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Exploring the world of miniature wargaming.
I’m Robison Wells, The Wargame Explorer
I have been wargaming since an errant copy of Wargames Illustrated landed in my hands 32 years ago. I bought my first little green army men and played solo battle after solo battle on a sand table in the garage. A few years later I discovered Warhammer Fantasy at a local comic shop and then, one day during 7th grade Spanish class, my friend loaned me his copy of the 1st Edition Warhammer 40k Compendium.
That was it. I was hooked. I bought the book from him, and soon began saving every penny to buy Warhammer–first Harlequins and then Squats.
Since then I have branched out into a little of everything. If it has cool minis, I’m into it. I have a particular love for Bolt Action (and most everything Warlord Games puts out) but about every other year I hear the siren song of the Space Marines and start a new homebrew chapter.
My pile of shame is bigger than my pile of completion. In fact, my pile of completion was almost totally wiped out as a donation to a recent charity auction. I have plans of getting into a lot of games this year, and always have something waiting in the wings.
My Favorites Wargames:
In no particular order, my favorite wargames are:
Bolt Action
Warhammer 40k
Kill Team
Konflikt 47
Age of Sigmar
Aeronautica Imperialis
Star Wars Legion
Sludge War
Black Powder
In no particular order, my favorite miniatures are:
Warhammer 40k
Age of Sigmar
Hail Caesar
Konflikt 47
Batman Miniatures Game
Malifaux
My Life Outside of Wargaming
In my other life, I’m a professional writer in two contexts: first, I’m a New York Times bestselling author of 15 novels (mostly young adult science fiction, and a couple of adult thrillers); second, I’m senior writer at a digital marketing agency.
I have a wife and three kids, plus a mess of a dog and a charming little cat.
I also have schizophrenia, which I’m very open about and write and speak about it often. i have contributed to two anthologies about mental illness. I am generally very healthy and high functioning.
I hope you’ll join me on this journey of wargame exploration.
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Robison has been wargaming since he was 11, and he started this site in spring of 2021.
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