tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post399599682183577783..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Wargame Rules for the late 19th and early 20th centuries in PDF formatRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-89975659277864180432009-06-10T23:27:43.965+01:002009-06-10T23:27:43.965+01:00Craig,
Thanks for your kind words.
Small-scale b...Craig,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words.<br /><br />Small-scale battles and campaigns have so many advantages - especially in the cash-strapped times. DBA/HOTT (and their derivatives) are one solution but what put me off was the fact that whenever I played them with someone else the time it took to measure everything seems out of proportion to the benefits. That is why I think that rules that use grids are so much better.<br /><br />Incidentally Phil Barker played in the session I put on at COW some years ago when I demonstrated SCWaRes, and commented that had he been designing DBA again he would have used a gridded the playing surface because it speeded play up and avoided the problem of whether or not something was in range.<br /><br />I have never actually developed a proper set of campaign rules ... campaigns just seem to unfold of their own accord once they start. I suppose that I should develop some, and this could be my next step after I have play-tested my current rules.<br /><br />Thanks for the idea. All I have to do now is find my copy of Donald Featherstone’s WAR GAME CAMPAIGNS.<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48861123593684641962009-06-10T22:56:06.648+01:002009-06-10T22:56:06.648+01:00Hi Bob,
I like the nice small-scale idea, which h...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I like the nice small-scale idea, which has long been a favourite of mine. One thing occurred to me recently, which I meant to ask - do you have any campaign rules at all? <br /><br />I like your battle-rules (I've got a copy of your operational rules to have a try) but as you like campaigns, I thought I'd ask how you link your battles together - I usually struggle, and thought you'd have some good ideas!<br /><br />Ta, and keep up the good work!<br /><br />CraigCWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145880616920091517noreply@blogger.com