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Monday, 9 March 2020

The Portable Colonial Wargame Book: Another progress report

Over the weekend I managed to get quite a lot of work done on the book (including adding a chapter on twentieth century Colonial wargaming), and the Contents page now looks like this:


The chapters or sections that are incomplete are shown in below in bold:
  • Introduction
  • Organising and basing units
  • ‘The Gatling’s jammed …’ Simple Colonial Wargame Rules
  • ‘The Gatling’s jammed …’ Simple Colonial Wargame Rules in action: The attack on Morobad
  • ‘The Widow at Windsor’ Colonial Wargame Rules
  • ‘The Widow at Windsor’ Colonial Wargame Rules in action:
  • Railways and Ships
  • A playing card-driven turn sequence
  • Heroic Leadership
  • A simple Colonial campaign system
  • A simple Colonial campaign system in action: More trouble in Zubia
  • A simple tabletop terrain generator
  • A simple tabletop terrain generator in action
  • Early twentieth century Colonial wargaming
  • Selected bibliography
  • Appendix 1: Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842-85)
  • Appendix 2: Heroic Leadership cards
Completing the selected bibliography should not take very much time, but I will probably need a couple of days to draft each of the two battle reports.

8 comments:

  1. Hi Bob,
    Your work is coming together nicely- I'm sure it will all prove to be a real Zenith for you as Colonial is certainly a favorite era for you. Best Wishes. KEV.

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    1. Kev Robertson,

      The end is now in sight, and I’ve really enjoyed writing this book. I’m looking forward to getting some Colonial wargaming done soon.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  2. Looking forward to reading/playing it Bob.

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    1. Maudlin Jack Tar,

      I’m hoping that you won’t have to wait too long!

      All the best,

      Bob

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  3. Looking forward to seeing it. Will you take the colonial theme as far as the 1930s? There are some utterly splendid figures etc for that interwar period by Empress Miniatures .

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    1. Tradgardmastare,

      I’ve not included a specific set post World War I rules, but I have included suggestion for changes so that players can use light armoured vehicles and aircraft. The latter are based on the rules in DEVELOPING THE PORTABLE WARGAME, and would be suitable for both Colonial conflicts (e.g. the 2nd Italo-Abyssinian War) and small border wars (e.g. the Chaco War).

      All the best,

      Bob

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    2. That sounds the ticket. Can you tell us anything about your suggestions for figure/ basing yet? If I am indoors a lot in the coming weeks I am looking for projects to work on...



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    3. Tradgardmastare,

      I am suggesting methods for basing both multi-figure and single figure bases, and the rules can be used with either.

      My personal preference for Colonial wargaming is to use single figure bases, especially for post-1900 battles. If I get a chance, I’ll send you a copy of the draft chapter for you to have a look at.

      All the best,

      Bob

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