I have just uploaded a new YouTube video to the Wargaming Miscellany YouTube channel.
It is entitled A REVIEW AND PLAY-TEST OF THE DOMINION OF THE SPEAR AND BAYONET RULES and lasts just under twelve minutes.
The video can be found here on the Wargaming Miscellany YouTube channel.
Nice review Bob. I’ve left a comment on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Elliesdad,
DeleteCheers! I’ve replied to your comment on YouTube.
All the best,
Bob
A very nice review and easy to follow battle report. I'm enjoying playing around with the system myself.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteCheers! Like PW, these rules are eminently tweakable. I look forward to seeing what you do with them.
All the best,
Bob
I'm looking forward to the upcoming Dominion of Frederick the Great, but I'm impatient so I'm toying around with horse and musket rules that take something from the Dominion rules and 3x3 games.
DeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteAlthough it’s not a period I’ve wargamed before, I am certainly interested in giving it a try when these rules are published.
All the best,
Bob
speaking of Dominion of Frederick the Great, will be intestering to see how missile and melee infantry are distinguished, as all infantry of the period were musket armed.
DeleteThere are two rulesets coming soon both at the time of Frederick the Great, one set in Europe and one Abroad (Jacobites, French-Indian War, India etc). For Abroad then, like the Colonial rules we have some infantry classed as Melee even if they have muskets (e.g. Highlanders). However for the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War in Europe, then you are right with infantry fighting in broadly the same way (aside from Austrian Light Infantry etc.). Infantry can of course be elite or disciplined/fortified. I am looking at the interaction between Cavalry and Infantry to make the battles more interesting. On one hand we have the Prussian Bayreuth Dragoons at Hohenfriedberg then we have the British-Hanoverian infantry at Minden. Still finalising this, so Dominion of the Claymore, Tomahawk and Kris may be out first.
DeleteSteve
Spearhead,
DeleteThat’s an interesting point and I’m sure that Steve Parker will come up with an interesting solution.
All the best,
Bob
Steve,
DeleteI can see why you are splitting the two main theatres of the war - inside and outside Europe - into separate entities rather than trying to cover both in the same volume. It makes a lot of sense to do it that way.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
DeleteIndeed. I'll put the two together in one book for the hardcopy on Lulu but the Lulu edition takes a long time - it took eleven days for one proof to arrive from Lulu and then it needed work and another proof ordered! The rules for Outside Europe are very very close to the Colonial rules but I am including 20 battles in with the main rules so lots of interesting detail there. Also shows how the rules can be stretched to other periods. Warfare inside Europe is quite different though, part of the progression from Marlborough to Frederick to Napoleon. As I touched on above, the interaction between cavalry and infantry during this time is quite fascinating.
Steve
Steve,
DeleteI look forward to seeing these two volumes when they become available.
When I started out publishing my own books, I used Lulu.com … until their system for turning my text into books started to reject my files for all sorts of reasons that required loads of work to sort out. That and the slow speed at which they seemed to print and send proof copies drove me over to Amazon’s KDP system.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
DeleteI'll see how it goes with Lulu. So far they have been quite accepting of my book and cover files. All my rules are formatted as A5 which I see that Amazon KDP does not accept for its Extended Distribution so that would be a right pain to change them all. I am also somewhat put off by the number of horror stories about Amazon on Facebook - people getting their account frozen and then struggling with "Customer Services". Thanks for your words on Lulu and Amazon!
Steve
Steve,
DeleteI would have stayed with Lulu.com if they hadn’t made things so cumbersome and difficult. As for Amazon KPD … well, it’s not perfect, but to date it’s not caused me too many problems.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
DeleteGood to know. What I find infuriating is when I order some copies of Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet to find (when they are already in the post) that there is a small mistake on page 15 when I wrote (A) instead of (E). Files updated everywhere and a good job I did not order too many but still very frustrating!
Must be horrendous with traditional printing to order many only to discover multiple errors. At least print on demand allows for rapid correction!
Steve
Steve,
DeleteYou can have a book proofread by several people, correct all the mistakes that they find … and when you open your newly-published book, you’ll spot a typo or error on the first page that you open!
Welcome to the world of print-on-demand publishing!
All the best,
Bob
I would like to make a simple, boxed 3D printed version of this game. Of course, it would not have the rules or expansion, which are proprietary. If I made such a boxed version of the game, would I be allowed to post it on the Portable Wargame Facebook page and share the files? It would probably help his sales and visibility.
ReplyDeleteDaniel Weitz,
DeleteI can see no reason why you should not be able to share the files via the PW Facebook page. You are not infringing Steve Parker’s copyright as they will be enhancing his rules and encouraging others to buy them.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks, Bob. And Daniel, I was just checking out your 3D printed castles on Facebook. Feel free!! What did you have in mind?
DeleteSteve
Steve,
DeleteDaniel has produced some excellent 3D printed models and game boxes.
All the best,
Bob