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The First Rule of Wargaming and the Spirit of the Wargame
The First Rule:
‘Nothing can be done contrary to what could or would be done in actual war.'
- From 'The Rules of the Naval War Game' by Fred T Jane
The Spirit of the Wargame:
‘Wargames are played, for the most part, without the supervision of an umpire. The game relies on the integrity of the individual players to show consideration for other players and to abide by the rules. All players should conduct themselves in a disciplined manner, demonstrating courtesy and sportsmanship at all times, irrespective of how competitive they may be. This is the spirit of the wargame.’
- Adapted from 'The Spirit of the Game' in 'The Rules of Golf' as published by the R&A Ltd.
The Naval Sitrep
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*A great doorstep of a tome - chock full of naval goodies!*
Several pieces of news to report - some good and some bad unfortunately.
Tony Anderson, the o...
Wargame Objectives
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*Battle of Ramales*
We recently changed the game objective from the town or city to three
objectives in the centre of the table. This was to deter the ...
1:72 Pegasus Hobbies - Pz 38(t)
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Two in a box is a very appealing selling point for the wargamer. Two Pz
38(t)'s would also nicely flesh out and complete my early WWII Panzer
Battalion (as...
Jousting
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One of the things we wanted to do when we went to the UK was go to some
kind of re-enactment event. Originally we'd decided to go to a Viking day
in Wale...
How Many ACW Figures Are Enough?
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Obviously, more than I have. During the last game I noted that I really
didn't enough cavalry, especially dismounted cavalry. I was about to go
shopping...
One Hour Friedland
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I wanted to try a remote game of One Hour Napoleonic, but rather than
re-hash some of the existing games, I was drawn to Friedland for some
reason. It s...
ECW game Report - The Battle of Blackmore Heath
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A couple of weeks ago I posted some English Civil War rules and thought I
should post a game report of my last ECW game using the rules.
Background
The B...
Foraging- a VBCW scenario.
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Yesterday l ran two games for friends of the scenario l made up set in the
VBCW . Food was short , foraging necessary and scouts had heard of some
highl...
Plastic Warrior 2024 - the purchases - part 1
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My acquisitions at the show were - to say the least - somewhat diverse!
But then such is the joy of the PW show. In no particular order, we start
with ...
Not Quite Madrid - a follow up game
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For this Tuesday's game I decided to revisit NQM in the SCW. The rules have
settings for different levels of organisation. The last game was played at
Co...
Stalingrad - Red Barricades Factory
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I've been wanting to wargame Stalingrad the last twenty five years or so.
The thing you always run up against is the sheer amount of gear required.
I'...
Tragedy Strikes the Outdoor Patrol!
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Headquarters received a frantic call from the 3 man patrol. One of their
members was missing. A severe storm came through the area and blew away
their co...
Nice wings comrade!
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Another quick Zvezda diversion, a 1/144 LaGG 3, Pre-war colours to match
the red leather outfits and the pointy hats with red stars on them. They
were...
WARHAMMER 40K - Buildings.
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Hi...I've ordered a batch of 40K Ruined Buildings from California (USA).
I'm very pleased about obtaining the models as Citadel do not make their
buildi...
Hex Shambattle - a Rule Set
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Late last year I posted some ideas about playing the Shambattle game on a
gridded table.
The Hex-celled Grid:
The gimlet-eyed reader will notice that t...
Go Home Iron Men, Go Home or Die!
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With the dawn, the Earl's army arrayed themselves for battle, and advanced.
Th*e spears formed into two blocks while archers advanced on either flack
to f...
Ten
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On Sunday there was a small window of opportunity for a game, squeezed in
between domestic duties and watching the Queen Stage of the Giro d'Italia.
The RI...
Plastic Warrior Show 2024
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* Only a couple of weeks to go to the Plastic Warrior Show:*
*......And here are the directions to get there:*
*TRAVEL GUIDE*
*Directions to The Pla...
Driving Bears pt.2
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As a parent, I should have known that if I made a toy/game for one kid, I'd
have to make something completely different for the other. My son is
currently...
Happy New Year
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Hi everyone, normally I would be posting my "review of the year" today and
my plan for 2024 tomorrow.
But as some of you may know I'm poorly in hospital...
Update and WIP
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[image: Merry christmas wallpaper design]
Well, it certainly has been eventful, this year. Shortly after my last
post, far too long ago, some things...
Is It Christmas yet?
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A few weeks ago when the bitterly cold weather started I had to curtail the
figure painting sessions in my garden hobby hut as it took forever to heat
...
Blog Closing…
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This blog will be closing down on 1st July. I have a fairly expensive
hosting package that I no longer need as I am only running Black Hat and
selling pain...
New Accessions – tidying up …
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So, 3 items under the camera … Chris gave me a P&G SU-76i quite a while
ago, and I’ve been meaning to get round to it … the SU-122 I did years ago.
It’s a ...
Real...
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Old School.
After my recent brush with the Bad Mahdi, I thought I 'needed' some more
Jacklex 20mm figures. I love the little chaps, they have a real air...
Solo Play Testing
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The next Seven Years Wargame with the "Usual Suspects" has moved to the
right by a couple of weeks. One of our group, who has been unavailable for
a few ...
NEW IMAGI-NATIONS ATOMIC AGE BLOG
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I've created a new blog to record my miniature craftwork in my imaginary
cold war gone hot campaign setting. I will remove those posts from this
blog ...
Bridgehead
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Teutonic forces were by now overwhelming Albionian defences. At the Running
River however it’s soldiers faced a problem in being able to secure a
crossin...
I have been wargaming for as long as I can remember. One of the first toys that I was bought was a wooden fort that was garrisoned by assorted lead soldiers ... and I have never looked back!
The first wargames book I bought was CHARGE! (although I had taken out [and repeatedly read] Donald Featherstone's WAR GAMES book beforehand [and many thanks to John Curry for republishing it!]).
My first 20mm figures were the good old Airfix Guards Infantry and Band (in shocking pink!), soon followed by others as they were released, and by 1968, when I bought my first metal Hinton Hunt 20mm figures, I had a large collection of World War II figures, tanks, guns, and aircraft.
I was a founder member of WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS and have been the treasurer and membership secretary ever since. I have also organised – along with Tim Gow - the annual conference (COW – Conference of Wargamers) for the past ten years.
My main interests are wargaming any wars from 1850 onwards, although I have a special interest in Colonial, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II wargaming. I also have a special interest in wargames that use square or hex grids for movement and weapon ranges.
And Happy New Year to you.
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And to you Bob. All the best!
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Happy New Year, Commander. ππΌππΌππΌ
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Happy New Year to you Bob and Sue- may 2023 prove to be the best ever for you.
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Happy New Year! All the best, Karl
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Best wishes to you and everyone in 2023!
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Happy New Year.
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Pete.,
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