Wishing you a Merry Christmas as well! Keeping warm is less of a problem than keeping dry, as we seem to have been suffering from a very rainy December this year.
Wishing your and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ... and I can assure you that I already have plans for blog entries I want to write during 2020!
Happy Christmas Bob to you and yours - I hope you received some suitably shiny toys. I look forward to another interesting year of Wargaming Miscellany blogging.
We had a great day. After a gentle morning and a cooked breakfast, we went out for a late-ish (4.00pm) Christmas meal at a local restaurant with some friends. When we got home - feeling very full - we just slobbed out in front of the TV watching CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER!
I hope that you had a similarly relaxing day enjoying yourself with your family.
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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.
Summer, 1940….Angels 20/Bandits High Style
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*The following are a selection of pictures from the game. The one above
shows the Me110s at the start of the action.*
*Battle had been joined at this po...
Assorted Artillerymen, and a call to the Colours
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Not a large amount of hobby activity to report recently, sadly - some
'real life' stuff took up last week, for a start. This week I have made a
start o...
Niche Memoir '44
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After his first games last week Daniel wanted to play more Memoir 44. And
he fancied some off-beat scenarios. He rather liked the look of my Port
Stanley...
Another Club-meeting in Heine's garden
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[image: Gleng Modelljernbaneklubb are running trains in the garden at night]
The summer is about to turn into Autumn, but as we had som few really nice,
...
Spuddling 009 – More DBA
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The last fortnight has been quiet, NQM-wise and so will the next fortnight
be. There has been more DBA over at Graham’s – Dark Ages pre 1066 with
Arthur an...
A Portable Shiloh - The Narrative continues...
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The narrative continues with this general view looking southwest from near
Pittsburgh Landing. The Confederates have overrun the camps of Sherman and
Pre...
Meet Me At The Crossroads
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Well......., its been more than a week since I laid out the table for a
quick game with some of the refurbished Oberhilse (*not USA*) and Faraway (*not
D...
Who's Asculum?
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As previously trailed there was some doubt about the viability for the
proposed garden game. As it turned out we were okay, but I'd done some
thinking ab...
A big battle fought in three games - Part 2
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Following on from my previous post, where I described the setup and
preparation for a larger one-off Napoleonic battle which would be fought as
a series ...
Hannover Campaign Introduction
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*1813 Campaign Map*
The next phase of our campaign is set in Hannover in Northern Germany,
where Napoleon faces Blucher. Each army has nine corps...
The Battle of Chalgrove Field June 18th 1643.
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This article is my personal interpretation of events. Any mistakes are my
own.
The Parliamentary General Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex was not havin...
HO Model Railroad.
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Ever since 1976 after reading Jim Hediger's article about his colorful HO
Ohio Southern layout I've had a liking for the GP9 Deisel, Caboose and
Preiser ...
Rain stops painting - midweek update
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The lack of blog posts is mainly due to getting on with the Caesar in Gaul
project. Sadly, as one of the areas in the UK experiencing torrential
downpour...
Sieges, and rules
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The nights are beginning to draw in after a simply glorious summer.
Activity in FLW land will now move to t'other blog, as new rules are
developed fo...
Collaborative Campaign
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The campaign has reached Turn 20, the Year of the Hamster. Mark Cordone,
having been allowed to have a well-earned rest, once more takes up the
tale...
...
Back to the Siege Lines
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Laid out a 6' x 5' table this morning and the siege part of the Dendermonde
setup up to the Glacis.
Still working out exactly how many more gabions I ...
Who remembers "Civil War News" cards by A&BC
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Well, hopefully anyone reading who had been a schoolboy in the 1960's!
I couldn't get enough of them, I was addicted to them. In each pack you
got a ...
On the beach!
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Not actually on a beach but reading about it! On the left, Omaha beach by
Joe Balkoski. Published in 2004 but by no means an "old" book. If you want
t...
Prepping for Aspern Essling & Eggmuhl
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We're hoping to do Aspern Essling and Eggmuhl next month, which has meant
that I've been doing some quick work bringing the Austrian collection up to
sp...
Edmund's Civil War Marines
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I recently found another set of Edmund's Toy Soldiers at a reasonable
price. This set is Civil War US Marines in dress uniforms.
Marines brought to lif...
A New Alliance
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The recent invasions by the Midlish armies, have led to a new coalition of
the weaker, less aggressive peoples. On the eastern border of the
Midlands, ...
Wild West Town Tabletop Shootout
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I recently acquired a collection of 1960’s era wooden Old West Buildings
made by Hausser Elastolin. The idea was to marry them with some 1970’s
Timpo Sw...
Return to the Hobby
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It has been quite a while since I last posted here. When I started my tool
truck business back in 2021, most of my hobby time disappeared almost
overnigh...
WW2 ‘German’ Don Cossacks
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I've had these in stock for a while now and as I may have work for them in
a forthcoming game it was clearly time to paint them!
They're certainly a co...
Forest Dragon 3D Sculpts
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A Christmas pressie to myself ...
... and on the inside.
Not the best presentation with their packaging.
Contents are revealed.
Can you tell what the...
Winter Break: A Beary Simple Wargame
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*A Beary Simple Wargame *made it out of the box today. My daughter set out
the terrain while I cleaned up lunch and we played while the boys took
their...
Warp Speed into 2025
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The last year has been quite challenging. I suffered a stroke in November
2023 and have spent the last year or so in recovery. I'm not there yet, but
do...
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 ...
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 ...
Warplan 5/5 Campaign System
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I'm afraid I couldn't find a way to reproduce the snazzy double headed
arrow in 5/5 in the text so will have to do with this instead.
Warplan 5/5 came o...
Take the High Ground
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“Take the high ground”. These were Captain Scarlett’s latest orders in the
ongoing campaign to repel the Teutonians from Albionia’s green and pleasant
lan...
Initial...
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...deployments.
Seconds out...first two rounds, of 15. In the Blue corner (US invaders):
On the right flank, a unit of US Regulars, an artillery battery, a...
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.
Back at you, Bob, and a Happy New Year, and all.
ReplyDeleteArchduke Piccolo,
DeleteMay I wish and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ... and lots of time for fun wargaming!
All the best,
Bob
Happy Yule!
ReplyDeleteFitz-Badger,
DeleteBest wishes of the season, and hoping that you and yours have a great time.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteDan Foley,
DeleteAnd a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours as well!
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas Bob and Sue - stay warm there in London.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson,
DeleteWishing you a Merry Christmas as well! Keeping warm is less of a problem than keeping dry, as we seem to have been suffering from a very rainy December this year.
All the best,
Bob
Please send the Rain our way to Australia - we need it desperately at this time of year with Drought and Bush Fires. Regards. KEV.
DeleteKev Robertson,
DeleteIf only that was possible ...
All the best,
Bob
Merry Xmas to you and yours
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteMay I thank you for your best wishes, and in return wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Xmas to you too Bob and look forward to more Blog posts in 2020.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteWishing your and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ... and I can assure you that I already have plans for blog entries I want to write during 2020!
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas Bob. Thank you for another year of informative and entertaining blogging.
ReplyDeleteChris
Nundanket (Chris),
DeleteAnd a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours ... and I hope to continue entertaining you next year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
ReplyDeleteFrom a Fellow Member of the Blogosphere!
Ed M,
DeleteMany thanks for your kind wishes ... and may I wish you and yours a great Christmas and New Year.
All the best,
Bob
A Merry Christmas to you and yours
ReplyDeleteThe Good Soldier Svjek,
DeleteMany thanks for your kind best wishes, and may I wish you and yours a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Have a great Christmas too
ReplyDeleteAnibal Invictus,
DeleteMany thanks for your kind felicitations, and I hope that you and yours have a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy Christmas Bob to you and yours - I hope you received some suitably shiny toys. I look forward to another interesting year of Wargaming Miscellany blogging.
ReplyDeleteMark, Man of TIN,
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes, and may I wish you and yours a Happy New Year.
Unfortunately I didn’t get any new ‘toys’, although I did get a new iPad.
I have a few things planned for 2020 ... so keep reading the blog!
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas Bob, all the best for the coming year
ReplyDeleteCheers
Matt
French Wargame Holidays
Bluewillow (Matt),
DeleteMany thanks for your kind felicitations, and may I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas to the two of you.
ReplyDeleteRoss Mac,
DeleteSue and I hope that you and Kathy had a great Christmas and have a wonderful New Year,
All the best,
Bob
You too Bob
ReplyDeleteHave a good one!
Geordie an Exile FoG,
DeleteWe had a great day. After a gentle morning and a cooked breakfast, we went out for a late-ish (4.00pm) Christmas meal at a local restaurant with some friends. When we got home - feeling very full - we just slobbed out in front of the TV watching CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER!
I hope that you had a similarly relaxing day enjoying yourself with your family.
All the best,
Bob
A belated Happy Christmas Bob!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteAny best wishes are always welcome ... and I hope that you and yours had a great day and can look forward to a wonderful New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Merry Christmas Bob, I hope you and your family had a good one.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Pete.,
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes ... and may I wish your and yours a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob