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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.
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...
David Grummitt goes three for three
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*[DISCLOSURE NOTICE: I corresponded with the author during his research for
this book, and I receive an acknowledgement at the start of the book. I did
n...
Boxing Day’s Boxing Day.
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Christmas Day was different from planned but l spent a quiet and good one
at home with mu daughter. Boxing Day saw us able to pop down to my
youngest’s ...
Pieter’s Paper Boys – Bruegel Snow Scenes
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A Free Christmas ‘Print Your Own’ gift for my blog readers. Bruegel snow
scene snowballing figures. Crossposted from my Scouting Wide Games from
Tabletop b...
Foy-Notre-Dame 25th December 1944
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As Noddy Holder would say, "It's Christmaaaas!", and what could be more
festive than a trip to the Battle of the Bulge 81 years ago almost to the
day.
T...
My STAR TROOPER 25mm RULES.
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Thought to write up my STAR TROOPER Rules.
*STAR TROOPER RULES.*
*Movement:* Infantry 6", APC/TANK 12".
BOLTER FIRING: 1 x D6, HIT ON 5,6, SAVE ON 5,...
Belated Seasons Greetings!
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*What a haul! Certainly enough to provide me with plenty of inspiration!*
Well Christmas Day came and went with a rush - so much so that by the time
I ha...
Holiday Season wars Featherstone-style
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[image: Using Donald Featherstone Ancient wargame rules to play a holiday
wargame between a Gingerbread Army and a Cookie men Army inspired by Bob
Cordery]...
Happy Christmas!
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OK, it's a day late but yesterday I was busy with a mix of having fun,
relaxing and cooking. No time for blogging.
I hope you all had, or are having, a g...
Merry Xmas 2025
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Gosh, where did December go? I thought I'd get at least one more blog post
in, and have made some progress painting the 6mm Risorgimento armies,
before X...
Surprise Attack
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Having heard that the Wild Folk had raided the Valdur portion of the
Federation, the Midlish border barons decided to hit them while they were
recovering i...
Little Wars TV: Nice stuff!
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I thought it would be useful to flag this up in case you hadn't come across
it already. Little Wars have come up with a really interesting (and free)
intr...
1914 Belgians - part 3
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Cavalry involved yet more head swaps. These chaps began life as Italeri
ACW troopers which with a 'paint conversion' served in my fictional
Balkan-sty...
Nordhausen Campaign – Day Six
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*7 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 6*
French abandon Nordhausen
4 French army – day 2 siege of Weringerode
5 French army – abandon Nordhausen...
Looking back....and looking forwards
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It's around this time of year a bit of introspection takes place, looking
back at the previous year. I think I'll save that post for New Year....
I have ...
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...
Back to Dendermonde
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Putting together the full Dendermonde table so I can work on the houses
over Xmas and also work out exactly how the siege lines are going to fit
and ...
Little Great War - Battle of Isla Santa Maria
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Upon the other side of the world from where events were developing in
Europeia, in the Golden Empire of Khitai, the remote naval stations of
Ruberia an...
Maloyaroslavets
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Battle of Maloyaroslavets, by Peter von Hess
This was a very special game played in the War Room some months ago against
old friend of my fathers. Mar...
Gallia Miniatures.
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After enjoying painting my Falcon Civil War figures, it has me rethinking
my figures. I came across Gallia Miniatures that I have. They are stumpy
figu...
Unit Commander/ Strength Stands
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For weeks I’ve been mulling over the best way to represent and track unit
strengths and casualties in a way that is functional, but also doesn’t
disrupt ...
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...
Focus on 2020
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*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...
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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! As of this reply we're not quite there yet on this side of the pond.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to follow your activities and blog in 2025!
Roger,
DeleteHappy New Year to you and yours! I have a few things planned for 2025 … so keep reading the blog!
All the best,
Bob
HNY to you and yours Bob!
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a great 2025!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteA Happy New Year to you too!
All the best,
Bob
A Good New Year to you and yours, Tony
ReplyDeleteThe Good Soldier Svjek (Tony),
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year from Nevada!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteA Happy New Year from the UK!
All the best,
Bob
Here's wishing you a Happy and healthier New Year.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteMany thanks! I’d like to wish you and your family a great and healthy 2025!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you BOB and Sue- hope 2025 is a great year for getting things done.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI’d love to wish you and Chris a great 2025, and hope that you have healthy and prosperous time.
All the best,
Bob
HNY Bob, Jim
ReplyDeleteJim Duncan,
DeleteWishing you a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Tiberian General (Willz),
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
I hope the two of you have a happy and as healthy as possible 2025.
ReplyDeleteRoss Mac,
DeleteSue and I send our best wishes to both of you for the New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes for the New Year, Bob!
ReplyDeleteEd M,
DeleteMay I reciprocate and wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob to you and yours and I wonder what 2025 will have in store for us!
ReplyDeleteDonnie McGibbon,
DeleteCheers! May I wish you and your family a great 2025 … whatever I challenges it presents us with!
All the best,
Bob