Partizan May 2026

Posties Rejects (well 3 of us anyway) will be heading up to Newark tomorrow morning, to hopefully spend some of our hard earned dosh at the show.

Really looking forward the seeing all the great games on show and saying hello to friends and fellow bloggers.

So if you see either me, Lee or Postie, please say hi!

See you there!

Ray

Sharpe Practice Test Game 1 - The Retreat from Moscow

 

The Rejects got together over the weekend for our first EVER game of Sharpe Practice. 

As you may be aware, Lee and myself have been busy boys in painting up 2 huge armies for The Retreat from Moscow. Our plan is to put on a game of Sharpe Practice at the Broadside Wargames Show in June.

So a hell of a lot later than we wanted, we played our first game, it was rather delayed by the Battle Chronicles book taking all of our spare time. But a game was had.

It was a bigger game than what the rules usually cater for, but with a few amendments the game went ahead. What follows are just some of the photos I took of the action, as I kept forgetting to take pics while wiping the sweat off my top lip!!!

Boy those Rejects made me and Lee work!!! 

The table top, from the French side

The French/Allied Army

The Russians

As we were testing the rules, we kept the game pretty simple.

The French deployment was 15 inches on the table while the Russians were 9 inches.

The French were defending the road in their centre, as the rest of their army were retreating through the woods and rough terrain.

We were running out of time and both me and Lee were flagging bigtime, at the start of the last turn, the French were on Force Morale 8 while the Russians on a very low 4. But some devilish shooting and melees they got the final score down to 2 each. So a draw was called, which tbh, I was a little gutted about.

We made loads of mistakes but learnt a lot. Another game is set for a few weeks time, with hopefully less mistakes and a drier top lip!

Battle Chronicle - 1812, The Retreat from Moscow - Fab News!!!!

Its exciting times at Don't Throw a 1 HQ! 

“Battle Chronicle - The Retreat from Moscow” is a fantastic setting for a campaign, loads of tension, tough decisions, and that constant sense of survival against the odds

This bad boy dropped through my letterbox today. Getting a physical proof copy in my hand is a massive milestone. It suddenly makes the whole project feel real???

I must say I’m feeling ridiculously pleased with myself, Paul and Lee right now. There’s something gloriously surreal about seeing your name in print in an actual wargaming book — who let that happen?!

After a heroic amount of hard work, questionable decisions, blood, sweat, and the occasional dramatic tear, it’s all very close to paying off.

All being well, this bad boy will be on sale from 1st June… brace yourselves!!!!!

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