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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.
Hills in Wargames
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*Battle of Gadebusch*
Hills have always played an important part in my wargames, and particularly
since I started a campaign to provide battles to wargam...
Planning a future campaign and ECW rules
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A recent second-hand purchase arrived this week. I was fortunate enough to
be able to buy locally at a reasonable price and avoid the high
international ...
Hex Shambattle (3)
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There were two elements (2nd and 3rd Turcos)
trying the Redina river line. Now there is but one.
The previous post hinted at the sudden disappearance of...
Fnurban #30 A Mighty (Roman) Fortress
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Following on from last time's Roman theme, I have recently visited an
impressive Roman site - Burgh Castle, on the Norfolk coast. Last month we
spent ...
Meanwhile.......
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There's nothing going on here but things are stirring over there
*"Enemy in sight m'Lord"*
The table is set, Battle will begin in the morning, and the ba...
Enemy In Sight Milord!
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The Duke's outriders had reported frequent sightings of enemy scouts along
their line of march but there had been no sight of any force of note, until
that...
Wings of War/Glory and “Der Tag”
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*Transatlantic goodies - one more parcel to come!*
The first two of three deliveries from across the pond arrived this morning
and has enabled me to comp...
Soor, 1745
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Charles of Lorraine has another dust up with Frederick of Prussia. This
time the Austrians have parked themselves on a great big hill right on the
Pruss...
Not Quite Madrid
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This game was set up for our regular Quarterly Shedquarters meet up. The
game was supposed to be Ottomans v Austrians, but I had some supply
problems (wh...
I need more tanks!
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Well, of course, what I really mean is that I fancy buying some more tanks.
In this case, some nice 6mm WW2 tanks. The plan is to have a small OHW hex ...
Czecho engineers and traffic controllers
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Having established a probable need for more Warpact bridging kit I had a
rummage in some boxes to see what was in stock. Quite a bit as it
happened, in...
New Troops and Three Man Patrols
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A while back I saw some pictures of some figures of 1 inch pirated
Airfix paratroopers. They used Airfix 1/32 poses. However, all of the
figures have...
No money, no Swiss! The hills are alive!
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The Zinnfiguren madness continues, this time with the ferocious mercenaries
of the Swiss Cantons; the title of this post (at least the first part)
refers...
NAC Marine POWER ARMOR Figures.
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Hi...I've painted the NAC Marine Power Armor figures- I designed the Power
Armor many years ago and the talented Mike Broadbent sculpted them- the
figur...
Plastic Warrior Show 2024
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* Only a couple of weeks to go to the Plastic Warrior Show:*
*......And here are the directions to get there:*
*TRAVEL GUIDE*
*Directions to The Pla...
Displacement Activity
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What I'm Supposed To Be Doing: Packing for our trip to the UK
What I'm Actually Doing:
I decided I needed some more hexaremes and have started work on a...
Tressle
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More than a year after Count Enarriere saw off the last incursion by a
Lord of Chaos (*here*), another Chaotic army has appeared in the Wastes
north of ...
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...
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.
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