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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.
It is the Fort that counts….
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When I first started the project that eventually morphed into The Portable
Ironclads Wargame I had always planned to build forts, shore and floating
bat...
Ingolstadt Campaign – Day Seven
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*Campaign Map*
French occupy Ingolstadt and win the campaign
7th French army – advance to Buxheim
8th French army – occupy Ingolstadt
9th French army – ho...
The NOCH Workmen Figures.
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Hello...Thought to show you the NOCH Workmen Figures as placed on the
Layout.
The GP7 Diesel and crew..
Smith and Jones tend the coupling.
Smith has the...
It Was A Quiet Sunday Morning.....
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The men were gone, summoned to do their duty to God and the King in the
militia, but the women and the older boys did the men's work on the farm or
there...
"Wo ist Waldow?"* A parade
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*Not the German equivalent of "where's Wally" but something I rather
imagine the denizens of the Soldier King world to say - a rather obscure
Grand Duch...
D B Fiddling About
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The latest rules set from WRG is out. It's called "De Bellis Fantasiae"
(DBF). It's not written by Phil Barker, but by a trio of writers who are
active ...
Encircled
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Today's offering is a one-off game between those old adversaries Army Red
and Army Blue. I used for inspiration Scenario 4 from *Scenarios For All
Ages* ...
Medevac!
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The ever fertile mind of Ian Robinson this week brought us 'Medevac!' - a
game simulating the process flow for casualty triage, evacuation and
treatment...
Missing the boat and Scruples
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First and foremost l want to apologise to Paul Wright. He sent this to me
to review in good faith-
I just haven’t got round to it , I didn’t prioritise ...
Pechenegs...
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I have at last constructed a couple of war wagons for my Pecheneg 'army'.
Scratch built from matchsticks, wheels cannibalised from some spare Airfix
Fr...
Thursday HOTT
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'Thursday HOTT' is becoming a common title here. That's because (i) my
wargames club meets on a Thursday and (ii) I sometimes play HOTT.
Anyway, yesterd...
Not Quite 1918 CSO Game
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Graham wanted to see what a late WWI NQM game would look like, so he set a
game up on the fly at short notice, with two British brigades attacking a
sectio...
ACW in 20mm
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Played an ACW Game this morning with Anthony, my regular opponent, using
the Osprey With Hot Lead and Cold Steel rules and my 20mm collection.
Enjo...
Hawker Demon
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Sorry it's been a while since my last post - busy with work and other
stuff, meaning lots of screen time and a resulting disinclination to write
blog pos...
Red Metal: Nearly there...
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I have managed further work on the rules, lots of tidying up and
simplifications. I have now completed the counters for the play test. The
pic above is ...
New Bear Range Kicked Off
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In my dwindling free time, I sometimes think about ranges I would finish if
there were interest. I’m more likely to have a free 10 minute block where ...
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...
Days Gone Bye
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Wishing all my readers and contacts a Merry Christmas and all that which
comes with it.
Here's a picture of me with my non-wargaming buddies in times go...
The Battle of Prokhorovka
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We’re re fighting the battle of Prokhorovka at the moment using Memoir ‘44.
This was the giant armour clash between the 11th SS Panzer Korps under
Mans...
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 ...
Fighting for Hearth and Home
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When word came from the Watchers that the host of Iron Men in the pass had
taken the North East road, the Elder of Smawlton was quick to send word to
Duke ...
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. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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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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