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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.
Proust, Wells and Big Wars
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Following up a reference in a Verdun post by Paul Holcroft Wright …
Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two
https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2025/09/1...
Girding One's Loins - NWASS 1
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*A nice way to ease myself back into the Great War at Sea after a surfeit
of Ironclads!*
Following on from our brief and rain soaked sojourn to the West ...
Reviewing New Recruits (2): Infantry, part 1
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Regular readers will know that I have recently acquired a nice lot of
vintage Minifigs 25mm 7YW/AWI figures, whose former owners were members of
the Whi...
Philing in with some DBA
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Everyone else was away, so Phil and I played some DBA on his kitchen table.
Phil has been tidying up and found a box of his matched armies. This pair
was...
More Seven Years War Prussians
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I have am still working my way through the painting pile in between doing
a lot of reading for a writing conference I am going to for the whole of
next ...
Wizard of the Kremlin
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I recently read this book, which was recommended to me by a friend with a
keen interest in international relations.
Essentially it is an account of the...
Little Great War - Naval Battle in the Maunch!
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Early action of *Cap Tarfleur*
Weeks, months ... *years* of planning had gone into this operation, always
contingent upon war breaking out - as it so oft...
More Norwegians
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In order to create more Norwegian invaders l turned to the Perry plastic
1870 Prussian skirmish set.
I had to cut off the blanket or greatcoat roll , to...
Nebelwerfers
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Among the toys making their combat debut at the recent Ardennes game was
this pair of Nebelwerfers. These are 3d prints, with crew figures sourced
fro...
The SHEEP FARM in OO9.
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I've set up my Sheep Farm using a Britains Resin Building for the Farm
Cottage- the Scottish Croft.
The two paddocks with my Langley Sheep.
Farmer Brow...
The Table Is Reset
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The table is set, the recce has been done, and the British general is
making his plan.
Those readers who are familiar with CS Grant's 1st book of scena...
Burgos Campaign – Day Four
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*29 August 1813 – North Spain – Day 4*
French attack Quintana
10 French army – attack Quintana
11 French army – regroup and resupply at Burgos
12 Fren...
War with the 4th Coalition: Jena with DoNB
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Image "Snipped" from Wikipedia
Continuing my play through of the 25 Historical Battles featured in Steve
Parker's Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte (DoNB)...
The Adventures Of Harvey Knight - 5
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When dicing for Lt Cdr Harvey Knight's missions I seem to be beating the
odds a little. His fifth mission was yet another convoy attack! Still, in
terms ...
Battle of Long Ridge
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While the local levies occupied a prominent hill, hoping to stop the
enemy's forces, the Duke gathered whatever reinforcements were in reach and
forced m...
Desert queens and sweethearts
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The Crusader project continues with the infantry tanks; for those that do
not know, British tank design of the 1930s produced "cruiser" tanks
designed fo...
Battlemasters Goblin Wolfriders
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*This seemed so lavish when I was a youngster - still does to be honest*
Battlemasters is an old MB games board game produced in the early 90s. It
was ...
2mm Battle Cry Setup
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The last couple of months haven't been productive in regards to my
hobbies. My most recent plan were for using my new 2mm armies with Battle
Cry scena...
Up Periscope 2: Free games
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Even though I have continued to be busy, I have found some time to keep an
eye out for new and interesting free games. Here are some of the most
inter...
Claymore 2025
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It's that time of year again, doesn't time pass quickly!
Claymore 2025 – South East Scotland Wargames Club
I hope to be present at the show again althou...
NEW Smaller LAYOUT.
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I've gone for a smaller Layout - the track is about 25ft and most
enjoyable- I hope to add some scratch built model OO buildings soon.
All the track is m...
Dominion of the Spear Army Builder
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It seems that the new hotness is a series of rules by Steve Parker
starting with *The Dominion of the Spear* and having expanded to cover
several other ...
Warp Speed into 2025
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The last year has been quite challenging. I suffered a stroke in November
2023 and have spent the last year or so in recovery. I'm not there yet, but
do...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Warplan 5/5 Campaign System
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I'm afraid I couldn't find a way to reproduce the snazzy double headed
arrow in 5/5 in the text so will have to do with this instead.
Warplan 5/5 came o...
Take the High Ground
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“Take the high ground”. These were Captain Scarlett’s latest orders in the
ongoing campaign to repel the Teutonians from Albionia’s green and pleasant
lan...
Focus on 2020
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*G*reetings my fellow wargame bloggers. Instead of doing the annual recap
of 2019 I'm just going to skip that and focus on what I plan to achieve in
this n...
Initial...
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...deployments.
Seconds out...first two rounds, of 15. In the Blue corner (US invaders):
On the right flank, a unit of US Regulars, an artillery battery, a...
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 more that fifteen 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.
Happy New Year! As of this reply we're not quite there yet on this side of the pond.
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DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to follow your activities and blog in 2025!
Roger,
DeleteHappy New Year to you and yours! I have a few things planned for 2025 … so keep reading the blog!
All the best,
Bob
HNY to you and yours Bob!
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a great 2025!
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Bob
Happy New Year Bob!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteA Happy New Year to you too!
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Bob
A Good New Year to you and yours, Tony
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DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
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Bob
Happy New Year from Nevada!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteA Happy New Year from the UK!
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Bob
Here's wishing you a Happy and healthier New Year.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteMany thanks! I’d like to wish you and your family a great and healthy 2025!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you BOB and Sue- hope 2025 is a great year for getting things done.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI’d love to wish you and Chris a great 2025, and hope that you have healthy and prosperous time.
All the best,
Bob
HNY Bob, Jim
ReplyDeleteJim Duncan,
DeleteWishing you a Happy New Year!
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Bob
Happy New Year Bob.
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Tiberian General (Willz),
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
I hope the two of you have a happy and as healthy as possible 2025.
ReplyDeleteRoss Mac,
DeleteSue and I send our best wishes to both of you for the New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes for the New Year, Bob!
ReplyDeleteEd M,
DeleteMay I reciprocate and wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob to you and yours and I wonder what 2025 will have in store for us!
ReplyDeleteDonnie McGibbon,
DeleteCheers! May I wish you and your family a great 2025 … whatever I challenges it presents us with!
All the best,
Bob