Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year
to all my regular blog readers
2 hours ago
Thursday, 25 December 2014
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My favourite blogs
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Tolkien about Heroic Fantasy - *“One game to bring them in….and in the expansion, bind them!” The 1st edition base game and the Battles of the Third Age expansion* Some time ago I a...
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Pax Brittanica - Back in the mid 1980s, Victory Games were an innovative challenger to the dominance of Avalon Hill and SPI in the boardgames world, and published a numb...
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One hour skirmish Wargame rules - I forgot to post this link to a video l found a great introduction to the rules. Here it is - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FQndt7Jk9wo7 hours ago
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The Civil War Begins... - The battle lines drawn upon a battle plain not far from Massilia. Optimates - Pompeians - in the foreground The growing hostility between the rival claima...
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Another physical book read: "An Ordinary Soldier" by Doug Beattie - Afghanistan 2006 - This certainly was a read from the "sharp end" of Afghanistan combat with a spoiler alert, after surviving and thinking that is it for Captain Beattie he...
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Warfare 2024 - The Day Went Well - On Saturday just gone I was fortunate enough to spend the day at *Warfare 2024 *wargaming show, run by the Wargames Association of Reading, at Farnborou...
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Matchbox Challenge Ideas - On the Duchy of Tradgardland and Man of Tin blogs, there has been an ongoing challenge to fit a wargame into a matchbox. It made me think of what I woul...
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Auld Lang Syne (pictures added) - **Now with more pictures! Yesterday was most enjoyable day with 5 *old*...long time... friends. Four of us played with our host's 25mm Minifig ECW figure...
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The Brontes, Tiny Books and A Wargame In A Wee Matchbox challenge? - Flight of Fantasy: Wouldn’t it be great if the Bronte Wargame or RPG Rules were finally found at last tucked away in one of their tiny handwritten books? W...1 day ago
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Joining the Matchbox Challenge (Part 1) - Two wargaming blogs I enjoy following, Man of Tin and The Duchy of Tradgardland, have been discussing a design challenge to create a wargame that fits in...
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About Me
- Robert (Bob) Cordery
- 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.
Merry Christmas Bob to you and your family. I have a copy of your portable rules beside me as I'm hoping for a game of Modern British verses militants during this yuletide break :-)
ReplyDeleteA Merry Christmas to you and yours
ReplyDeleteBob.
And a thank you for all your posts during the year. Wild Horse wouldn't get me back to London but I enjoy travelling around vicariously with your writings, and Greenwich is a nice bit.
looking forward to more next year.
John
Feliz Navidad from Spain, Bob
ReplyDeleteMerry Xmas
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to the both of you!
ReplyDeleteRoss
Seasons Greetings, Bob..
ReplyDeleteMerry CHristmas to you and yours! ALan
ReplyDeleteA very Merry Christmas, Bob!
ReplyDeletePeter
Happy holidays to you and yours and all of the blogosphere gamers and miniature painters and fellow hobbyists!
ReplyDeleteBob, your blog is always food for thought or inspiration, entertaining or informative. Thank you for sharing this gift with us! And best wishes!
Just back from my youngest daughters, fully stuffed and unable to raise a paintbrush.
ReplyDeleteOh well, there's always Boxing Day.
Merry Christmas Bob!
Merry Xmas, hope you had a good day.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
And a Merry Christmas to you as well sir!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks to all of you who wished sue and I a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May I return those good wishes ... and hope that we all have a good wargaming year ahead of us!
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Bob
Happy Christmas, and I have just noticed that John Curry has two new books out including a naval one!
ReplyDeleteRegards
Steve