The Wargaming World of Nozza

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men was a British children’s comedy series produced by the BBC that aired from 1989 to 1994. Created and written by Tony Robinson (best known for his role as Baldrick in Blackadder) the show offered a deliberately irreverent and subversive take on the traditional Robin Hood legend. Rather than presenting Robin as the noble hero, it gleefully inverted expectations. In this version, Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan) is the true leader and intellectual driving force behind the Merry Men, while Robin Hood (Wayne Morris) is reimagined as a vain, self-obsessed, and rather dim figure, more concerned with his appearance and musical ambitions than with heroism. Supporting characters such as Little Ron , Barrington , and Rabies added to the show’s chaotic humour, while Tony Robinson himself appeared as the Sheriff of Nottingham, portrayed not as a fearsome tyrant but as a petulant, scheming buffoon, often undermined by his own incompetence and his equally inept henchmen....

It’s been a little while since I last posted, as I usually I only share games I’ve actually hosted. This time, though, I’m mixing things up. On the recommendation of Mike Demana ( Lead Legionaries ), I took a look at Four Delvers, a solo fantasy miniature skirmish game by David Bezio. The easiest way to describe it is as a tabletop take on the classic ’80s Gauntlet arcade game. A fast, dungeon‑crawling action distilled into a compact, narrative-driven experience. In Four Delvers, you control a party of four archetypal heroes: a Fighter, a Dwarf, an Elf, and a Wizard. Each character has their own stats and a unique ability, giving the group a nice mix of strengths and tactical options. You send the party out on encounters, which define everything from the setting and scenario to the enemies they’ll face and the treasure they’re hoping to recover. It’s simple to pick up, quick to play, and full of that old-school fantasy charm. Drawing a card from my “Notice Board Quest Deck,” the band o...