I never cease to be amazed by the way that some users of my PORTABLE WARGAME rules have taken my basic ideas and developed them in different directions. I have already mentioned some of the things that Mark Cordone has done in previous blog posts (see here, here, and here), but he has now taken it a step further and has put together two armies so that he can fight battles from the Balkan Wars ...
Mark Cordone's Balkan Wars Bulgarian Army.
Mark Cordone's Balkan Wars Bulgarian Army.
Mark Cordone's Balkan Wars Ottoman Turkish Army.
Mark Cordone's Balkan Wars Ottoman Turkish Army.
... as well as a portable terrain box.
Mark has now refought Battle of Kirkkilesse with these two armies, and the results are truly inspiring, as the following photographs show:
Please note that the photographs featured above are © Mark Cordone.
Hi Bob. You may have seen it but Martin Rapier has put up a report on our SCW game with your rules.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Simon
Simon,
DeleteThanks for letting me know about Martin’s recent blog post about my PSCWW rules. I read it with great interest and found some of his comments very helpful.
All the best,
Bob
An inspiring layout. Still trying to figure out how to build or source similar terrain.
ReplyDeleteJennifer,
DeleteIf you read some of Mark Cordone’s earlier posts on the Facebook group, I think that he explains how he created his terrain.
All the best
Bob
Bob, I'm very impressed by Mark Cordone's terrain system, so I'm buying any cheap coasters that appear in the Cats Protection shop. They are so easy to store and set out in different configurations on the tabletop; more portable than my Hexon II terrain, and cheap enough to do separate player displays for an umpired, kriegsspiel type game.
ReplyDeleteFor my 10mm figures I may well divide each square coaster into four notional squares for movement and range purposes, relying on the Mk 1 eyeball and common sense to determine which square a unit is in, rather than marking the coaster with lines that might detract from its appearance.
Best wishes, Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteI bought a set of 100 plywood tiles from an online craft store to try my hand at making something similar … and very much for the same reasons you state. It’s flexible, easy to store, and individual tiles can be customised to suit a particular battle at very little cost.
I am thinking of drilling a small hole in the centre of each tile so that I can use them to form square grids with both 10cm and 5 cm squares. I am also looking for a cheap pyrograver to mark on things like the edges of roads, rivers etc.
All the best,
Bob
Hello there Bob,
ReplyDeleteI have to say that is splendid looking - I am very taken with the terrain box and also the figure density and the whole scenario looked really inspiring.
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteI suspect that quite a few people will be following Mark Cordone’s example … and I am one of them! My enthusiasm for doing something similar is diverting my attention from my current projects … but in my book that is no bad thing.
All the best,
Bob