tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post1264939951857498388..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The Sun Never Sets: 20th Anniversary EditionRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-49566108554842846582014-05-27T15:34:52.889+01:002014-05-27T15:34:52.889+01:00Dick Bryant,
I must admit that the fact that the ...Dick Bryant,<br /><br />I must admit that the fact that the accents got worse as the amount of booze consumed Increased is not a great surprise to me.<br /><br />The story of the relief force needing to be rescued by those they were trying to relieve sounds like the sort of battle that I would have enjoyed taking part in.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91965604607022180132014-05-27T15:26:47.985+01:002014-05-27T15:26:47.985+01:00Rogerbw,
Thanks for the link. I need to read thro...Rogerbw,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. I need to read through what you have written a couple more times to fully understand how your system will work, but at first glance it seems to a simple and effective method by which scenarios can be generated.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60097398257900830392014-05-27T11:04:16.972+01:002014-05-27T11:04:16.972+01:00I've thought a bit about the design of campaig...I've thought a bit about the design of campaign systems (for example <a href="http://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2014/02/On_Campaign_Systems.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and it seems to me that the scenario generator for this would be a larger-scale game in which power A splits its resources between provoking rebellions in the colonies of powers B, C and D and defending against revolts in its own colonies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41493962378920533992014-05-27T09:16:02.292+01:002014-05-27T09:16:02.292+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
Judging by the weather, I will ...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />Judging by the weather, I will be doing some more thinking today!<br /><br />I would like to be able to include countries other than just the British Empire within my campaign, and I think that it might be possible without the need for a huge amount of work.<br /><br />Something for me to think about.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45642525668216510172014-05-27T09:12:10.368+01:002014-05-27T09:12:10.368+01:00Dick Bryant,
I suspect that I am not alone in wis...Dick Bryant,<br /><br />I suspect that I am not alone in wishing that THE COURIER was still around ... but we still have you, and that is just as good!<br /><br />I love to read or hear other people's campaign memories, and that one sounds like a good 'un!<br /><br />As to Americans doing dodgy 'British' accents ... well if Dick Van Dyke is an example of what it must have sounded like, you have my sympathy. (I am a Londoner and a Cockney ... and I don't sound anything like that. Johnny Depp is one of the few Americans who seem to be able to get it right.) Unfortunately the majority of Brits aren't much better when it comes to doing American accents ... so I think that we should avoid trying to sound like each other.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54552769258515006052014-05-27T01:58:52.539+01:002014-05-27T01:58:52.539+01:00Such a pleasant way of spending a cold wet and win...Such a pleasant way of spending a cold wet and windy day, contemplating the martial possibilities of one's collection.<br />Of course, there is the potential for colonial rivals such as France, Germany, Russia, Spain and the US of A... Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88652902327406140112014-05-26T23:52:58.686+01:002014-05-26T23:52:58.686+01:00Wow! Thanks for all the kind words about The Couri...Wow! Thanks for all the kind words about The Courier! I miss it as well - but am too old to revive it, though often think I should. TNNS was my favorite campaign system (except for all the players trying terrible British accents when they played the part of parliment!). We used The Sword and The Flame for the tactical battles and had some very memorable ones. One, The Durban Turkey Shoot, wa as a result of the British attacking the Boors from offshore in Durban, SA. TSATF requires that one pause a turn when debarking boats before one can deploy, fire, etc. Thus the Boor longer ranged weapons had a "Turkey Shoot"! I don't beleive that I, as British, got off one shot. DickDick Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243435682283381550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-43264831853126483222014-05-26T23:11:23.303+01:002014-05-26T23:11:23.303+01:00Fitz-Badger,
I have quite a few COURIER articles ...Fitz-Badger,<br /><br />I have quite a few COURIER articles in my clippings files ... and they are still as good now as they were when they were first published.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42210312643124369992014-05-26T23:02:10.447+01:002014-05-26T23:02:10.447+01:00The Courier was one of my favorite wargame magazin...The Courier was one of my favorite wargame magazines, too. I still have my old copies of a good few issues. And still some fodder for gaming and good ideas and fun articles about campaigns and such.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27535469443516350362014-05-26T19:52:50.999+01:002014-05-26T19:52:50.999+01:00CWT (Craig),
You have picked on exactly why I am ...CWT (Craig),<br /><br />You have picked on exactly why I am thinking about using this - or something very like it - for a wide-spread colonial wargame campaign. Trying to cope with several crises at different locations should make the campaign all the more interesting.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77559129414829945582014-05-26T19:41:20.890+01:002014-05-26T19:41:20.890+01:00I quite like the notion of a list of all forces gl...I quite like the notion of a list of all forces globally - makes it all somehow seem more 'do-able'. Especially since I imagine that you would only need a fraction of the whole to put on the table at any one time. <br /><br />CraigCWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145880616920091517noreply@blogger.com