I was very pleased to see that my old friend and regular blogger, Ross Macfarlane, had very recently used my original Early and Mid-Twentieth Century PORTABLE WARGAME rules to fight a border skirmish in the on/off war between the Red Patch Rebels and the Ducal Army.
His battle report about the Assault on the Hastee House crossroads is inspiring, especially for anyone who likes to fight their battles using 54mm-scale figures on a gridded tabletop, and the following photographs show just how effective this scale of figure looks on a normal sized wargame table.
His comments about the rules are also worth reading, especially as they chime very nicely with my own current thinking. I have my Eastern Front/Great Patriotic War project very much in mind at the moment, and have been thinking that the Pin rules in DEVELOPING THE PORTABLE WARGAME might be a bit superfluous to my requirements, although I have a long way to go before I make any final decisions on that particular aspect of the project.
His battle report about the Assault on the Hastee House crossroads is inspiring, especially for anyone who likes to fight their battles using 54mm-scale figures on a gridded tabletop, and the following photographs show just how effective this scale of figure looks on a normal sized wargame table.
His comments about the rules are also worth reading, especially as they chime very nicely with my own current thinking. I have my Eastern Front/Great Patriotic War project very much in mind at the moment, and have been thinking that the Pin rules in DEVELOPING THE PORTABLE WARGAME might be a bit superfluous to my requirements, although I have a long way to go before I make any final decisions on that particular aspect of the project.
Excellent looking game by Ross. I haven't seen his modern figures before.
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteRoss doesn't use them very often, but I suspect that he might do so more frequently now.
All the best,
Bob
Ross is a good person to test your rules - I don't think there's much he likes doing more than treaking rules.
DeleteRob Young,
DeleteVery true!
Interestingy, it was Ross who thought that the original rules needed rules for pinning added to them. I've used the rules both with and without the Pin rules, and prefer to use them without ... but that is just a personal preference.
All the best,
Bob
Looking at this game puts me in mind of my own 'Army Men' project. I was thinking more in terms of 'back lawn' for them, but maybe I ought to re-examine the grid table for them. I recall Tim Gow's 'Little Cold Wars' very nearly made me look to recasting the armies of Raesharn and Kiivar...
ReplyDeleteArchduke Piccolo,
DeleteHaving fought several lawn battles using FUNNY LITTLE WARS and LITTLE COLD WARS, I can testify to the great amount of fun to be had ... but Ross is not the only person who has used 54m-scale figures on a gridded tabletop with my PW rules. Don't forget, my inspiration came from Joseph Morschauser, and particularly his Colonial battles using 54mm-scale Britains figures. Why don't you give it a go!
All the best,
Bob
Hello Bob, I purchased your book The Portable Wargame from Amazon.com and was thinking about trying to do a scifi add on for it, like a bolt on of sorts.
ReplyDeleteDoomfist,
DeleteThat sounds like an excellent idea, and I'd be interested to find out how well your development works. I know that a few people have developed fantasy versions of the rules, and that at least one battle has been fought using a modified version of my rules and Warhammer 40K figures, so a full-blown SciFi version sounds altogether feasible.
Good luck with your project,
Bob
Thank you sir, always nice to get the creators blessing for a fun fan project.
DeleteDoomsfist,
DeleteIt was nice of you to ask. Not everyone is so polite or considerate.
All the best,
Bob