tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post1172525441537899684..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Get'em up!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-42075559768874871342016-04-23T06:44:49.605-03:002016-04-23T06:44:49.605-03:00Ross Mac,
I used to have loads of those Almark pl...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I used to have loads of those Almark plastic figures, but somewhere along the line they got themselves lost. They were excellent little figures, and I wish that they were still available.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-89509277919094316272016-04-10T20:05:54.207-03:002016-04-10T20:05:54.207-03:00Ross,
I should have mentioned that the scenarios i...Ross,<br />I should have mentioned that the scenarios in Wargaming; an Introduction are pretty generic for most periods, with four varieties for WWII, but it does have interesting limited army lists for WWII, and two of the WWII scenarios involved unbalanced forces in attacker-defender. Specs on laying out the battlefield are almost non-existent; just that every game has three physical objectives to capture.<br /><br />John<br />The Ferrymenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741552972862333515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-19360603885091508492016-04-10T19:42:51.014-03:002016-04-10T19:42:51.014-03:00I used to see the magazine ads for these but only ...I used to see the magazine ads for these but only once came across a set on the rack in a hobby store over here in the mid70's. It was a surprise when I stumbled across 3 unpainted, malingering, ones in the cupboard a couple of years ago. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-85461709449271363222016-04-10T19:40:05.237-03:002016-04-10T19:40:05.237-03:00Good to hear from you John,
To be honest the col...Good to hear from you John, <br /><br />To be honest the collection of stripped down scenarios in OHW is still very useful. For most purposes I prefer the Grant scenarios and the like but they usually take longer to set up and reward a longer game. These stripped down ones can be thrown on a table in minutes and with a different set of simple rules played out in no time. Perfect for a short evening or when sick or busy. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-1363603463379055712016-04-10T19:36:55.140-03:002016-04-10T19:36:55.140-03:00Should I be worried that I didn't notice any g...Should I be worried that I didn't notice any gobbledygook?Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-71373314193711397052016-04-10T19:35:57.025-03:002016-04-10T19:35:57.025-03:00I agree that the rules can be tweaked but there ar...I agree that the rules can be tweaked but there are many things about them that work just fine but which I don't enjoy. Hence not worth the effort for me to fix, replacing the rules and just playing the scenarios is easier for me. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-7541411635598927382016-04-10T17:13:51.739-03:002016-04-10T17:13:51.739-03:00Dear Ross,
Almark conversions abounded in Scuntho...Dear Ross,<br /><br />Almark conversions abounded in Scunthorpe in the late '60s. You only need so many Sappers with mine detectors!<br /><br />Regards, Chris.Chris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-59498764589346549562016-04-10T17:00:09.440-03:002016-04-10T17:00:09.440-03:00Hi Ross,
I don't have OHW and won't be get...Hi Ross,<br />I don't have OHW and won't be getting it due to all the reviews/comments I've seen, yours included.<br />I did recently get Thomas' Wargaming: An Introduction due to comments I had seen. They also have problems, but the WWII rules at least look interesting enough to be worth tweaking. Unfortunately, they are are smaller scale than I prefer (figure = 1 man), and include saving throws (never liked them, but tying them to current morale state -- worse morale = better saving throws but lower close assault factors -- is an elegant system). But I might use them once in a while for variety. Lots of holes to fill, though -- how hits are allocated, how many hits to KO team weapons, fire process against soft vehicles, units fight to the last man, tanks can't defend themselves in close assault.<br />The ACW rules look pretty good, too.<br />Thanks for another good battle report & pics. I really like that gidded terrain mat.<br />Catch you later.<br />John<br /><br />The Ferrymenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741552972862333515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-62918414973307126552016-04-10T06:01:00.972-03:002016-04-10T06:01:00.972-03:00Sorry about some of that sounding like gobbledygoo...Sorry about some of that sounding like gobbledygook ...... Predictive text on the tablet!and bad editing ... More coffee for both me and the tablet!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-25496936044047880732016-04-10T05:58:33.240-03:002016-04-10T05:58:33.240-03:00I moved the game to a hex grid and played on a 6 X...I moved the game to a hex grid and played on a 6 X 6 hex surface with each hex counting as 6" for the ACW games. It worked fine.<br /><br />I like WWII, so find the WWII the weakest of them all especially as A/T guns are allowed to move as though they are self propelled guns, giving them more of an offensive rather defensive attitude.<br /><br />I think each rule set just needs a few house rules adding to are them more acceptable for my tastes. For my ACW, when units take losses, they have to take a morale check rolled against their casualty level. If they fail, they take an additional hit and fall back 1 move. This seems to be a good way of dealing with the over-powerful Zouves (their term for elites) when they occupy defensible terrain, as you at least now have a chance of prising them out before burying burning out a couple of units trying to assault them.<br /><br />Nice to see your plastics on the board. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-8305778420805685492016-04-10T05:23:47.263-03:002016-04-10T05:23:47.263-03:00Are some of the plastic infantry in the first phot...Are some of the plastic infantry in the first photo from the long defunct Almark 20mm range ? - the did the Germans in metal for some reason ?, TonyThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com