I’ve been making slow but steady progress with compiling the next Portable Wargame Compendium. I have recently received several more very interesting contributions and I think that the next volume will really take the whole Portable Wargame concept forward.
At present the contents of the Fourth Portable Wargame Compendium includes the following:
- Contents
- Introduction
- Hoplite: The Peloponnesian War in a Tin
- Gridded Age of Sail Naval Wargames
- The Portable Charge! Wargame (PC!W) … or Recreating the Classic Wargame Rules in a more manageable form
- The Portable Naval Wargame: Russo-Japanese War
- Chubby Mini-Marine War Game Rules
- Building a ‘Chubby Marine’ for Portable Naval Wargames
- Contact!: High intensity modern warfare at Division Level
- The Portable War of the Worlds
- Sci-Fi Skirmish Squared – A Portable Wargame 3 x 3 Variant
- ‘Duo Aleae Iactae Sunt’ (Two Dice Are Rolled): A simple fire or combat resolution system using only two dice
- The Extended Battlefield
- The Dominion of … Rules Supplement
- Dominion of Conan the Barbarian
- Dominion of the Oar and Ram
- Intestinal Fortitude: An optional rule for the Dominion of … rules
- Appendix 1: Hex and Square gridded maps for the Battle of Blasthof Heath
- Appendix 2: Board and Unit Counters for Contact!
Looks fantastic, Bob, although I am trying to recall if I have ever seen the words "Intestinal Fortitude" before!
ReplyDeleteSteve,
DeleteThe expression was certainly used during the Second World War as a euphemism for guts. Apparently, it was coined around 1937 by John Wilce, an Ohio State University professor and football coach, to avoid using the more direct term.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
DeleteI read somewhere that the equivalent term in the British English was 'umpty-poo'. Much preferable...
Looks as though you have plenty of meat and potatoes - with gravy - in this one!
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteNow that's an expression I've not heard for years!
The range of articles in this Compendium is certainly well up to scratch ... and I hope that it will be yet another popular publication.
All the best,
Bob
There's a good broad spread of topics Bob. I'm looking forward to reading the 4th Compendium
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteIt’s thanks to people like you that the Compendia have been so successful.
All the best,
Bob
This looks great! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteHopefully it will be published in time for Christmas.
All the best,
Bob
Excellent set of articles in this one, Bob! Another winner in the making 👍🏼
ReplyDeleteMartin S.,
DeleteCheers! There's a couple more articles to add ... and they will hopefully ensure that this Compendium is as popular as its predecessors.
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteI'd certainly like to read about the Portable WAR of the WORLDS. Sounds very interesting- will you be having photos of the games? Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI think that you’ll enjoy reading the article … which does include some photographs of a battle.
All the best,
Bob
Sounds like a lot of content! How would one acquire/ locate the first 3 compendiums?
ReplyDeleteI’ve always been a fan of the term ‘intestinal fortitude’. It’s descriptive in all the right ways.
Glenn,
DeleteThe first three Compendia are available in print form from Amazon and in downloadable PDF format from Wargame Vault. In the latter case, it is possible to buy all three as a single package for a discounted price.
All the best,
Bob