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Year of the Forts!
Another year has passed in the blink of an eye! It was another busy one for Dawn of Iron. Forts and fortifications seem to be the one...
Mike at SBS
Dec 26, 20233 min read
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Model Guide: War of the Pacific
The long awaited pack, War of the Pacific is out now, which means its time to assemble your Peruvian and Chilean squadrons for battle!...
Mike at SBS
Jan 8, 20233 min read
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Dawn of Iron Cards!
After a long journey, I'm pleased to announce that the Print-on-Demand card packs are ready and now purchasable! I've broken these down...
Mike at SBS
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Dawn of Iron's 2022 (and plans for 2023!)
Many happy returns to you all this upcoming New Year! I can't believe we've completed another lap so soon, especially when I look back at...
Mike at SBS
Dec 28, 20226 min read
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Pyrates!
It's July, so that can only mean one thing in the Haught house hold.... the Boardgame Geek 2022 Solitaire PNP Contest is live! My son...
Mike at SBS
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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Dawn of Iron - Capture the Flag Battlereport
Over the weekend I ran a demo game for Dawn of Iron to test things out ahead of sending the book to the publishers next week. I threw...
Mike at SBS
Jun 2, 20225 min read
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Making Civil War Pilings for Naval Wargames
In this video, I walk through how I made some piling fortifications for my American Civil War naval wargame battlefields using resin...
Mike at SBS
May 19, 20221 min read
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Sneak Peek: Dawn of Iron - First Anthology
The wait is nearly over! I'm finally in the last stages in preparing Dawn of War for Print on Demand. The road has been littered with...
Mike at SBS
May 12, 20224 min read
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Making & Painting Flags for Miniature Models
In this video, I walk through my method for making miniature flags from scratch for my 1/600 American Civil War ships and boats. I've...
Mike at SBS
May 1, 20221 min read
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Making Small-Scale (3-6mm) Water Hazards
Last month I talked about making small-scale trees for my riverine battlefield table. This month, I've added some hazards that I can add...
Mike at SBS
Mar 17, 20227 min read
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On to Richmond!
Today, 160 years ago, the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor clashed in the first battle between ironclads. The amazing people at Little Wars...
Mike at SBS
Mar 10, 20221 min read
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Dawn of Iron Overview
Jon at All Miniatures Great and Small gives Dawn of Iron a review and takes us through a rules overview.
Mike at SBS
Feb 12, 20221 min read
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Making Small-Scale (3-6mm) Woods
When I set about to create some battle reports for Dawn of Iron, I realized quickly that I don't have a lot of terrain to use with 3-6mm...
Mike at SBS
Feb 6, 20223 min read
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How to Paint Model Ship Decks
I've had a few requests for a quick tutorial on how I paint the wooden decks of my ships. I should note that, as usual, this is my method...
Mike at SBS
Jan 6, 20223 min read
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Dawn of Iron in 2022
Hello, and a very happy upcoming New Years to you all! I've been thinking a lot about 2022 and what its got in store for Dawn of Iron....
Mike at SBS
Dec 28, 20215 min read
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Pook's Turtles
The American Civil War produced some of the strangest ship designs I've ever seen. Among the most odd were the river gunboats known...
Mike at SBS
Dec 22, 20218 min read
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The Timberclads
When the American Civil War began in 1861, the US Navy was charged with executing the famous Anaconda Plan, which aimed to strangle the...
Mike at SBS
Dec 19, 20215 min read
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No Dice, No Glory Dawn of Iron Interview
I sat down with Mitch from No Die, No Glory to talk about the Dawn of Iron release. You can listen on Spotify or YouTube below:
Mike at SBS
Oct 26, 20211 min read
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Designing a Game: Part 3 - Components
We started this journey with covering how I tackle the idea/research phase followed by the framework phase. This week I'm going to dive...
Mike at SBS
Aug 1, 20218 min read
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Designing a Game: Part 2 - The Framework
With research done and the core of the game scoped out, the next phase is to start digging into some high level mechanics to suss out the...
Mike at SBS
Jul 19, 20217 min read
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