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Wednesday, 5 June 2019
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My favourite blogs
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'Byzantiad' - A Pecheneg raid - Byzantines versus Pechenegs. Having read Bob Cordery's account of a battle between the Byzantine* strategos,* Demis Roussos (an incarnation of one Profe...
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Field Day - The new recruits from Ruddle’s County are having a field day . Here we see Major Roddy Maclean and The Loch Dubh Rifles on manoeuvres. The Lochdubh Rifle...
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The Boshin War - The Penultimate Samurai - Despite being chock full of historical clangers, there is no denying that the Tom Cruise file: The Last Samurai is a splendid piece of entertainment. Altho...
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Imperial Drug Running in the 1840s - It was about time I put my recently painted 1840s British to use in China for the Opium War. When I wrote "Taiping Era" I confidently stated it could be ...
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Now The Battle Has Begun - Taxes are done, and the battle has begun in earnest. .......to be continued
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Jim's OHIO SOUTHERN Layout. - In 1978 Jim Hediger built his OHIO SOUTHERN Layout- he had a fleet of twenty one diesel models to run things. He had 18 main line engines and three SW150...
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A couple of face-to face games and a remote game - Most of my wargames are played solo, but over the past month I have had the chance to play a couple of face-to-face games with my son and daughter, as we...
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Phil Sabin's Combined Arms Game - Boardgame Geek AAR Run Through - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3325686/combined-arms-on-a-big-table This game is a development, or next thoughts from his Fire and Movement game in hi...
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2025 Update - Things haven't been great. Illness in self and family members don't half muck up your schedule. However, the paint brushes haven't been completely idle....
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Bill Farquars Rules for Armoured Warfare 1925-50. Part 1. Skirmish on the Duna - 'Bill Farquar' (aka John Salt) recently published a reworking of the old WRG 1925-50 rules on Lulu. Phil Barker allowed him to use the text from the lat...
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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.
I see that the larger squares make it a "Portable Wargame Board" rather than an "Arena". I suspect that this distinction may puzzle people who don't read your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou are clearly highly influential in the Wargame industry.
Mike Hall,
DeleteIn truth, I suspect that only people who read my blog or buy my books will even look at the catalogue for this item.
As for being influential in the wargames industry ... that I seriously doubt, but as Warbases are a small yet very efficient company, I think it is more a case of them seeing an opportunity to expand their range of products. If only other businesses were so forward thinking and responsive.
All the best,
Bob