tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39851210927775967822024-03-16T02:12:22.832+01:00Tiny Tin MenBlog from Belgian wargaming group "Schild en Vriend"Bart Vettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113805481100294725noreply@blogger.comBlogger1032125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-4875259952397863422024-03-11T12:47:00.007+01:002024-03-12T09:17:05.362+01:00Romano-British vs Saxons<p>Yesterday we played an Ancients game. The scenario involved a Saxon convoy, which was attacked by a force of Romano-British troops. Rules used were Hail Caesar - depending on who was looking up what rules in what version of the book, we used a mix of 1st and 2nd edition rules.</p><p>Bart D. and Bart V. (acting as plumpire) commanded the Saxons, while Eddy and me commanded the Romano-British.</p><p>The first half of the game consisted of the usual manoeuvring, before the close combat clash happened. Two rounds into the close combat we decided to abandon the dicefest and declared the game a draw.</p><p>Edit: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1387808/article/43942113">Eddy has posted a report on BGG as well</a>. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3PGY20YoAKaYmd1XCF9yG5VpsJ5luJh781Iz7Bqnh_bMMBGFJ8dcjVJla7SmmxQE0RQorB3nhBChC_QH8YEOmwqqaeUWmKpatFq463qrCcJ1dG3U4TT3f2vcDDYcqo8E9XdEa64YUmtCMirEjZ_Zpk4hxNyhLZZdB73xwHM_pqFcZ4JBUkPzGjtTssQ/s4032/20240310_142941.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3PGY20YoAKaYmd1XCF9yG5VpsJ5luJh781Iz7Bqnh_bMMBGFJ8dcjVJla7SmmxQE0RQorB3nhBChC_QH8YEOmwqqaeUWmKpatFq463qrCcJ1dG3U4TT3f2vcDDYcqo8E9XdEa64YUmtCMirEjZ_Zpk4hxNyhLZZdB73xwHM_pqFcZ4JBUkPzGjtTssQ/s320/20240310_142941.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The usual pre-game activity: shooting pictures and drinking beer!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zuuyyQtnaEz6xuMMbPU9NBwmqIXgd9jw9NNT_JEeYLfiM1VyTfQtu-0LVapcQRoOolKh9xQdkOaV2X768Q9xJtB6mBHUIHpzYCyweWzGXe-rU57R-wOzK4Z3HHRsHSoX3gr38xvumPasjnvaTD8LbhKd_E7Qfc-nRmltJZiI9Mqx7LIJQFJAxlCQYd4/s4032/20240310_142948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zuuyyQtnaEz6xuMMbPU9NBwmqIXgd9jw9NNT_JEeYLfiM1VyTfQtu-0LVapcQRoOolKh9xQdkOaV2X768Q9xJtB6mBHUIHpzYCyweWzGXe-rU57R-wOzK4Z3HHRsHSoX3gr38xvumPasjnvaTD8LbhKd_E7Qfc-nRmltJZiI9Mqx7LIJQFJAxlCQYd4/s320/20240310_142948.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Saxon forces.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI_z-RLJn4LJqT4dgkEdfUV-S6gB6mtHCIShSf6IvXijrjS23pNhgatyY_hAoAyRE7mGlTZThAasPmHtJl2L5qHksJo8dEmfoj4rVGPjMX-nXQ_KCKSAC8-5dyWGHTb25PT7JhUxZgLZrOel3IVumWOMTqLfLdB59tu44nm3rOmLpvggY0NRTGpc7Mbo/s4032/20240310_142959.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI_z-RLJn4LJqT4dgkEdfUV-S6gB6mtHCIShSf6IvXijrjS23pNhgatyY_hAoAyRE7mGlTZThAasPmHtJl2L5qHksJo8dEmfoj4rVGPjMX-nXQ_KCKSAC8-5dyWGHTb25PT7JhUxZgLZrOel3IVumWOMTqLfLdB59tu44nm3rOmLpvggY0NRTGpc7Mbo/s320/20240310_142959.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The watchtower was quickly conquered by the Saxons.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG1Kn2FV-F0SazgSA03dvvzS8mDWgYKBjFdYo9IatVEuX-lMO6t5cAYSs4PgHcG4-ZF1si0XnyOTD6LgqY3PyVE6GnU2szU6rC4FJa1NeelxvxO1LlNBnQp7G-llLQjtQwrQjonBRQ_Wct-xhpANYO7DppukQAV97b_7opdi-d6gQIXjrxh8Bn9JWZyY/s4032/20240310_143810.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG1Kn2FV-F0SazgSA03dvvzS8mDWgYKBjFdYo9IatVEuX-lMO6t5cAYSs4PgHcG4-ZF1si0XnyOTD6LgqY3PyVE6GnU2szU6rC4FJa1NeelxvxO1LlNBnQp7G-llLQjtQwrQjonBRQ_Wct-xhpANYO7DppukQAV97b_7opdi-d6gQIXjrxh8Bn9JWZyY/s320/20240310_143810.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Romano-British village.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7QelikWBQUw9RVB2sX-KjJ1tjMFLhEBaKdcrNj320tMIyQNUAVxW7aYOZNNyqzCCrn0B7AimxcF-Ul5LXvDlqSWKk4jhGFDTARLcVH9_dB8LG6YlwzejvUOE92tBFJFZKMu-mvLNUhvRjhJghPSIWWrLi6LaiCGNkKzndkMcGjTTUUWBcgu6CFs0bb4/s4032/20240310_143824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7QelikWBQUw9RVB2sX-KjJ1tjMFLhEBaKdcrNj320tMIyQNUAVxW7aYOZNNyqzCCrn0B7AimxcF-Ul5LXvDlqSWKk4jhGFDTARLcVH9_dB8LG6YlwzejvUOE92tBFJFZKMu-mvLNUhvRjhJghPSIWWrLi6LaiCGNkKzndkMcGjTTUUWBcgu6CFs0bb4/s320/20240310_143824.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table, as seen from the Romano-British side.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e2bM_Ny0-xcFltFGB7wBT_CDxIQunaWUB_kpKsj5VtWy9SNSixWmhlBz_PbZBL3XKOqhgNwF4RxhvOq8Bftcr1mBvv9YffUoBQq9966Pw3lthTKnXUSypcDC0Z-S5G9KUtWtBRghDMKswfyTICEYx-LfuvcJVKLa7wNIo5b0xJSON4YuoNWrguHXw6Y/s4032/20240310_151652.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e2bM_Ny0-xcFltFGB7wBT_CDxIQunaWUB_kpKsj5VtWy9SNSixWmhlBz_PbZBL3XKOqhgNwF4RxhvOq8Bftcr1mBvv9YffUoBQq9966Pw3lthTKnXUSypcDC0Z-S5G9KUtWtBRghDMKswfyTICEYx-LfuvcJVKLa7wNIo5b0xJSON4YuoNWrguHXw6Y/s320/20240310_151652.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The approaching Saxons.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-HGTw5thSA7sR7J5U8_2WxkN9tcLFlZU5a15t6iYnZu5S27zOYQ-ITkmOJRqpWHqR8qOw9-hL1vZsOlrvQ2wjbbH-E0tQd-M5Qgrb5TRUPTRSrVwSV_ZGMhXaNuETqigAGsTlW9eue1xGK_qhKHtGxRQ3Mj0igQ-S9nkTTRA-ph7IUD3Q684lIVFBs/s4032/20240310_151659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-HGTw5thSA7sR7J5U8_2WxkN9tcLFlZU5a15t6iYnZu5S27zOYQ-ITkmOJRqpWHqR8qOw9-hL1vZsOlrvQ2wjbbH-E0tQd-M5Qgrb5TRUPTRSrVwSV_ZGMhXaNuETqigAGsTlW9eue1xGK_qhKHtGxRQ3Mj0igQ-S9nkTTRA-ph7IUD3Q684lIVFBs/s320/20240310_151659.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Romano-British village.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CLrtkfO-Zatxsce0oRC3H4JOluzdWQnjq7ZuNNhye-NDSJnlKPGWWQLNxkT2GWPRIeQTb5x3gRPLSkaPfm91PrB-MaYm-wsOa89ZpPWGROpACiAr-_S_EJkSktL4HlhtG26oATGuYCGFVm8WxTJsovKERaPftiDL8FGSwBlPxQ8wkwVXhIBejxrAbRM/s4032/20240310_161501.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CLrtkfO-Zatxsce0oRC3H4JOluzdWQnjq7ZuNNhye-NDSJnlKPGWWQLNxkT2GWPRIeQTb5x3gRPLSkaPfm91PrB-MaYm-wsOa89ZpPWGROpACiAr-_S_EJkSktL4HlhtG26oATGuYCGFVm8WxTJsovKERaPftiDL8FGSwBlPxQ8wkwVXhIBejxrAbRM/s320/20240310_161501.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manoeuvring around the bridge in the centre of the table.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBqq7iXw6325DC97FxMBiAceBq2IC6z2_wZXLRVTOL6igtHp9P3O_11GZHFgI1cUTfrEKgLvqxaHOpLoY7MMxIfOOiaBR8hjZW1nvoiGpP5yNY1TNycS6wY0XY8S7axoBRJ1ByYOoUgmZk2VxMQDfBDTR_XYW9iHnl1vEqCwlX4sBYXVWdWzPdVHrua4/s4032/20240310_161506.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBqq7iXw6325DC97FxMBiAceBq2IC6z2_wZXLRVTOL6igtHp9P3O_11GZHFgI1cUTfrEKgLvqxaHOpLoY7MMxIfOOiaBR8hjZW1nvoiGpP5yNY1TNycS6wY0XY8S7axoBRJ1ByYOoUgmZk2VxMQDfBDTR_XYW9iHnl1vEqCwlX4sBYXVWdWzPdVHrua4/s320/20240310_161506.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart D. and Eddy discussing finer points of ancient infantry tactics.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMGWJyc6-MU-T1AjtlAGkEnyQMHqeRBUCPJuX6yDT3dHnnN5bdd150cxv8cF0gOT9Rt8ZOsMygMgQtfc3W5oLmVpiWi31z2o0ZJswOmmWAzP6KbCIcggGRQqsKxRWPHV6OryX7Tw0ieDb5ZsNBnZYtlu0tvb4uQAHwQgXr1rYJoDJUkakNYugx_yYmTk/s4032/20240310_161511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMGWJyc6-MU-T1AjtlAGkEnyQMHqeRBUCPJuX6yDT3dHnnN5bdd150cxv8cF0gOT9Rt8ZOsMygMgQtfc3W5oLmVpiWi31z2o0ZJswOmmWAzP6KbCIcggGRQqsKxRWPHV6OryX7Tw0ieDb5ZsNBnZYtlu0tvb4uQAHwQgXr1rYJoDJUkakNYugx_yYmTk/s320/20240310_161511.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view from the Roman-British lines.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPuYTi0Vjr70kwG7YIWpCbHM3pGsoJ5K8E8L_uOYmk4Aj42DvwwUKbFAWJtzg_020FRQtwizZhMic8FJxnshtLnswyjSopben9QJzh2sPwhDJXHa3e_l9k-28lqNOkq27CF8ihAE5JR01Du4K-m2I1f9RGRel0Qtrplcu6vATg6e9xt1iakWT6qFVN2k/s4032/20240310_161522.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPuYTi0Vjr70kwG7YIWpCbHM3pGsoJ5K8E8L_uOYmk4Aj42DvwwUKbFAWJtzg_020FRQtwizZhMic8FJxnshtLnswyjSopben9QJzh2sPwhDJXHa3e_l9k-28lqNOkq27CF8ihAE5JR01Du4K-m2I1f9RGRel0Qtrplcu6vATg6e9xt1iakWT6qFVN2k/s320/20240310_161522.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More scholarly discussion about ancient warfare.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EPzoov-Cm7C1M23h1GOBWWIdRSPuRuTKtcwDbSFYubgH2zUyVFIYwyBS3Pc-wJ9zFmqleemoKG_c90VjUo1rLPIzcgyp5T_B9LeWzllYqILLnzB9pCDs1EGQ-vUH43ra8uZIB9EBL8dc870lIiBISlKXhDMnpO6NOhTbwJfofJeL6u2ji1AjMxyeFKw/s4032/20240310_161746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EPzoov-Cm7C1M23h1GOBWWIdRSPuRuTKtcwDbSFYubgH2zUyVFIYwyBS3Pc-wJ9zFmqleemoKG_c90VjUo1rLPIzcgyp5T_B9LeWzllYqILLnzB9pCDs1EGQ-vUH43ra8uZIB9EBL8dc870lIiBISlKXhDMnpO6NOhTbwJfofJeL6u2ji1AjMxyeFKw/s320/20240310_161746.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lucky general - no not Eddy, but the Napoleon 54mm soldier in front. The lucky general is our meta-mechanic: you can reroll any roll of the dice, but then you hand over the lucky general token to the enemy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68SjojPEVoy1kFhQhnHSI_1PIj2nbJhB6-TL46LM7KrNFeTvrkc8U6m6wKYe48rgZjldDYZvLpa9zIIY9U-mEx8AkjsSwIePDHp0E8-nEoxP3UR8-T6YQz0feT9P8RZt2CihgYnHj6_BOZ-o3FOdaftsmd6I5V28sqe9kGwbaX49dsKr7GJ135o8ehNM/s4032/20240310_164548.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68SjojPEVoy1kFhQhnHSI_1PIj2nbJhB6-TL46LM7KrNFeTvrkc8U6m6wKYe48rgZjldDYZvLpa9zIIY9U-mEx8AkjsSwIePDHp0E8-nEoxP3UR8-T6YQz0feT9P8RZt2CihgYnHj6_BOZ-o3FOdaftsmd6I5V28sqe9kGwbaX49dsKr7GJ135o8ehNM/s320/20240310_164548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final clash!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYKUQCLBqv_K3WrFjRR6FhGaV8zDYuflntT2wFtROytB1d8mWfaShCq774EHX7Q85-nnPSjJ5qWU7fn9Ox5Gb048RwUR4PQtQcC7G-dFx9QeVMp2tQ0zmEwMsjyCSn87S1xMb_1zk3T4fB5EX0YgY2FGkshIs9TeUhYgn8MI14noHShejWTnxoiRTdes/s4032/20240310_170947.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYKUQCLBqv_K3WrFjRR6FhGaV8zDYuflntT2wFtROytB1d8mWfaShCq774EHX7Q85-nnPSjJ5qWU7fn9Ox5Gb048RwUR4PQtQcC7G-dFx9QeVMp2tQ0zmEwMsjyCSn87S1xMb_1zk3T4fB5EX0YgY2FGkshIs9TeUhYgn8MI14noHShejWTnxoiRTdes/s320/20240310_170947.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The situation at the end of the game.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-69354338218124049742024-03-04T20:05:00.003+01:002024-03-05T10:34:46.928+01:00Tony Bath on Fantasy Gaming (1975)<p>Thanks to Zhu Bajiee (<a href="http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/">Realm of Zhu blog</a>), we have another article written by Tony Bath to share. It's again an article from "<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Games_and_Puzzles_Magazine">Games and Puzzles</a>", issue 39, published in 1975.</p><p>The article is titled "Fantasy Gaming" and outlines Tony Bath's view on the (at the time) new genre of fantasy wargaming. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iOQGTkUquFoRfP1oFqlS9fw29eGArjyr/view?usp=drive_link">Click here to see the full article</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAhzYa1HsVjWaAFGtEpFMkxevuGaUF_n9qBC6faz4IupOEJ1XwofiU3ctHNG7ttgXFVVPzoHDA8QmnKDj5NGvljeyLfh5K8v1qhKYrGcHviDY_FKAxFNoZiFDwud3ImgZeWr-eQ0KV46vkhUBaSV8FPpOt4H3vfyEjRWWrC65v2e5-Y-5SyPxL5Ej12k/s1246/screenshot2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1246" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAhzYa1HsVjWaAFGtEpFMkxevuGaUF_n9qBC6faz4IupOEJ1XwofiU3ctHNG7ttgXFVVPzoHDA8QmnKDj5NGvljeyLfh5K8v1qhKYrGcHviDY_FKAxFNoZiFDwud3ImgZeWr-eQ0KV46vkhUBaSV8FPpOt4H3vfyEjRWWrC65v2e5-Y-5SyPxL5Ej12k/s320/screenshot2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>As with the previous article, we will analyze it further in follow-up posts, but for now, it's interesting to quote the last paragraph:<i></i></p><blockquote><i>What is the reason for this sudden popular upsurge of interest not only in fantasy literature but fantasy gaming? We could say a little pompously that it is a revolt against the materialistic world we I ive in; this undoubtedly has something to do with it but I think it is more likely that, in these bleak and troublous times of unrest abroad and economic depression at home, we turn to the escapism inherent in fantasy. Once it was Cowboys and Indians or International Intrigue; now-as in the hard times of the 30s-Fantasy has struck the public imagination. What better way to escape from a world of strikes, pay claims and rising prices than to adventure through a mythical world, living by your sword and your wits, to trade spells and enchantments with master Wizards, and to drive through space and time in a mighty spaceship to fight the monsters from beyond? These thrills and escapes have long been available in the pages of fantasy literature; now they are also available in the form of fantasy board and table games and people of all ages and sexes are eager to try them.</i></blockquote><p><a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/tony-baths-hyboria.html">You can still see all collected Tony Bath's materials on our Hyboria webpage</a>. <br /></p><p></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-83201882306952434972024-03-02T17:13:00.001+01:002024-03-02T17:13:27.188+01:00Hyboria: article by Tony Bath (1974)<p>Thanks to Zhu Bajiee (<a href="http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/">Realm of Zhu blog</a>), we acquired a scan from an article written by Tony Bath about his legendary Hyboria campaign. The article appeared in the magazine "<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Games_and_Puzzles_Magazine">Games and Puzzles</a>", No.23 of March/April 1974. <a href="http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2021/04/some-ludological-influences-on-early.html">Realm of Zhu has discussed Hyboria before</a>, but you can also find a lot of information regarding Tony Bath's Hyboria campaign on <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/tony-baths-hyboria.html">our pages dedicated to this early instance of imaginations and wargaming</a>.</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fE-QjOtqzdJ7yryFd3lwf5sYDb6YQFiK/view?usp=drive_link">Click here for the full scan of the article</a>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y3tn_yTf9qMVizuwSqse-dHyEcITl_Z6Eat9gHKKHFLIeZojEC-vJnxUea4_c61SZtvpQQQDI73Kod70Sk0QhC5p1aB0WEnvf2kKh6em__IxjkjvFokKZsvdFbHzyF4NL0dO035eemZBk6pUZQ_KvgtApdHkaDSC-G3XNLtESZG2a0BsPch00HwLzsg/s878/screenshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="878" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y3tn_yTf9qMVizuwSqse-dHyEcITl_Z6Eat9gHKKHFLIeZojEC-vJnxUea4_c61SZtvpQQQDI73Kod70Sk0QhC5p1aB0WEnvf2kKh6em__IxjkjvFokKZsvdFbHzyF4NL0dO035eemZBk6pUZQ_KvgtApdHkaDSC-G3XNLtESZG2a0BsPch00HwLzsg/w400-h316/screenshot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The possible influence, or at least the similarity, of the ideas developed by Bath and original Dungeons&Dragons as published in 1974 has been well researched, most notably by <a href="http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/">Jon Peterson in his book "Playing at the World"</a>.</p><p>This specific article is interesting, since it was published in March/April 1974 (Original D&D was published in January 1974). That means this article was written *before* Tony bath could have known about D&D, and so it gives us some insights into the mindset of how "roleplaying" was already part of the wargaming community.</p><p>The article references many of the things that are familiar to fans of Bathian wargaming: the campaign chronicle, the personalization, tracking everything on a large map ...</p><p>I will delve deeper into some aspects in later posts, but are some quotes I found enlightening:<br /></p><p><i></i></p><blockquote><i>The participants in the world of Hyboria, however, are enabled to project themselves far deeper into their roles, and the game goes on and on, each session leading automatically to the next, and affecting what happens in that next session. Because more time is involved, much more personality and reality can be introduced.</i></blockquote><p></p><p><i></i></p><blockquote><i>Players are of course required to act within the limits of their Hyborian characters. If they are given the character of an upright honest man they are not allowed to play dirty tricks or behave treacherously; should they attempt to do so they would be heavily penalized. Chance can always take a hand in their affairs, and from time to time I introduce a new element, just to complicate things, such as an embezzling treasurer, or an earthquake or a civil revolt I try to be as unbiased as possible in this - or, as one player puts it, hostile to everyone!</i></blockquote><p></p><p><i></i></p><blockquote><i>As a relatively new player in Hyboria, I have been particularly concerned with two aspects of the game system, 'The umpire as God' and 'the player in character'. In Hyboria, everything is controlled by Tony, who makes rules so that he can take consistent decisions and we players can _plan on the basis of past history. This very flexible system can open up entirely new facets of the campaign with very little difficulty. It does have its drawbacks, since no one can be absolutely impartial. As Warlord of the Varnar Confederation, I have to remember that God is an Aquilonian!</i></blockquote><p></p><p>This doesn't sound like roleplaying, it IS roleplaying!</p><p>So, perhaps Tony Bath is the true inventor of the roleplaying game after all! :-)<br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-23193486210589641452024-03-02T16:45:00.000+01:002024-03-02T16:45:05.648+01:00Battle of Devil's Ridge (2)<p>After <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2024/02/battle-of-devils-ridge.html">our last ACW game</a>, I still had to "update" our campaign records. Not there's much updating to do, since this game was the first in what hopefully can become a long continuing campaign.</p><p>It's also not really a campaign in the traditional sense. Campaigns in which troops are tracked on a map, supplies computed, etc. usually die out rather quickly. That's why I'm much more a believer in "narrative" campaigns. The continuity over many games is established by naming units and commanders, and give some of them an upgrade or downgrade after each game. In the next games, those units or commanders have a history, which will be the record of the campaign. It's a much more freeform manner of linking games together, which usually also lasts much longer than rue map campaigns. The same player doesn't even have to play the same side. It's the units and commanders that acquires new abilities, not the players. <br /></p><p>So, after the "Battle of Devil's Ridge", the following happened:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The commanders that took place on each side received a "battle medal" (in my ACW games, commanders are chosen pseudo-randomly from a deck of 12 cards). A "battle medal" allows a commander to turn a missed command roll into a successful roll, once per game.<br /></li><li>Each player could also name a unit that behaved heroically during the game. The following units received the following abilities (units selected by the players, but abilities by me):</li><ul><li>Maker's Mark Militia: +1 firing die</li><li>Rebel Yell Rangers: minimum 2 hexes movement</li><li>Elijah Craig's Cavalry: +1 charge activation roll</li></ul><li>The units that were routed, are now known by adding a numerical indicator to their names:</li><ul><li>Eagle Rare Rangers ==> 2nd Eagle Rare Rangers</li><li>Woodford Reserve Riflemen ==> 2nd Woodford Reserve Riflemen</li></ul></ul><p>I keep track of these extra abilities by adding small post-it notes or stickers (I have a sheet of card symbols) to the cards representing these nits or commanders. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMCGtdsmputHCn-Whbnzb4g410TH3sksvMY9Un1xctmHq85Cb7wmmnJpFeaNdw0UnUjQDtf8F2YMkAmkVByDo1PH8l41GKz-J41xWJMB9BpCX2yqt5uT-x0M4KA-oJ5IQ7VS4_kU7-7Wx1iAH175vlXGxeXLPJs5YaBFBukCXULNaxI2YmAkT-RXVtcQ/s4032/20240302_164318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMCGtdsmputHCn-Whbnzb4g410TH3sksvMY9Un1xctmHq85Cb7wmmnJpFeaNdw0UnUjQDtf8F2YMkAmkVByDo1PH8l41GKz-J41xWJMB9BpCX2yqt5uT-x0M4KA-oJ5IQ7VS4_kU7-7Wx1iAH175vlXGxeXLPJs5YaBFBukCXULNaxI2YmAkT-RXVtcQ/s320/20240302_164318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Overall, these are light-weight mechanisms to keep track of how units are doing during their careers!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-30210383524574538652024-02-19T10:45:00.004+01:002024-02-19T10:45:35.790+01:00Hougoumont assembled<p>Last summer<a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-new-project.html"> I reported that I had started on putting together an MDF kit for Hougoumont</a>. I finally managed to put together the last building.</p><p>Below you see the entire construction. The next phase would be to give the entire structure some colour and/or pimp it with some additional geometric elements (e.g. windowsills etc.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_EPrWekIqjAw0vhwk0uzx4btQh9Q8lr-KxOQwXqYWoxS0pqkzCtmKJSuc68_x_fQxkJMTuywqRUjloXD2W3lUumZgvN2KIy_5StEZMxrNxHzlKevr25vJBk7f9ESsCV2RahlBb4XZ0f879lnmM6laaoi_40dbxHq-BqALULJJd_Y3S5UrcwTC5R5bKs/s4032/IMG_1389.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_EPrWekIqjAw0vhwk0uzx4btQh9Q8lr-KxOQwXqYWoxS0pqkzCtmKJSuc68_x_fQxkJMTuywqRUjloXD2W3lUumZgvN2KIy_5StEZMxrNxHzlKevr25vJBk7f9ESsCV2RahlBb4XZ0f879lnmM6laaoi_40dbxHq-BqALULJJd_Y3S5UrcwTC5R5bKs/s320/IMG_1389.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8t0DWLGqst_6E5o9FfluLaOIesoXEkcykdVVRZgnEIjGCFLB5UbnKrAY92C0627PtCUg_cDDC6Xp12VNRVJ2IkhQa9-87BNi7YgKIOV2KApFc_xSJq6flHJzp0rNk_Sb3COtpcgIgmKyce-tIAaTTwAbUrlDuXGqbgxzSDYGDXk_RPjJ_nE2a2LDAkA/s4032/IMG_1390.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8t0DWLGqst_6E5o9FfluLaOIesoXEkcykdVVRZgnEIjGCFLB5UbnKrAY92C0627PtCUg_cDDC6Xp12VNRVJ2IkhQa9-87BNi7YgKIOV2KApFc_xSJq6flHJzp0rNk_Sb3COtpcgIgmKyce-tIAaTTwAbUrlDuXGqbgxzSDYGDXk_RPjJ_nE2a2LDAkA/s320/IMG_1390.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1-wvxi-AS4tn5hEeaCZXyQpA-5haZxN0b5jjylFYWlHWWMUv7Y729HkgCQbI7L83-Xnjr6GJZwZHdjPelpJtx9BRA7w9pyRYxRmjFIQAGvUuPxwpMOaxLQM0FW7m2EHEJlJRsi20uHaRiacnEwZ9afgjT_ueZCtn1sD_NW458OtHNJT94549ZcAvVdY/s4032/IMG_1392.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1-wvxi-AS4tn5hEeaCZXyQpA-5haZxN0b5jjylFYWlHWWMUv7Y729HkgCQbI7L83-Xnjr6GJZwZHdjPelpJtx9BRA7w9pyRYxRmjFIQAGvUuPxwpMOaxLQM0FW7m2EHEJlJRsi20uHaRiacnEwZ9afgjT_ueZCtn1sD_NW458OtHNJT94549ZcAvVdY/s320/IMG_1392.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_eAP686cG8vxcKtafQopulpo5QThI7ofgN1tLiA1_RkRrMVaMxdvPwYXDoUNU8z43j2a2MeI6TSshD90tR9ckbKj5guRcOBfedQ2B8X7SxbZ5LRUZA2pB8X3iZKpdHhvExlMZysVrWXlnQF0FySlTJBp8b5sMeon5kwmmTl7ij7AVPkGXybd7VZiCXY/s4032/IMG_1393.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_eAP686cG8vxcKtafQopulpo5QThI7ofgN1tLiA1_RkRrMVaMxdvPwYXDoUNU8z43j2a2MeI6TSshD90tR9ckbKj5guRcOBfedQ2B8X7SxbZ5LRUZA2pB8X3iZKpdHhvExlMZysVrWXlnQF0FySlTJBp8b5sMeon5kwmmTl7ij7AVPkGXybd7VZiCXY/s320/IMG_1393.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>For size comparisons, I also put some 42mm and 25/28mm figures next to
the buildings. Good news is it could work for both scales.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLUQ9fywcYdEdX1VKgZ0Wdt6Nzee6-Kbzi4QWTOB2kgqCgnLHMe3a5HWbH4xxR58yqPv9xkv5zAQhTgYcJw2CnMXClGB_vflYAhyphenhyphenw3Fh5jJAjVASKVyZw6ZLS_A4VLwD3mAX5Jvk-P6-PQ-Fp8x6kuK-dZ8C70T5OdoKBb_SXODzXnJPjg-36vHaHi3o/s4032/IMG_1394.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLUQ9fywcYdEdX1VKgZ0Wdt6Nzee6-Kbzi4QWTOB2kgqCgnLHMe3a5HWbH4xxR58yqPv9xkv5zAQhTgYcJw2CnMXClGB_vflYAhyphenhyphenw3Fh5jJAjVASKVyZw6ZLS_A4VLwD3mAX5Jvk-P6-PQ-Fp8x6kuK-dZ8C70T5OdoKBb_SXODzXnJPjg-36vHaHi3o/s320/IMG_1394.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul89jopQyKlEN08c7jQQr0MAl3gDIu9TBhkEwfPz-N3z0p4t2jf9fuUY945aOiuu1UrDieTFJX9gByHWeVlzFWOdTMRdY-OO4eLsAkuJcPTi_WI1YZ7JWRalj_ywOsQE017BJ1f8kTMsAKA13QyJQqjSEItEYM8TtKOG0ac9B8ggXr5Vm4RiMqhtl1v8/s4032/IMG_1395.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul89jopQyKlEN08c7jQQr0MAl3gDIu9TBhkEwfPz-N3z0p4t2jf9fuUY945aOiuu1UrDieTFJX9gByHWeVlzFWOdTMRdY-OO4eLsAkuJcPTi_WI1YZ7JWRalj_ywOsQE017BJ1f8kTMsAKA13QyJQqjSEItEYM8TtKOG0ac9B8ggXr5Vm4RiMqhtl1v8/s320/IMG_1395.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvCVCpzO_7wyR2peWsSyBamJz_r35bAR9PD9q65FqIjKkLf9Q_VBlJEQ2ekscqmJXePvAQoAUwPdom_F05CjwpRFOFNVfyLN2fva4nb4qdPuWUu8khmLJgjootUE5pdIGF3NUHIUkaJYkSU33U9mmaZWdREUm-coZpvKDpfdNedXMvVSr1siI0es-zrQ/s4032/IMG_1397.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvCVCpzO_7wyR2peWsSyBamJz_r35bAR9PD9q65FqIjKkLf9Q_VBlJEQ2ekscqmJXePvAQoAUwPdom_F05CjwpRFOFNVfyLN2fva4nb4qdPuWUu8khmLJgjootUE5pdIGF3NUHIUkaJYkSU33U9mmaZWdREUm-coZpvKDpfdNedXMvVSr1siI0es-zrQ/s320/IMG_1397.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-39903058058155072512024-02-11T17:40:00.006+01:002024-02-11T17:50:13.507+01:00Battle of Devil's Ridge<p>This weekend I hosted an ACW game, in a new imagination-cycle of what could become a narrative campaign.</p><p>The scenario is based on the scenario "Kuhstall" for the 7YW, and published in the <a href="https://www.caliverbooks.com/Partizan%20Press/partizan_WargAnn2018.shtml">The Wargamer's Annual 2018</a>, which itself is based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens">Battle of Cowpens</a>. It involves an attacker who has to cross a ridgeline, deal with some hidden troops, to finally take a 2nd ridge in order to control a bridge over a river. In our setup, the Union took the role of the defenders and the Confederacy the attackers. Rules are our own houserules (in continuous development ;-)), and <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2024/02/imaginative-acw-unit-names-2.html">unit names are completely imaginative</a>.</p><p>I set up the table beforehand, this is how it looked before my wargaming friends arrived:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTgrawxjnMeLpyuAIuDoSjAzyC3cbAofeiHAO5ecgMLxT64EgpPibifTMfI-MAcKz-HIaCHGYXa9E_0m_7n5nRs5eS0aEC7DOHFGmWmcATYuBjgIlYQxXuEtyvLwKlrdnAnW4SNRsm3V2RLJX7eqRqBw56FKJILGyAPT8RxCWFr3JNyS_gCwlCz0vfPc/s4032/20240209_194354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTgrawxjnMeLpyuAIuDoSjAzyC3cbAofeiHAO5ecgMLxT64EgpPibifTMfI-MAcKz-HIaCHGYXa9E_0m_7n5nRs5eS0aEC7DOHFGmWmcATYuBjgIlYQxXuEtyvLwKlrdnAnW4SNRsm3V2RLJX7eqRqBw56FKJILGyAPT8RxCWFr3JNyS_gCwlCz0vfPc/w400-h300/20240209_194354.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table as seen from the Union (defender) side. The confederates will enter the table from the far side.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTPvyuYkaurYCMNa-ZXO4urT6-S72x8pEPB05N8Lm-wFWarI5Ofr-QKFMvObtmbVK16kbaHLERSSlKqC0wgWueLlVf3V4KQAVV9z7OiaMAuTHw_g1Si1aYnMT4aC6aTsoKIb8ikUyoWAsyqE8RBd9mmdkVFTjx2RJcmxXUCEBx01TwZVsMSgwyupKYAw/s4032/20240209_194415.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTPvyuYkaurYCMNa-ZXO4urT6-S72x8pEPB05N8Lm-wFWarI5Ofr-QKFMvObtmbVK16kbaHLERSSlKqC0wgWueLlVf3V4KQAVV9z7OiaMAuTHw_g1Si1aYnMT4aC6aTsoKIb8ikUyoWAsyqE8RBd9mmdkVFTjx2RJcmxXUCEBx01TwZVsMSgwyupKYAw/w400-h300/20240209_194415.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Union will have to defend the ridge on the left, and the Confederacy will enter from the right. Only 4 light units for the confederacy are already setup.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLDJtOHjxJiSwSwgyaAU6t4iOIqNdgFVdXfnLaHnClbFL_Ar-ji3Vk8geq4LOYLQ2FVzhltYMGmzlixy5Un_giDNXBRP4et-bmqqxtoEtAZA3KBHL8p9QfH7EKewDTdyuwn2YHy4l4joNUFCyO3MQ6aSnJUtl-Olz8U0g-NNqvP_yjavYOTKZZBleXdU/s4032/20240209_194425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLDJtOHjxJiSwSwgyaAU6t4iOIqNdgFVdXfnLaHnClbFL_Ar-ji3Vk8geq4LOYLQ2FVzhltYMGmzlixy5Un_giDNXBRP4et-bmqqxtoEtAZA3KBHL8p9QfH7EKewDTdyuwn2YHy4l4joNUFCyO3MQ6aSnJUtl-Olz8U0g-NNqvP_yjavYOTKZZBleXdU/w400-h300/20240209_194425.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The reinforcements for the Confederacy - they would come on the table in 2 "waves" with a 5 turn interval. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenk-nzYYhEAksdXxDwjs0lxzpYc4THtP5_t9pCn9bq_kd67hCZ7_fJgpIG2wqpKp01heMwqcNtE1qrQ6y9v9yE-5ilUMEfDyvXIHW06XnDCnpnxnrmJuSssGjK6v0UWLEeKyHfY25DbqLuNkSrz4dUA-2UUrzSZUcylgXsOyLDRHqhCZh16oEDV3TPg4/s4032/20240209_194504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenk-nzYYhEAksdXxDwjs0lxzpYc4THtP5_t9pCn9bq_kd67hCZ7_fJgpIG2wqpKp01heMwqcNtE1qrQ6y9v9yE-5ilUMEfDyvXIHW06XnDCnpnxnrmJuSssGjK6v0UWLEeKyHfY25DbqLuNkSrz4dUA-2UUrzSZUcylgXsOyLDRHqhCZh16oEDV3TPg4/w400-h300/20240209_194504.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battlefield as seen from the Union side.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Bart V, Bart D, and Wim arrived, and after the usual pre-game chatter and selecting drinks, we were ready to start the game. Bart V would play the Union (2 brigades), Bart D and Wim would each play a Confederate flank (2 brigades each). I would plumpire - although since 2 of us were not fully familiar with my house rules, plumpiring resolved to umpiring ;-)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3k_MUnPLzXxTZWu-PMkFryn0YAoEA42nlV9dtvebXF4ZMl0khTl5Ty2yDoq7l_9A2xJUJ6whm-Y_MkLNo-j8qpOvwuGHDPG5N8P6YVyn7g_6_Wjo-2bFIgfTChp3XgtCE6-P1P8gN58CpTzzCuFBiuJ8EWtpcFg71grj4230TJk1ZOnrI2ecNrchKTY/s4032/20240209_205908.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3k_MUnPLzXxTZWu-PMkFryn0YAoEA42nlV9dtvebXF4ZMl0khTl5Ty2yDoq7l_9A2xJUJ6whm-Y_MkLNo-j8qpOvwuGHDPG5N8P6YVyn7g_6_Wjo-2bFIgfTChp3XgtCE6-P1P8gN58CpTzzCuFBiuJ8EWtpcFg71grj4230TJk1ZOnrI2ecNrchKTY/w400-h300/20240209_205908.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart D and Wim pondering their initial setup, which meant selecting what units to put in the first line and 2nd line, as well as selecting their commanding generals from randomly selected cards.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLMXMUGHhE_oCkjz5-Ui9C-3pg2LVH35kl5YpGJX-GVnqtVbdHVXJDkuI4wCwMlH1pYUva44TNn9nheXf60MKwv5kFvDsOwEwdOySRrrJQqMvQeK9GMdtOHEYi7JJOYwNna968xghDfo9Ky0h_LR8MaaD6zustCJ0aJBXBWvxh46L2eRn4s9SfI1hq1I/s4032/20240209_205917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLMXMUGHhE_oCkjz5-Ui9C-3pg2LVH35kl5YpGJX-GVnqtVbdHVXJDkuI4wCwMlH1pYUva44TNn9nheXf60MKwv5kFvDsOwEwdOySRrrJQqMvQeK9GMdtOHEYi7JJOYwNna968xghDfo9Ky0h_LR8MaaD6zustCJ0aJBXBWvxh46L2eRn4s9SfI1hq1I/w400-h300/20240209_205917.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart V doing the same, deciding on his initial deployment.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, after a very brief recap of the rules (details are left for later, that's what an umpire is for!), we were ready to start the game. I will not give a detailed blow by blow account, but only show some of the action pictures.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnGSigP2CvK4ylSvK5TpaFC0LK9M8LtV3pMcHNraEJ65rdxTZ4zelHcHsAQA9mj8WoUAfU9mX1oJ8lgq7Azy3b85BqRkZ3mGnP75ilqkBEhnXvsyWs168nt8PWoqLaMlNfag2M_18oKIB9gHDXgavLUi3cIf1CcCr3A4tj6gQ7iG1liJjo8R2e8Wjjhk/s4032/20240209_211448.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnGSigP2CvK4ylSvK5TpaFC0LK9M8LtV3pMcHNraEJ65rdxTZ4zelHcHsAQA9mj8WoUAfU9mX1oJ8lgq7Azy3b85BqRkZ3mGnP75ilqkBEhnXvsyWs168nt8PWoqLaMlNfag2M_18oKIB9gHDXgavLUi3cIf1CcCr3A4tj6gQ7iG1liJjo8R2e8Wjjhk/w400-h300/20240209_211448.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart V was commanding the Confederate right flank. The initial infantry regiments are marching forwards.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYthU3Eqhgh1nCgSz_NaY7IvGdNU0gFPk1LUA14ujc7pT-tR-lK6PAA3HNwBTStk-lDA-PmLAus-pFeipS5l1GcNaON5cS9XrwohYG9pW7pdVyCoHid65IirxKsKbRfZU0uEAuYXkITVJb4YGXtV9LWrqfeIiHBzqdIYMKGfCzeAs-PJKR9k5iSwO-Nc/s4032/20240209_214928.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYthU3Eqhgh1nCgSz_NaY7IvGdNU0gFPk1LUA14ujc7pT-tR-lK6PAA3HNwBTStk-lDA-PmLAus-pFeipS5l1GcNaON5cS9XrwohYG9pW7pdVyCoHid65IirxKsKbRfZU0uEAuYXkITVJb4YGXtV9LWrqfeIiHBzqdIYMKGfCzeAs-PJKR9k5iSwO-Nc/w400-h300/20240209_214928.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of the fun in miniature wargaming is manipulating the toys.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8PN2OAo-epKEim2x-LyyT4emOlW8DdUAaC19epHYHw6D1Mvr52AiyMJzt5INJ_6iZYX9QMCAti2qpPZ2SWGm0qb9vozfz1WUHX88kkF8CSvrlWViYBV4slEZOxe-P-MiNo3Lv4ep7iwpBfdXMNrdPrsJDozEefZ6HgxZTfcEQ1p4nFGIcjVPp6XOutk/s4032/20240209_214935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8PN2OAo-epKEim2x-LyyT4emOlW8DdUAaC19epHYHw6D1Mvr52AiyMJzt5INJ_6iZYX9QMCAti2qpPZ2SWGm0qb9vozfz1WUHX88kkF8CSvrlWViYBV4slEZOxe-P-MiNo3Lv4ep7iwpBfdXMNrdPrsJDozEefZ6HgxZTfcEQ1p4nFGIcjVPp6XOutk/w300-h400/20240209_214935.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart V trying to decipher the rules (all on a single A4!).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4xpe19L05istbRz47r37yAieLCay6QC9P3s7MHk6XvKZLdlv2dls19yACZeyers9gdtgy2GI6ZE9XGreI6JSjz3FnNhm8qDmw7Chyphenhyphen2aK42jpNVIjAYU5e9GIZPkLvBe_ViXlS5NULWqA0Vh8zAi2V9Rmq8Sz5m2vczTVrohTOHwNpJ3iil7Pl5NYL2k/s4032/20240209_222411.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4xpe19L05istbRz47r37yAieLCay6QC9P3s7MHk6XvKZLdlv2dls19yACZeyers9gdtgy2GI6ZE9XGreI6JSjz3FnNhm8qDmw7Chyphenhyphen2aK42jpNVIjAYU5e9GIZPkLvBe_ViXlS5NULWqA0Vh8zAi2V9Rmq8Sz5m2vczTVrohTOHwNpJ3iil7Pl5NYL2k/w400-h300/20240209_222411.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have progressed a few turns, the 2nd attacking line is setup.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdM_q7ny__r7uO1JX9gc7w4CfyGivfF-GpZaueooZkIZuGLqmTxwHUXB1dHFA9r-kV0_tGFDyBkVImXW5tCkoPd5Vx0IC1Jw1MJM9X7OrreP3Lip_u-EGTqKbrTtfn3_rWnj-e2alfA15lr_fUqMeRk-u1KMaLWgoLNaWb0Kg-crrzFklUejgUm_WPOI/s4032/20240209_222423.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdM_q7ny__r7uO1JX9gc7w4CfyGivfF-GpZaueooZkIZuGLqmTxwHUXB1dHFA9r-kV0_tGFDyBkVImXW5tCkoPd5Vx0IC1Jw1MJM9X7OrreP3Lip_u-EGTqKbrTtfn3_rWnj-e2alfA15lr_fUqMeRk-u1KMaLWgoLNaWb0Kg-crrzFklUejgUm_WPOI/w400-h300/20240209_222423.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the Union right flank.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6uzk6xHiRcjFzsy_zNh96YXtJmvN9tw1pdezC5z1qhKvmzxsbaC4569w56WyLv85Kc3J0GesxyaYeQxrfU1xfI_c2AYg6EuCEwvsnNyzG5x9-kX2j0VVGurpHvjACgSDIialp14bZEx1H_lVPozhgTOiw05TEm0wvZ4raiaKziVKG9xDgUKxZrZ3pbg/s4032/20240209_222428.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6uzk6xHiRcjFzsy_zNh96YXtJmvN9tw1pdezC5z1qhKvmzxsbaC4569w56WyLv85Kc3J0GesxyaYeQxrfU1xfI_c2AYg6EuCEwvsnNyzG5x9-kX2j0VVGurpHvjACgSDIialp14bZEx1H_lVPozhgTOiw05TEm0wvZ4raiaKziVKG9xDgUKxZrZ3pbg/w400-h300/20240209_222428.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view from the union right flank.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_XS3oM3bym7R69c-cG1qfjATw9WmYcSOaVVFZfu_nXRqAt6emr53AU6qcXubRbTOx5yJ56fRVYMdDeETnzl8WooLKNm4UUp03euAOm0jg5EFpH3mKpELaxw6DL5M59azLX77nyW6WPkI_8Ud033pDF7yio-mLc1epMscHWeIfpBIrHJnPzLqdYLziio/s4032/20240209_223850.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_XS3oM3bym7R69c-cG1qfjATw9WmYcSOaVVFZfu_nXRqAt6emr53AU6qcXubRbTOx5yJ56fRVYMdDeETnzl8WooLKNm4UUp03euAOm0jg5EFpH3mKpELaxw6DL5M59azLX77nyW6WPkI_8Ud033pDF7yio-mLc1epMscHWeIfpBIrHJnPzLqdYLziio/w300-h400/20240209_223850.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, sometimes dice have to be recovered form the floor.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7MqnnlqDy1sQseOzhhKjLWy3mLCed_2gCmzfSXY8yQPtH3-2IlKu-0_CncDAoVKStFYB9a_agQEYEgMgSKY-WowiIzcubXxonAs55EjMLgto6DmitiuWVfcTjhriQtWkAdFs9pBpg21WahfVgoNDLnVYTekzTDou8i3_zqEwFP5os5MS64Ea47AJiwM/s4032/20240209_224958.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7MqnnlqDy1sQseOzhhKjLWy3mLCed_2gCmzfSXY8yQPtH3-2IlKu-0_CncDAoVKStFYB9a_agQEYEgMgSKY-WowiIzcubXxonAs55EjMLgto6DmitiuWVfcTjhriQtWkAdFs9pBpg21WahfVgoNDLnVYTekzTDou8i3_zqEwFP5os5MS64Ea47AJiwM/w400-h300/20240209_224958.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Confederate attacking line is forming, ready to cross Devil's Ridge.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkvNmlyEM3iLrV7dhIyAGlE_uyriRfkExkfGIL8Z6qA2hvy4XiC448SByVlBwJILhDg6b68olKrdjYliRNwlA5Z3LI_Av_v3091WAtTqOYTybHDCVCFvS3AncAbd1CdO1VBBfuZcOHHaowMO2nVqhQeqSqCiWH6ecVvm35sYgpWrDIE3QMd3P0miLr18/s4032/20240209_225015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkvNmlyEM3iLrV7dhIyAGlE_uyriRfkExkfGIL8Z6qA2hvy4XiC448SByVlBwJILhDg6b68olKrdjYliRNwlA5Z3LI_Av_v3091WAtTqOYTybHDCVCFvS3AncAbd1CdO1VBBfuZcOHHaowMO2nVqhQeqSqCiWH6ecVvm35sYgpWrDIE3QMd3P0miLr18/w400-h300/20240209_225015.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game in full swing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mw-aZFwCGyyuTX3JwrRS4Vm7edcSsGRIavdcE_PscGwyMeg31TfYZaL9U2Stn_46XRK-8dvZXDOWa-diYWIPEleqEe0bMm3qHMXac6hyphenhyphen5IIzELtY8H47jkjNITL5-o89i49CBPCaiO60aM5ma2nIIKw3JRtI0DiMjo6OdZr_8ZrjRQaikiSOfWm3P84/s4032/20240209_225718.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mw-aZFwCGyyuTX3JwrRS4Vm7edcSsGRIavdcE_PscGwyMeg31TfYZaL9U2Stn_46XRK-8dvZXDOWa-diYWIPEleqEe0bMm3qHMXac6hyphenhyphen5IIzELtY8H47jkjNITL5-o89i49CBPCaiO60aM5ma2nIIKw3JRtI0DiMjo6OdZr_8ZrjRQaikiSOfWm3P84/w300-h400/20240209_225718.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy fighting all across the front.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWcWk4GJkU91eAduPzmjOGiE9dIzyexgpNhLbcNFL9Pzlb7IPpyA8f_6Yax8ToEqzvdTauCNiM8lkrcH34cYCdkU0bB27K8YbxNe_POQnnTSR1cORa7fqA_rPcqACGBvu-8YXYMwlndMieGVVKo2vBgrt1-tczZQ_ZpIMpSFKuXOw02BbjJ8iHLXofbc/s4032/20240209_225724.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWcWk4GJkU91eAduPzmjOGiE9dIzyexgpNhLbcNFL9Pzlb7IPpyA8f_6Yax8ToEqzvdTauCNiM8lkrcH34cYCdkU0bB27K8YbxNe_POQnnTSR1cORa7fqA_rPcqACGBvu-8YXYMwlndMieGVVKo2vBgrt1-tczZQ_ZpIMpSFKuXOw02BbjJ8iHLXofbc/w400-h300/20240209_225724.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view along the frontline.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>By this time, it was almost midnight, and we decided to stop the game. Some still had an hour of driving to do. The game hadn't progressed as far as I would have liked, but we decided to call it a draw. </p><p>Here are some more views of what the game looked like when we stopped playing (I took these pictures the next morning), but with all the clutter (dice, markers, ...) removed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7xt0nKM4IGhI78-f_J2nqo7cgPCI-jfGQ_mYwB2qUv2Ir5Yt3KSbViBe_Yw38Y8e2xgEUX2X1eGCCy6qGTZQd6rSuLjy0FITZAnSPnH2rqmRQI5AeA7jJFUw6D36MHfrRFr0sXrbFo1ylhKidxuVt9nU8gDuLFAtK-VMAxq0BooDHETCPscFvFGSqYQ/s4032/20240211_132852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7xt0nKM4IGhI78-f_J2nqo7cgPCI-jfGQ_mYwB2qUv2Ir5Yt3KSbViBe_Yw38Y8e2xgEUX2X1eGCCy6qGTZQd6rSuLjy0FITZAnSPnH2rqmRQI5AeA7jJFUw6D36MHfrRFr0sXrbFo1ylhKidxuVt9nU8gDuLFAtK-VMAxq0BooDHETCPscFvFGSqYQ/w400-h300/20240211_132852.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi44NjdHIEg0uXIGyLid049XZFAHWUM-jrdi80H2qZdP0U3oRelrsjCQqhrUF38gN3eseDoVC8PftAZGAqwCp-Y6BF6DrtobrKuzBXC1J7ECt2CdJ1rSWV0vMREzIM3TCxWCip8jBC9SE1kKv9J9j4UJrHDl_4KAG2JRwf4XdkQ8mOJJeg8MLN_oC7fo/s4032/20240211_132902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi44NjdHIEg0uXIGyLid049XZFAHWUM-jrdi80H2qZdP0U3oRelrsjCQqhrUF38gN3eseDoVC8PftAZGAqwCp-Y6BF6DrtobrKuzBXC1J7ECt2CdJ1rSWV0vMREzIM3TCxWCip8jBC9SE1kKv9J9j4UJrHDl_4KAG2JRwf4XdkQ8mOJJeg8MLN_oC7fo/w400-h300/20240211_132902.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1870OSaF4xB3quSut8cCuWqlKVlCB0QABpqA26gee-6IXV0CwnTMcmd3p19N9x2sBnEWLtXRFmxIZBdi4DgqZdzEzOv_Zq46rpRDMOijqsMzNg89mKdTExU9T9qQrnvtHZb92sIuFk9VDpqOuodHhVyoB-sTqN_ET5Dj3ZerrVPZ2L0ahTjEXddN25s/s4032/20240211_132923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1870OSaF4xB3quSut8cCuWqlKVlCB0QABpqA26gee-6IXV0CwnTMcmd3p19N9x2sBnEWLtXRFmxIZBdi4DgqZdzEzOv_Zq46rpRDMOijqsMzNg89mKdTExU9T9qQrnvtHZb92sIuFk9VDpqOuodHhVyoB-sTqN_ET5Dj3ZerrVPZ2L0ahTjEXddN25s/w400-h300/20240211_132923.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>After the game, each player could also select a unit which did heroically well, and these units will receive a special ability for our next game. It's a nice way of introducing some continuity in a series of linked games, without worrying too much about heavier campaign mechanics. Bart V selected the Maker's Mark Militia, for stopping 2 cavalry units, Wim choose his Elijah Craig's Cavalry, and Bart D selected the Rebel Yell Rangers for charging opposing infantry in the woods and routing them without suffering a single loss themselves. The commanding officers which were selected from an iniaital draw of cards will also have a probability of receiving a stat or ability increase.</p><p>Overall, it was a fun game, although the scenario was perhaps a bit too ambitious in terms of number of units and game length. <br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-21297399538397595562024-02-11T17:10:00.001+01:002024-02-11T17:10:03.504+01:00Imaginative ACW unit names (2)<p>I finally decided on the final list of my fictional ACW units - with a little help from Chat GPT. All based on whiskey and bourbon brands. Some purists might say that some brands rather reflect a name that is more appropriate for 'the other side', but as with all imaginations in wargaming, inventing names is part of the fun.<br /></p><p>Union Infantry<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Maker’s Mark Militia</li><li>Wild Turkey Volunteers</li><li>Old Forester Fusiliers</li><li>Gentlemen Jack’s Gds</li></ul><p>Union Light Infantry<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Four Roses Rifles</li><li>Eagle Rare Rangers</li><li>Woodford Reserve Riflemen</li><li>Jack Daniel’s Jaegers</li></ul><p>Union Cavalry<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Knob Creek Cavalry</li><li>Jim Beam’s Dragoons</li></ul><p>Union Artillery<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fighting Cock Cannoneers</li><li>Yankee Yeast Artillery</li></ul><p>Confederate Infantry<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bluegrass Bourbon Bn</li><li>Magnolia Mash Militia</li><li>Virginia Vintage Volunteers</li><li>Moonshine Mountain Militia</li><li>Bayou Bourbon Brigade</li><li>Old Elk Regiment</li><li>Widow Jane’s Warriors</li><li>Buffalo Trace Brigade</li></ul><p>Confederate Light Infantry<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rebel Yell Rangers</li><li>Rebel Rye Riflemen</li><li>Rebel Reserve Rifles</li><li>Rebel Oak Infantry</li></ul><p>Confederate Cavalry<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cornhusker Cavalry</li><li>Old Dominion Dragoons</li><li>Elijah Craig’s Cavalry</li><li>Larceny Light Horse</li></ul><p>Confederate Artillery<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Southern Comfort Cannoneers</li><li>Lee’s Liquor Launchers</li></ul><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-55127402530128917382024-02-06T13:00:00.003+01:002024-02-06T13:05:49.661+01:00Imaginative ACW unit names<p>I'm running an ACW game this coming weekend, and I thought it would be a good idea to generate some fictitious names for units. Some fellow wargamers across the pond probably might consider this sacrilege, but why not? As a European, I don't have a strong emotional connection to the American Civil War, so some playful imagination-style names wouldn't harm our wargaming. After all, for other periods, scenarios are full of "Bratwurst Grenadiers" and "Kartoffel Cuirassiers" fighting for the bridge over the "Schnaps River".</p><p>That's all very well, but how to come up with invented names that sound plausible? Or to be more exact: that sound plausible for a European whose native language is not English ... It's a small pet-peeve of mine: lots of the pseudo-French, -German or -Dutch used by English-speaking wargamers doesn't sound at all plausible to me ;-)</p><p>This is exactly the sort of problem why ChatGPT was invented (yes, they had wargaming imaginations in mind!), so I decided to have some fun:</p><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="user" data-message-id="aaa236e0-ab13-4286-b90d-1f08fc5107af"><div>Me: <i>Can you generate some fictitious names for units in the American civil war?</i></div><div><p>ChatGPT: <i>Of course! Here are some fictitious unit names for the American Civil War:</i></p><ol><li><i>Stonewall Brigade</i></li><li><i>Liberty Rangers</i></li><li><i>Ironclad Infantry</i></li><li><i>Blue Ridge Rifles</i></li><li><i>Confederate Guardsmen</i></li><li><i>Union Sharpshooters</i></li><li><i>Dixie Dragoons</i></li><li><i>Prairie Scouts</i></li><li><i>Mountain Warriors</i></li><li><i>River Raiders</i></li><li><i>Thunderbolt Brigade</i></li><li><i>Wilderness Wolves</i></li><li><i>Rebel Rangers</i></li><li><i>Union Avengers</i></li><li><i>Keystone Cavalry</i></li><li><i>Bayou Battlers</i></li><li><i>Crimson Hussars</i></li><li><i>Appalachian Avengers</i></li><li><i>Shenandoah Sentinels</i></li></ol><p>Hmmm, some of these sound more like American Football teams. Let's try to refine ...</p><p>Me: <i>Can you make them somewhat more inspired by historical units?</i></p><p>ChatGPT: <i>Certainly! Here are some fictitious unit names inspired by historical units from the American Civil War:</i></p><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="4fff19b9-dd0a-4130-8c7a-d79f00d0b73f"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><ol><li><i>Iron Brigade of the West</i></li><li><i>Louisiana Tigers</i></li><li><i>Bloody First Minnesota</i></li><li><i>Texas Rangers Battalion</i></li><li><i>Fighting Irish Brigade</i></li><li><i>Black Hat Brigade</i></li><li><i>54th Massachusetts Volunteers</i></li><li><i>69th New York Militia</i></li><li><i>Stonewall Jackson's Foot Cavalry</i></li><li><i>Pennsylvania Bucktails</i></li><li><i>Cherokee Legion</i></li><li><i>Kentucky Orphan Brigade</i></li><li><i>Michigan Iron Brigade</i></li><li><i>New Jersey Blue Devils</i></li><li><i>Ohio Light Artillery Battery</i></li><li><i>Virginia Black Horse Cavalry</i></li><li><i>Georgia Hussars</i></li><li><i>Alabama Red Warriors</i></li><li><i>Tennessee Mountain Rifles</i></li><li><i>Indiana Graybacks</i></li></ol><p>Ok, but I need Confederate units ...</p><p>Me: <i>Can you limit the names to Confederacy units?</i></p><p> </p><p>ChatGPT: <i>Certainly! Here are some fictitious unit names inspired by historical Confederate units from the American Civil War:</i></p><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="b2c79b63-4d15-41a6-b1ca-6153090bdde0"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><ol><li><i>Palmetto Riflemen</i></li><li><i>Mississippi Rebels</i></li><li><i>Georgia Sharpshooters</i></li><li><i>Alabama Volunteers</i></li><li><i>Texas Legionnaires</i></li><li><i>Louisiana Grenadiers</i></li><li><i>Florida Swamp Rangers</i></li><li><i>Virginia Cavalry Raiders</i></li><li><i>Arkansas Mountain Rangers</i></li><li><i>Tennessee Volunteers Brigade</i></li><li><i>North Carolina Tar Heels</i></li><li><i>South Carolina Palmetto Guards</i></li><li><i>Kentucky Long Rifles</i></li><li><i>Missouri Border Ruffians</i></li><li><i>Maryland Southern Defenders</i></li><li><i>Confederate Hussars of Mississippi</i></li><li><i>Georgia Ironclad Infantry</i></li><li><i>Alabama Hellhounds</i></li><li><i>Texas Lone Star Battalion</i></li><li><i>Louisiana Tigers Heavy Artillery</i></li></ol></div></div></div><p>Ok, this looks better. But if 18th century imaginations all sound like Bratwurst and Kartoffelsalat, why not have some more fun?</p><p>Me: <i>Can you also draw some inspiration from brands of bourbon?</i></p><p>ChatGPT: <i>Certainly! Here are some fictitious Confederate unit names inspired by historical units and brands of bourbon:</i></p><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="e78eab1d-cca7-4de5-9bcf-15a8f4e38707"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><ol><li><i>Rebel Reserve Rifles</i></li><li><i>Dixie Derby Distillers</i></li><li><i>Bluegrass Bourbon Battalion</i></li><li><i>Kentucky Colonel Cavalry</i></li><li><i>Tennessee Whiskey Warriors</i></li><li><i>Magnolia Mash Militia</i></li><li><i>Rebel Yell Rangers</i></li><li><i>Old Dominion Dragoons</i></li><li><i>Bayou Bourbon Brigade</i></li><li><i>Virginia Vintage Volunteers</i></li><li><i>Cornhusker Cavalry</i></li><li><i>Bourbon Barrel Battalion</i></li><li><i>Rebel Oak Infantry</i></li><li><i>Peach State Potentates</i></li><li><i>Bourbon County Brigade</i></li><li><i>Kentucky Mash Maulers</i></li><li><i>Deep South Distillery Defenders</i></li><li><i>Rebel Rye Riflemen</i></li><li><i>Whiskey Rebellion Regiment</i></li><li><i>Moonshine Mountain Militia</i></li></ol><p>Me: <i>How about adding some unit numbers? </i></p><p>ChatGPT: <i>Absolutely! Here are some fictitious Confederate unit names inspired by historical units, brands of bourbon, and including unit numbers:</i></p><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="67fabc1b-e6d6-47e0-b308-799627c8c6f3"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><ol><li><i>3rd Rebel Reserve Rifles</i></li><li><i>1st Dixie Derby Distillers</i></li><li><i>7th Bluegrass Bourbon Battalion</i></li><li><i>5th Kentucky Colonel Cavalry</i></li><li><i>11th Tennessee Whiskey Warriors</i></li><li><i>4th Magnolia Mash Militia</i></li><li><i>9th Rebel Yell Rangers</i></li><li><i>12th Old Dominion Dragoons</i></li><li><i>6th Bayou Bourbon Brigade</i></li><li><i>8th Virginia Vintage Volunteers</i></li><li><i>2nd Cornhusker Cavalry</i></li><li><i>15th Bourbon Barrel Battalion</i></li><li><i>10th Rebel Oak Infantry</i></li><li><i>13th Peach State Potentates</i></li><li><i>17th Bourbon County Brigade</i></li><li><i>14th Kentucky Mash Maulers</i></li><li><i>20th Deep South Distillery Defenders</i></li><li><i>16th Rebel Rye Riflemen</i></li><li><i>19th Whiskey Rebellion Regiment</i></li><li><i>18th Moonshine Mountain Militia</i></li></ol>Ok, this sounds promising, we can use these for inspiration.<i> </i>But I need names for the Union as well.</div><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><i><br /></i></div><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light">Me<i>: Can you give me a list of historically sounding fictitious unit names
for the Union army in the American civil war, inspired by whisky brands?</i></div><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"> </div><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light">ChatGPT: <i>Certainly! Here are some fictitious Union unit names inspired by whisky brands with a historically sounding twist:</i><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="4498298c-ecc6-44e9-b228-854640045de8"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><ol><li><i>Old Charter Chasseurs</i></li><li><i>Four Roses Rifles</i></li><li><i>Eagle Rare Rangers</i></li><li><i>Buffalo Trace Brigade</i></li><li><i>Knob Creek Cavalry</i></li><li><i>Woodford Reserve Riflemen</i></li><li><i>Maker's Mark Militia</i></li><li><i>Basil Hayden's Battalion</i></li><li><i>Colonel E.H. Taylor's Troop</i></li><li><i>Widow Jane's Warriors</i></li><li><i>Jim Beam's Dragoons</i></li><li><i>Rebel Yell Rifles</i></li><li><i>Bulleit Bourbon Brigade</i></li><li><i>Elijah Craig's Infantry</i></li><li><i>Wild Turkey Volunteers</i></li><li><i>Jack Daniel's Jaegers</i></li><li><i>Old Forester Fusiliers</i></li><li><i>Gentleman Jack's Guards</i></li><li><i>Larceny Legion</i></li><li><i>Old Fitzgerald's Fusiliers</i></li></ol><p>Ok, all set! <br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p></div></div></div><p> </p></div></div></div><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-1935808846535164902023-12-31T13:22:00.001+01:002023-12-31T13:22:31.727+01:00Bryan Ansell<p>Through various wargaming forums, I heard that Bryan Ansell passed away yesterday.</p><p>Although I never met or talked to him, he had a large influence on me when I was starting out in wargaming during the 80s. As a Games Workshop afficionado during those days, his name was very familiar to me, most notably because he was mentioned as first author on my very first miniature ruleset I ever bought, Warhammer 1st edition.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://whfb.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/4/40/Rulebook_Vol_1_Tabletop_Battles_Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="635" height="320" src="https://whfb.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/4/40/Rulebook_Vol_1_Tabletop_Battles_Cover.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><p></p><p>He also was featured with his chaos army in Warhammer Armies for the 3rd edition, in a very iconic photograph.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6989b832a3bba1b9d5770a056b7ed574/tumblr_mgvkazAEP21r1g40zo1_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="597" height="320" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6989b832a3bba1b9d5770a056b7ed574/tumblr_mgvkazAEP21r1g40zo1_1280.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>Thank you for everything you did for the wargaming hobby! <br /><p></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-14097742357529217002023-12-27T21:52:00.005+01:002023-12-27T21:52:40.526+01:00Updating the magazine index ...<p>I'm updating <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/wargames-magazine-database.html">the magazine index</a> ... the Xmas break is a good opportunity to do that.</p><p>Not that I'm running behind that much. Mostly the latest issues of Wargames Soldiers & Strategy need to entered. Since I <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-end-of-era.html">stopped my Miniature Wargames subscription some months ago</a>, my influx of new issues is now manageable, although <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2023/11/tsa-bring.html">I did buy a stack of backcopies of Vae Victis in November</a>.</p><p>I noticed that apparantly I never did receive <a href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/wargames-soldiers-and-strategy-125">WSS 125</a>. Stuff to read (magazines, books, ...) is entering our house at such a pace that sometimes things remain unread for months, so it's sometimes not obvious if an issue of a particular magazine is missing. Anyway, a quick email to WSS was quickly answered, and a replacement copy is now in the mail. Thank you <a href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/">Karwansaray</a>!</p><p>But what are my wargaming plans for 2024? Honestly, difficult to say. Games have been scarce in 2023, so at elast I should play more games. And my favourite convention CRISIS will be organized again in November (not in Antwerp, but in nearby Sint-Niklaas,). So something to look out for! Perhaps I might even set up a game there ... :-)<br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-22049007562289042822023-12-25T12:19:00.005+01:002023-12-25T12:19:59.779+01:00Horn of the Dragon (2)<p>After <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2023/12/horn-of-dragon-1.html">a first playtest of my homebrewn fantasy rules</a>, I decided to set up a second battle. When testing new rules, I always like to go for what I would call "unusual situations". After all, most wargaming rules operate within a specific set of assumptions: density of troops, density of terrain, etc. But they also operate under scenario assumptions - whether the game is a straight battle or whether roleplaying and other story elements are part of the scenario.</p><p>So for a second playtest I decided to set up a classic scenario, based on Thistlewood, an article that appeared many decades ago in White Dwarf (issue 45) for Warhammer 1s edition, and written by Joe Dever. It is the type of fantasy battle that drew me into fantasy wargaming: a combination of battle and certain elements of roleplaying, which is also something I would like to see in my own <b>Horn of the Dragon</b> rules.</p><p>(There is a <a href="http://broadswordsandbeasts.blogspot.com/search/label/Thistlewood">whole series of blogposts on Thistlewood on the BroadSword and Beasts blog</a>).</p><p>But first, the original article. I still have a complete run of White Dwarf 1-84, so it was easy for me to look it up.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxspb-tdhWfACu4IpbUDWiWrfo-LKIYcY_bdVCCbhw2bFj6tbMO0_POkcvKjC2LN1FP4rGCV-X4Bi_JHc28s1AceK4SXOP5fmHAcRimHTdf-Flao4kkzFA6XWWhjOyhRTfXxaIQEBdoo3NGfwkjioFT3SSNhitAXPRAo7MdUEznkigLn4kri4-bXQigCQ/s4032/20231223_123031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxspb-tdhWfACu4IpbUDWiWrfo-LKIYcY_bdVCCbhw2bFj6tbMO0_POkcvKjC2LN1FP4rGCV-X4Bi_JHc28s1AceK4SXOP5fmHAcRimHTdf-Flao4kkzFA6XWWhjOyhRTfXxaIQEBdoo3NGfwkjioFT3SSNhitAXPRAo7MdUEznkigLn4kri4-bXQigCQ/s320/20231223_123031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgWHwAb9Xq567W9kFpfT-a-zRHwLunwNzNU68dTQ36euJIGJrFasawmD5ptpkclS_AfO0vryld60m4Ko3qlcf0qrsKA14QcDdia8MJ9uL5B49Y8RUGbC4AiSGVKq2VAh49qkVIYod9U8-g0m35u6L0qjvWzILhplkpR5VmGDy2oSxNQlatB-ACYOEcg8/s4032/20231223_123040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgWHwAb9Xq567W9kFpfT-a-zRHwLunwNzNU68dTQ36euJIGJrFasawmD5ptpkclS_AfO0vryld60m4Ko3qlcf0qrsKA14QcDdia8MJ9uL5B49Y8RUGbC4AiSGVKq2VAh49qkVIYod9U8-g0m35u6L0qjvWzILhplkpR5VmGDy2oSxNQlatB-ACYOEcg8/s320/20231223_123040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then, the setup. I do have a decent collection of late 80s fantasy figures and scenery, so to remain in the spirit of Thistlewood, these were drafted once again in service.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoBfEMy7gMRO9qF8vnbImLfLbcJ5nleO3UT8fXDSNSr-_9PJW8oy1ZKqjjxXFu4tbI8s40qhM7Df1ZacOsMeybyLeVW1gFjluChvzjs5Y5PGEmwMiWoJKf3_5WWv7K0Ty1BcapDMOnDdLFFc1xI31BJnUSVuRmUT4uOxZNg7uW7st7PG2DEUJEqbJpeE/s4032/20231216_114918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoBfEMy7gMRO9qF8vnbImLfLbcJ5nleO3UT8fXDSNSr-_9PJW8oy1ZKqjjxXFu4tbI8s40qhM7Df1ZacOsMeybyLeVW1gFjluChvzjs5Y5PGEmwMiWoJKf3_5WWv7K0Ty1BcapDMOnDdLFFc1xI31BJnUSVuRmUT4uOxZNg7uW7st7PG2DEUJEqbJpeE/s320/20231216_114918.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overall view of the battlefield. I tried to recreate the original map as close as possible, but some interpretation is always necessary. It doesn't make much sense to recreate maps to the millimeter, but it's more important to capture the spirit of the scenario.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfdwvDb6mXLr4u-rZl3eh0weszdEyD-gKMWpDqAIVDwvgpZlR6YCzckAyp3py6STe8VhgKzNIhL_LZrUoWX0BA0E0UDOt204UEGP27nzWj25An9OIzIx78W6yOAPjzIPJOSOq0fSbcvFsf0AscY8bSSK4a3ClKB3-svHdLLwt2QwCcZP_6NHqtX15cKg/s4032/20231216_115127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfdwvDb6mXLr4u-rZl3eh0weszdEyD-gKMWpDqAIVDwvgpZlR6YCzckAyp3py6STe8VhgKzNIhL_LZrUoWX0BA0E0UDOt204UEGP27nzWj25An9OIzIx78W6yOAPjzIPJOSOq0fSbcvFsf0AscY8bSSK4a3ClKB3-svHdLLwt2QwCcZP_6NHqtX15cKg/s320/20231216_115127.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Village of Thistlewood. The houses are cardboard houses from the old Warhammer Townscape set, and originally made available through the Warhammer 2nd edition scenario packs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd1vw5Gz6iXU_GJ7UbXGCi5VxKeeACsYGUQqf8N1_QLCJUV1BBlH_LT5QkvTWSuODIxU8oy9tt0MFvXRIV90_JAJqUDXOb90Ak2sQAhu6U9tsrJksLhNZbh7CN-N9TWTR4zUv6kCoap28N69ggS7i31VSTc6lkZJTasXZXnNhktA_nMsFCuFB2Gd8Bl0/s4032/20231216_115135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd1vw5Gz6iXU_GJ7UbXGCi5VxKeeACsYGUQqf8N1_QLCJUV1BBlH_LT5QkvTWSuODIxU8oy9tt0MFvXRIV90_JAJqUDXOb90Ak2sQAhu6U9tsrJksLhNZbh7CN-N9TWTR4zUv6kCoap28N69ggS7i31VSTc6lkZJTasXZXnNhktA_nMsFCuFB2Gd8Bl0/s320/20231216_115135.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wizard's Tower. It's <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2019/07/gedemco-versterkte-toren-4.html">a resin model by Gedemco, and 80s Belgian wargaming company</a>.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Since my rules are unit-based rather than figure-based, I had to translate the figures given in the text to a number of equivalent units. Nothing too complicated ...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJjlUpThjD14WpCy33eqlMLbRhrkxQFRW6-ItF5t6FEfsGvNM1vENAYUvCEVaQbSR0WNYwmOlH3ffk7hLMa-5AZjTCJGshV19mdF8XT8GE1vUKatKWWcJAevgQlBFP_3Bu2hj_3H1m_BAfMQjs4izoNbz54XQkyfHTvGfhMZzk9iHMWOT6a5HsqGUKNM/s4032/20231216_114946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJjlUpThjD14WpCy33eqlMLbRhrkxQFRW6-ItF5t6FEfsGvNM1vENAYUvCEVaQbSR0WNYwmOlH3ffk7hLMa-5AZjTCJGshV19mdF8XT8GE1vUKatKWWcJAevgQlBFP_3Bu2hj_3H1m_BAfMQjs4izoNbz54XQkyfHTvGfhMZzk9iHMWOT6a5HsqGUKNM/s320/20231216_114946.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orc units and Pack Wolves.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWms-D-a5MxDCApdhyphenhyphenBxhyphenhyphen1Xn61i3C5Rc3cNHrG-pCSpI67G8rXMFKqeCpnwBNkuvWzNZnhXnKtBWfUu_5DrVnC37ts33GgtCWiDwbTCb-xHrYoK-vmg-UQgNAEi-b7IfVT6VaccuyYHEeuPj1pdlMph-Fl9z70Pt9IgP8mGjHruuUD99C1GjB9_XJ-A8/s4032/20231216_114952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWms-D-a5MxDCApdhyphenhyphenBxhyphenhyphen1Xn61i3C5Rc3cNHrG-pCSpI67G8rXMFKqeCpnwBNkuvWzNZnhXnKtBWfUu_5DrVnC37ts33GgtCWiDwbTCb-xHrYoK-vmg-UQgNAEi-b7IfVT6VaccuyYHEeuPj1pdlMph-Fl9z70Pt9IgP8mGjHruuUD99C1GjB9_XJ-A8/s320/20231216_114952.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Orc units, the Wyvern, and Ugrash Ka, the hill giant leader of the Orcs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2woJnbp4bOqiSHpGkiSYocQrFnHAy3vweFhqD5-Rj6IbAjeXdZyKhfR2Shyphenhyphen6WvWRqOHv_brA33dGjO3gSwz9Omg3qvsdsQXYlfVnxZSMZLYs9sBUFiZT454Kg1N5Zo6M84zeyzex2uLaSd94UF9f1C1lF9JBjRmztKxAhKjX6_oVuvRs0OGSi1BoWPM/s4032/20231216_115012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2woJnbp4bOqiSHpGkiSYocQrFnHAy3vweFhqD5-Rj6IbAjeXdZyKhfR2Shyphenhyphen6WvWRqOHv_brA33dGjO3gSwz9Omg3qvsdsQXYlfVnxZSMZLYs9sBUFiZT454Kg1N5Zo6M84zeyzex2uLaSd94UF9f1C1lF9JBjRmztKxAhKjX6_oVuvRs0OGSi1BoWPM/s320/20231216_115012.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The King's Army.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigkyt2c0g4f-HGeTvh2-e7QYU2KvRrsY5-YRV1ZOZrUM2Y8SrDdhdX95Cw5jg_SwZSugQyKjJc6oaN0Eo6pdbGMKK7YAoWw5wm7yvz-18FMoVtqh2XskSHB93O-id2yDz78O1-DV04Fqd2dRk6ulG_YG6WzdB7qPAuUqB3ntcUgT4bRK3NCsAZa6z1rc/s4032/20231216_115030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigkyt2c0g4f-HGeTvh2-e7QYU2KvRrsY5-YRV1ZOZrUM2Y8SrDdhdX95Cw5jg_SwZSugQyKjJc6oaN0Eo6pdbGMKK7YAoWw5wm7yvz-18FMoVtqh2XskSHB93O-id2yDz78O1-DV04Fqd2dRk6ulG_YG6WzdB7qPAuUqB3ntcUgT4bRK3NCsAZa6z1rc/s320/20231216_115030.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More units of the King's Army. I used some of my old chaos centaurs for the Royal Centaur unit.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapjCaVEMAyIcsi_pGqArNX_waOUDzFX1EkszwFXwVHUbkEi87R5D2zxg_kHfLu6IlEwVfDn7vSmBnDHcPPyPsKNFEyXauHNBuyNj2wezrnCI7xP5in-ttSWXIop0sN9GAOZyXG4aaRe45D_YJhf_LCc_hbZxyBcsetUu9N0yqOANBnYEeJaGEjJ1kviM/s4032/20231216_115049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapjCaVEMAyIcsi_pGqArNX_waOUDzFX1EkszwFXwVHUbkEi87R5D2zxg_kHfLu6IlEwVfDn7vSmBnDHcPPyPsKNFEyXauHNBuyNj2wezrnCI7xP5in-ttSWXIop0sN9GAOZyXG4aaRe45D_YJhf_LCc_hbZxyBcsetUu9N0yqOANBnYEeJaGEjJ1kviM/s320/20231216_115049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More units of the evil forces. Trolls as well as undead.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pEFM5oD0Drwb0R3bu7u7wn44IPTOuhwtMFLoBP_71nJlVt381clNLEtyVpXsLn8K7dQcqw9IJlZoML2PZhR3qzuutj4rbQXMpHL50AtrFTGjPZcDIJ018vzJCxAdShXqClRBhJFCalh1pb7XG7tX_yXJYyTwy9SSfiDTNKWChyVjXTn6yKSNEJMYUbc/s4032/20231216_115111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pEFM5oD0Drwb0R3bu7u7wn44IPTOuhwtMFLoBP_71nJlVt381clNLEtyVpXsLn8K7dQcqw9IJlZoML2PZhR3qzuutj4rbQXMpHL50AtrFTGjPZcDIJ018vzJCxAdShXqClRBhJFCalh1pb7XG7tX_yXJYyTwy9SSfiDTNKWChyVjXTn6yKSNEJMYUbc/s320/20231216_115111.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the troll and undead units.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Now the only thing left to do is to play the game :-)<br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-56670952682561729982023-12-02T12:31:00.000+01:002023-12-02T12:31:09.672+01:00Horn of the Dragon (1)<p>Last night Eddy and I playtested my new set of fantasy wargaming rules. Originally, there would be 5 of us, but due to various personal circumstances, three of my friends had to cancel, so this left the both of us with plenty of time to test out some rule concepts.</p><p>It has become a running joke in our gaming group that one day I would design "the ultimate set of fantasy rules". That is of course a moving target. Rules ideas and fads in wargaming come and go, so any ruleset will only reflect the preferences of the wargamers at that point in time. But it is fun to tinker with one's own rules (at least I think so). So we had a first playtest of "Horn of the Dragon". The title is a playful reference to a fantasy roleplaying campaign I played many, many years ago, but I think it sounds cool. Wargaming is an industry of cool, after all.</p><p>But anyway, for this first game I dug out some old fantasy collections. One is a Barbarian army, mostly old Citadel and Grenadier figures, and the other a Lizardmen army, mostly Harlequin figures. I also wanted to add some fun elements, and hence I introduced the "Behemoths": elephants for the Barbarians, and giant reptiles/saurians for the Lizardmen. I set the game in an Egyptian desert. It's a fantasy game, after all!<br /></p><p>The rules were inspired by well-tested mechanisms that I particularly like: </p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Roll for activation on a per-unit basis;</li><li>All combat is done by units (no individual figures);</li><li>No figure removal (keep as many figures on the table for as long as possible, that's the whole point of miniature wargaming), so that means keeping track of the status of each unit by markers;</li><li>Combat must be fast enough such that it doesn't become a slug, after all, movement and manoeuvre is the fun part in wargaming, not the endless rolling of dice.</li><li>Hex-based, so that movement is quick. No fiddling around with tape measures.</li></ol><p>As I mentioned before, I also added "Behemoths", and the mechanisms for those were inspired by an article in <b>Wargames Soldiers & Strategy</b> issue 97, "Elephant Archos", written by Jeff Jonas. It describes a game featuring elephants, and based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raphia">battle of Raphia</a>, and apparently one of the few ancient battles in which there was actual elephant-elephant combat (didn't check that, though). Behemoths could be hesitant to move forward, or get into a rage making them stronger, but also more prone to stampeding.<br /></p><p>During and after the game, we had some good discussion about what worked and what didn't, and how we would tune the rules towards the next playtest. <br /></p><p>I won't bother the reader with a detailed battle account, so here are some pictures (<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1387808/article/43388995#43388995">more pictures in Eddy's battlereport on BGG</a>):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfph8aIgrK9cOLFujrew4Mfx-i4tcy1AaaGKmjN5eMZ-LmfzngqhPc4j0whgVw4UxaFhlpOIqk6_c9oyVTQ5UPG9Lga8p0AhUZFLUwdQyfPaU15uFOYWB3oG9mFL0sxBd67-snJfuxNadTWgGWNMOeQuIJkHicZlVFowvIGddl1HS3BI_U-DhtqmfD8k/s4032/20231201_210001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfph8aIgrK9cOLFujrew4Mfx-i4tcy1AaaGKmjN5eMZ-LmfzngqhPc4j0whgVw4UxaFhlpOIqk6_c9oyVTQ5UPG9Lga8p0AhUZFLUwdQyfPaU15uFOYWB3oG9mFL0sxBd67-snJfuxNadTWgGWNMOeQuIJkHicZlVFowvIGddl1HS3BI_U-DhtqmfD8k/s320/20231201_210001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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With the demise of the bigger miniature wargaming cons in Belgium, this type of smallish gaming events is a nice alternative to meet up with old friends and to buy some stuff.</p><p>So, what's the loot? </p><p>There's always room for more medieval types in my collection, so I bought a painted set of 5 mounted knights. Unfortunately, one knight lost his arm and shield during the transport back home, we can quickly repair that. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWDDuRWb3G5wktMOiLizCSdIg5a6Hr-iagu4oICHVkm8V09SHlUV1QuZPgMzExUgYOnKkEsqP4870Cp0yqLMulrTy65JBaBBRoNwyQK41gm-3Wxp0EbvPA9EfN7pfqnBvN49dKUizQM9MN7Hy078n0H1tOu0JJKPdU1bBPFkzBeJibVV1Qhs90i5gya4/s4032/20231022_173857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWDDuRWb3G5wktMOiLizCSdIg5a6Hr-iagu4oICHVkm8V09SHlUV1QuZPgMzExUgYOnKkEsqP4870Cp0yqLMulrTy65JBaBBRoNwyQK41gm-3Wxp0EbvPA9EfN7pfqnBvN49dKUizQM9MN7Hy078n0H1tOu0JJKPdU1bBPFkzBeJibVV1Qhs90i5gya4/s320/20231022_173857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>From another wargamer, I bought this nice pair of carts / baggage wagons. These are always a nice addition to any scenario.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXrWQQTAlmlx2QjPHFSvN_7JY161gogCDScCZisdBtkhQ0UYrZ4Y89-et3tIEqjn1wUmWslxe-sByc0BMIjsgZhdGuIbXs0twcQOjC41FBLvSeX6XlUmq261fyKMAI2HZPbq-5kOnv2bxPRGQ9PUk4XZg2qSp671YM0Es3vGdCr7YPhAnfF1iNEOYxGM/s4032/20231022_173806-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXrWQQTAlmlx2QjPHFSvN_7JY161gogCDScCZisdBtkhQ0UYrZ4Y89-et3tIEqjn1wUmWslxe-sByc0BMIjsgZhdGuIbXs0twcQOjC41FBLvSeX6XlUmq261fyKMAI2HZPbq-5kOnv2bxPRGQ9PUk4XZg2qSp671YM0Es3vGdCr7YPhAnfF1iNEOYxGM/s320/20231022_173806-EDIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'm an addict of old wargaming books and booklets (although I do have a rather sizable collection already), and I'm always on the lookout for miniature fantasy figures form the 70s and 80s.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1yrCXVDzD2luapcRCiLkRXMjyWHtfyt2CY1km-hYwcUJ4wzKmLN-moOB4L_9ICEWVUjV4tyk_A3kvbJKbShoxf_LKW1OvYll-T-7YU4e63jFCo3Vk1bnhQ9NzKzVhTvnstXT-H8p-T9EjrH7X0I_MZL9a5kleJPL2eM05ofYN4_kWcm5J-vRHdPfkwA/s4032/20231022_173728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1yrCXVDzD2luapcRCiLkRXMjyWHtfyt2CY1km-hYwcUJ4wzKmLN-moOB4L_9ICEWVUjV4tyk_A3kvbJKbShoxf_LKW1OvYll-T-7YU4e63jFCo3Vk1bnhQ9NzKzVhTvnstXT-H8p-T9EjrH7X0I_MZL9a5kleJPL2eM05ofYN4_kWcm5J-vRHdPfkwA/s320/20231022_173728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Last but not least, a complete set of Vae Victis, issues 1-60, with all the games still unused inside the magazines.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOurnzPe5M5XieN8HmuY2fvEeGvHrzxXUCClf3w_Aeii92U_8WXJgT51c7eSNl7erOiTfciv1PqpiAIZSXJ-1BJmMoP_NpLszYuTEszgi3el6ZXpNRR-xB7lsg9LWj1HL2MMWwW7KIf2YGl2lFzczRgFd2OiBRSOSEZDd6ciQsGSz2q2QauE_rQFHECE/s4032/20231022_173700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOurnzPe5M5XieN8HmuY2fvEeGvHrzxXUCClf3w_Aeii92U_8WXJgT51c7eSNl7erOiTfciv1PqpiAIZSXJ-1BJmMoP_NpLszYuTEszgi3el6ZXpNRR-xB7lsg9LWj1HL2MMWwW7KIf2YGl2lFzczRgFd2OiBRSOSEZDd6ciQsGSz2q2QauE_rQFHECE/s320/20231022_173700.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />It was a nice event, and so a lot of wargaming junk got moved around. A good quote I heard on the day: "<i>Wargaming stuff moves around all the time, being passed from wargamer to wargamer, in a continuously repeating cycle. Somewhere in the future, the last wargamer standing will have accumulated all our collective wargaming stuff, as a sort of wargaming black hole. And when that wargamer dies, wargaming ceases to exist as a hobby.</i>"<br /><p></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-32683057867888028262023-11-02T12:49:00.004+01:002023-11-02T12:58:16.366+01:00ACW Naval game<p><i>A late gaming report, written up by Eddy ....</i></p><p>Yesterday (October 21), Jean-Pierre hosted a game of <a _ngcontent-ng-c4057091997="" href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/183030/sail-and-steam-navies-naval-battle-system-1840-188" target="_self">Sail and Steam Navies: Naval Battle System 1840 to 1880</a>
for us. As this was our first play of those rules JP had decided on a
nice introductory scenario : 4 USS ships versus 4 CSS ships on the
mighty Mississippi river with some sandbanks thrown in for good measure.<br /><br />David,
the great-grandson of a CSA soldier, preferred playing the USS and it
only made sense that JP joined him so both the experienced naval
wargamers were on one side.</p><p>From looking at the ship cards it becomes immediately clear that in that day and age, no 2 ships are
the same and in fact are radically different. So while the experienced
USS commanders opted to steam up the Mississippi in a tight squadron I
decided on a novel approach that always worked well historically :
splitting my force. The CSS Gov Moore was little more than a fast
platform for executing a ramming attack and I fully intended to exploit
that by trying to outflank the USS squadron.</p><p><img _ngcontent-ng-c1705011157="" alt="Sail and Steam - ship cards" class="tw-mx-auto tw-max-h-full tw-max-w-full tw-cursor-zoom-in tw-rounded tw-transition-opacity sm:tw-relative sm:tw-top-1/2 sm:tw--translate-y-1/2 sm:tw-transform" height="300" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/5KiYoN_tp9QoejTLpnFjJw__imagepage/img/NMKvZMyrjIWJOBXoWu5uexbOxj8=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic7806111.jpg" width="400" /></p><p>The mighty CSS fleet executing my plan:</p><p><img _ngcontent-ng-c1705011157="" alt="Sail and Steam - the plan" class="tw-mx-auto tw-max-h-full tw-max-w-full tw-cursor-zoom-in tw-rounded tw-transition-opacity sm:tw-relative sm:tw-top-1/2 sm:tw--translate-y-1/2 sm:tw-transform" height="300" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/6ECpfHZHaB08ZBX8u_hhxA__imagepage/img/hVqzVSLpGhL55YPRODF4ITJQXj8=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic7806107.jpg" width="400" /></p><p>Of course it was all too obvious and the USS squadron changed course to
overwhelm my lonely rammer, but made the tactical mistake of leading
that effort with their only decent gunnery platform, leaving my other 3
ships free to blast the lesser USS ships. <br /><br />One thing about the
period which got very well reflected in the rules : it's hard to do
enough damage to actually sink a ship - so the encounter pretty much
ended in a draw. But we managed to get a good number of turns in as the
rules are simple once you play a turn or two. We got a ramming action
in, had a critical hit, a crucial initiative die roll that could have
changed the story and all the stuff you need to have a nice wargaming
afternoon.<br /><br />What I really liked about the rules is that they're
both fast-playing and are exactly at the detail level I want them to be.
Also, the research gone into this game is staggering - the heart and
soul of which are the ship cards. Hundreds of them, often more than 1
for a ship that got upgraded during the war.<br /><br />A final note on the
models used : there's just one word for them : staggeringly detailed and
accurate. As this was the first outing of the models as well I fully
expected them to either sink or blow up immediately, but that was not
the case. Looking forward to JP introducing a raid, fortresses, boarding
actions and all the other good naval stuff.</p><p><img _ngcontent-ng-c1705011157="" alt="Sail and Steam - CSS Gov Moore" class="tw-mx-auto tw-max-h-full tw-max-w-full tw-cursor-zoom-in tw-rounded tw-transition-opacity sm:tw-relative sm:tw-top-1/2 sm:tw--translate-y-1/2 sm:tw-transform" height="300" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/3GKtOehZUq7XKIsd41meYw__imagepage/img/K3wouID4ENZlrEBkivhonrk02xw=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic7806124.jpg" width="400" /> </p><p></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-2549236900207550972023-08-31T12:21:00.002+02:002023-08-31T12:21:14.594+02:00Fort Liezele<p>The village where I live is also the site of the best-kept armoured fort that once formed part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Redoubt_(Belgium)">National Redoubt</a> around Antwerp. "<a href="https://www.fortliezele.be/">Fort Liezele</a>" as it is known, recently got a complete overhaul. It is of course a military heritage site, but also has a lot of other functions.</p><p>Part of the renovation was upgrading the current museum inside the fort. The museum focuses on the building of the fort during the pre-WW1 period, but also on the outbreak of the war and the role of the forts before WW1 got bogged down in trench warfare. Fort Liezele was not realy invovled in the fighting - the German breakthrough towards Antwerp happened in another sector of the defensive perimeter around Antwerp. It's also the reason why Fort Liezele barely received any damage (and also, only 1 soldier died during August 1014 in the Fort before the Fort surrendered).</p><p>I'm also completing my training as a guide to the museum and the Fort. When there was a call last year for new guides, I of course volunteered.<br /></p><p>But anyway, here are some pictures of the renewed museum. I restrict them to only the uniforms, for the other things, you might have to come and visit yourself ;-)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnn9M-hVFqFH58lTyLk1TAfycFbv-yrJvarHyRN6sWJ14zHCmKr7CVlbDy9PuyAS9AaUt_SeJl8k5p6w7QbI3hwNE5aD4exVM2lk2-u2kA25TLnCPnGJ7FFlfkpmnFO94PUEgN0zSGXEXr92eLaVI4H8OOU_bPV2ajq1VXlxztgIz572kHPMg86nXrAk/s4032/20230830_152452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnn9M-hVFqFH58lTyLk1TAfycFbv-yrJvarHyRN6sWJ14zHCmKr7CVlbDy9PuyAS9AaUt_SeJl8k5p6w7QbI3hwNE5aD4exVM2lk2-u2kA25TLnCPnGJ7FFlfkpmnFO94PUEgN0zSGXEXr92eLaVI4H8OOU_bPV2ajq1VXlxztgIz572kHPMg86nXrAk/s320/20230830_152452.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuPaKhMN5l1mEEACpOVi3bJhEm__iTAFJfvnZCP-EyF-EXB2kisoVmqR1sppcjBkZ5Bt7etw4ztnw6H595Axi4J0G8JazFKaDXjJnJEnKyqTMuqCAQxAXyKTkHHD1hDjJAAAvEX2C6aBzYC5CVObk19zpI8VEeUh22GncpXz1A9GYZeYmEnrtMd-gxNg/s4032/20230830_152959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I also have an almost complete collection of all issues since issue 1 (see also the <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/wargames-magazine-database.html">Wargames Magazine Index</a>).</p><p>But during the last year, my print magazines failed to arrive every month. Granted, the helpful people at the publisher's subscription services send me a replacement copy every time I asked for one, but this situation couldn't go on. It makes no sense to pay for a magazine that doesn't end up in your mailbox.</p><p>"What about a digital subscription?" Sure, but I like having a paper magazine in my mailbox and in hand, to sit down and read it. I know from personal experience I rarely read pdf magazines - they just pile up in unread digital archives. I spend most of my working day in front of computer screens, so I don't want to spend my evenings staring at screens as well.<br /></p><p>I don't know why the magazine doesn't arrive in my mailbox. It could be anything, perhaps my local postman is snatching them up (maybe a wargamer?). Perhaps cross-channel mail has become unreliable since Brexit (that's one of the explanations the publisher gave me)? Who knows? But the end result is I'm not getting my magazines...</p><p>If due to Brexit, it's really ravaging my hobby. My magazines don't arrive anymore, all sorts of trouble with orders from the UK (basically stopped ordering from the UK, unless there's no other option), and two major conventions I used to attend and run games for stopped operating (not only due to Brexit, but it was a contributing factor). </p><p>So I guess I'll start collecting back issues from all sorts of 2nd hand sales from now on. Luckily, there's always <a href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pages/wss-magazine">WSS</a>, for which I still have a subscription :-)<br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-55102443894272601542023-07-18T11:22:00.000+02:002023-07-18T11:22:12.943+02:00A new project?<p>A few days ago, a package arrived in the post.</p><p>It was no surprise, of course, since I ordered it myself. A 28mm MDF model of the <a href="https://sarissa-precision.com/products/hougoumont">Château d'Hougoumont, from Sarissa</a>. The idea is this will be the nucleus of a new project, focusing on the fighting around the famous Château on the French left flank / Allied right flank at Waterloo.</p><p>I am not sure whether this project will ever be completed, but we have to start somewhere. The trigger probably was I gave away all my old 1/72 plastic Napoleonic figures. They sat unused in my storage for over 15 years. But a wargamer isn't a real wargamer without some Napoleonic figures in his collection, hence the new project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcTcyNTQKVt2Izz7ezZjiOhCmUlWzuLQZWNt7zaUzH1o8vTWlo-sQb_n9A63Zt-qIrOU8PXzKO1VYGs14Muj-_w7KWHtZhSLSKxHVEquNhar9n_Jd7jCaII1XxpVemwSDKtHJ9AlnKYNwqjU0AVbQ7pUp-HakhV7GkHnhuM-OZ995K7olS48n3zQokWc/s4032/20230717_162015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcTcyNTQKVt2Izz7ezZjiOhCmUlWzuLQZWNt7zaUzH1o8vTWlo-sQb_n9A63Zt-qIrOU8PXzKO1VYGs14Muj-_w7KWHtZhSLSKxHVEquNhar9n_Jd7jCaII1XxpVemwSDKtHJ9AlnKYNwqjU0AVbQ7pUp-HakhV7GkHnhuM-OZ995K7olS48n3zQokWc/s320/20230717_162015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-55767681289586134542023-07-17T15:52:00.003+02:002023-07-17T15:52:32.456+02:00Beneath the Lily Banners<p>2 weeks ago, July 1 to be precise, some of us played a game set in the 17 century. Sadly, I wasn't there due to exam grading still going on, but <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1387808/article/42549660#42549660">a battle report can be found here</a>.</p><p>Here are some more pictures (courtesy of Wim VdB):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DcnLppOWmQ0EDneI64Zvgv0EpCLCYSADEvCTR01pTQc80N1Gi-YMvb0ifpAxk-C6ZBAdMprFnWnGPK4wsfKqvnenLFwpF38EzzozbmtMC5ppy-yzUFBvnHV1StAp0enVruhPxD3QvHm1jXxkd0UmCNIa1IuB-fLAEctcMOPXu0qBy5mqxLaV2lGvPKA/s4096/IMG_20230701_141758642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DcnLppOWmQ0EDneI64Zvgv0EpCLCYSADEvCTR01pTQc80N1Gi-YMvb0ifpAxk-C6ZBAdMprFnWnGPK4wsfKqvnenLFwpF38EzzozbmtMC5ppy-yzUFBvnHV1StAp0enVruhPxD3QvHm1jXxkd0UmCNIa1IuB-fLAEctcMOPXu0qBy5mqxLaV2lGvPKA/s320/IMG_20230701_141758642.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVg4UqKxIn3zG7iuYZ4I_ZxnXzgO-XuODHqM1bBQ5slPKlCJFve0IkobiHfajp9YR7dKC_9ohKCoyF67Qkqle8OoKbvpGWUoJQ_zamnWnve0RCcXk716NKqcVDaE7oShsYVau8aRTemllmDhAtOcudIjlZ5ar8zd6L8V8r366jTHbNVZkAtqMWgP6jTc/s4096/IMG_20230701_141804879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVg4UqKxIn3zG7iuYZ4I_ZxnXzgO-XuODHqM1bBQ5slPKlCJFve0IkobiHfajp9YR7dKC_9ohKCoyF67Qkqle8OoKbvpGWUoJQ_zamnWnve0RCcXk716NKqcVDaE7oShsYVau8aRTemllmDhAtOcudIjlZ5ar8zd6L8V8r366jTHbNVZkAtqMWgP6jTc/s320/IMG_20230701_141804879.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXpi_DVxv1H0fbiSj8u0ZarG0Y-fcslEGhpJ-aCLsOYgCpOT4V51m8BxhHYJy2Q3_8ceKNxXRjal01E2XpvXREY7VblHFqYSOs2wU6HzHH88VW998ID3CthqtqxiZljDPTReWHXhYMvGEHXYOpS_Wu8yu-qtlNbCsx92t7hzPAghNr8V-Lir615oqk88/s4096/IMG_20230701_143404084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXpi_DVxv1H0fbiSj8u0ZarG0Y-fcslEGhpJ-aCLsOYgCpOT4V51m8BxhHYJy2Q3_8ceKNxXRjal01E2XpvXREY7VblHFqYSOs2wU6HzHH88VW998ID3CthqtqxiZljDPTReWHXhYMvGEHXYOpS_Wu8yu-qtlNbCsx92t7hzPAghNr8V-Lir615oqk88/s320/IMG_20230701_143404084.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-9540619712055147722023-04-24T11:33:00.004+02:002023-04-24T12:33:55.693+02:00To The Strongest: Byzantines vs Sassanids<p>This weekend we played an Ancients battle. Jean-Pierre hosted the game, using his excellent Byzantine and Sassanid armies. The ruleset we used was <a href="https://bigredbatshop.co.uk/pages/about-to-the-strongest">To The Strongest</a>, which we never used before.</p><p>First things first, the pictures (some more can be seen <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1387808/article/42154058#42154058">here</a>):</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHfH0gl82SOmPwHzrilsgXPXGYPiiqqUo3UGw_So6nx2xGfFuUxOMnWnLl0ryr4tiy95TZ1LZZIt2wdI8KR0eNRu8bsiN8K0wACHzU8PYGlygCd-f60tkk4Ypc2v1BL5WTjjfholzLVru6lOb0bPj_MuNKJppAtEM5P_-3WApJfQAtyDCikK-7ze_/s4032/20230423_134243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHfH0gl82SOmPwHzrilsgXPXGYPiiqqUo3UGw_So6nx2xGfFuUxOMnWnLl0ryr4tiy95TZ1LZZIt2wdI8KR0eNRu8bsiN8K0wACHzU8PYGlygCd-f60tkk4Ypc2v1BL5WTjjfholzLVru6lOb0bPj_MuNKJppAtEM5P_-3WApJfQAtyDCikK-7ze_/s320/20230423_134243.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart, Jean-Pierre (umpire and host), David, Eddy. We rolled for sides. Bart and myself would command the Byzantines, Eddy and David the Sassanids. The setup of the battle was a straightforward encounter, both lines already set up when we arrived.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpAwfdUP4mB_szpxzyDzLzmaSDMW7jrZTHXyLreG0ZC2pkGMg3XOCHnGhwTANqABq8g-lWqRJkTdc7Fofn06hK-7MqFAyL4s40CEeRJZuYObwGyg9d93sPBuII0V8fjlozMlfy5WgGC8WD5M1HT3GTuHQPTz1glwV7zLXcOVegs3-WzzV7TrOAUyL/s4032/20230423_134431.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpAwfdUP4mB_szpxzyDzLzmaSDMW7jrZTHXyLreG0ZC2pkGMg3XOCHnGhwTANqABq8g-lWqRJkTdc7Fofn06hK-7MqFAyL4s40CEeRJZuYObwGyg9d93sPBuII0V8fjlozMlfy5WgGC8WD5M1HT3GTuHQPTz1glwV7zLXcOVegs3-WzzV7TrOAUyL/s320/20230423_134431.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eye-catching miniatures were the Elephants in the Sassanid army. Also known as Pachydermi ;-)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__WQ9Zk3KdMqGS1IS0P_tey2sTmt7Xa-dM8Cvm4Rq-QrFroX1TKTgkA5H1KanWkJdh0qPklwYqAmgiXGbQJ6uMMM6IEpLHsLMdQiKXJXFoatgwbkC41f2ajE9GyY9sW5gLcm_OgY5I27SYFLsOjj7XKIb-kIwVirv3nA4TT9YXQ5IMrBQxDLY5Id2/s4032/20230423_134443.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__WQ9Zk3KdMqGS1IS0P_tey2sTmt7Xa-dM8Cvm4Rq-QrFroX1TKTgkA5H1KanWkJdh0qPklwYqAmgiXGbQJ6uMMM6IEpLHsLMdQiKXJXFoatgwbkC41f2ajE9GyY9sW5gLcm_OgY5I27SYFLsOjj7XKIb-kIwVirv3nA4TT9YXQ5IMrBQxDLY5Id2/s320/20230423_134443.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view as seen from the Byzantine side. David and Eddy pondering their tactics (and taking photographs).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCaiReZ92HDsbWLy4TZ2-U7Ghb_OFH4nteOKs82nUM6m1-XoIAAiD9iXx94tQQ_pNQlJCG8L3Z96cGRhciTc7fL1qawrmFvU9JIaNekTHOo3uQomAPNQiPfkngKUF-MZeueRCN0yuJdQgA_CHQSeLOUYopUoldX0a0HE8f65vw9z24DkIX4fBKztj/s4032/20230423_134700.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCaiReZ92HDsbWLy4TZ2-U7Ghb_OFH4nteOKs82nUM6m1-XoIAAiD9iXx94tQQ_pNQlJCG8L3Z96cGRhciTc7fL1qawrmFvU9JIaNekTHOo3uQomAPNQiPfkngKUF-MZeueRCN0yuJdQgA_CHQSeLOUYopUoldX0a0HE8f65vw9z24DkIX4fBKztj/s320/20230423_134700.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view as seen from the Byzantine army.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXxnkch71xy5uprYn__K0E15AgyUW7CMYDYjfYEUiFMAilPPgvMtX-MggP5xGD2sJCHQ6l-dQUGwHS0VspjH3Amomi0IOkqNbWJ_Nfr533cRPlrOQSV4WNlkoPdUdV2fnYVtgTXQmLUgvhrPnV33xDO4XasqmUSDxt6CrG_FDRqxdu2jro43ZJBk-/s4032/20230423_143927.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXxnkch71xy5uprYn__K0E15AgyUW7CMYDYjfYEUiFMAilPPgvMtX-MggP5xGD2sJCHQ6l-dQUGwHS0VspjH3Amomi0IOkqNbWJ_Nfr533cRPlrOQSV4WNlkoPdUdV2fnYVtgTXQmLUgvhrPnV33xDO4XasqmUSDxt6CrG_FDRqxdu2jro43ZJBk-/s320/20230423_143927.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle starts. The Byzantine left flank (commanded by me) sends its cavalry forwards. The idea was to use an oblique line - we would try to hammer the enemy on the left, and draw out his infantry in the centre and our right, with perhaps a slight hope that the elephants would stampede.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWgximkPm7v4i9ogwq7qBQ9TTFNBCz75f_ivrrSD0y4-6v0rIdQcWLNDGZph_cJWucOuEYzh4dZVIpRg3XdL6Yuc3KQlShCzdg2oefHmVHF9t1HKuXxArB7B42KyoekZsEVVlW3lFxcQgdqaGsPZ9RNyBdpbh1fpanGLOnjIuoOq8dGGGz6qJXj_T/s4032/20230423_150105.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWgximkPm7v4i9ogwq7qBQ9TTFNBCz75f_ivrrSD0y4-6v0rIdQcWLNDGZph_cJWucOuEYzh4dZVIpRg3XdL6Yuc3KQlShCzdg2oefHmVHF9t1HKuXxArB7B42KyoekZsEVVlW3lFxcQgdqaGsPZ9RNyBdpbh1fpanGLOnjIuoOq8dGGGz6qJXj_T/s320/20230423_150105.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Byzantine cavalry is encountered by the Sassanid Cavalry on the same flank. This would spell the start of defeat for the Byzantines.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yYdRolKQvfmOuGn0JWLsiPc72PEYMnZk8I0O3sCMPEnkF91AKpeqmJrZcMOQQprwtP-mtn3cXnJejyrtkOYh_Vy1ws5tnaDz65oXNUkQjWnLoiVx1skBCQgFR9GZCGk8p8UlYlZm4o-yQU6W0ziQ7gq6hRYCxbbsS8z0Om63pTdbKD5LTAwRQdFr/s4032/20230423_152743.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yYdRolKQvfmOuGn0JWLsiPc72PEYMnZk8I0O3sCMPEnkF91AKpeqmJrZcMOQQprwtP-mtn3cXnJejyrtkOYh_Vy1ws5tnaDz65oXNUkQjWnLoiVx1skBCQgFR9GZCGk8p8UlYlZm4o-yQU6W0ziQ7gq6hRYCxbbsS8z0Om63pTdbKD5LTAwRQdFr/s320/20230423_152743.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game in full swing. The Byzantine right flank is almost decimated, and things look good for the Sassanids.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXR3M_WjwW_jzSwOl8pb0Y4bKi1LgI9YykmSFSXJ--diUdQ7wj5584Hh-7owwH_-m_yl9lL2lvq5dpEmqD6lZh6I_MRHgrt_mrk7oShk0RSi6S6TXdN-VMdrpjVdXxHRQlfLDnnkTzlxpqMFHimm-ztyMk0PzaVWBmJ1y0QS3O8rLP0mZU5Wfyu3M/s4032/20230423_155602.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXR3M_WjwW_jzSwOl8pb0Y4bKi1LgI9YykmSFSXJ--diUdQ7wj5584Hh-7owwH_-m_yl9lL2lvq5dpEmqD6lZh6I_MRHgrt_mrk7oShk0RSi6S6TXdN-VMdrpjVdXxHRQlfLDnnkTzlxpqMFHimm-ztyMk0PzaVWBmJ1y0QS3O8rLP0mZU5Wfyu3M/s320/20230423_155602.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A top view - Byzantines at the bottom. Note the approaching Sassanid cavalry on the bottom left towards the Byzantine camp.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTjuF7gc1WTqpkLtKmk_84ALCtiPPT4y6FwVIP-rk4USi7BY0E6ylk__ekqizgh4VhoweYchCR6MkoIDqzPNLyDPiIegUxskttWfR6gjJB9Nt0RPYV7xv2tYEKKB9kPvchEU99p594iGHFwLR7XOL_X1sH6eyQrfkZf5iFJVYP_V-1T9jW1g2mcAP/s4032/20230423_155609.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTjuF7gc1WTqpkLtKmk_84ALCtiPPT4y6FwVIP-rk4USi7BY0E6ylk__ekqizgh4VhoweYchCR6MkoIDqzPNLyDPiIegUxskttWfR6gjJB9Nt0RPYV7xv2tYEKKB9kPvchEU99p594iGHFwLR7XOL_X1sH6eyQrfkZf5iFJVYP_V-1T9jW1g2mcAP/s320/20230423_155609.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the same situation.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk4CDuQyFD6DDV7oSuyj0fSI4S63_KOlov2rQM4LA8WGoKqXAo4sRGZR4jsUSAtNPshmSL7_6hoydFUe32pLMm_3W71_yApGV4y9_dZ4qbbxnSEH8dn1WEdz1jw0XbAB6aUx2j-o_WNvSmQd0L8gRNK2u0eG0km9WzuaVnOhCML74nhN5WyphaCim/s4032/20230423_155633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk4CDuQyFD6DDV7oSuyj0fSI4S63_KOlov2rQM4LA8WGoKqXAo4sRGZR4jsUSAtNPshmSL7_6hoydFUe32pLMm_3W71_yApGV4y9_dZ4qbbxnSEH8dn1WEdz1jw0XbAB6aUx2j-o_WNvSmQd0L8gRNK2u0eG0km9WzuaVnOhCML74nhN5WyphaCim/s320/20230423_155633.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close-up view as seen from the Byzantine camp.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuXdrSzllco38x0w8iy-0mcz8E-OBZzwWMwCKdd1024SGhHHMV1v3hR4HDqn2ofVf5JDv-D5CUI73hHr6vZj9uApdqCPIaOrogyZ975WKY7oFizJiQme8U4DRv33QOGutb7iFtONLP59-hu0ru5BNfkG12OXAxpsB0cfDZb15skWWxqBgqgtaxQVd/s4032/20230423_163810.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuXdrSzllco38x0w8iy-0mcz8E-OBZzwWMwCKdd1024SGhHHMV1v3hR4HDqn2ofVf5JDv-D5CUI73hHr6vZj9uApdqCPIaOrogyZ975WKY7oFizJiQme8U4DRv33QOGutb7iFtONLP59-hu0ru5BNfkG12OXAxpsB0cfDZb15skWWxqBgqgtaxQVd/s320/20230423_163810.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sassanid cavalry attacking the Byzantine camp. This would seal victory for the Sassanids.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbxfyuTO32_eXgqBeukGYlifZ4wS2RlIKRbBpyxnhZRiSXyVgRK6Uf_BDY2zIFV1k_pmYZGdYhMusmlO-TC5y3C75X6UOv_xkR1p0cf7eyCg8Yv2fYDwJ5Eh2-yHy_-RQEqf_H-etfl78S7AI7pyGauNAqDv8SAP6AB6cumNvjj7MtmrM8RSNsMhx/s4032/20230423_163820.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbxfyuTO32_eXgqBeukGYlifZ4wS2RlIKRbBpyxnhZRiSXyVgRK6Uf_BDY2zIFV1k_pmYZGdYhMusmlO-TC5y3C75X6UOv_xkR1p0cf7eyCg8Yv2fYDwJ5Eh2-yHy_-RQEqf_H-etfl78S7AI7pyGauNAqDv8SAP6AB6cumNvjj7MtmrM8RSNsMhx/s320/20230423_163820.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alas, the Pachydermi never entered battle. So we did enjoy a good stampede!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Anyway, some thoughts:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It had been a long time since I had played an Ancients game, not being a fan at all of the DBx style of games - although we have used Hail Ceasar for a number of games. This game was a pleasant surprise: an Ancients game without too much fiddling ...</li><li>... however, to my taste, there were still a bit too much "bells and whistles" in the <a href="https://bigredbatshop.co.uk/pages/about-to-the-strongest">To The Strongest</a> rules. But that has more to do with my obsession to strive for streamlined rules rather than the rules themselves. Ancients rules sometimes can devolve a bit too much into: "+1 for light cavalry when attacked by cataphracts except when in difficult ground during the Spring". Ok, I'm exaggerating a bit, but it felt like that a bit. YMMV.</li><li>The activation system works very well. I hadn't fully grasped the technicalities of the rules, but basically, you want to keep going with units as long as you can. On our left Byzantine flank, we were a bit hesitant during the first turn, and in hindsight, that probably did cost us the victory. The distinction between "easy" and "difficult" activations felt a bit weird though.<br /></li><li>The gridded system works ok, but the idea of having 2 units in a single cell seemed a bit strange. Why not having one unit per cell and double cell density? But I need to study the rules again to make a final judgement.</li></ul>Oh yeah, one final thing. Bart and me were defeated 12-0 in victory points. We tried to claim at least a minor moral victory (out of habit), but no, ... the game was a solid victory for David and Eddy commanding the Sassanids. <br /><div></div><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-3181775119807414132023-04-16T10:41:00.005+02:002023-04-16T11:24:23.764+02:00Napoleon Socks<p>Another souvenir from our Vienna trip.<br /></p><p>Every wargamer needs a pair ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq-DlUtEfO1Vfg1cU40KcWv__DUe5Zwc79076ZWeuYrwV_lehlmAl9K41YO6tZU9hgGCTFnqWd2Rpa9kt4PsM-fe83YztwbstGaRHvMf9tA1XC-cG8J8SgITLb2rjiP3Kl_FN9OEUmaV9Pkie_j04OW6jLyw4cJJn0F-JVjO6zmaFPw6zjjpimMBf/s4032/IMG_1309.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq-DlUtEfO1Vfg1cU40KcWv__DUe5Zwc79076ZWeuYrwV_lehlmAl9K41YO6tZU9hgGCTFnqWd2Rpa9kt4PsM-fe83YztwbstGaRHvMf9tA1XC-cG8J8SgITLb2rjiP3Kl_FN9OEUmaV9Pkie_j04OW6jLyw4cJJn0F-JVjO6zmaFPw6zjjpimMBf/s320/IMG_1309.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqtsXMsJtnqpuYQJMNRhYLGgKXTKIMpTLRge4B8NC83XEZJ7PcmpolF29wENGmyPxH0ijkkJp1fJiwb_qUe5B9X0TUglb9I2f7hES5MCKEwcDZHhrlS-dgSuM-jBaBXAuMk21QXXxwJwGsxBQGGmqL5Aahf9DYVFQtMWKEMAJC-V2qbAhvqDWI4k6/s4032/IMG_1311.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqtsXMsJtnqpuYQJMNRhYLGgKXTKIMpTLRge4B8NC83XEZJ7PcmpolF29wENGmyPxH0ijkkJp1fJiwb_qUe5B9X0TUglb9I2f7hES5MCKEwcDZHhrlS-dgSuM-jBaBXAuMk21QXXxwJwGsxBQGGmqL5Aahf9DYVFQtMWKEMAJC-V2qbAhvqDWI4k6/s320/IMG_1311.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-78172503552923767232023-04-14T17:20:00.003+02:002023-04-14T17:20:23.829+02:00Caernarfon Castle<p>During the last "clean out" drive of old wargaming junk (how long can you hold on to styrofoam hills or old cardboard houses that haven't been used for years ...?), I also wondered whether I should toss out my paper model of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caernarfon_Castle">Caernarfon Castle</a>.</p><p>I still remember very well when I got this model. I was 12 years old, and we were on a family holiday in Wales. It was exciting, because this was the very first time I would cross the channel and set foot in Britain. I was also doing a lot of plastic modelkits at the time - mostly Airfix, Revell, Heller, Tamiya, ... I ditched almost all of my models during subsequent moves (those colour schemes that looked exciting as a 12-year old do look a bit garish several years later, and invariably there's a lot of accumulated damage), but this paper model castle always survived the cut.</p><p>Enough nostalgia! So yes, let's keep it for at least a few more years! :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_24GBOgBlc2Ne_o6n6nEJX_AZSH8pFkWwqlvEJM5CqdUZ7NNJO4oFuUMdnUeJyYowMjklEF4t7WCu7n0tAt6w5Kyb4E508lE7LOIATSOw4C4O1kg_iGWaDopZpmwoto572wTtQnoGSGUsmz31fY3WJvhL_y3wMIJnq3NpyXgH_bMes23JDSZw3ZaP/s4032/IMG_1293.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_24GBOgBlc2Ne_o6n6nEJX_AZSH8pFkWwqlvEJM5CqdUZ7NNJO4oFuUMdnUeJyYowMjklEF4t7WCu7n0tAt6w5Kyb4E508lE7LOIATSOw4C4O1kg_iGWaDopZpmwoto572wTtQnoGSGUsmz31fY3WJvhL_y3wMIJnq3NpyXgH_bMes23JDSZw3ZaP/s320/IMG_1293.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxZFI8124rGZhg2T_XhwQOfpgrmXByjiMiyfKwBfYfrxHD14qoMOfW5vs7dO7demMrNc7r9Jk9AmZAU11K4bsnZD8Sa9aWHCoANodStPD2cxmBGpxmRlF1QXvJjO3KspPTdUVLFSTnxawdKzt4CIB2IpGyoCw89lEI3m6hwlo4kwBKrddp4xWjuR5/s4032/IMG_1294.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="4032" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxZFI8124rGZhg2T_XhwQOfpgrmXByjiMiyfKwBfYfrxHD14qoMOfW5vs7dO7demMrNc7r9Jk9AmZAU11K4bsnZD8Sa9aWHCoANodStPD2cxmBGpxmRlF1QXvJjO3KspPTdUVLFSTnxawdKzt4CIB2IpGyoCw89lEI3m6hwlo4kwBKrddp4xWjuR5/s320/IMG_1294.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5ZwxlrfnAP4Zd5BbC0pIaI4yZzfKiKEdkq0OwNm-fPDCslw9r6a7awnJVULtJNEBiiZt8hAWXBMgRK61wunb5Br3OcaOoXfoelmFCsLneVgh-7xBbu7H9Us3PyTWYdyz23Au4Q_OQgta1DuMeiGCZaEihMj0IGhoIJ3MXpZl3AotOHjpmBlbqJw0/s4032/IMG_1295.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="4032" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5ZwxlrfnAP4Zd5BbC0pIaI4yZzfKiKEdkq0OwNm-fPDCslw9r6a7awnJVULtJNEBiiZt8hAWXBMgRK61wunb5Br3OcaOoXfoelmFCsLneVgh-7xBbu7H9Us3PyTWYdyz23Au4Q_OQgta1DuMeiGCZaEihMj0IGhoIJ3MXpZl3AotOHjpmBlbqJw0/s320/IMG_1295.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-59510139572308025712023-04-12T15:23:00.001+02:002023-04-12T15:23:10.840+02:00I have been to Vienna<p>During Eastern, we spent a few days in Vienna. Always a good opportunity for some military history-related pictures.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiZlQwdzNjeqA_iXLVKCt6RseQYJuD4W9-GSNGVZepjH0Vm1nENwfcuu4KHcw-cjlDPCguI8YKrURXymcR4vDt73gPuwt8LXL4qQxgqnM8LGByoY6QoyPc8La5ccSpWlIZHrZaTo5c8vtlcBdei5M802lSrWjz85vbQoZRLyp6OWn8Nn6t3rjWDJm/s4000/20230408_113228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiZlQwdzNjeqA_iXLVKCt6RseQYJuD4W9-GSNGVZepjH0Vm1nENwfcuu4KHcw-cjlDPCguI8YKrURXymcR4vDt73gPuwt8LXL4qQxgqnM8LGByoY6QoyPc8La5ccSpWlIZHrZaTo5c8vtlcBdei5M802lSrWjz85vbQoZRLyp6OWn8Nn6t3rjWDJm/s320/20230408_113228.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The car! (Heeresgeschichte Museum)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWahL2QI0BX9fO25ZIzX-irYH2PAp-gxRPj2vCU2nl97-wksGs7wFYnedrKRK7vHPOcgVDqybs7mEHWGl0XkyDvlIxieSN_SazOTo9J8qh5kxeMCxjQG_wa3v6XaS5Rliz5xadc9RHvL2qDUkNnljgcSfYUfcN7R1bBf2OKwIEhNNiiLA6t6EPAP2g/s4032/20230408_145051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWahL2QI0BX9fO25ZIzX-irYH2PAp-gxRPj2vCU2nl97-wksGs7wFYnedrKRK7vHPOcgVDqybs7mEHWGl0XkyDvlIxieSN_SazOTo9J8qh5kxeMCxjQG_wa3v6XaS5Rliz5xadc9RHvL2qDUkNnljgcSfYUfcN7R1bBf2OKwIEhNNiiLA6t6EPAP2g/s320/20230408_145051.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: me. Right: Napoleon. (Belvédère)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFdJF4bD53zyL15R-hxqkeo6YgbdRMhvGIo_8IZLxXFbWhcje_ziN-grrVXhr6cNhcByKFIE-WPBj-9luXSzXrAmRJn37-Wpx2iDFENUf3U8zYNrCpUoSs2molcN0JIWyg1XzxMJoKCNjAfIZDTY2-uq_55MI9XAHkhSPKFFAdEwBc8wlI1dU7AqP/s3555/20230411_123031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3555" data-original-width="2666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFdJF4bD53zyL15R-hxqkeo6YgbdRMhvGIo_8IZLxXFbWhcje_ziN-grrVXhr6cNhcByKFIE-WPBj-9luXSzXrAmRJn37-Wpx2iDFENUf3U8zYNrCpUoSs2molcN0JIWyg1XzxMJoKCNjAfIZDTY2-uq_55MI9XAHkhSPKFFAdEwBc8wlI1dU7AqP/s320/20230411_123031.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During any campaign, it's always a good idea to keep the troops happy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-85677184199584882462023-04-06T10:29:00.002+02:002023-04-06T10:29:23.859+02:00Going through a backlog of magazines<p>I finally found the time to go through a backlog of wargaming magazines and add them to the <a href="https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/wargames-magazine-database.html">magazine index</a>.</p><p>There are now approx 7800 articles indexed.</p><p>I make regular use of it myself, looking up old articles, and sometimes receive positive comments from people who do the same. So I'll keep up the work, although I can't claim completeness. But I consider this a lifelong project ;-)</p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-53550681442712993062023-04-01T11:22:00.001+02:002023-04-01T11:22:26.710+02:00Medieval Tournament (6)<p>Yesterday we played our "Grand Melee".</p><p>16 knights started the melee. After 4 were knocked out, the game was reset and we continued with 12 (the second toornament day). Then with 8. Etc. In the end, there was one winner emerging from the final round of 4 on the 4th tournament day.</p><p>Players got a gold piece when they knocked a knight out (1 GP), and when one of the backed knights (assigned randomly and hidden at the start of the tournament) ended in the last 5 (resp. 1/2/3/4/5 gold). The secretly assigned knights also made players guessing who was backing what knight, which was an additional element of fun.<br /></p><p>When it was your turn, you could activate any knight you wanted, and had to choose from 3 possible actions (drawn randomly from ordinary playing cards). "Virtues of the court ladies" threw in some additional special benefits for chosen knights.<br /></p><p>Bart took the win with a total of 10 GP, Phil came in second with 9 GP, and Eddy acquired 5 GP.</p><p>Overall, a fun game, although as usual, some rules tweaks are in order if we ever decide to run this again.</p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxKViwl0v9jhWsLBKxDiV9C8rh7l2o_DsAvy9hkaj4S8aHS0okdynKzQjqqNTaEamWBN6OtRMpYfKtdpSajMDmsapA5xmfbUMfOrsLgWEA4qoTbocIjiHwSYaZiO5byij6bv3rX7ro_TeDHGfPd6PUD4guhAyPdjLFFvEN4jA2lAOxVBdjpoFGmLs/s4032/20230331_202956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxKViwl0v9jhWsLBKxDiV9C8rh7l2o_DsAvy9hkaj4S8aHS0okdynKzQjqqNTaEamWBN6OtRMpYfKtdpSajMDmsapA5xmfbUMfOrsLgWEA4qoTbocIjiHwSYaZiO5byij6bv3rX7ro_TeDHGfPd6PUD4guhAyPdjLFFvEN4jA2lAOxVBdjpoFGmLs/w400-h300/20230331_202956.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the Grand Melee.16 Knights want to win the tournament. Yes, that's an original Citadel Warhammer Siege castle from the late 80s/early 90s.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHWaNgvbw0NrkqsA46qlBIrEc9q1XsPh7HZsH0fQ1bQWT--Mm2a6VFZgjaIbXxPiMB7Vc911FuGO0BMGcvg0424AcS-Yi2XBq5SW5oHnJ1LQra_OVV2UQPb9xIUSWhQnjXpDbDa1YXCxTpn2eht6niO4hnZMiUGoDD57Gv6YzBEjmKjhd3InYafHZ/s4032/20230331_203003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHWaNgvbw0NrkqsA46qlBIrEc9q1XsPh7HZsH0fQ1bQWT--Mm2a6VFZgjaIbXxPiMB7Vc911FuGO0BMGcvg0424AcS-Yi2XBq5SW5oHnJ1LQra_OVV2UQPb9xIUSWhQnjXpDbDa1YXCxTpn2eht6niO4hnZMiUGoDD57Gv6YzBEjmKjhd3InYafHZ/w400-h300/20230331_203003.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A medieval game is always a good reason to bring out some old Warhammer Scenery.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnlhDJTy0DQ3E0-ey9M-18yETBZIA2REbCzDoMBRtBw91OHfqgN2l01LTBcU0tHOEZxwLFHgVHe9RUNSP6522dbN3ISoEBPP6FlMIrxwEFknkrx3OYCdom-BrB1UInRqKSQ2-wcaZoEpR3osCxROuYFHPkDzzeHkifAPGMH2Uhj8dojRkRpyLBL4I/s4032/20230331_210024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnlhDJTy0DQ3E0-ey9M-18yETBZIA2REbCzDoMBRtBw91OHfqgN2l01LTBcU0tHOEZxwLFHgVHe9RUNSP6522dbN3ISoEBPP6FlMIrxwEFknkrx3OYCdom-BrB1UInRqKSQ2-wcaZoEpR3osCxROuYFHPkDzzeHkifAPGMH2Uhj8dojRkRpyLBL4I/w400-h300/20230331_210024.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first casualty of the tournament. Philips van Liezele is knocked out <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJO77cziMbHHoNvdco-gNFWloIbaA3ojWJOmotEjS3k97Ku4fjn_wYP-y-mabq3Ia6n9q8LAJroHupPOqE5o7Keru4wBGG91gRFnRvmrI3k9KLqcP6_5F8ucAlXUu12qWZJaLvS1hd4Yo_8Z7Yi7rbMbFjw_ZZVy6gWC-9GvsqPlldEOFN3Z9K3hg/s4032/20230331_210037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJO77cziMbHHoNvdco-gNFWloIbaA3ojWJOmotEjS3k97Ku4fjn_wYP-y-mabq3Ia6n9q8LAJroHupPOqE5o7Keru4wBGG91gRFnRvmrI3k9KLqcP6_5F8ucAlXUu12qWZJaLvS1hd4Yo_8Z7Yi7rbMbFjw_ZZVy6gWC-9GvsqPlldEOFN3Z9K3hg/w400-h300/20230331_210037.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me taking a photograph of Bart taking a photograph.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ5-0HwxV0jz_syaP2XbjlwEVqfnqqjEdkXs310WrDIRtot7ZCZshHWifCIdnRo1gDHbPbSBpJsRXfmQu-Lj4Jlo8PyGF9DJmYTaPu3BdRd7kdU-eDm51ysW7F3BailuqxdnFe2AaFzvvei1X6lSryBYlrybTebe4FqeP5NOba6t_4r2Jjfg7whqc/s4032/20230331_220126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ5-0HwxV0jz_syaP2XbjlwEVqfnqqjEdkXs310WrDIRtot7ZCZshHWifCIdnRo1gDHbPbSBpJsRXfmQu-Lj4Jlo8PyGF9DJmYTaPu3BdRd7kdU-eDm51ysW7F3BailuqxdnFe2AaFzvvei1X6lSryBYlrybTebe4FqeP5NOba6t_4r2Jjfg7whqc/w400-h300/20230331_220126.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eddy and Bart pndering tactics. Who wil win? Barthold van Vetterling or Edward van Sterkenburg?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8Bsn8YQ5sDwuOf_qMR_Mfy4bY6E5MfM9WLZnws_Sh9sfS9QJP83nHSSm3Wxgsta-r0coqp0XY-yKSZu2SDe--GlmpzhTVzHUe_giiTy0GEFT6TQLEnfIxm4CRrC3BeK-BM1oB2DKsJIur8pVUdQGer0IL_qIPUI4mWL5MmGsOXvTqiaVd-ApOWQE/s4032/20230331_221106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8Bsn8YQ5sDwuOf_qMR_Mfy4bY6E5MfM9WLZnws_Sh9sfS9QJP83nHSSm3Wxgsta-r0coqp0XY-yKSZu2SDe--GlmpzhTVzHUe_giiTy0GEFT6TQLEnfIxm4CRrC3BeK-BM1oB2DKsJIur8pVUdQGer0IL_qIPUI4mWL5MmGsOXvTqiaVd-ApOWQE/w400-h300/20230331_221106.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bloody melee. Sigisbiduwald von Trappstein-Hohenschlieffen is knocked out, while Egon van Blauwen and Alexander de Croowaen are looking on.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLm616HQdTexjlN5N7wSaU6OxnA0P0oxbyUpq_LRoitc3aGglWXzt7sLjtbS7GgCOV7T4VO0Gia-za_swaUWFVG9GFy3_0esWvllDHFxIsHekUiqnrw34DtAOzlvekMK7sbZPW_Cbla_s91Z6Dqd35iKn0y8LuPdHFWVKqdzmQxk-B7OWRGhKHGuX/s4032/20230331_221112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLm616HQdTexjlN5N7wSaU6OxnA0P0oxbyUpq_LRoitc3aGglWXzt7sLjtbS7GgCOV7T4VO0Gia-za_swaUWFVG9GFy3_0esWvllDHFxIsHekUiqnrw34DtAOzlvekMK7sbZPW_Cbla_s91Z6Dqd35iKn0y8LuPdHFWVKqdzmQxk-B7OWRGhKHGuX/w400-h300/20230331_221112.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Status Board, used for identifying knights, although after some time we knew all miniature by name. Most of the names are tongue in cheek and refer to our past games or our own names.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7VW38Igiyk_1vNmzwC4dDBR4BZNfMEm-BsQEtEeX9ggmU4Nz1RSd8WSfRGIOAjleawFz9Fzr-KI0JoEUuUWGgzYEeAoZdqzJXwWa3cLsBH0X10sPuA_fE7wv1oQlys1Mchrr2pJDOXxOlrNzm9ND3yMGuBlvjLwZEeEPnOo-yC1N1tDRKHt0Ki_X/s4032/20230331_223147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7VW38Igiyk_1vNmzwC4dDBR4BZNfMEm-BsQEtEeX9ggmU4Nz1RSd8WSfRGIOAjleawFz9Fzr-KI0JoEUuUWGgzYEeAoZdqzJXwWa3cLsBH0X10sPuA_fE7wv1oQlys1Mchrr2pJDOXxOlrNzm9ND3yMGuBlvjLwZEeEPnOo-yC1N1tDRKHt0Ki_X/w400-h300/20230331_223147.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another overview of the tournament field.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu6mTH03AjKkphgH1JFCA-TchxNIpe2trTS8yLaBsKnGpeQg-DrerkRAXPH0DvcuvDY4Y5kayz28UGFjuTg3g0p9Plq6WxRPYyfrTEkQ3TfYSoGNueOQoZruyWTy2fd4bWgC2Y7e6W4LuodUCxviJ35do6PBYh2DAYdAc-c_ZHUfBJvF5-WdmFIkk/s4032/20230331_223156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu6mTH03AjKkphgH1JFCA-TchxNIpe2trTS8yLaBsKnGpeQg-DrerkRAXPH0DvcuvDY4Y5kayz28UGFjuTg3g0p9Plq6WxRPYyfrTEkQ3TfYSoGNueOQoZruyWTy2fd4bWgC2Y7e6W4LuodUCxviJ35do6PBYh2DAYdAc-c_ZHUfBJvF5-WdmFIkk/w400-h300/20230331_223156.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the castle.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluVE0P4uMNZwyOuBNSj2K-orqetCpylOVd8Xk5Naht-jC_AjSZhFHwFRR6LDKaL9mJw4_FTvQdoNEy9taALx3kZDyRgh_vXLDmo2fOVv9gmGJP7Lfk5Cddj9rqApXMz65x1PtDUBrMa9a24fwPAODv98rilKZBUe0e9uu3CkyGQNJbMGtyyF1ubsa/s4032/20230331_223205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluVE0P4uMNZwyOuBNSj2K-orqetCpylOVd8Xk5Naht-jC_AjSZhFHwFRR6LDKaL9mJw4_FTvQdoNEy9taALx3kZDyRgh_vXLDmo2fOVv9gmGJP7Lfk5Cddj9rqApXMz65x1PtDUBrMa9a24fwPAODv98rilKZBUe0e9uu3CkyGQNJbMGtyyF1ubsa/w400-h300/20230331_223205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the melee field, in one of the later rounds.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QdNpD3tbk_WiyyCRT2zGXyLmNPL2rERcKB20WJq4hbfzKz-FhI5MCE4x2Ioy9R3xJhOKWeSIsuT1PId4UMJa5K6PJ3SlzCrmiYI_MfSjg_2qb9WHAyn8VluQ55DWkH8zeQ7anWQSxf_nshvBmib9ek0FSpW8O7A6ckGYYHqBf3j9C7Xdoio1YZUR/s4032/20230331_225512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QdNpD3tbk_WiyyCRT2zGXyLmNPL2rERcKB20WJq4hbfzKz-FhI5MCE4x2Ioy9R3xJhOKWeSIsuT1PId4UMJa5K6PJ3SlzCrmiYI_MfSjg_2qb9WHAyn8VluQ55DWkH8zeQ7anWQSxf_nshvBmib9ek0FSpW8O7A6ckGYYHqBf3j9C7Xdoio1YZUR/w400-h300/20230331_225512.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the final combats. Egon van Blauwen vs Barthold van Vetterling vs Hubertus van d'Ardennen.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDhtcKZRcmq5e24iRlSQnlpp3ElNLqonuv61s6Ob5CUNZmG7QebTBeLz5WJTFBXbSs8-axqusNyqLcB-YiPnrCaWTuPhn8KjGwL0tsAvlRA9eHBd0wbFhFnv3H2N5dmxjTXHyvhAz05hXUCK5FTYk4FWKBA-iR7u_cUX1hHHe0WufZ5M6tJYjb90d/s4032/20230331_231854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDhtcKZRcmq5e24iRlSQnlpp3ElNLqonuv61s6Ob5CUNZmG7QebTBeLz5WJTFBXbSs8-axqusNyqLcB-YiPnrCaWTuPhn8KjGwL0tsAvlRA9eHBd0wbFhFnv3H2N5dmxjTXHyvhAz05hXUCK5FTYk4FWKBA-iR7u_cUX1hHHe0WufZ5M6tJYjb90d/w400-h300/20230331_231854.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final combat!!! Hubertus van d'Ardennen (who turned out to be one of Bart's knights) will knock out Alexander de Croowaen (who was backed by Phil).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-16438919027599460262023-03-28T14:24:00.006+02:002023-03-28T14:24:52.316+02:00Medieval Tournament (5)<p>Last night I wrote a first version of the rules for my upcoming tournament game.</p><p>The format will be as follows:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><br /></li><li>We will start the melee with 16 knights. When 4 knights are out of action, the tournament starts over imagine it is the next day) with 12 knights. A third round with 8 knights, and a final round with 4 knights.</li><li>Each player will receive cards for 4 knights (random, secret) at the start of the tournament.<br /></li><li>During the melee, a player can choose any knight he wants to activate (not necessarily a knight he is rooting for), and chooses an action from 1 of 3 playing cards for that knight. The cards are from a common activation pool and replenished after each activation.</li><li>If a player knocks out a Knight, he gets 1 gold. The last 5 surviving knights receive 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 gold for the player who holds that card. Thus, a total of 30 gold will be handed out during the tournament.</li><li>The idea is there will be some bluff as well as to who holds what knight in his hands. <br /></li></ul><p>The melee rules follow a simple format as well.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hex-based.</li><li>Within a hex: knights can be in contact or not.</li><li>All modifiers are on die type (D4 -> D6 -> D8 -> D10 -> D12 -> ...).</li></ul><p>Summary sheet so far:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAfpHR243w5k3UW3NCBtl7ur5N_qNRnAzmvw3W9PFFXt8wy_XMG9ANYj64EPFImEi9FfW25Az4hZ7vswIr-6ZTIUYwYB8VJVj-pXdQsgLQE1iYxUuVuh7KCNZbsL9e4dejQF5iU_uecQZOZi6GtRhUtC8g8PBzVfIitvdEXJ0fcjNEL5p0xTjITsz/s1280/rule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAfpHR243w5k3UW3NCBtl7ur5N_qNRnAzmvw3W9PFFXt8wy_XMG9ANYj64EPFImEi9FfW25Az4hZ7vswIr-6ZTIUYwYB8VJVj-pXdQsgLQE1iYxUuVuh7KCNZbsL9e4dejQF5iU_uecQZOZi6GtRhUtC8g8PBzVfIitvdEXJ0fcjNEL5p0xTjITsz/w400-h225/rule.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><div data-extension-version="1.0.4" id="ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled"></div>Phil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.com0