tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post2090320029155584724..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Developing The Portable Wargame: Almost there!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50532066250369649702017-06-05T10:57:45.413+01:002017-06-05T10:57:45.413+01:00Jennifer,
Firstly, I have no problem answering qu...Jennifer,<br /><br />Firstly, I have no problem answering questions that are sent to me, regardless of the relevance they might have to a particular blog entry I have written. I'm always pleased to hear from fellow wargamers!<br /><br />Secondly, thanks for using my rules. I hope that you are enjoying using them.<br /><br />Thirdly, you are spot on about the recoiling rules. If a unit is already more than a grid area away from an enemy unit when it is supposed to recoil, it stays where it is. (I know that some players still move units in this situation back a grid area, but it is not compulsory to do so.)<br /><br />I hope that my comment clarifies matter.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41772955905506976482017-06-05T07:21:57.261+01:002017-06-05T07:21:57.261+01:00Mr. Cordery,
Maybe this isn't the best place ...Mr. Cordery,<br /><br />Maybe this isn't the best place to ask, but I'm not sure how else to reach you. I'm reading online the first draft of your When Empires Clash gridded rules, planning to experiment with them on a large chessboard with some based colonial units I've recently picked up. The rules look good and understandable, except for the concept of recoiling. When you state that a unit forced to recoil must move backwards UNTIL it is one space away from an enemy, does that mean that if it is already more than one space away from any enemy, it doesn't have to move?<br />Thanks,<br />Jennifer Burdoo<br />Miami, Florida, USAJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669958718617450721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21364593196707542702017-05-29T07:02:20.134+01:002017-05-29T07:02:20.134+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
Cheers!
The 'point-to-poin...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />The 'point-to-point' type of map has the advantage of being simple yet effective, with the distances between points being set by the terrain between them. More difficult the terrain, the shorter the distance etc.<br /><br />Your Red-White-Blue idea sounds ideal for setting up a mini-campaign between imagi-nations ... and might well be worth pursuing at some time in the future.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-31259463484471707202017-05-29T04:56:40.491+01:002017-05-29T04:56:40.491+01:00This is looking very promising indeed! I quite li...This is looking very promising indeed! I quite like the 'point-to-point' concept for campaigns. It makes it very clear where there is and is not a contact and a likely battle. I had such a scheme for a game in which several played each threw 3 dice for a town (Red-White-Blue, say) which became their capital, with the next towns along each exit road forming their initial kingdom. <br /><br />Unfortunately, it was one of those ideas that never did reach its full flowering... Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71701082936882338672017-05-28T20:08:29.312+01:002017-05-28T20:08:29.312+01:00ADB,
I am very pleased to read that you enjoyed m...ADB,<br /><br />I am very pleased to read that you enjoyed my PORTABLE WARGAME book, and hope that you enjoy the next one as much.<br /><br />The images from the first book look all right on my Kindle, but I suspect that they may look different depending upon which Kindle you own and use.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80909115743849200182017-05-28T18:12:57.702+01:002017-05-28T18:12:57.702+01:00Enjoying reading the last one so great news about ...Enjoying reading the last one so great news about this coming through the pipe line :-)<br /><br />One question I do have is how do the pictures and graphics look on a kindle? I took the book version as I was unsure but if they are ok I'll order both types in future...Andyroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761050861511129571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67794405828175431752017-05-28T16:40:15.325+01:002017-05-28T16:40:15.325+01:00Peter Douglas,
I hope that you aren't disappo...Peter Douglas,<br /><br />I hope that you aren't disappointed!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-78702133348381663732017-05-28T16:37:01.485+01:002017-05-28T16:37:01.485+01:00Stephen Briddon,
I'm afraid that you are goin...Stephen Briddon,<br /><br />I'm afraid that you are going to have to wait just a little bit longer!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18984732733169724512017-05-28T16:26:01.841+01:002017-05-28T16:26:01.841+01:00Looking forward to this. Great work Bob!Looking forward to this. Great work Bob!Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-47262779844200119442017-05-28T15:36:39.287+01:002017-05-28T15:36:39.287+01:00I can't wait.I can't wait.Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42901094737013603512017-05-28T15:34:52.487+01:002017-05-28T15:34:52.487+01:00Ross Mac,
The extra defences were added to make t...Ross Mac,<br /><br />The extra defences were added to make the scenario more balanced.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73013731111330974902017-05-28T15:32:25.541+01:002017-05-28T15:32:25.541+01:00Barry Carter,
With luck you'll be able to buy...Barry Carter,<br /><br />With luck you'll be able to buy a copy in the very near future.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73129609370587088662017-05-28T15:29:06.502+01:002017-05-28T15:29:06.502+01:00Kev Robertson,
I'm doing my best ... and if i...Kev Robertson,<br /><br />I'm doing my best ... and if it sells even half as well as the first book, I will be more than happy.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54690172413718258292017-05-28T12:50:34.600+01:002017-05-28T12:50:34.600+01:00Ahh, Rusland civil war, that explains the extra de...Ahh, Rusland civil war, that explains the extra defensive fieldworks!<br /><br />Looks good.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23469188500898806412017-05-28T11:27:47.999+01:002017-05-28T11:27:47.999+01:00Very good news. The photographs of the Ancients lo...Very good news. The photographs of the Ancients look enticing - can't wait to try the published version!Barry Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958045829293998473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-52721983644810775402017-05-28T10:16:05.243+01:002017-05-28T10:16:05.243+01:00Bob,
You are putting in a fine effort- hoping this...Bob,<br />You are putting in a fine effort- hoping this edition will be as successful as your previous book. All the best. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.com