tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post6744072904101856545..comments2024-03-19T03:26:09.398-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: The Published Portable Wargame Pt 3b. More Zulus! .Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-2087329665638858642017-02-20T23:18:20.343-04:002017-02-20T23:18:20.343-04:00Oh oh, well you know, a mutiny game that included ...Oh oh, well you know, a mutiny game that included some of the various tribesmen that supported the mutineers wouldn't be so different. Goodn use for some deetail arabs! Our snow is quietly melting thank you. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-66457073345716586962017-02-20T15:09:43.839-04:002017-02-20T15:09:43.839-04:00Oh no, Ross, I sense a new period coming on! Just...Oh no, Ross, I sense a new period coming on! Just when progress with the Indian Mutiny was moving along...Hope you are still enjoying your snow. private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-24532438228582150162017-02-17T09:34:55.180-04:002017-02-17T09:34:55.180-04:00Money? Shudders at the thought!
HMoney? Shudders at the thought!<br /><br />HHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-15120380476763565722017-02-16T18:05:48.909-04:002017-02-16T18:05:48.909-04:00I played with the 2 stand option early last year a...I played with the 2 stand option early last year and backed off but I'm sold now and am using it or planning to with various scales, periods and rule sets.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-5165154172656795712017-02-16T01:41:02.723-04:002017-02-16T01:41:02.723-04:00I do like 2 based units, they make a better repres...I do like 2 based units, they make a better representation of line and keep the functionality of being able to show other formations (column, disordered, open order and square).<br /><br />In my small scale, I made up a few bigger single bases (i.e. two single bases side by side but mounted as one) and while I liked the look, the lack of functionality caused me to revert back to two single bases. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-37188119930533928252017-02-15T16:28:00.164-04:002017-02-15T16:28:00.164-04:00Well, I could double 'em but after that I'...Well, I could double 'em but after that I'd have to spend money.......Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-35924955939347673362017-02-15T16:26:06.776-04:002017-02-15T16:26:06.776-04:00Thanks Lee, Zulu is probably responsible for more ...Thanks Lee, Zulu is probably responsible for more colonial wargamers than any other single source of inspiration. My first introduction to the Battlecry family of games was a Colonial adaptation. Here is a link to the summary of what Ron & I put together ,<a rel="nofollow"> 2013/03/colonial-tabletop-teaser-battlecry </a>Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-18331850076897946302017-02-15T16:13:18.086-04:002017-02-15T16:13:18.086-04:00You could probably even throw them against your Wa...You could probably even throw them against your Waterloo Brits and call it Cape Frontier Wars. <br /><br />I'm glad to hear you survived the big snow. We're about to suck up another one on your behalf :)Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-9073509005353953142017-02-15T11:50:07.981-04:002017-02-15T11:50:07.981-04:00Into the valley of death ran the 15! You need more...Into the valley of death ran the 15! You need more Zulus, fahsands of'em!<br /><br />HHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-28067192066122308552017-02-15T06:18:13.804-04:002017-02-15T06:18:13.804-04:00Enjoyable read as ever Ross, and I really do like ...Enjoyable read as ever Ross, and I really do like those Zulu's! There are a couple of 'unofficial' C&C scenarios for the Zulu war, and I'm VERY tempted to paint some figures for them, it was my Uncle who took me to see Zulu at the cinema back in the late Sixties when it came out that kick started my love of military history. Anyway, sorry to ramble, I'm enjoying your Portable Wargame experiments. We rarely see snow down here, a mere scattering and the country grinds to a halt!'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-24097176079852924942017-02-14T16:50:00.894-04:002017-02-14T16:50:00.894-04:00Hi Ross,
Great looking game as always! I real...Hi Ross,<br /><br /> Great looking game as always! I really like the look of your Zulus on the multi-bases! I have been wondering what to do with my Zulus, some were even marked for becoming Sepoys. Anyway, good luck with the snow, ours as all but disappeared now (but was greatly enjoyed while it was here!) private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-72644788153967288732017-02-14T12:51:41.846-04:002017-02-14T12:51:41.846-04:00I like the look of the 2 stand units. I put the Br...I like the look of the 2 stand units. I put the British 2 deep when they used a Road bonus, just for the look of it. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-87292992194500690382017-02-14T12:48:25.208-04:002017-02-14T12:48:25.208-04:00Thanks Alan, I liked the look too.Thanks Alan, I liked the look too.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-20925735176809515342017-02-14T12:46:36.532-04:002017-02-14T12:46:36.532-04:00Well, we get the whole range from Too Hot through ...Well, we get the whole range from Too Hot through Just Right to Too Cold and back again! Snow is usually a good mix of cold and wet.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-72649443554321471062017-02-14T04:51:31.056-04:002017-02-14T04:51:31.056-04:00Ross Mac,
I have been thinking about using two-ba...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I have been thinking about using two-base infantry units for my much-planned for Operation Barbarossa campaign (I'll get there one day!) and having seen how they function with the PORTABLE WARGAME rules, I think that I am convinced that it is the right direction to take. I might also experiment with such units for my own Colonial battles when using my Hexon II terrain as they seem to look better than the smaller single-base units.<br /><br />I tend to think of a unit as being about company size for most battles, but the two-base unit will pass for a battalion (or even a regiment), and it the choice I have already made for my Napoleonic version of the rules. The reason I chose two-base units for the Napoleonic era was to make it easier to recreate the basic formations used by Infantry and Cavalry unit. Side-by-side the bases shows a unit is in Line; one-behind-the-other and facing the same way shows a unit is in Column; and if Infantry units have their bases one-behind-the-other and facing in opposite directions, it shows a unit in Square.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-18041878035134228102017-02-14T02:50:50.366-04:002017-02-14T02:50:50.366-04:00I like the look of the portable wargame in 54mm,ve...I like the look of the portable wargame in 54mm,very effective.<br />Alantradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-38082788126202472062017-02-14T01:30:57.731-04:002017-02-14T01:30:57.731-04:00Ross- Good to see the 54mm in play. We've had ...Ross- Good to see the 54mm in play. We've had a few days of 104 degF temperatures here latley- cooler yesterday and today and feel like getting some things done like the Mowing and - some 15mm Figure painting. I do not know what "knee- deep Snow" would be like - in fact never seen Snow. I'd imagine that it is all cold. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.com