tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post5606997221462535957..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: A fevered brain ... and a dream about a wargameRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-59877190498409541642019-02-24T20:43:33.251+00:002019-02-24T20:43:33.251+00:00Chris Kemp,
Now that would be a nightmare!
I'...Chris Kemp,<br /><br />Now that would be a nightmare!<br /><br />I'm feeling a lot better now.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22524769400847560102019-02-24T19:49:48.022+00:002019-02-24T19:49:48.022+00:00Dear Bob,
You had a nightmare where NQM did Sci-F...Dear Bob,<br /><br />You had a nightmare where NQM did Sci-Fi. Glad to hear that you are feeling better now :-)<br /><br />Regards, Chris.Chris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-70525792727276251822019-02-24T15:32:31.626+00:002019-02-24T15:32:31.626+00:00Thistlebarrow (Paul),
It sounds like an excellent...Thistlebarrow (Paul),<br /><br />It sounds like an excellent way to help oneself drift off into sleep. I might give it a try myself.<br /><br />I'm sure that if I hadn't woken up when I did, these wonderful rules would have disappeared without trace in the vast back-up files in my head.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10140985437960474672019-02-24T15:29:30.936+00:002019-02-24T15:29:30.936+00:00Geordie an Exile FoG,
It's amazing what our b...Geordie an Exile FoG,<br /><br />It's amazing what our brain can do when we are not consciously trying to use it!<br /><br />If I'd disturbed my wife, you can rest assured that she would have told me ... at least once!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-70393007840968136442019-02-24T15:27:03.645+00:002019-02-24T15:27:03.645+00:00Ross Mac,
Dreaming is our brain's way of sort...Ross Mac,<br /><br />Dreaming is our brain's way of sorting our our experiences and ideas whilst the normal functions are in powered-down mode.<br /><br />The rules are very Featherstone-like, and I am half expecting someone to tell me where the original rules I dreamt about can be found.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5484434649284973502019-02-24T15:24:03.775+00:002019-02-24T15:24:03.775+00:00Kev Robertson (Kev),
I've always dreamed, som...Kev Robertson (Kev),<br /><br />I've always dreamed, sometimes quite vividly, but I don't always remember what I have dreamt. In this case, the part of the dream that covered the rules (in my dream I was reading a page from the rule book) occurred just as I was waking up, and I was able to remember what I had seen.<br /><br />The most prolonged dream I ever recall having became the basis of my sole novel. Every night I would dream the next section of the book, and every day I'd write down what I had dreamt. This took place during our last cruise to North America, and by the end of the cruise, 75% of the book was written. Then the dreams stopped ... and it took me months to finish it.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-36701316990038313102019-02-24T15:16:18.495+00:002019-02-24T15:16:18.495+00:00Professor Strabismus,
Your analysis of my deep ps...Professor Strabismus,<br /><br />Your analysis of my deep psychological problems is outstanding, and full of insight.<br /><br />The rubber cheque is in the post.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. Arthur, I thought that this was hilarious ... and probably not that far from the truth in parts!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-726901719102752172019-02-24T15:13:35.029+00:002019-02-24T15:13:35.029+00:00Hi Bob
I can't remember having a dream about ...Hi Bob<br /><br />I can't remember having a dream about wargaming, but I often use the current wargame campaign to put me to sleep. When unable to get to sleep I either consider a current problem, or strategic options for the current campaign. <br /><br />It always seems to work, but I cannot remember actually remembering any of the solutions when I wake up!<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Paul thistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-61342389163578478762019-02-24T15:11:46.340+00:002019-02-24T15:11:46.340+00:00'Lee,
Feeling much better today ... but not s...'Lee,<br /><br />Feeling much better today ... but not still writing rules in my sleep, I'm afraid!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42530850998472093692019-02-24T15:10:37.836+00:002019-02-24T15:10:37.836+00:00The Good Soldier Svjek,
I thought so; all I need ...The Good Soldier Svjek,<br /><br />I thought so; all I need now is some time to try the rules out.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-4717561477700538932019-02-24T14:29:59.087+00:002019-02-24T14:29:59.087+00:00Like the icons of science brilliance comes to you ...Like the icons of science brilliance comes to you in the form of dreams<br /><br />Better than waking up in a cold sweat shouting "Not double one again!"<br /><br />I hope you are not disturbing the wife ;)Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88128401623290973632019-02-24T12:33:11.651+00:002019-02-24T12:33:11.651+00:00The fevered brain never really sleeps.
But they ...The fevered brain never really sleeps. <br /><br />But they do have echos of some old school rules, Featherstone in particular.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-11823767096348328242019-02-24T12:22:13.259+00:002019-02-24T12:22:13.259+00:00Hi Bob,
These 'Dream Rules' seem most play...Hi Bob,<br />These 'Dream Rules' seem most playable. I don't usually remember Dreams as they are usually totally forgotten upon waking up. I tend not to have 'Dreams' so much but tend to have night-mares and I guess it is a good thing I don't remember them. Hope your OK for Sunday and the Convention. Cheers. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21639187950565651452019-02-24T11:21:45.915+00:002019-02-24T11:21:45.915+00:00Mr Cordery [in middle-European accent], your dream...Mr Cordery [in middle-European accent], your dream is most interesting, but I regret to say, most disturbing, so I am very glad you have consulted me. You have, I understand, spent most of your professional life controlling pupils in academic establishments, enforcing rules for their behaviour, but have now retired and have no one over whom to exert your authority. Your deep-seated need to control others manifests itself in your increasing obsession, bordering in my opinion on monomania, with armies of toy soldiers, which you wish to command in battles, but these tiny tin troops can only be 'animated' as it were to follow your orders by constructing rules to determine their behaviour using dice... This suggests you feel the world to be a threatening, inexplicable place, governed only by random chance - hence your subconscious desire to impose order by controlling your imaginary world and armies by rigid rules...<br />I am certain I can help you - may I suggest we commence with twelve sessions at eighty guineas per hour? <br />Excellent! Please make your cheque payable to Professor Igor Strabismus... arthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18461807865937901292019-02-24T09:12:25.150+00:002019-02-24T09:12:25.150+00:00Bob, only you could write a set of wargame rules i...Bob, only you could write a set of wargame rules in your sleep :) Hope you are feeling better now.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-25095926552168570782019-02-24T09:09:36.251+00:002019-02-24T09:09:36.251+00:00They sound promising ! They sound promising ! The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com