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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.
Ten Years Ago - February 2016
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Ten years ago I got a 3D printer. They seem to be ubiquitous now - a few
members of our club seem to have ones that are running full-time turning
out ter...
Defenders of the City
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Next off the workbench (at last) are 50 Minifigs French Marlburian infantry
for Dendermonde - they have been hanging around getting closer and closer
t...
Last of the Mohicans reinterpreted
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I thought some readers would be interested in this more indigenous
retelling of Last of the Mohicans from BBC Radio / BBC Sounds playback:
https://www.bbc....
Battle for Tula - Drive on Moscow
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Next up in my late 1941 'Battle for Tula' mini campaign is Guderians drive
for Moscow in November 1941. 2nd Panzer Group was halted for much of
October ...
The 'Goeben' Incident - Retests
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You would have thought, wouldn't you, that a force whose combined Flotation
Points at 36FP versus 48FP, and firepower not much in excess of the enemy,
and ...
A simple conversion gone complicated
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*Last year I bought dozens of used and cheap LGB-wagons on online auctions
in Norway*. They were starting to pile up in my hobby room, so I decided to
star...
Happy new.........er Blenheim!
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Well, far too late for any type of seasonal greetings but never to late for
a nice Blenheim! Zvezda 1/200 Mk IV. This has rested on my desk unpainted
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More Dominion of the Blitzkrieg
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A couple of weekends ago I played a few more games of DOTB. Partly to get
more experience of the game in different theatres of war and partly as an
exc...
ACW and Imagi-nation Napoleonics
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*The standard two-decker on the right and my filed version on the left. The
plastic is very hard so it took a lot of careful wok to get the hull
reduced ...
My DWARFS.
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I've decided to do DWARFS and ORCS. I recon on about 20 figures a side. For
a fantasy game I've decided to have a go at writing my own rules for the
game...
Half way there
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April last year I posted about the start of a new project, the Anglo-Sikh
wars of the 1840s. This was a synergy project as a lot of the British
forces co...
De Bello Gallico
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As indicated in previous posts, I'm currently working on a solo campaign
for Caesar;s war in Gaul that will generate battles that can be played on
my lim...
Start of Cordova Campaign Phase
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*Central Germany – Campaign Phases*
Cordova is set in southern Spain and follows the French invasion under the
command of marshal Suchet and the Span...
Midwinter Spuddling 005 – Tanky Stuff
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It is a damp wet British winter. I have a plastic sprue tree to prune.
Roll on the good times! Plastic Soldier Company kits normally come four to
five to...
Wargaming a small English Civil War action
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Since returning from holiday (and catching up on some of the inevitable
backlog of gardening tasks) I decided to try playing a few small English
Civil Wa...
Another Late Night 2mm Wargame
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Once again I woke up in the middle of the night. I thought of my 2mm games
and Horse & Musket 2.0 rules. I started thinking of different ways to
deploy ...
Collaborative Campaign Years 10-11: Part 2
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Continuing the Year of the Snake, another report has arrived regarding the
machinations of the Picenian Empire. Words and game images are the
intellectu...
Romans and Gauls by Allan Tidmarsh
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Searching for a participation game that can be played on a small table in
a couple of hours with simple rules and 54mm toy soldiers, Anthony dug
through...
A Festive Surprise
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The Midlish plan was to surprise the Valdurians, spoil their New Year's Eve
and Day and make up for all of their defeats over the last decade......
But...
D’Erlon’s I Corps Shiny French Infantry
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Scott MacPhee (MacPhee’s Miniature Men Blog) just finished painting the
figures for the 4 Divisions of French Infantry for my shiny Napoleonic
Armies pro...
Forest Dragon 3D Sculpts
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A Christmas pressie to myself ...
... and on the inside.
Not the best presentation with their packaging.
Contents are revealed.
Can you tell what the...
Winter Break: A Beary Simple Wargame
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*A Beary Simple Wargame *made it out of the box today. My daughter set out
the terrain while I cleaned up lunch and we played while the boys took
their...
Maloyaroslavets
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Battle of Maloyaroslavets, by Peter von Hess
This was a very special game played in the War Room some months ago against
old friend of my fathers. Mar...
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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