ABOUT ME

A Life in Wargaming

Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson

I was born in Reading and have been wargaming for more than 50 years. Over that time, I’ve served as Chairman of the Wargames Association of Reading and owned Garrison, so the hobby has always been central to my life.

In 2015 I wrote a set of rules for the Featherstone Weekend at the Wargames Holiday Centre. We wanted to play a Sudan game in honour of Don Featherstone, so I painted 3,000 figures and created rules that let every player to act as an allied commander while the Mahdists were controlled by dice and cards. That mix of large battles, straightforward mechanics, and historical flavour has shaped the rules I continue to develop.

I mostly play historical games, with a particular fondness being the colonial period, and I enjoy battles large enough to put thousands of figures on the table. A recent game at Oudenarde, for example, saw more than 3,000 miniatures in play.

My mission is to create fast, fun and historically grounded rules that anyone can pick up and enjoy, whether you are leading a handful of units or commanding an army.