The Compagnies Franches de la Marine were an ensemble of autonomous infantry units attached to the French Royal Navy bound to serve both on land and sea. Large garrisons were maintained at Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans.
 
From left to right, the three Ranger! trays depict companies of marines from the garrisons of Montreal, Quebec and Louisbourg. Notice the Montreal marines in summer campaign dress, with white coat removed and carrying back packs...apart from the recruit that is!

Background
Malta Besieged is a solitaire strategy boardgame covering the epic World War Two struggle between the British Commonwealth (Allies) and Germany and Italy (Axis) in the Mediterranean Theater during 1940-1942. The game uses a very original game system and works well. The game was published by Victory Point Games but seems to be unavailable now.

​THE BATTLE OF TANGA 1914
​By Legion Wargames
 
Background
The Battle of Tanga, sometimes also known as the Battle of the Bees, was the unsuccessful attack by the British Indian Expeditionary Force "B" under Major General A.E. Aitken to capture German East Africa during the First World War in concert with the invasion Force "C" near Longido on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. It was the first major event of the war in Eastern Africa and saw the British defeated by a significantly smaller force of German Askaris and colonial volunteers under Lieutenant Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck.

The Dwarven Kingdom of Thror, delved in the lonely mountain at the headwaters of the Celduin, was famous for its fabulous wealth: so famous that rumour of it  reached even the withered heath and to the ears of Smaug, a mighty fire-dragon whose heart burned at the thought of untold treasure.