Thank you for leaving a comment. Please note that any comments that are spam or contain phishing messages or that come from Google Accounts that are 'Unknown' will be deleted.
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.
The Grand Finale
-
Tomorrow evening will see the battle that will form the grand finale to
Developing the Portable Ironclads Wargame: The American Civil War being
fought at t...
Helmet for my pillow
-
At the Tapton CALF earlier this year I picked up a copy of "Helmet for my
pillow" by Robert Leckie. Although the the TV series 'The Pacific' hadn't
grab...
It's May. It must be Partizan!
-
I'd barely unloaded the car from our weekend in Milton Keynes before
everything was back in the boot and we were off to Newark. Same set up,
slightly dif...
Recruiting is complete
-
Now for the training!
These lads will shortly painted up as Gorham's Rangers. Hopefully the
forecast of rain will be accurate,
Making room and measuring sticks
-
The English Civil War armies returned to the tabletop this past week, along
with some newly made measuring sticks. These were needed because I have
been ...
Hildesheim Campaign – Introduction
-
*Europe*
The next campaign phase is set in northern Germany and the objective is to
take the city of Hildesheim. This will be the 94th campaign phase since...
Arnor Project Update
-
In November of last year (where did those 6 months go?) I posted a couple
of pictures of Orcs I'd been painting for a little project set in Tolkien's
Lo...
Another parade
-
Set up the Jacobite opposition-
Jacobite units and small artillery piece to the fore.
The unit at the back and the skirmishers ( newly Penny based) are so...
CRAIG and MERTONFORD model railway.
-
P.D. Hancock was a pioneer railway modeler who invented OO9 - 4mm per foot
on 9mm gauged track.
A book by Philip on his OO9 Layout.
P.D. Hancock (RIP 20...
Charity shop bargains and the perils of Fimo
-
I popped into a new charity book shop that's opened in the village and was
surprised to find some titles of interest.
While I have copies of the Blandfor...
Dominion of the Spear Army Builder
-
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 ...
Dominion of Frederick the Great Battle
-
I've been trying to get a game of one of the newer "Dominion of.."
sets of rules played. Of course wanted to use miniatures with the game.
Unfortun...
Epic Celts, anyone? And Going to Partizan
-
I recently bought the May 2025 issue (no. 449) of *Wargames Illustrated*
magazine, which included a free sprue of Warlord Games *Epic Hail Caesar *
Celt...
Byzantiad - 'Doing the Math'
-
A couple of moves into a recent battle between
Byzantine and Pecheneg. The Byzantines began well, but
were defeated in a bloody battle, losing 10SPs to 7...
Assorted Ancients now on display.
-
Following on from the previous post, here are closeups of the second new
shelf. The shelves are inside a pine wardrobe built into a chimney alcove,
lon...
Gumbinnen 1914 (yet again!) with Op14
-
Last Friday, and clearly still on a Great War roll, Lloyd and Jerry joined
me for a game. As it was arranged at fairly short notice I dug out a
battl...
Disorganisation and Bombardment.
-
At first sight, a wargamer used to tactical games will think that artillery
in NQM is way too powerful, not because it kills things but because a
bombardme...
Tony Adams’ Miniature Woodscrew Army two years on …
-
Remembering Tony Adams, his ImagiNations world of TIAN and his quirky
Miniature Wood Screw Army, Crossposted by Mark Man of TIN from my Man of
TIN Blog Two...
Warmaster Resurgence
-
I don't know if this direction is new news or old hat to my regular
readers so here goes.
This box arrived in the post this morning.
Orcs, thousands of...
ACW in 20mm
-
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...
Red Metal: Nearly there...
-
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 ...
Warp Speed into 2025
-
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
-
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
-
[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…
-
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 …
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
“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
-
*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...
-
...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.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteCheers!
Bob
And to you Bob. All the best!
ReplyDeleteNundanket,
DeleteCheers!
Bob
Happy New Year, Commander. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
ReplyDeleteMartin S.
DeleteCheers!
Bob
Happy New Year to you Bob and Sue- may 2023 prove to be the best ever for you.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteCheers!
Bob
Happy New Year! All the best, Karl
ReplyDeleteHerr Zinnling (Karl),
DeleteCheers!
Bob
Best wishes to you and everyone in 2023!
ReplyDeleteFitz-Badger,
DeleteCheers!
Bob
Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Pete.,
DeleteCheers!
Bob