David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Monday, 29 December 2025

A Hobby Christmas!

 Well, the season's festivities are behind us and we can look forward to our Hobby Time once more. Just one last nod to Christmas, in that I got three hobby related gifts ~

From Aly, for use with the Saga of Bicca Biccasson games with my grandchildren hopefully.
From long time chum John Aston; on theme as always John!
And From Sue, the latest Old School Wargamers' Annual! I also got a Book Token from Ruth which I shall hopefully exchange for the latest Warlord Games Black Powder supplement, Into The Valley of Death, for the Crimean War.
So a Hobby Christmas was had! Here's to a Hobby New Year too!


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  1. Phil Robinson29 December 2025 at 03:47

    Well those are certainly better than socks. I got a chess set which I suppose is wargames related?

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  2. Steve J.29 December 2025 at 05:02

    A nice mix of stuff there David and a book token is always a welcome gift as far as I'm concerned:).

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  3. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)29 December 2025 at 13:21

    A hobby Christmas is always good!

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  4. George Anderson29 December 2025 at 14:29

    Nice haul David. Paston letters are so enthralling.

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    1. David30 December 2025 at 00:51

      Started on them last night, not disappointed so far.

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  5. Matt Crump29 December 2025 at 15:28

    Nice books David here’s to a productive new year

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  6. Donnie McGibbon29 December 2025 at 22:09

    Nice books and all very handy too, can't ask for more than that!

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  7. Duke of Baylen29 December 2025 at 23:58

    An interesting mix. I've never read any of the Paston letters etc. despite attending the Paston School. There the emphasis was on the link to the naval heroes Nelson and Hoste. The school tie was plain black marking our loss at Trafalgar and the room used for music lessons was like a ship's cabin including the calking of the timbers of the floor.
    All the best for 2026
    Stephen

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  8. David30 December 2025 at 00:53

    Started on the Letters last night. I hope 2026 will bring us all much hobby joy! Baring Phil's dice of course!😉

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  9. Rob30 December 2025 at 06:16

    Great gifts. Dragon Rampant is a fun game and has featured on my blog a couple of times. The Paston letters are also fascinating, it seems that we've always lived in litigious times. But I've never even seen any of the Annuals.

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    1. David30 December 2025 at 08:20

      The Wargamers' Annuals are from Caliver Books/Partizan Press Rob.

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