tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post8103805547545930326..comments2024-03-27T19:58:01.063+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Today, I'ave mostly been ... writing my own World War II variant of Neil Thomas's One Hour Wargames rulesRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-64504764574798240812015-09-07T08:35:58.770+01:002015-09-07T08:35:58.770+01:00Michael Peterson,
I have heard other wargamers ex...Michael Peterson,<br /><br />I have heard other wargamers express the same sentiment regarding these rules, especially if you prefer tactical rather than operational-level wargames. Like most things in the hobby, we find what we like and tend to stick with it ... which is one of the thing that make this such a diverse and interesting hobby.<br /><br />It sounds as if ‘tinkerable’ and ‘tinkerability’ are going to gradually seep into the English language … at least amongst wargamers referring to Neil Thomas’s rules.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5285637871866734682015-09-07T04:08:04.137+01:002015-09-07T04:08:04.137+01:00I just spent the evening playing a WW2 game using ...I just spent the evening playing a WW2 game using Neil Thomas' rules. I've come to the conclusion that the rules are too generic for me to be truly satisfied with, since I'm a tactical gamer at heart and I like period chrome. However, that's just me. Your efforts sound sensible and show the high tinker ability (ha!) of NT's rules.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-53924360140544305792015-09-05T17:40:40.527+01:002015-09-05T17:40:40.527+01:00John Curry,
I have just written a battle report t...John Curry,<br /><br />I have just written a battle report that shows that the rules work quite well, although the play-test did throw up one or two changes that I need to make.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85925874462319795192015-09-05T16:41:30.480+01:002015-09-05T16:41:30.480+01:00Do let us know how you get on with the rulesDo let us know how you get on with the rulesJohn Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67665992191137177152015-09-05T11:34:03.497+01:002015-09-05T11:34:03.497+01:00David Crook,
You are spot on regarding the sort o...David Crook,<br /><br />You are spot on regarding the sort of command-level I wanted to use the rules with, especially as it means that I can use my existing Megablitz units without having to rebase them.<br /><br />It was a toss-up whether to develop my own WWII version or my own Colonial version of the rules first ... and in the end I decided to 'go' with the WWII version. I have some ideas about how I want the Colonial version to work, but as some of these are incorporated in the WWII version it made sense to play-test them first to see if they do.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21147604311221450722015-09-05T09:37:54.201+01:002015-09-05T09:37:54.201+01:00Hi Bob,
Very nifty looking set of adaptations and...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Very nifty looking set of adaptations and the great thing for me is the scale you have pitched them out - Megablitzesque almost.....;-)<br /><br />Seriously though, this level of operations removes the need for all the low level infantry support kit - mortars, machine guns and infantry anti tank weapons - as their effects are assumed to be in the base combat factors.<br /><br />I am looking forward to the playtest and more importantly how you are going to tackle the hex based OHW Colonial rules which I assume are in the planning stages somewhere.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-43955653788850435272015-09-05T08:54:34.343+01:002015-09-05T08:54:34.343+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
The joy of Neil Thomas's ru...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />The joy of Neil Thomas's rules as published in his book are that they all follow the same design philosophy, with the result that you can 'mix and match' bits from one set with bits from another.<br /><br />As you have pointed out in your comment, if I was going to play-test the rules on a bigger tabletop it should be possible to double the movement and weapon ranges without 'breaking' the rules.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48088120667539209182015-09-05T05:48:42.973+01:002015-09-05T05:48:42.973+01:00Wow- that is pretty impressive. I'm looking f...Wow- that is pretty impressive. I'm looking forward to seeing how they play out. It seems to me that rule set would work whatever the scale of forces you are using, with modifications only to movement allowances and combat ranges. The only limitation would be your playing area.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73150260747238444412015-09-04T23:04:30.914+01:002015-09-04T23:04:30.914+01:00Natholeon,
I hope that the play-test will highlig...Natholeon,<br /><br />I hope that the play-test will highlight any faults in my draft rules.<br /><br />If tinkerable ever gets into the OED, I will be proud to claim it as my invention!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17633092720872736052015-09-04T22:57:11.687+01:002015-09-04T22:57:11.687+01:00I'm looking forward to the playtest, Bob. A qu...I'm looking forward to the playtest, Bob. A quick google search would suggest that tinkerable may be your contribution to the Oxford English Dictionary. It deserves to be there - great word.Natholeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359406949497306737noreply@blogger.com