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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.
30cm Nebelwerfer - part 2
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Here is completed lash-up. It's not quite a replica of the original but
conveys the message - a big scary rocket launcher! I cannibilised two of
the ro...
First Test
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So far, so good!
All in all, my test game was well worth it. (*Battle report to follow.*)
*The battle begins in earnest.(The giant feline is just an illu...
Nordhausen Campaign – Day Four
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*5 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 4*
French retreat to Ebelben
4 French army – defend Weiringerode
5 French army – regroup at Nordhausen
6 F...
Being a bit more Seville
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A few posts ago I covered my "Moorish" late Reconquista army that I put
together for DBA following my recent trip to Spain. One army on its own
isn't muc...
Ancients in 60mm scale
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Working on some Ancients currently, Bronze Age and Minoans to be precise,
60mm size figures and in resin.On the workbench, love the cow hide shields
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GROUND ZERO GAMES - 25mm Figures.
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I've painted up my STARGRUNT Figures -the 'New Anglian Marines' and hope to
have a game soon.
A Marine next to an Anglian Tank.
I'm not sure of the manufa...
Cobblestones and Dendermonde
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Spent some time today finishing off a couple more bits for Dendermonde. I
have covered the city area with XPS foam cobblestone tiles. I need to
decid...
Sink the Bismarck!
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Another week, another team play outing on a solo game, this time
Worthington Games 'Bismarck'. Rules summary etc here:
https://www.worthingtonpublishing...
An Afternoon In The Outback
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Australia. It's a Saturday afternoon in a time before Saturdays existed.
The local fauna are enjoying the abundant food and water.
We can see some dubiou...
Warfare 2025 - Retail Therapy
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Of course, no hobby show is complete without a little light shopping, and I
did pick up a few new shiny things at Warfare last weekend. There was a
prett...
A (cold) Day Out
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[image: Running garden railway in the cold on frosted rails. How to de-ice
or remove ice from garden railway tracks. Running garden railways during
winter....
Continuing War with the 4th Coalition: Eylau
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Having defeated the Prussians in our last *Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte*
game, the Emperor is disappointed to find that the Imperial Russian Army is
s...
What if Airfix made 1:32 Norwegian Infantry?
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What if Airfix made 1:32 Norwegian Infantry? Alternative Airfix Figure
conversion ideas and gaming scenarios from the Gold Run or Gulltransporten
Norwegian...
All (Ancient) Greek to me! Mortal Gods - My Reboot
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I purchased Mortal Gods a while back in pre-Covid days with noble
intentions of painting up a warband or two of Ancient Greeks but alas it
languished on th...
Weekend modelling
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Due to work, weather and mood, weekend progress has been slow. Still
working on some 20mm 2pdr portees being scratch-built from some Matchbox
LRDG trucks...
Kickstartering Fighters of the Pacific
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*The base game and the two scenario packs*
Way back in March of this year I posted about my acquisition of a board
game called Fighters of the Pacific. Y...
Gallia Miniatures.
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After enjoying painting my Falcon Civil War figures, it has me rethinking
my figures. I came across Gallia Miniatures that I have. They are stumpy
figu...
Unit Commander/ Strength Stands
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For weeks I’ve been mulling over the best way to represent and track unit
strengths and casualties in a way that is functional, but also doesn’t
disrupt ...
Midwinter Spuddling 002
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After a long gloriously warm, sunny summer and autumn the rain has finally
arrived.¹ This is perfect spuddling weather but my plans were disrupted by
some ...
A Morocco Trip
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Not much to report on the wargaming front this week, or next, as we are
currently on holiday touring Morocco. The closest thing to a
wargaming-related ph...
Operation Archduke - Expanding the Bridgehead
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Though disappointed in the failure on D-Day 6 June 1884 to establish a
beachhead extending miles inland, the Ruberian invasion commander felt that
at l...
Another display case filled.
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Finally got around to rehoming the collectable English plastic figures in
a display case where they will be relatively safe from damage. There is no
re...
Warriors of Valdur!
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"The Wild Woods Folk have broken the ancient pact! You have sent them
fleeing back to the woods, but is that enough? Shall we not march and make
them e...
Bf109 E4: Job done!
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I am pleased that this is now finished. I got this Airfix kit from Aldi
last year. Having spent some time admiring the work of some skilled model
mak...
Playmobil with Bear
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The convoy sets out.
The Kinchlets and I were gifted a rather magnificent 18th century Playmobil
set by my friend Stefan. We've been playing games w...
Claymore 2025
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It's that time of year again, doesn't time pass quickly!
Claymore 2025 – South East Scotland Wargames Club
I hope to be present at the show again althou...
Dominion of the Spear Army Builder
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It seems that the new hotness is a series of rules by Steve Parker
starting with *The Dominion of the Spear* and having expanded to cover
several other ...
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...
Focus on 2020
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*G*reetings my fellow wargame bloggers. Instead of doing the annual recap
of 2019 I'm just going to skip that and focus on what I plan to achieve in
this n...
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.
And Happy New Year to you.
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And to you Bob. All the best!
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Happy New Year, Commander. ππΌππΌππΌ
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Happy New Year to you Bob and Sue- may 2023 prove to be the best ever for you.
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Happy New Year! All the best, Karl
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Best wishes to you and everyone in 2023!
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Happy New Year.
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Pete.,
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