tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post8672666655939649237..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Bring up the gunsRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-53624099476071246512011-12-08T07:56:00.131-04:002011-12-08T07:56:00.131-04:00Ross,
Not heresay. Well, heresay from me, I guess,...Ross,<br />Not heresay. Well, heresay from me, I guess, but the organization you mention is indeed what Richard uses. I've had the great privilege and pleasure of participating in the games he puts on at HMGS-East conventions, where he tries out new rules, new scenarios, etc. I can affirm he uses a 6-man, 4-stand organization.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-26096815528976012732011-11-24T10:38:05.074-04:002011-11-24T10:38:05.074-04:00Tony, I'm using my Hearts of Tin for rules, ra...Tony, I'm using my Hearts of Tin for rules, rather generic but eminently Tweakable. <br /><br />You should really consider doing the other Peninsula Campaign. Sort of a matched set. Units of the same size would be nice but I'm told Richard Borg uses 6 minis in 2 ranks as a unit when he plays Battlecry with real minis at cons. 3 singles in the rear that get taken off for the 1st 3 hits then the 3 in front on a single stand that come off as the 4th hit. Purely hearsay.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-30690828101115049102011-11-24T10:34:26.729-04:002011-11-24T10:34:26.729-04:00Peter, I just finally read Trooper and Redskin, a ...Peter, I just finally read Trooper and Redskin, a memoir of an Englishman who joined the NWMP in 1885. He didn't have many good things to say about Saskatchewan winters.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-61999382138519187672011-11-24T10:32:39.186-04:002011-11-24T10:32:39.186-04:00Tim, skulking was such a good idea that once the k...Tim, skulking was such a good idea that once the knee deep snow has been cleared off the driveway, I'm going back to skulk some more!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-5101262113462244102011-11-24T10:31:48.141-04:002011-11-24T10:31:48.141-04:00Jeff. Funny you should mention Johhny Reb, A frien...Jeff. Funny you should mention Johhny Reb, A friend of my had a copy of the booklet you mention. Alas the only ACW scenarios I've clipped and kept are for F&F or for On to Richmond, both brigade games, still useful for inspiration though, esp the fictional OTR ones.<br /><br />The drive to Fredericton is 5 hours each way. Much of it being on divided highways. The snow won't change that since I won't go till the roads are clear. Luckily there is no special date that I need to make.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-77138743980029146742011-11-24T10:27:34.923-04:002011-11-24T10:27:34.923-04:00Alan, I originally bought these to replace the one...Alan, I originally bought these to replace the ones I painted in my teens. It's just taken me nearly 30 years to start getting them on the table!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-34168390783578288082011-11-24T10:26:31.692-04:002011-11-24T10:26:31.692-04:00Fitx-B you are right, I also contemplated fielding...Fitx-B you are right, I also contemplated fielding some Rebs in grey over coats and Astrakhan caps, I figured with my eyesight, I wouldn't really notice the magazine rifles and occasional lmg. Instead, I decided to use the shortage as a spur.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-34707099130335006172011-11-24T09:05:45.835-04:002011-11-24T09:05:45.835-04:00Great stuff - I'm not sure if you mentioned it...Great stuff - I'm not sure if you mentioned it and I've just forgotten, but I wondered what rules you were going to use.<br /><br />I started out my wargaming doing bad ACW - my armies were pathetic, the rules didn't work well, the games never finished. I got shut of them, but I am stll very interested in the period, and sometimes I wonder whether I should do something about it. I recently got hold of the rules of <em>Battle Cry</em>, which is a very close relative of my beloved Commands & Colors Napoleonics. I'm sure the game works well enough to be worth a go, but I don't think I would be happy with the board game and its plastic pieces - sometimes I wonder how many soldiers I would need to do it with miniatures. Mostly I try not to think about it.<br /><br />You've got me thinking about it again.<br /><br />Cheers - TonyMSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-75044373368657349662011-11-24T09:00:58.967-04:002011-11-24T09:00:58.967-04:00Ross
Glad to see that General Winter has marched ...Ross<br /><br />Glad to see that General Winter has marched east. We're at plus 4 and losing snow.<br /><br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-14514747476695641212011-11-24T04:15:08.115-04:002011-11-24T04:15:08.115-04:00Looking at that snowfall I think that skulking in ...Looking at that snowfall I think that skulking in the toy room is a good plan!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-83597149151362361422011-11-24T02:32:47.631-04:002011-11-24T02:32:47.631-04:00As I recall, there were a lot of "Johnny Reb&...As I recall, there were a lot of "Johnny Reb" scenarios published in magazines as well as supplements ("To the Sound of the Guns" was one, I think). They were usually much smaller than the F&F scenarios. You might try going through your old magazines.<br /><br />Also, regarding your trip . . . you said something about "10 hours of driving time" . . . how much will that be with all of the snow?<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-81340156722243348182011-11-24T02:14:49.937-04:002011-11-24T02:14:49.937-04:00Excellent fun indeed and lovely internal and exter...Excellent fun indeed and lovely internal and external photos. Your figures here transport me back accross the years in my mind -i wish I had kept them now!<br />best wishes<br />Alantradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-26074013756185339322011-11-24T00:06:48.563-04:002011-11-24T00:06:48.563-04:00One way to make up for lack of figures is to recyc...One way to make up for lack of figures is to recycle some casualties as reinforcements. The main thing is it seems you're having fun.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.com