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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.
A Wings of Glory Mat
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*Measuring 39’ by 27” the above depicts a town built around a river. The
mat itself is neoprene so it rolls up nicely and stays flat when deployed
on the...
Neuss 1474
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Anniversary this year of one of the most fascinating incidents of Medieval
German history-
https://clemens-sels-museum-neuss.de/en/ausstellungen/neuss-1...
15mm WW2 Desert British - Stage Three
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Yet more Brits for the desert! I found the first batch really hard going,
but by now I have a system worked out and this lot were much easier. I
actual...
FIRST Battle of STARGRUNT in 25mm.
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Hi...I've played out my first game with my NAC Marines and KraVak Aliens.
The NAC Marines to the north.
The KraVak to the south.
Close up of the Marines....
Two portions of Turkish Delight
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A WD friend, Tim G, popped by for a visit today, so I entertained him with
a look at my early attempts at rules for the Hapsburgs v the Ottomans in
the ...
Defensive Positions for Stompy Robot Armies
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After recently painting several English Civil War units, I felt the need
for a change, something more imaginative and quick to do. We are preparing
for o...
15mm Gladiators
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The other day I finished another batch of painting - some 15mm gladiators.
I started these last year but lost momentum on them. In the end it took
under ...
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...
Salute 2024
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The title if this post 'does exactly what it says on the tin' - this
Saturday I visited Salute 2024, at the Excel centre in London. Arriving at
about 10...
New Edmunds Toy Soldiers
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While I don't collect " collectable" toy soldiers, one company I have
an interest in is Edmunds Toy Soldiers; especially his ACW collection. In
the ...
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...
Wismar Campaign – Day 7
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*Campaign Map*
Third Prussian army left campaign
Battle of Wismar
1st Prussian Army – defend Wismar
2nd Prussian Army – redeploy at Schwerin
3rd Prussi...
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...
We Pause This Blog For
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*Tax Time*! (*Oh joy*)
One last photo from the first playtest. Lessons have been learned and
progress made. Now it's time to figure out what we owe Cae...
NQM Hexed -A funny Little Border War 1942
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It being Tuesday, the Monday Night Group convened again for the
continuation of the Paprikan invasion of Tibia, minus Tim, who still
actually works for a l...
25mm WSS French
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Test paint of one painting strip of Minifigs 25mm French Marlburians -
trying to get a colour I like. Happy with them so on to the other 19 in
the un...
Portable Ligny - Looking Back...
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It was whilst reading Marin Rapier's own One Hour Ligny, and how that
Portable Wargame went, that I began to look back at my own version, played
out some...
30mm Spencer Smith SAE Figures WW2 Moderns Reviewed
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A look close up at the old Spencer Smith 30mm Plastic figure poses range
for WW2 or Moderns and the Tradition Of London SAE Madeira 1950s Holger
Eriksson m...
Cheeky Cromwell
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A quick and fun build of a Cromwell from my Christmas stash (Airfix 1/76).
Very pleased with it. A bit big for my 80mm hexes but still usable.
Reading...
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...
Testing
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Having enjoyed a game of my (version 2) fantasy variant for One Hour
Wargames on Friday, I gave it another go yesterday with the aim of testing
out the ...
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
...
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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