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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.
BPM 1/100th scale 15cm sFH 13 auf GWLrS (f)
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Well, strictly, according to Chamberlain and Doyle it is a 15cm sFH 13
Selbstfahrlafette Lorraine Sdkfz 135/1. In other words, yet another lashed
up Ger...
Notes on the 3F Jinty and NEWNES Model Railway.
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I chose the 3F Jinty 0-6-0T Hornby engine for my NEWNES Shale Oil Railway
model.
The 3F will be re-painted engine Black and the rolling stock open wagons...
Review – PSC 15mm 1:100 6″ 26 cwt howitzer
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I have added the Plastic Soldier Company 6″ 26 cwt howitzer review here, as
it was towed by the previously reviewed Scammell Pioneer R100 Artillery
Tractor...
CUT!!!!!! Let's take it from the start.
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Another attempt at standardization has failed. The grid has some
advantages *BUT* also some restrictions.
For example, my 1830-1850 armies were resurre...
New Blog in Town!
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Veteran wargamer, toy soldier collector and all round good chap, my friend
Graham Apperley has started a blog, Tales from the Toy Room, and there is a
l...
Street life
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Figures for Song of Shadows and Dust-
Let the children dance…and joust
Children at play.
Noresmian traders and Magnates.
Let me entertain you, with pupp...
Fighters of the Pacific
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*Gotta love that over the top box art!*
*The back of the box*
*Rules and scenarios*
*Essential game cards*
*The map board made up of eight sections...
Command and Colours Ancients with 54mm
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A very long time project has been collecting 54mm Punic Wars figures to
replace all the blocks in the C&C Ancients boardgame with figures; using
o...
Red Metal: Nearly there...
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I have managed further work on the rules, lots of tidying up and
simplifications. I have now completed the counters for the play test. The
pic above is ...
Song Of The Yokai
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I played some more Song Of Blades And heroes over the weekend, trying out
my Yokai warband. I've not used SoBaH with these before; they were built
during...
More Chromatic Wars Armies...
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Here are the other belligerents in the Great Little War (Little Great War)
about to break out.
The Turcowaz (TURQUOISE) - less its cavalry
Turcowaz: 3 ...
Castle Duel Game
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I was cleaning my basement (again) after remodeling our bathroom. I
also bought a card table to use in my wargame room, so it was set up to see
how m...
Hammerhead 2025
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Yesterday I went to Hammerhead at the Newark Showground. Pictures will
follow once I get them organised and catalogued to the games.
Impressions
I got t...
Ingolstadt Campaign – Day One
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*Campaign Map*
12 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 1
The French are deployed to the west of the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt border
They are out of sight o...
We need to talk about Towton too.
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I don't seem to be able to leave this alone. I thought I'd done after my
analysis of aspects of Boardman's book on Towton, however I have on the
Society...
New game, models, and book purchases
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This week, a few purchases arrived. Some were planned, while others were
more spontaneous and others opportune. One of the planned purchases came
about fro...
The Battle of Sainte Marie du Bois
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Turn 5 saw further action taking place in the vicinity of Illyria's war
objective, the Scampa coal field of West Messaline.
Both sides had two armies...
1/3000 WW2 USN and IJN Destroyer Basing
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There are big ships and there are small ships, but in the end (or rather to
start with) they all have to be based. With this in mind I turned to a
dusty pi...
New Bear Range Kicked Off
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In my dwindling free time, I sometimes think about ranges I would finish if
there were interest. I’m more likely to have a free 10 minute block where ...
First Show of the Year : Cavalier 2025
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I will admit I've been rather inactive hobby-wise since Xmas, Fellow
blogger Neil Patterson started his latest excellent Aufklarungsabteilung
blog post ...
Munitionschlepper Wespe
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I am fortunate enough to already own two 1/48 scale Wespe SP guns, so when
I found I have a (part built) kit of a third I decided to build it as an
ammun...
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...
Days Gone Bye
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Wishing all my readers and contacts a Merry Christmas and all that which
comes with it.
Here's a picture of me with my non-wargaming buddies in times go...
The Battle of Prokhorovka
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We’re re fighting the battle of Prokhorovka at the moment using Memoir ‘44.
This was the giant armour clash between the 11th SS Panzer Korps under
Mans...
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 ...
Fighting for Hearth and Home
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When word came from the Watchers that the host of Iron Men in the pass had
taken the North East road, the Elder of Smawlton was quick to send word to
Duke ...
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