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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.
For My Next Act......
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I'm not quite sure what I want to call to the table next.
Finish those ships for Prince Michael and have a small fleet battle? Or an
amphibious assault?...
Two player Dominion of the Spear
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John A was interested in the possibilites presented by Dominion of the
Spear after helping playtest 'Alexander the Brief'. We'd already discussed
some o...
The Zulu War
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*Been after this for a while and its arrival is doubly welcome following
the recent Mike’s Models 15mm Colonial collection*
As is my usual modus operandi...
General Wells - An early defeat
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The General, from H G Well's Little Wars, has been my Army Blue Leader for
some years. Here follows a brief description of an early battle from his
ill...
Combining Wargames
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I am a big fan of Mike Lambo's solitaire wargame books. They are
completes games with rules, maps, and even counters. All you need is a
couple of...
The English Civil War - 1644
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After a strong start in 1642, things went badly for the Royalists in 1643
and they are close to defeat. In 1644 they needed to take the offensive and
try...
Blogger is very slow
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Is anybody else having problems with Blogger . It is very slow to post
photos or amend text. I keep getting a message "this page is not
responding...
Some swapping and some painting...
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When I bought my Minifigs SYW collection it came with a load of unpainted
figures included (or should have done - took 2 months to get them from the
...
The Shape of H.G. Wells To Come …
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H. G. Wells pictured on set of The Shape of Things to Come (1935 novel and
1936 film) … and a more futuristic costume designed or redesigned for him
ninety...
Invasion!
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It is three days since the French army landed in England. After initial
delays and setbacks the French now appear to have the upper hand. A small
group ...
Nueralink Summer Update 2025 - Elon Musk (Wow)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FASMejN_5gs
These seemed a natural progression from "The Singularity is Nearer". These
advancements seem nearly incredibl...
Aspi, Jinsi & Zamburaks - some Sikh artillery
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I'm working my way through the various troop types for my Sikh army,
painting one unit at a time to get a feel for them and to check my sources.
Aspi are...
More KuK aircraft
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Back in 1917, things just keep getting better for the lucky chaps of my kuk
forces. These are diecast models with some plastic parts. I’ve tarted them
up...
Risorgimento 1859: Primo Incontro
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In my last-but-one post I set out the initial deployments for my first
game using 6mm scale armies for the Italian war of 1859 - now the game has
been ...
Where did that month go? Scorchio and Sinistria...
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Alarmingly I noted a couple of weeks ago that my last post was at the start
of the month...
However, I've been struggling to post anything, as Chez Moi ...
Little Great War - The Naval Action concludes...
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So far into the action, both fleets had taken serious damage. On the
Azurian side, *Amiral Duperre *had been sunk, along with a torpedo boat.
Though a...
Up Periscope! The Battle of Wulfswade
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After some months of real life I have returned to periscope depth! I have a
fair few things to share. One of them is the You Tube channel of James
Atherto...
Mauryan Indians
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An old army tidied up.
10mm Mauryan Indians by Pendraken
Archers of the main body, elephants in support
Light cavalry (am still short of heavier cava...
NEW Smaller LAYOUT.
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I've gone for a smaller Layout - the track is about 25ft and most
enjoyable- I hope to add some scratch built model OO buildings soon.
All the track is m...
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...
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. 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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