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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.
SQUADS of 10 Figures.
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Hi...I've decided to field Squads of 10 Figures for my Sci-Fi 25mm
Infantry. I'll keep the Power Armour troops to Squads of 8 Figures.
When my latest ord...
HOTT Matched Pairs
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I took a pair of my HOTT matched pairs to the Wollongong Wargamers, and
played a couple of games with Bailey.
The first pair was my Australian Aboriginal...
Terrain ideas for gaming
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I’ve been painting more of my backlog of Mark’s Little Soldiers. Now the
mountain troops are done ( five infantry to a unit/ per hex and officers on
2p ...
Here are the Heer - and Punjab Preparations
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I'm pleased to say that my D-Day Dodgers WW2 Italian Campaign has taken
another baby step forward, as I have now completed my first German
infantry batt...
QRF 15mm Cruiser Mk I (A9)
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I wanted some older cruisers so I could do bits of Operation Compass as
well as modelling 7th Armoured Brigade in 1941. Although the old prewar
cruisers...
Farewell to Shogun
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*I am unsure what the Japanese for ‘a bit like the curate’s egg’ is but the
good parts were very good indeed!*
A day later than usual I managed to watch ...
Carry On!
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At a time like this, there's nothing like carrying on like usual.
My ACW armies have not been out in some 18 months, the only active
collection that has...
Okay for AK...47
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We played AK47 Republic (classic edition) back in January after a break of
a few years. As we were likely to have an even number show for this week's
gam...
I reserve the right to change my mind!
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I have been mulling over the Thirty Years War project I would like to do. I
had tried painting a free sprue of Epic Pike and Shotte but didn't really
g...
Some English Civil War painting
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Due to a recent cold, there hasn't been much to post about this past week,
but I managed to paint up a couple of English Civil War (ECW) infantry
bases. ...
This will never work...
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My 30YW armies nearing completion, methought to try out my ideas for the
Battle of Lutzen (1632) pitting probably the two greatest commanders of the
conf...
Battle Along the Border.
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There are two tribes of rabbits in the neighborhood; the browns and the
greys. The Grey's dwell in the woods; the Browns at the edge between the
woods a...
If
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If I'd have thought about wargaming battles in Middle Earth in 1970 they
might have looked like this (April's been a slow month for my hobby
efforts!)
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A mystery map?
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No prizes, but can you see what it is yet? Playtest map, under plexi so a
bit blurry. I started this project in 2013 but I aim to finish it in the
nex...
Foxholes
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I found a bag of these resin-cast troops in foxholes in a batch of stuff I
was given a couple of years ago. A few weeks ago I decided to try painting
so...
Those Buildings.
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This article is of my personal observation of the hobby.
Buildings in Wargaming can be both a blessing and a bind. Currently there
are companies making...
Vive le Roi! (and some less salubrious persons)
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The flats insanity continues; I have painted up figures for a stand to
represent Louis XII.
In addition, I found some rather ropey "knight" figures wit...
Battle Ravens - Dan Mersey
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It's been a while since we last had a game but this weekend I finally
managed to clear enough space for one. Battle Ravens is a board game
designed by D...
Battlemasters with Kinchlets
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*"Pay attention Sir Harry, the Hun is here, here and here." - LadyBaby*
Finished up a practice game of the old MB Games/Citadel miniatures game
Battlemast...
They Shall Not Pass!
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*OOPS! * I just discovered that I did not finish this battle report from
last June! Well, hopefully late is better than never. Good thing I have
some pic...
Driving Bears pt.2
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As a parent, I should have known that if I made a toy/game for one kid, I'd
have to make something completely different for the other. My son is
currently...
Happy New Year
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Hi everyone, normally I would be posting my "review of the year" today and
my plan for 2024 tomorrow.
But as some of you may know I'm poorly in hospital...
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...
Is It Christmas yet?
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A few weeks ago when the bitterly cold weather started I had to curtail the
figure painting sessions in my garden hobby hut as it took forever to heat
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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 ...
Real...
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Old School.
After my recent brush with the Bad Mahdi, I thought I 'needed' some more
Jacklex 20mm figures. I love the little chaps, they have a real air...
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 ...
NEW IMAGI-NATIONS ATOMIC AGE BLOG
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I've created a new blog to record my miniature craftwork in my imaginary
cold war gone hot campaign setting. I will remove those posts from this
blog ...
Bridgehead
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Teutonic forces were by now overwhelming Albionian defences. At the Running
River however it’s soldiers faced a problem in being able to secure a
crossin...
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 the past ten 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.
Pete.,
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