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I'll have more to say on this but its late.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
More Than Just Marching.
The Americans are now rebased and I have a draft of a new set of rules which will allow me to refight historical War of 1812 battles within 1 to 2 hours including set up and take down.
I'll have more to say on this but its late.
I'll have more to say on this but its late.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, 5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of Italian Greyhounds and 3 cats. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 160 yr old farmhouse and just living.
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Something for me to look forward to, then!
ReplyDeletePossibly....
DeleteSounds interesting .
ReplyDeleteThe plan has been a long time coming together but its starting to shape up.
DeleteHi Ross- Are your 1812 Armies in 40mm? They look great. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteYes 40mm Scruby + homecast including some of my originals.
DeleteHi Ross,
ReplyDeleteWhat I am going to ask may seem argumentative. It really isn't but here goes. Is it really necessary to play out a game in 1-2 hours? Does this have something to do with needing the space occupied by your war games or is it something else? I do understand the desire to "get on with it" and I do wish that many of my games moved along a bit faster. Would your game length be related to the fact that often your battalion sized or company sized units are accommodated on a single base? Does this facilitate the time parameter of 1-2 hours you seem to look forward to accomplishing.
In any event I always look forward to your discussion of rules, creating a friendly table top environment and creating your armies for different time periods. The occasional appearance of Colonel Lannigan (Hopefully soon to receive his Brigadier star...) is another reason to enjoy your blog. Well done!
Jerry
Jerry the short answer is "Yes, there is a reason". I had planned a better discussion of the where the 1812 bit is going but I just couldn't get the words to obey orders last night so that'll come.
DeleteHowever, the medium answer is that when I decided to fit my toy soldiers to the available space I also decided that each portion/period/collection should provide a different sort of gaming experience beyond having different hats. I also decided that I wanted the ability to stage larger all day, or longer, battles with a table full of troops but also have something along the lines of what Stuart Asquith once called "a game in a box". A small collection of troops already organized and based for easy handling with scenarios to hand so that when I was tired or busy and wanted a game or if a friend dropped by unexpectedly, I could get the table set with scenario, terrain and troops within 15 minutes and get it played and put away within an hour or two.
I look forward to reading your new rules and enjoying reports of the battles you fight with them very much! The War of 1812 is one of my favourite wargame periods, as it has small armies and not much cavalry, and both sides spoke the same language (more or less!) so sources are easy to read.
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to think that I need to spin my molds and start painting some War of 1812 troops of my own. I'll be following your progress.
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ReplyDeleteWhen you get time, I'll enjoy the breakdown. Fastplay horse and musket is something I suspect I'll need a capacity for in the short to medium term.
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