tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post7226256078881736390..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: In search of Polemos ...Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-43030946239358660822011-04-01T06:36:53.787+01:002011-04-01T06:36:53.787+01:00The Old Metal Detector,
Thanks for the link. It p...The Old Metal Detector,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. It provides me with an very interesting comparison with my portable wargame as well as a link to games like 'Polemos'.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72753366735787996012011-03-31T23:41:18.907+01:002011-03-31T23:41:18.907+01:00Re early wargames - I have a game called "Bat...Re early wargames - I have a game called "Battle" dating from around 1912, this provides wooden pieces to be used on a chess board and seems to date from around 1912 or 1913. I posted the instructions, some pictures and some of the detective work on it on Vintage Wargaming - you'll find these posts at<br /><br />http://vintagewargaming.blogspot.com/search/label/GamesVintage Wargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251018372867101509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-29316006703402904112011-03-31T22:37:37.445+01:002011-03-31T22:37:37.445+01:00Littlejohn,
The more I find out about 'Polemo...Littlejohn,<br /><br />The more I find out about 'Polemos', the more I think that is a previously unrecognised gem ... and certainly it's designer created a wargame that seems to have incorporated ideas and concepts that are very 'modern'.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-56337538294929063772011-03-31T22:12:49.499+01:002011-03-31T22:12:49.499+01:00That's an amazing picture...I'm also fasci...That's an amazing picture...I'm also fascinated by the movement bases that the apparently loose figures stand on. Surely that would be a remarkably early development in wargames.littlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469282002961211617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42186589899342003942011-03-31T18:59:16.467+01:002011-03-31T18:59:16.467+01:00Conrad Kinch,
I did not wish to offend you, but m...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />I did not wish to offend you, but my Second will entertain yours should you feel aggrieved and wish to seek redress on the Field of Mars.<br /><br />May I suggest C&C Napoleonics?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob … CORDERY (!!!!)Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-14547089072431309042011-03-31T16:28:21.966+01:002011-03-31T16:28:21.966+01:00I don't need your pity Cordey!I don't need your pity Cordey!Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-14533893868091237732011-03-31T15:50:09.616+01:002011-03-31T15:50:09.616+01:00Il Cattivo,
The more I find out, the more I reali...Il Cattivo,<br /><br />The more I find out, the more I realise that commercial wargames that modern wargamers would recognise as such (i.e. that have terrain and figures) have been around for a lot longer than 1912.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-75248040311905972312011-03-31T15:45:51.544+01:002011-03-31T15:45:51.544+01:00Conrad Kinch,
As someone who has a fine and brist...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />As someone who has a fine and bristly moustache, you have my sympathy.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. Hamster bedding is a good material for making one’s substitute moustache, but I do advise you to use new, unused bedding rather than scooping a handful from the bottom of the hamster’s cage. It is so much more hygienic.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46244693813064384792011-03-31T15:34:04.509+01:002011-03-31T15:34:04.509+01:00This is a fantastic bit of news. It will be inter...This is a fantastic bit of news. It will be interesting to see if we should re-write the role of H.G. Wells as the "father" of wargaming with Little Wars once more information appears!<br /><br />Your comparison to archaeology seems very apt!Wailslakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01091635835282825906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5748957965031303082011-03-31T12:52:16.476+01:002011-03-31T12:52:16.476+01:00http://joyandforgetfulness.blogspot.com/2011/03/le...http://joyandforgetfulness.blogspot.com/2011/03/leprecon.html<br /><br />I attempted something of the kind at a recent game - it provided some scant relief from the silent bushy mockery of the other players upper lips.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-49865102138840173542011-03-31T12:47:44.027+01:002011-03-31T12:47:44.027+01:00Conrad Kinch,
I am sorry to hear of your afflicti...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />I am sorry to hear of your affliction.<br /><br />Perhaps a theatrical moustache might be made available for players if the game is every reissued?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5053057675778193452011-03-31T12:36:13.620+01:002011-03-31T12:36:13.620+01:00Fascinating stuff - I look forward to hearing of y...Fascinating stuff - I look forward to hearing of your findings. <br /><br />I only regret that due to an injury I received as a child, I lack the mustache growing skills required to play such a game.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5289414482581054152011-03-31T12:35:22.956+01:002011-03-31T12:35:22.956+01:00Steve-the-wargamer,
This is a sort of wargaming a...Steve-the-wargamer,<br /><br />This is a sort of wargaming archaeological hunt. We have had a glimpse of something that might be very interesting ... but all we have is that glimpse. What some of the things we can see are used for, we have yet to find out. We can surmise that the hourglass is for timing moves, but the funny little wedges make no sense at the moment.<br /><br />I understand that Nick Huband is trying to get sight of a copy of the rules, and that photographs of a surviving boxed set are available. Once I can examine both of these, things might become clearer. In the meantime, all we can do is wait and hope.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21237995681486480402011-03-31T12:22:13.804+01:002011-03-31T12:22:13.804+01:00Johnpreece,
What I find fascinating is that this ...Johnpreece,<br /><br />What I find fascinating is that this was obviously a commercial wargame that was on sale to the public in the mid-1880s ... which is quite some time before I thought that commercial wargames were available.<br /><br />More information is coming in from a variety of different sources, and with a bit of luck I should be able to write a further blog entry about 'Polemos' sometime soon.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-8350494890597252032011-03-31T12:20:05.481+01:002011-03-31T12:20:05.481+01:00Despite a deep antipathy to gridded wargame tables...Despite a deep antipathy to gridded wargame tables I'm hooked... the picture is very interesting... I noted the hour glass (timed moves?) as per others, but I'm also interested in the purpose of the wedges that appear on the table - sometimes upright and sometimes flat... I also note the casualty figures.....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-12998722376591245112011-03-31T12:17:15.059+01:002011-03-31T12:17:15.059+01:00MSFoy,
It is a wonderfully evocative illustration...MSFoy,<br /><br />It is a wonderfully evocative illustration, and in itself would make me want to find out more about the game.<br /><br />From the description I have read, you are right about the 'cloth over hills' method used, and it will be interesting to find out how they coped with the problems that are usually associated with the cloth creasing and figures falling over on the slopes.<br /><br />As using an hourglass to time the moves ... well it is so in keeping with the era that I can see why using one – or even just having one available for use – is an incentive to buy one for one's wargames room ... and to acquire an hourglass wallah to go with it!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-30023626905831904522011-03-31T09:31:20.378+01:002011-03-31T09:31:20.378+01:00I am looking forward to hearing more of this. Wond...I am looking forward to hearing more of this. Wonderful to see information on pre 914 gaming slowly coming together.<br /><br />I note the timer on the table. I wish it was a compulsory piece of equipment for all wargames.<br /><br />Johnjohnpreecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90959971521832043632011-03-31T08:43:33.197+01:002011-03-31T08:43:33.197+01:00Bluebear Jeff,
I have been told that a set is sti...Bluebear Jeff,<br /><br />I have been told that a set is still in existence, and I am trying to get hold of some pictures to see what it actually looked like.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-79300455609687777702011-03-31T08:39:16.724+01:002011-03-31T08:39:16.724+01:00David Crook,
Information is already coming in fro...David Crook,<br /><br />Information is already coming in from a variety of sources ... so watch this space (as they say)!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21880500408585151272011-03-31T08:38:31.382+01:002011-03-31T08:38:31.382+01:00Fascinating - I'll watch out for more on this....Fascinating - I'll watch out for more on this. Good to see the players in the illustration are approaching the game with all due seriousness. They also seem to be using the cloth-over-blocks approach for hills, which in my experience makes for a lot of falling over on slopes.<br /><br />I love the hourglass - that is really classy. So much so that - even though I don't have timed moves - I'm going to try to get a vintage hourglass for my wargames room. Snag with an hourglass is you also need to employ an hourglass wallah to watch it and shout out when the sand is all gone.<br /><br />TonyMSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67997644250697378532011-03-31T06:55:18.904+01:002011-03-31T06:55:18.904+01:00Very interesting . . . hopefully more information ...Very interesting . . . hopefully more information will come to light.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5008985568195427932011-03-31T05:51:08.202+01:002011-03-31T05:51:08.202+01:00Hi Bob,
I love that picture! Another historical w...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I love that picture! Another historical wargame on a grid? Wow! That will be very interesting if anythng turns up on it. I hope your research bears fruit and I am sure if it does news of such will appear on the blog - and I can't wait to see that!<br /><br />All the best (and in hopeful anticipation)<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.com