Despite the seriousness with which many pursue the cause of wargaming — devoting hours to painting figures and constructing terrain; then devoting hours more to arguing over the proper number of buttons or color of facings — one should never lose sight of the fact that the hobby is, in essence, little more playing with toys.

I particularly appreciate those who embrace this reality and take the hobby in new directions.

Sawyer’s Playmobil is a website devoted to gaming the 18th century using Playmobil figures and terrain. The website contains abundant eye candy and a lovely, complete set of rules: Three Inch Glory II.

Along with the venerable Garden Wargaming site, it may become necessary for me to create a separate section for Playmobil warriors!