tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post7019166061341162405..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: ‘The Games of War’ by John Bobek: A reviewRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-56795369681881529642010-09-21T12:54:44.208+01:002010-09-21T12:54:44.208+01:00Paint it Pink,
Besides commenting that the book h...Paint it Pink,<br /><br />Besides commenting that the book has very few illustrations, what I was trying to say was that I prefer brevity and clarity in the wargames rules I read. I try to bear those two things in mind whenever I write rules – not always successfully – and it is something that I would like to see other wargames designers do.<br /><br />In my opinion, Mr Bobek is certainly no more wordy than some wargames designers – and less wordy than many – and I had little problem understanding what he had written. I don’t think that we will be seeing debates about ‘Bobekese’ on TMP anytime soon!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27838725837649850442010-09-21T11:21:04.477+01:002010-09-21T11:21:04.477+01:00So, would you recommend his writing style then? I ...So, would you recommend his writing style then? I only say this, because your answer was kind of a given, and I was commenting more on the wordiness. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18643042659123043442010-09-20T11:45:58.953+01:002010-09-20T11:45:58.953+01:00Paint it Pink,
One answer to your question might ...Paint it Pink,<br /><br />One answer to your question might be production values; John Bobek's book has very few photographs, and those that it does have are monochrome.<br /><br />Another might be that he says what he needs to say briefly and to the point, and does not burden the reader with lots of extraneous stuff (painting guides, long historical notes etc.) that other books contain.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-84679012349090692042010-09-20T11:40:30.921+01:002010-09-20T11:40:30.921+01:00Let me pose a question if I may? How is it that on...Let me pose a question if I may? How is it that one book can cover 40 different rules sets, yet most mainstream wargame rule (looking at you Battletech) require the same, or more to do one period? Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.com