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Mark Furnival

@markfrnvl.bsky.social
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Here for the historical wargaming. I'm a solo wargamer, doing more periods than I can possibly do justice to, mostly in 6mm, but increasingly falling in love with 10mm too.

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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 5h
How many potential Reform voters are going to read an 8 page document? How many potential Reform voters can, in fact, read?
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That was never going to win her a Ford Tippex
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of the many confusing elements of the Napoleonic wars - the Ausrians have a Regiment named Wurttemburg, while Wurttemburg is fighting on the other side. Let's leave aside the various Hessen-Homburg regiments, none of which were Hessian.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The beauty of 6mm wargaming. Alexander's Macedonians face wave after wave of Persian Cavalry. Impetus rules. A fairly equal mix of Bacchus and Rapier miniatures.
6mm wargame showing a battle between Alexander's Macedonians and Daraios' Persians
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There's IR38 Wurttemburg, though it was disbanded after the Wagram campaign.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very much so
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For me, it's not about whether I agree with every point of detail (I don't), but about the fact that it's a serious attempt to address the challenges we face. It had vision, purpose, and heart. I believe it will be more consequential than anything we've see in a long, long time.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Farewell, farewell! One fuck and I'll descend.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Who says that decades of obessessive nerdery doesn't pay dividends?
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well this is my collection of painted figures. It would only take 25 such collections to hit a million. Even if this isn't typical, I can only imagine there are at least tens of millions out there.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Empress
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This was a great episode. James is a thoughtful and articulate speaker. I still have his Age of Arthur supplement and Midgard is fantastic. Thanks for doing what you do Ken, it's such an engaging podcast.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Pendraken and WA mix perfectly. You can put them in the same unit, no problem at all.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Good, it's an eyesore
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean, and you're the best thing that he's ever seen."
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"As I climb into an empty bed, oh well, enough said"
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Well, they're good at passing. They're rubbish at putting the round thing in the netty thing which, some would argue, is the entire point of the game.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
In a parallel universe this would be the 3rd/4th play-off it deserves to be. *These* are the two best teams in the world???
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
You should have been Number 1, but hey ho, pip and dandy.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"Verify your age" Walking over to the actual telly to change channels
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I concluded almost 30 years ago that Buffy was the greatest television series ever made. And I still think that. No apologies.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
He obviously didn't pay the "not getting sucked out of a window" surcharge.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"I'm renaming the stars. I've given them all the same name, and there is much confusion."
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Anyone with an opinion worth having, yes
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I cannot improve upon this. Put me down for Buffy too.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess she didn't mean in a "love thy neighbour" way. It's like having our own mini Alabama on the North Sea coast 🤑
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I don't want to be harsh, but Clacton is getting exactly what it deserves.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Actually it's a bit like the history of warfare, where tactical innovations keep swaying the balance between offensive and defensive. I guess football's just in one of those phases where offensive tactics are on top.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Maybe it's time to put Rory Stewart in a white suit and send him to Clacton
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Less is Moor
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Yeah but look at all those penalties he saved in the shoot ou.... Oh!
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Yeah, if we have to suffer, so should the kids
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Age of Hannibal might be a good bet. Very simple rules but give a pretty good game. You can buy the pdf from Little Wars TV, if memory serves me right.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It would be a Stark choice
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Just imagine a range of shieldmaidens in 6mm. Just imagine it, Annie...
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Power Query would do it better
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
And he's going to do it... in alphabetical order
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The library?
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A never-ending historical commitment to spreading their own misery to those unfortunate enough to be their neighbours. The real world's very own Mordor.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Just had this from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social with a free gift as a thank you for waiting while Annie was away for a couple of weeks. Seriously, what's not to love about this company?
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The Silmarillion is a love letter to the English language.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Not if we also revived Harold Larwood!
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Case in point. Reform won Portsmouth (Charles Dickens) with 30% of the vote, while Labour, Lib Dem, and Green shared *65%* of the vote between them.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
On the contrary, you're wargaming royalty!
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Stannis @unitedpackage.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Life in general is pretty tough and I prefer to protect this as a hobby space. But this worth spreading around today. Might help 1 or 2 people. stopreformuk.vote/elections#sp...
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Stop Reform and the Tories
Stop Reform and the Tories in the UK Parliament, Local Elections, the Senedd, and the Scottish Parliament.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
It seems like a no-brainer to follow your own MP, but that might just be the political geek in me 🙂
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Hi @antoniabance.bsky.social , nice to meet you in person on the doorstep in Coseley today.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I did actually consider doing that myself. I agonised for ages, but I decided to commit to Midgard in the end, as it suited the vibe of my Mediaeval imagi-nations world. Would work for Impetus too 🙂
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Definitely another good option, especially since 40mm strips seem fairly standard. The Warmaster influence, presumably.
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Mark Furnival @markfrnvl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I agree with this. I'm using 10mm armies on 60mm bases, and they work well. Extra advantage: you can use the Midgard measuring sticks, because they increment just as well for 60mm as 120mm
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