I have been continuing to work on the PORTABLE WARGAME COMPENDIUM as and when I have felt well enough to do so, and I think that I have reached a stage where I will have completed the first draft by this time next week. At present, the contents look like this:
I do need to add a couple of battle reports and some biographical details for Mark Cordone, Marc Pavone, and Mike Taber, but once that is done, the draft will be complete and can go out for proofreading. Once that is done, I will publish the COMPENDIUM.
What a great idea. Exciting times for TPW!
ReplyDeleteDonjondo,
DeleteJudging by the response I’ve had to this post and one on Facebook, the idea does seem to have attracted a lot of support.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like there will be plenty of interesting reading in the Compendium - hopefully the first of many.
Best wishes, Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteI have already received ideas for a second compendium, so this may well the the first of a series.
All the best,
Bob
Well done, it's seems to be coming along nicely. Looking forward to its publication.
ReplyDeleteKrhysd,
DeleteCheers! If I was feeling fully fit, I would have finished it by now and it would have been published … but real life has unfortunately got in the way of ambition.
All the best,
Bob
Bob- I’m ready to buy, as soon as it’s listed on Amazon. 😀👍
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Geoff
Eliiesdad (Geoff),
DeleteWith luck, you shouldn’t have too long.
All the best,
Bob
Looks great, packed with all kinds of useful and interesting stuff!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteWithout your help and inspiration, it would not be half as good.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks, I'm glad to be able to contribute.
DeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteNo thanks needed. Without you we would not have made the quantum leap that is the FP3x3PW.
All the best,
Bob
Excellent Bob looking forward to reading this.
ReplyDeleteStephen Smith,
DeleteCheers! I hope that you won’t have to wait too long before you can.
All the best,
Bob
Great stuff Bob, glad you have been able to get back to hobby stuff. Looking forward to its publication!
ReplyDeleteDavid in Suffolk,
DeleteAlthough I cannot do a great deal each day, being able to spend an hour or two on my hobby helps me to cope.
All the best,
Bob
I'm honored you included me. I'll knock out a battle and dispatch for it tomorrow. Just let me know what you'd like as far as biographical info.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteThanks for doing that for me.
As to your biographical details, what I’d like is a paragraph about how you got into wargaming and your main areas of interest.
All the best,
Bob
The bio is complete, now on to the game.
DeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteThanks for doing that. I will add it to the book later today.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeleteIt's looking like a very fine 'bedside companion' book! I had hoped to contribute something (I have just sent an email), but by the looks I might be too late for this edition. I'm not yet ready to supply a 'finished' contribution. Maybe 2nd edition.
A thought has occurred to me that I would like in some way some of my earlier PW efforts to appear in one of the compendium volumes - Long Live the Revolution (still one battle short of completion), Medifluvian Campaign and the Blacklands War. Unfortunately, the Darkest Aithiops campaign ran into a COVID brick wall, and hasn't recovered from the impact. The Vales of Lyndhurst has unfortunately vanished into the cybervoid, by the look. I doubt if I can ever revivify that story.
Whether or not my ego gets to be stroked by seeing something published, I'll be buying the book anyhow. There will be plenty on enjoyment to be had by the look!
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteCheers! You might be too late to contribute to this issue, but I hope that you will do so to the next one. (I am already planning to publish a second Compendium in due course!).
I would love to feature examples of your work in future Compendiums as I have found your campaigns particularly exciting to follow as well as inspirational.
All the best,
Bob
One Thing's for sure, Bob - it will provide me with examples of your preferred format of contributions!
DeleteCheers,
Ion (Archduke Piccolo)
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteCloser to publication date I’ll send you a PDF of the Compendium so that you’ve got some ideas about the sort of layout I am aiming to achieve.
All the best,
Bob
Bob, an impressive array of new material! I'm sure there will be more Compendium volumes in the future; you have provided a magnificent toolkit for us to work with. Let me know what more you might need from me, happy to help out.
ReplyDeleteMike Taber,
DeleteThanks for your kind words and your support ... and I think that future Compendiums are likely to follow this one!
All the best,
Bob
Looking forward very much to adding this to the Duchy of Tradgardland library. Sounds like it will be filled to the brim with inspiration.
ReplyDeleteTradgardmastare,
DeleteI would be honoured if it were to be on your bookshelves! You have quietly contributed to the development of the PW and I have found your innovative ways of using the rules inspiring.
All the best,
Bob