I’m continuing to put the Second Portable Wargame Compendium together, and so far I’ve had contributions (or the promise of contributions) from Arthur Harman, Nick Huband, Paul Leeson, Ryan Recker, and Stephen Smith. I will also be contributing quite a bit of the contents myself.
Hopefully, the topics covered will include:
- Making your own 10cm square terrain tiles
- A simple campaign system
- Fast Play 3 x 3 Portable Napoleonic Wargame Rules
- Fast Play 3 x 3 Portable English Civil War Wargame Siege Rules
- Fast Play 3 x 3 Portable Western Front/Trench Wargame Rules
- A generic set of Portable Skirmish Wargame Rules
- A set of Portable Napoleonic Skirmish Wargame Rules
- A Generalship game
- Using figures from other games to create Portable Wargame armies
- 3D printing Portable Wargame armies and terrain
So far, the articles shown in bold have already been typeset and proof read, and with a bit of luck at least three of the others will have reached that stage in the publication process by this time next week.
Bob, well done, I know it must be a lot of hard work. Looks like a great variety of topics. Regards. Paul.
ReplyDeletePDL (Paul),
DeleteIt takes time to put these Compendium together, but they are worth it. Thankfully, I get a lot of help from Arthur Harman, who is a consummate author, editor, and proofreader.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I have allowed too much time to slip through my fingers. I had some vague notion of doing something more with my 'Byzantiad' campaign. Never mind. But, if you can make use of anything from my blogspot, you would be more than welcome.
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI hope that there will be a third Compendium, and I’d love to include an article by you in it, so don’t feel pressurised to get something written for this one.
All the best,
Bob
Looks great Bob. Are you going to use the same size format as the first compendium?
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! It will be the same size as the previous Compendium, and - if possible - available in four formats.
All the best,
Bob
Lots of good stuff. I'm especially interested in the skirmish rules. Let me know if I can be of assistance.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteCheers! … and I’ll certainly be taking you up on your kind offer.
All the best,
Bob
Another excellent line up Bob.
ReplyDeleteIf you need any further assistance, im more than happy to help. Possibly my army generator or using uno cards as a turn sequence engine.
Cheers Steve
Stephen Smith,
DeleteBoth would be most welcome. Do you have them in a format that can be emailed or should I copy them from the FaceBook page?
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob
DeleteMore than happy to send you the documents via an email. Unfortunately they are in word hope this doesn't cause any problems.
Cheers, and once again for selecting my little contributions for the next compendium.
Stephen
Stephen Smith (Stephen),
DeleteThanks you very much for your contributions. They are much appreciated.
All the best,
Bob
Looking good, Bob 👍🏼👍🏼. (I’m intrigued by the ‘ Using figures from other games to create Portable Wargame armies’ section, which touches on a process I like to explore…🙂).
ReplyDeleteMartin S,
DeleteCheers! That particular article will look at other sources of suitable figures, such as RISK!
All the best,
Bob
That looks an interesting set of chapters, Bob! Hope it goes well, and I look forward to the book being available.
ReplyDeleteDavid in Suffolk,
DeleteIt looks as if the next Compendium is going to include quite a few varied and interesting articles, some of which will look at similar topics from slightly different perspectives.
All the best,
Bob
How are things going with the 3d printing chapter? I'm torn between 3 projects:
ReplyDelete1. writing rules for a fast play campaign
2. making more 3d printed figures/terrain
3. trying an experiment with a 3x3 game but the board is shaped irregularly
Do any of those ideas hold more appeal over the others?
Mr. Pavone,
DeleteI have an article about simple 3D printing, but it would be interesting to have a second or alternative view of its potential.
I also have a set of fast play campaign rules in preparation, but again, a second point-of-view or set of ideas would be very welcome.
The idea of a 3 x 3 battle fought on a grid of irregularly-shaped grid areas sounds intriguing, and I look forward to reading more about this in the near future.
So, in answer to your question, any article (or articles) by you would be very welcome.
All the best,
Bob