Alan Saunders has fought yet another battle using his English Civil War variant of the PORTABLE WARGAME rules, and a detailed battle report has appeared on his blog.
On the PORTABLE WARGAME Facebook page, Barry Carter has uploaded photographs of his gingham cloth tabletop ...
... and his minute magnetic travel set!
He used a magnetic travel game as the basis of the tabletop and 2mm figure block for his troops! As a result, he has a game that will fit inside a coat pocket.
Meanwhile, Steven Smith has been using Heroscape hexes and 10mm figures to fight a battle between Bavarian and Prussian forces ...
... and Nick Nascati has created British and Zulu armies from chess pieces! (Is there no end to the ingenuity of wargamers! I don’t think so ... and long may it remain so!)
Please note that the photographs featured above are © Alan Saunders, Barry Carter, Steven Smith, and Nick Nascati.
On the PORTABLE WARGAME Facebook page, Barry Carter has uploaded photographs of his gingham cloth tabletop ...
... and his minute magnetic travel set!
He used a magnetic travel game as the basis of the tabletop and 2mm figure block for his troops! As a result, he has a game that will fit inside a coat pocket.
Meanwhile, Steven Smith has been using Heroscape hexes and 10mm figures to fight a battle between Bavarian and Prussian forces ...
... and Nick Nascati has created British and Zulu armies from chess pieces! (Is there no end to the ingenuity of wargamers! I don’t think so ... and long may it remain so!)
Please note that the photographs featured above are © Alan Saunders, Barry Carter, Steven Smith, and Nick Nascati.
More great ideas Bob - I particularly like the chess pieces which in a funny way close the wargame on a chess board loop!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteEn mass they look very effective ... and are a very cheap way to recruit an army!
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteA good collection of various scales and grids shown here- you must be pleased that so many that are picking up your PORTABLE WARGAME Rules and putting them to good use. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI find it quite amazing - and rather humbling - that so many wargamers have taken my basic rules and adapted them to such a range of different periods, figure sizes, and gridded tabletops.
All the best,
Bob
Some great ideas there, with the chess pieces and the pockets sized game my favourites.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteI’m continually amazed at the ingenuity of the wargamers who are using my PW rules!
All the best,
Bob
Brilliant! All excellent and ingenious. I also particularly like the chess piece armies, the gingham cloth, and the pocket wargame.
ReplyDeleteFitz-Badger,
DeleteThere are some excellent ideas being shared by PW wargamers, and as a result I now have so many potential projects I want to work on!
All the best,
Bob
Love the look and feel of the small stuff
ReplyDeleteNote to self get your 2mm stuff out of the loft and play a game!
Geordie and Exiled FoG,
DeleteI was also very impressed with the 'pocket' PW game.
All the best,
Bob