.html)

& more Kindle freebies

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/free-kindle-books-vietnam.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/free-kindle-books-vietnam.html)

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Blogger book list

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-to-z-blogger-book-survey_27.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-to-z-blogger-book-survey_27.html)


CoC for the Falklands & for a 1980's VBCW

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tfl-chain-of-command-unofficial-weapon_20.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tfl-chain-of-command-unofficial-weapon_20.html)


Kick starters of interest...

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/kickstarters-of-interest.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/kickstarters-of-interest.html)

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the Sapper does the Fauklands & a latter VBCW

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/platoon-orbats-for-falklands-aituk.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/platoon-orbats-for-falklands-aituk.html)

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Another Kick starter this time for a 1930's Civil war in the USA

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it could have happened there was a plot in which George Bush snr's father amongst others was implicated for a coup against Roosevelt & the new deal behind an American WWI war hero who in the end was more loyal and reported it all to the authorities & nothing came of it.


http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/a-call-to-arms.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/a-call-to-arms.html)

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Nuclear weapons deployed during the Falklands war...

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nuclear-weapons-deployed-during.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nuclear-weapons-deployed-during.html)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nuclear-weapons-deployed-during_29.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nuclear-weapons-deployed-during_29.html)


Flames of war AAR

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/flames-of-war-game-111613-operation.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/flames-of-war-game-111613-operation.html)

Armistice day

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/1111.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/1111.html)


Winter war Project - Damn those Penguins...

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-rantings-of-lunaticor-another-entry.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-rantings-of-lunaticor-another-entry.html)

Whimsy

animation

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/whimsical-wednesday-guilty-movie.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/whimsical-wednesday-guilty-movie.html)

Flying cars
http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/whimiscal-wednesday-teaching-cats-to-fly.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/whimiscal-wednesday-teaching-cats-to-fly.html)

CoC patrol Markers

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/patrol-markers-for-too-fat-lardies.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/patrol-markers-for-too-fat-lardies.html)

 >:DGinger

The Bedford incident...

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http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-bedford-incident.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-bedford-incident.html)

Nuclear weapons in the Falklands part II

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nuclear-weapons-deployed-during_29.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nuclear-weapons-deployed-during_29.html)

 >:DGinger

Red Dawn - a very strange cold war period movie...

reviewed and reflected on

(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0133ec3d7052970b-450wi)

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/wolverines-reflections-on-red-dawn.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/wolverines-reflections-on-red-dawn.html)

a painting blog found by the sapper.

http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/amazing-painters-blog-claudia-zuminich.html (http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/amazing-painters-blog-claudia-zuminich.html)

 >:DGinger