Too Fat Lardies is a vibrant wargames development partnership that produces an ever growing range of rule sets for what we think are discerning wargamers. The emphasis with any of our rule sets is on replicating the real core issues for each of our periods. The emphasis is on what Clausewitz described as "friction" on the battlefield, along side the stresses and pressure of command.


The rules we produce reflect the periods that we ourselves game, and are consequently the product of our own enthusiasm. We hope that you will enjoy them too. Just click on the links at the left of the page to find what you are looking for in the wonderful world of Lard.









2008 Summer Special

Now Available

We are very pleased to announce that the 2008 Summer Special is now available, and as always it is absolutely jammed full of the superb articles and scenarios that make it one of the hobby's best reads.

Here's a list of what's in store for you this summer.

Up Your TW&T - A Spanish Civil War supplement crossing Up Your Cara al Sol with TW&T
Kriegsspiel 1866 - An 1862 rule variant for the Austro-Prussian War with details for Austrian forces to field against your Prussians.
Algy Flies East - Chapter Three. More aerial adventures in Revolutionary as Algy takes on a Red armoured train.
The Battle
of Espinosa - a Le Feu Sacre double scenario for the 200th Anniversary
Bag the Jedi - We blast into space with this fun Bag the Hun variant for space travellers everywhere
Holding the Line - WWII German defensive tactics on the Eastern Front examined in this in-depth article
Algernon Flies South - A spectacular Great War southern front supplement for Algernon Pulls it Off from Chris Stoesen with previously unpublished data on this theatre and a campaign system to boot.
The Battle
for the Annaberg - Freikorps clash with Poles in this Triumph of the Will scenario in Lower Silesia, 1921.
Les Attaques - A photo article as we visit a 1940 battlefield just outside Calais.
Remember Nelson - A Kiss Me Hardy scenario for the battle of Lissa 1811
Everybody Wants an Ace, Part II. Joe Legan covers minor WWII airforces for Bag the Hun
Cholm 1942 - IABSM and TW&T scenarios for this siege on the Eastern Front
A Full Nelson – historical Sharp Practice scenario ideas as Nelson storms Vera Cruz
The Return of the Melon Smuggler's Daughter - Kriegsspiel at Salute, scenario and analysis
To Serve Spain - A Republican tank is the target of the Moors in a scenario for Up Your TW&T.
Algy Flies East - Chapter Four. An old enemy returns to haunt Algy and the men of 47 Squadron in South Russia, 1919
The Hand of Capitaine Danjou – An 1863 French Foreign Legion in Mexico scenario for Sharp Practice
Fellatio on the Beach - The launch of Sharp Practice, scenario and photos
Grand Designs - Building beautiful and robust buildings on a budget, by Sidney "Lifter" Roundwood.
Crosses in the Kuban - Cross of Iron scenarios for IABSM and TW&T
Smoke on the Water - AN 1866 Kriegsspiel introductory scenario


And the great news is that we are still staying with our 2004 price of £5 for this huge e-magazine to be sent straight to your email address.

Sharp Practice

Looking to play large scale skirmish games that focus on the key characters rather than worrying is Private Smith has his bayonet fixed? Looking for a set of rules that allows you to recreate the exploits of your literary heroes? Looking for a set of rules that allows you to add just the amount of colour and character that you want, from a swashbuckling adventure with thirty figures to a small battle with 120 men? Looking for a set of rules that presents an easy to follow section on Napoleonic Drill? If so then Sharp Practice, the latest rules to be added to the Lardy stable, are for you.

With sixty eight pages of text and diagrams and a one page playsheet these rules have been described as groundbreaking in their seamless blending of role playing ideas into the traditional wargame giving games full of period character.

These may be had for only £12 plus postage and packing or £7 as a pdf file. Click on “Buy Stuff” to see postal rates and place your order.

Looking to Buy Krieggspiel?

With the 1862 Rules and the Koniggratz Map now available and fantastic feedback after our participation games at Salute you may be here for our great range of Kriegsspiel products.

Click Here to Go Straight to our Kriegsspiel Products

Click below for a pdf of the Kriegsspiel Blocks and the rulers designed for the game. You may download this for European A4 size paper or North American letter size.

European A4 Pdf

North American Letter Pdf

Or why not check out some of the products from our own lardy stable – with over thirty items to choose from we have something for everyone – from scenarios and articles to rule sets and supplements

Click Here to view our complete range of Products

Something Special?

Looking for our famous Christmas and Summer Specials? Click HERE to see exactly what we have available in this ever growing list that includes free rule systems and expansion sets for our existing products. These have been described as some of the best value publications in the hobby, who are we to argue.






What's New for 2008?

Well, 2008 is looking like being a hugely busy year for us here on Lard Island. Here's a look at just some of the projects we're working on:

In the Buff: The English Civil War is given the Lard treatment. Play-testing is in full flow at present, with gamers from around the world playing “In the Buff” to get these rules ready for publication in 2008.

Kriegsspiel 1862 – The von Tschischwitz Kriegsspiel rules. These are the rules that the officers who dominated the field in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars would have cut their teeth on. To go with this will be the full colour Koniggratz map, an absolute must for any student of mid-nineteenth century conflict.