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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.
What l did for World Toy Soldier Day…
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This is what I did for WTSD- painted , based and crewed two 1/72 mountain
guns, painted some trees for the forthcoming game with these figures,
touched...
STARGRUNT - Game #3.
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I pitched the Anglians against the Swabians. The Swabians lost with ten
casualties and the loss of their Leader- the Anglians only suffered three
casual...
Collaborative Campaign Year 13: Part 2
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The last post in this series saw Picenia attack and take control of the
City State of Sentis, a member of the Cyraenian Pentapolis. In today's
episode th...
Toy Soldier Day - March 4
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[image: Toy Soldier Day, March 4]
I did not realise that our 'small fighters' actually had their own day
until March 5th last year.
Anyhow, this is a da...
Hercule Poirot and Toy Soldiers?
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A glimpse of toy soldiers on TV! Crossposted from my Man of TIN BlogTwo
https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/hercule-poirot-and-toy-soldiers/
Niscemi- Biscari Highway July 1943
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The Niscemi-Biscari Highway was one of my favourite of the Squad Leader 'US
Para' supplementary scenarios, it was a tiny scenario with five US Para
squad...
A New Roof
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William and his team came and replaced Shedquarter's roofing felt today. I
went for the new rubber type of sheeting instead of felt like I had
originally...
Block, Paper, Scissors….
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*I made these in two sizes with the smaller being for a single block whilst
the larger can carry two. Warbases once again had worked their
laser-cutting ...
WW2 ‘German’ Don Cossacks
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I've had these in stock for a while now and as I may have work for them in
a forthcoming game it was clearly time to paint them!
They're certainly a co...
Holiday Hunting
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I fitted in a short game of Palaeo Diet whilst I was on holiday. I'd loaded
up my terrain because I'd planned to play HOTT with my sone, so sticking in
t...
Sunday: A Day of Mostly Rest
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So, now I have three stands of Highlanders with a fourth one 1/2 way there,
(*Apologies for the awful lighting....*)
'........then I'll need to give the ...
Hammerhead and finished Romans
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Yesterday I attended the Hammerhead show in Newark which has recently had
the organisation taken over by Dave Ryan of Caliver Books. The change in
runnin...
Cordova Campaign – Day Three
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*11 September 1813 – Southern Spain – Day 3*
French occupy Espinal
13 French Army regroup at Montoro
14 French Army attack El Carpio
15 French Army occu...
Charge of the Peter Laing Light Brigade
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We were hit by a bad Noreaster that dumped around 20 inches of snow and
had winds of 70 MPH. Needless to say, we lost power for 3 days.
It did give me ...
Reading, Painting, Sikhs, Turtles & Salute.
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One of the things that I noticed last year is that I barely read anymore.
Between work and children, I rarely get time to just sit down and
appreciat...
Starting the Siege Lines
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Created a few test siege line pieces for Dendermonde which will fit in
with the hex terrain which covers 4' x 6' of the table.
Gabions are 3d printed - ...
Little Great War: Kavkaz Campaign Epilogue
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The Turcowaz in their trenches - and the Izumrud-Zeleniya
buildup on the west bank of the Tekhuri River. The town is
Gakhomela.
If the third Battle of...
First Alamein 1-5th July – Shedquarterly
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Graham (Trebian) Evans has been holding quarterly games with Richard
Lockwood, swapping venues, for some years. It is only since retirement that
I have man...
Been making some 28mm Kits
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For my Chain of Command 28mm British Infantry the welcome sight of a
Sherman Mk I (see below, the ubiquitous Western Front armour support):
She came up n...
Cavalier 2026 Show
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On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending 'Cavalier 2026' Wargames Show,
presented by the Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society, at the Angel Leisure
Centre, ...
Medieval figures on display.
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Slowly getting around to putting figures back on display after they had to
be packed away for work on the house a few years ago, a change is as good
as ...
Happy new.........er Blenheim!
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Well, far too late for any type of seasonal greetings but never to late for
a nice Blenheim! Zvezda 1/200 Mk IV. This has rested on my desk unpainted
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A Festive Surprise
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The Midlish plan was to surprise the Valdurians, spoil their New Year's Eve
and Day and make up for all of their defeats over the last decade......
But...
D’Erlon’s I Corps Shiny French Infantry
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Scott MacPhee (MacPhee’s Miniature Men Blog) just finished painting the
figures for the 4 Divisions of French Infantry for my shiny Napoleonic
Armies pro...
Forest Dragon 3D Sculpts
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A Christmas pressie to myself ...
... and on the inside.
Not the best presentation with their packaging.
Contents are revealed.
Can you tell what the...
Winter Break: A Beary Simple Wargame
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*A Beary Simple Wargame *made it out of the box today. My daughter set out
the terrain while I cleaned up lunch and we played while the boys took
their...
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.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
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!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteA Happy New Year to you too!
All the best,
Bob
A Good New Year to you and yours, Tony
ReplyDeleteThe Good Soldier Svjek (Tony),
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year from Nevada!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteA Happy New Year from the UK!
All the best,
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!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
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