Before Christmas I had a couple of online exchanges with players who have developed their own variants of my PORTABLE WARGAME rules. Theses emails were about the possibility of making their ideas and variants available to others ... and I whilst I was taking my recent break, I came to the conclusion that I ought to give serious consideration to publishing a PORTABLE WARGAME COMPENDIUM at some point during 2022. This would initially be in paperback and Kindle format, and I would hope to make it available for less than £10.00.
I would not be in a position to pay from anything that is included in the compendium, but I would ensure that any contributions were properly attributed and that contributors received a free copy of the book.
At present this is just an idea … but I would welcome any positive or negative feedback from regular blog readers and users of my rules.
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Hi Bob
ReplyDeleteHappy new year.
A compendium sounds like a good idea. I would definitely be interested.
Kind regards
Mike
Mike C (Mike),
DeleteHappy New Year to you too!
I’m glad that you like the idea, which I think might be a real bonus for PW users.
All the best,
Bob
A great plan Bob, looking forward to seeing it.
ReplyDeleteTradgardmastare,
DeleteI’m glad that you like it … especially as I hope that you might be one of the contributors!
All the best,
Bob
I think gathering together a number of the small adaptions in one place would be useful
ReplyDeleteMike Lewis,
DeleteI’m glad that you agree that it might be a useful addition to the PW range.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting idea and I hope to be able to contribute something. I do hope, however, that you will not abandon producing future period-specific PW books, such as ACW and 18th century wars.
Best wishes,
Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteDon’t worry, I still have plans for period-specific books as well as the compendium.
I am hoping that you will be one of the contributors; it wouldn’t be a good compendium without your input.
All the best,
Bob
I would love to see that! Especially if it could include fantasy and science fiction variants!
DeleteMichael Taylor,
DeleteI hope to include rules that will cover fantasy and sci-fi gaming.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year! Great idea! Looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteCheers! I’m hoping that you might be one of the contributors.
All the best,
Bob
I would be happy to.
DeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteYou're on!
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeleteJudging by the list of potential contributors so far, your projected compendium will be a handy little resource book for PW war gamers. I would certainly be interested in buying a copy!
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI’ll put you down for a copy … especially as I hope that you’ll be one of the contributors!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New year all be it a bit late. I think the compendium would be a great idea. It would be like a one stop for all things portable.
ReplyDeleteRules, campaigns, solo and ideas all 8n one.
Put me down for a copy.
Stephen Smith,
DeleteAnd a Happy New Year to you as well!
I will be relying on contributors to do the bulk of the writing, whilst I will do the editing and layout. I'm not quite sure what it will contain, but it will no doubt be an interesting project to work on.
All the best,
Bob
Looking forward to see what comes of the project. I will try and pull my finger out, and work.on those skirmish version rules. You never no they might make the cut.
DeleteStephen Smith,
DeleteIf you right them, I’ll include theme,
All the best,
Bob
It sounds interesting, I would like to participate in the compilation.
ReplyDeleteSlorm,
DeleteGreat! Just look out for any requests I make for contributions and we will take it from there.
All the best,
Bob
Bob, a compendium is a great idea; I might suggest naming is such that new editions could flow naturally. Maybe The Portable Wargame Compendium 2022 or some such. This would allow for nice clean naming scheme for any future editions. We all know the rules allow for infinite possibilities...
ReplyDeleteMike Taber,
DeleteCheers! I actually began thinking about producing a PW Annual, but a compendium seemed to be a better idea ... and giving it a year date as you suggest does leave it open for further compendiums to follow, should the need arise. Thanks for the suggestion.
All the best,
Bob
I'd avoid giving it a date, which might limit sales in the future people might be put off buying the 2022 edition in 2025. What about "The Portable Wargame Compendium" for the fist issue, them Volume II and so on for later ones.
ReplyDeleteJohn Armatys,
DeleteThat is an excellent suggestion ... and would certainly allow for future PW Compendiums to be published.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree with John about omitting a date. You could just call them PW Compendium, then PW Compendium II, III &c. whenever subsequent volumes were published.
Best wishes, Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteI think that the reasoning you and John have both used has helped me to make up my mind.
All the best,
Bob
Bob. A PWG Compendium sounds like a great idea to me. Have you considered including Scenarios as well as Rule variations?
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteI’d like to include some scenarios if anyone cares to write them.
All the best,
Bob