My recent cruise gave me time to think about what I hope to do during 2026, and I will be sharing this with my regular blog readers over the coming months.
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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.
My SLOT CARS.
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Hi....I've decided to make a Slot Car Layout and have started with some
Slot Cars collected. My favorite Slot Car is the SCX Jaguar XJR.
The Jaguar XJR.
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Little Great War: Aeryth Chromatica
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Just for orientation purposes, here is an overall map of that part of the
world of Aeryth Chromatica where lie the main combatants of the coming
Little G...
Off the painting table
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Finished some 28mm Border Reivers and Towns folk/ Warden of the Marches
men today.
I’ve been converting the metal figures with parts from Perry Plastics...
Bots Going On?
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Way back in September last year I wrote the following blog post:
*Bots the matter? 2,000,000 plus or is it?*
Well, it looks like they are at it again as ...
Steppe-ing out in January
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Only a couple of weeks before the DBA tournament in Castleton (theme:
Steppe armies), so it's time to get back in the DBA groove, and see what
I've forgo...
Manky Matildas Pt 2
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Along with the second hand Stuart, I picked up a couple of second hand
Zvezda Matildas at Partisan. Regular readers will recall my travails as
they fell...
Another Late Night 2mm Wargame
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Once again I woke up in the middle of the night. I thought of my 2mm games
and Horse & Musket 2.0 rules. I started thinking of different ways to
deploy ...
At last!
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At last a move or two have been made and dice have been rolled!
Maybe this afternoon I *may* get at it again once I get back from a visit
to the dentist.
Rationalising
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Not managed to paint or assemble anything in this last week. Made a start
on painting some Space 1889 Martians for a friend but only got the flesh
do...
Collaborative Campaign Years 10-11: Part 2
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Continuing the Year of the Snake, another report has arrived regarding the
machinations of the Picenian Empire. Words and game images are the
intellectu...
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
A good new year to you and yours
ReplyDeleteThe Good Soldier Svjek,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you, too, Bob. 👍🏼
ReplyDeleteMartin S.,
DeleteMay reciprocate and wish you and your family a great 2026.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you BOB and Sue- may 2026 be a great year for you both.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI wish both of you a very Happy and Healthy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year Bob, and best wishes for 2026
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteWishing you and your family a wonderful 2026.
All the best,
Bob
And a Happy New Year to you both too :)
ReplyDeleteLee.
Lee,
DeleteMay I reciprocate, and wish you and your family a wonderful New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you and yours Bob.
ReplyDeleteJim
Jim Duncan (Jim),
DeleteI hope that you and your family have a wonderful and healthy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a Happy New Year.
All the best,
Bob
And the very same to you Bob!
ReplyDeleteNickN,
DeleteI’d like to wish you and your family a great New Year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy New Year to you and Sue and everyone!
ReplyDeleteWe can only hope this year will be an improvement over last year in some ways!
Fitz-Badger,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a wonderful New Year, and - in the words of the song - hope that ‘things can only get better’.
All the best,
Bob
A good new year to you and yours Bob, hopefully it will be a good one for us all.
ReplyDeleteDonnie McGibbon,
DeleteI wish you an and your family a great New Year … and hope that the world will be a better and safer place for us all.
All the best,
Bob
HNY, Bob! Here's to lots of games in 2026
ReplyDeleteGary S,
DeleteMay I wish you and your family a wonderful New Year … and look forward to lots of games in the next year.
All the best,
Bob
Happy new year bob, I'm looking forward to another year of your blog
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteAnd a Happy New Year to you too!
My recent cruise gave me time to think about what I hope to do during 2026, and I will be sharing this with my regular blog readers over the coming months.
All the best,
Bob