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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.
STAND TO!!!!
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It had been quiet day on Belmont Isle until the long roll called the small
garrison to form up. Amid the noise and bustle, officers, ncos, and the
other ...
Renovating Romans and completing Celts....
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With the enthusiasm for 15mm ancients unabated, I have cracked on with
preparations for a campaign or two...
Firstly, my Romans received long overdue rep...
End of Nordhausen Campaign Phase
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*Central Germany – Campaign Phases*
Nordhausen was the fifth campaign fought in central Germany since the Sixth
campaign began in June 2020. The Russi...
Midnight 2mm Wargame
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A few nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back
to sleep. I got up and set up a wargame, using Chris Salander's Horse &
Mus...
A tale of three Henrys.
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One time MNG member, the other Richard L, ran a game this weekend to try
his Wars of the Roses rules out for a slightly earlier period. Back when we
play...
Local
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I always listened with a certain end to Americans and Canadians with 18th
Century battlefields on their doorstep or a short ride away . Yet here I am
in...
HO Scale Items on Order.
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I've ordered several items- from the USA- it will be something like 20
days for things to arrive.
TYCO GP20 Diesel and Caboose.
The GP20.
TYCO Boxcar....
Collaborative Campaign Years 10-11: Part 1
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The Year of the Goat (Campaign Year 10) saw an unusual calm spread across
all lands. The following Year, however, saw business as usual for the
Empires ...
En Garde, Royal Fencing Competition
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The ever indefatigable Russell wanted to end 1607 in our long running En
Garde campaign with a bang, so we had a double session of duelling, with
massiv...
Saturday Night Live
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Thursday saw me playing Gaslands for the first time in nearly six months.
The past couple of times it had come up as a game at the club I had been
otherw...
First running session in 2026
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[image: A very cold day out for a garden railway running session. Running G
scale trains in the snow. Running G scale trains in the winter.]
Heine invite...
WW2 Resin and 3d Prints - clearing a backlog
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Been working on some vehicles for the 20mm WW2 French and downloaded an stl
file for a Laffly 20 TL from Wargaming3D as no one seems to make one in
res...
Painting and Gaming Plans for 2026
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There has been no wargaming for me over the past couple of weeks, as we
have been travelling to Seoul, South Korea for a family wedding, and as I
write ...
Airfix 2026 Figure Releases
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Not just another Spitfire! New rereases of 1:76 and 1:32 figures and 1:76
play-sets including the Roman Fort and Sherwood Castle. A gift for figure
convert...
Thoughts on the Recent Battle
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*The Russian cruiser Oleg beginning to have a bad day….*
I have been fortunate in that so far the testing of the rules for my new
book has been conducted...
Little Great War - TO&E
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This post does have the 'feel' of a university student, spending a deal of
time sorting and reorganising his lecture notes, feeling at the end that he
ha...
Support Your Favourite Blogger
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With long sentences and any form of punctuation or grammar becoming
unfashionable with the under-thirties, this blog list from Roger, over at
https://ranti...
Romans and Gauls by Allan Tidmarsh
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Searching for a participation game that can be played on a small table in
a couple of hours with simple rules and 54mm toy soldiers, Anthony dug
through...
New Year, New (and some old) Plans
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As the old year draws to a close, of course it's natural to think about
what was achieved since 1st January, and what might be planned for the New
Year...
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...
D’Erlon’s I Corps Shiny French Infantry
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Scott MacPhee (MacPhee’s Miniature Men Blog) just finished painting the
figures for the 4 Divisions of French Infantry for my shiny Napoleonic
Armies pro...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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