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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.
Return to Cork City (it's been a while....)
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Dug out my Gangster collection and Cork City for a game with Anthony today.
It has been a number of years since these buildings saw the light of day
(...
Being Set Up
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The Ronssoy 1918 game is the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society's
display game for this year, so you'll be seeing it at Campaign and
Partizan. This re...
Changes
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The have been lots of changes here in the Duchy, daughter number one has
just got engaged, wedding plans afoot for number three and number two has
taken...
Bridegrooms of Death - October 1941
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After our trip to Sicily with the 82nd Airborne and Tigers at Minsk, off
to somewhere distinctly chillier, the Volkhov front near Leningrad in
October 1...
The Gauls are massing....
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Faced with a potential Roman invasion, the Gallic / Celtic forces continue
to muster reinforcements.
I wasn't intending to buy anymore painted figures f...
Planning an Air Campaign
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In between painting Zulus, I am up to 180 now, I have finally managed to
put together all my Battle of Britain campaign notes for use with the Blood
Red ...
Cordova Campaign – Battle of Montilla
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*Battle of Montilla – table at start of game*
Both armies are full strength at the start of the game
Each army has three corps
The Spanish have 12 infantr...
WW2 - 20mm - Pacific.
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I've ordered some WW2 Australians and Japanese in 20mm from Eureka. Best
part about ordering locally is that delivery takes less than a week- I'm
throug...
Fighting On All (probably too many?) Fronts..
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I've had a little more time for hobby stuff this week, and nibbled away at
a few different tasks - though I suspect I am trying to progress, or think
abo...
Collaborative Campaign Year 16: Part 3
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In the first two posts of Year 16 of the Campaign, we witnessed the
destruction of Therissa's once dominant fleet at The Battle of Siren's Tower,
and, w...
Action In The Gulf Of Riga
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One thing I've wanted to try with Torpedoes & Tides is a fight between
large vessels. Obviously within the scope of the game, large is a relative
term (I...
Easter Special
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This is about to become an annual event as Heine invited to another *'Easter
Running **Session' *on his Garden Railway this Easter as well. This was an
o...
Rules 023 – Balancing a Scenario
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There are occasions when you want to know if a scenario is likely to be
balanced before a game. I am not thinking of equal point tournament armies,
but rat...
Pimping an Age of Sail Warship
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*One of the ships deployed on the game board from Fighters of the Pacific.
I have a cloth with slightly larger hexes (50mm across the flat sides) that
wo...
Hannibal!
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I recently received a nice package from Second Chance Games, Hold the Line:
Hannibal by Worthington Games. I pre-ordered many months ago. The box
weig...
Ahhh, Spring!
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The time when my soldiers go into Spring quarters while I spend too much
time on cleaning up Winter's debris and preparing for Summer. In the
meantime,...
Hex Acrylic Templates
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I am a big fan of Archduke Piccolo's Napoleonic campaigns, and have been
thinking of trying to use his rules for a game. While leaning towards using
2...
Waterloo Campaign 2.0 - Beginnings
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This was my introduction to my first attempt at a one-table 'Hundred Days'
campaign, about 3 years ago: I called it the 'Hundred Minutes Campaign':
A mis...
Wild West Town Tabletop Shootout
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I recently acquired a collection of 1960’s era wooden Old West Buildings
made by Hausser Elastolin. The idea was to marry them with some 1970’s
Timpo Sw...
Return to the Hobby
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It has been quite a while since I last posted here. When I started my tool
truck business back in 2021, most of my hobby time disappeared almost
overnigh...
WW2 ‘German’ Don Cossacks
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I've had these in stock for a while now and as I may have work for them in
a forthcoming game it was clearly time to paint them!
They're certainly a co...
Reading, Painting, Sikhs, Turtles & Salute.
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One of the things that I noticed last year is that I barely read anymore.
Between work and children, I rarely get time to just sit down and
appreciat...
Been making some 28mm Kits
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For my Chain of Command 28mm British Infantry the welcome sight of a
Sherman Mk I (see below, the ubiquitous Western Front armour support):
She came up n...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteHappy New Year to you too!
All the best,
Bob
Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI hope 2024 is good for you and yours!
Fitz-Badger,
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes, and may I wish you and yours a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
HAPPY NEW YEAR Bob - may 2024 be a great year for you. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteMay I wish both of you a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you and yours Bob!
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteCheers! Thanks for your best wishes and may I wish you and yours a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteMay I wish you and yours a great 2024.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob. All the best.
ReplyDeleteChris
Nundanket (Chris),
DeleteMany thanks for your best wishes, and may I reciprocate and wish you and yours a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year toy you Bob!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteCheers! May I take this opportunity to wish you and yours a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
You too Bob
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteMay I wish you and yours a great 2024.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob! Wishing you good health and lots of hobby time.
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! Thanks for your best wishes! They are much appreciated.
May I wish you no yours a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob