Bob, A very Happy Christmas and New Year to you and Sue. I'm sure 2018 will see more developments of the Portable Wargame and its off-shoots, about which I look forward to reading on your blog in due course. Best wiahes, Arthur
May I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward with working with you on future projects, including my planned PORTABLE NAPOLEONIC WARGAME.
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The First Rule of Wargaming and the Spirit of the Wargame
The First Rule:
‘Nothing can be done contrary to what could or would be done in actual war.'
- From 'The Rules of the Naval War Game' by Fred T Jane
The Spirit of the Wargame:
‘Wargames are played, for the most part, without the supervision of an umpire. The game relies on the integrity of the individual players to show consideration for other players and to abide by the rules. All players should conduct themselves in a disciplined manner, demonstrating courtesy and sportsmanship at all times, irrespective of how competitive they may be. This is the spirit of the wargame.’
- Adapted from 'The Spirit of the Game' in 'The Rules of Golf' as published by the R&A Ltd.
Flag Tag
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We played Gaslands last night. What started off as a scheduled two-player
game so June could try out a new build and use her new terrain turned into
a fi...
There Is Work To Be Done!
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*"G'day Mi'lady, have you come to see how your new ships are coming
along?"*
* "Yes you little Imp! But I ordered 2 new ships, and some refurbishing o...
Got in a Wargame..Finally!
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One Halloween night I finally got a wargame in. I dug out my Peter Laing
Arabs and got a "No Brain Wargame" in. It's not much, but it's a start.
The "Sud...
BPM 15mm 6pdr
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As I was looking at some 1942 scenarios, I needed some 6pdrs for my
British. BPM do them in resin, but the minimum order is two pieces. They
are still v...
NQM SCW in SHQ revisited
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We gave the SCW scenario we played a couple of weeks back another go,
having clarified a number of rules points. I rotated the terrain through
180 degree...
A Special STAR TREK Figure.
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From my Classic Playmates STAR TREK figures Montgomery SCOTT is one of my
favorite figures.
Chief Engineer SCOTT of the Enterprise is pictured hear with ...
Batle of Laroc Sea - Action at Lindisfarne Strait
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Ra'easharn escorts gallantly engage
Kiivar Task Force 34. What was that about
'crossing the T'?
As the Kiivar Task Force 34 moved to head off any enemy ...
Battle of Sekigahara Boardgame
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To take a break from my mech campaign, I decided to try something different
and purchased a print-and-play game from Wargame Vault. This was my first
tim...
Pavia inspiration and a trip to Fiasco
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Last weekend saw a trip to the Fiasco wargames show and the Royal Armouries
in Leeds.
Fiasco was disappointing; the games were mostly small with a lot of...
Orctoberfest
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It's Orctoberfest in November! Late as usual, I intended to post some Orcs
during Orctober, as many Fantasy Bloggers do, but better late etc.
So here's ...
Jean Campaign – Day Four
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*Campaign Map*
Main French depot at Hellin – 48 days supplies
French attack Alcaudete
Guerrilla brigades active
13th French army – rally and resuppl...
The Return of the 200 Toy Soldiers
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My 200 shiny vintage toy soldiers have returned safely from the ‘Come As
You Really Are’ exhibition. Crossposted from my (fully colour illustrated)
Man of ...
Early November DTPIW Update
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*A teaser of what is to come. Squares - and yes, I have orthogonal firing
arcs as well! *
Having worked out the stiffness in my modelling technique with ...
Italian update..
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All roads lead to... well, Italy at least, right now. This is a brief
update on progress with my 'Risorgimento' project to game the Italian war
of 18...
Wargaming the North African Campaign
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The battles in North Africa (Nord Afrika to the Germans) continue to exert
a fascination over wargamers. We have wargamed a number of North African
battles...
De Havilland Vampire Video!
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Hmm, just prowling the internet and You Tube and this came up after an
unrelated video .. (see below, the previous video was the final battle
scene in th...
Sam Mustapha's Eisenhower
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Mr Steel's initial overview of these new rules from Sam Mustafa is really
good and well worth your attention.
I have to say that these rules have awakened...
Frostgrave Campaign: Game 2 - The Mausoleum
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Played the 2nd game in our Friostgrave campaign using the Mausoleum I got
painted this week. Was a close game with skeletons proving strangely hard
t...
Barnyard Find - Group 3
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I finally found the time to peer inside the box holding group 3 of my
barnyard find.
Lots of unpainted lead as you can see. Another abandoned army proje...
If You Go Down To The Woods Today.......
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It was already afternoon when the column came into view of the border
tower. The eerie quiet put the old soldiers on their guard.
Suddenly the Queen's c...
Heroquest - the best thing about it.
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*Balin the Dwarf contemplating his next move, while Sophia the Sorceress
considers her Spell cards*.
One of the pleasures of children is sharing somethi...
Bear Terrain
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Above is are first three structures and some forest for A Beary Simple
Wargame. They will be primed and painted in the same glossy style as the
Bear...
Happy New Year
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Hi everyone, normally I would be posting my "review of the year" today and
my plan for 2024 tomorrow.
But as some of you may know I'm poorly in hospital...
Update and WIP
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[image: Merry christmas wallpaper design]
Well, it certainly has been eventful, this year. Shortly after my last
post, far too long ago, some things...
Blog Closing…
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This blog will be closing down on 1st July. I have a fairly expensive
hosting package that I no longer need as I am only running Black Hat and
selling pain...
New Accessions – tidying up …
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So, 3 items under the camera … Chris gave me a P&G SU-76i quite a while
ago, and I’ve been meaning to get round to it … the SU-122 I did years ago.
It’s a ...
Real...
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Old School.
After my recent brush with the Bad Mahdi, I thought I 'needed' some more
Jacklex 20mm figures. I love the little chaps, they have a real air...
Solo Play Testing
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The next Seven Years Wargame with the "Usual Suspects" has moved to the
right by a couple of weeks. One of our group, who has been unavailable for
a few ...
NEW IMAGI-NATIONS ATOMIC AGE BLOG
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I've created a new blog to record my miniature craftwork in my imaginary
cold war gone hot campaign setting. I will remove those posts from this
blog ...
Bridgehead
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Teutonic forces were by now overwhelming Albionian defences. At the Running
River however it’s soldiers faced a problem in being able to secure a
crossin...
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 to you!
ReplyDeleteDavid Cuatt,
DeleteAnd a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!
All the best,
Bob
Tidings of the season to you as well!
ReplyDeleteEd M,
DeleteMay I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas, Bob!
ReplyDeleteJonathan Freitag,
DeleteWishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Merry Xmas and Seasons Greetings to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteMany thanks, and may I wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
And a very happy Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteWhisperin Al,
DeleteMany thanks ... and I hope that you have a great time in 2018.
All the best,
Bob
A Merry Christmas to you and yours , Tony
ReplyDeleteThe Good Soldier Svjek (Tony),
DeleteMany thanks, and may I wish you and yours a great Christmas and New Year.
All the best,
Bob
A merry Christmas and a happy new year to you...
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Alastair Morrison (Aly),
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes. I hope that you and your have a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
DeleteA very Happy Christmas and New Year to you and Sue. I'm sure 2018 will see more developments of the Portable Wargame and its off-shoots, about which I look forward to reading on your blog in due course.
Best wiahes,
Arthur
Arthur Harman (Arthur),
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward with working with you on future projects, including my planned PORTABLE NAPOLEONIC WARGAME.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas, Bob and Sue.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, Chris and Suzanne.
Notquitemechanised (Chris and Suzanne),
DeleteBest wishes to both of you. We hope you had a great Christmas and have a wonderful New Year.
All the best,
Bob and Sue
Happy Christmas Bob!
ReplyDeleteMIN ManofTin,
DeleteMany thanks; I hope the you and yours have a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Xmas to you and yours Bob
ReplyDeleteAlastair,
DeleteThanks for your kind greetings. I hope that your Christmas went well, and that you and yours have a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas! Just opened When Empires Clash.
ReplyDeleteDan Foley,
DeleteThank you for your best wishes, and I hope that you have a great New Year ... and that you enjoy the book!
All the best,
Bob
Hope your Christmas was much, much better than mine although that wouldn't be difficult.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
Jim
Jim,
DeleteThanks very much for your best wishes. I know that your consultation will be taking place very soon, and I hope that the news that you get is good.
My best wishes go out to you and yours for a good New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Back at you, Bob. Have a good one.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteThanks very much for your best wishes. I hope that you and yours have a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas to you Bob!
ReplyDeleteRay Rousell,
DeleteMany thanks for your kind greetings. I hope that you and yours had a great Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas Bob!
ReplyDeleteMichael Mills,
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes. I hope that you and yours had a great Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas, Bob..
ReplyDeleteSteve-the-Wargamer,
DeleteThanks for your best wishes. I hope that you and yours had a wonderful Christmas, and that you all have a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry, Merry Xmas Bob
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Mark
Geordie an Exiled FoG (Mark),
DeleteThank your very much for your kind greetings.
I hope that your Christmas was a joyful one, and that you and yours have a wonderful New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Anibal Invictus,
ReplyDeleteI hope that you had a great Christmas, and that the New Year will be a very happy one for you and yours.
All the best,
Bob