tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post795334520204487240..comments2024-03-24T19:50:13.945+01:00Comments on napoleonic wargaming: Wargames Nostalgia – Moving to Spainthistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-64545350963337393342016-07-26T09:27:30.415+02:002016-07-26T09:27:30.415+02:00Hi Mark
Thanks for your comments.
I would agree ...Hi Mark<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />I would agree that wargaming can be an all absorbing hobby. Not only the aspects you mention, but also how it influences other aspects of your life. For example we like hill walking, so exploring battlefields combined both of our interests. And when visiting new cities or areas we are always on the outlook for anything of Napoleonic interest, plus of course museums.<br /><br />I would also very much agree about blogging. Since we have retired it has taken up a considerable part of my free time. In fact I am going to relect on its influence on my retirement in my next blog.<br /><br />Hope you have many years to enjoy your retirement to the full<br /><br />best regards<br /><br />Paulthistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-61467069735690141222016-07-25T15:19:57.798+02:002016-07-25T15:19:57.798+02:00Wargaming is a wonderful hobby. Its strength is f...Wargaming is a wonderful hobby. Its strength is flexibility - researching, collecting, painting, organising, gaming across the breadth of history and on into the imagination. While no where near as organised as you, my retirement has given me plenty of opportunities, perhaps too many, to enjoy the hobby. Perhaps one of the best things, and certainly unexpected, has been maintaining a blog about my wargaming activities.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MarkSun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-85512359954574947752016-07-25T14:43:57.291+02:002016-07-25T14:43:57.291+02:00Hi Chasseur
Thanks for your comment. It took me...Hi Chasseur<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. It took me a long time to realise what I wanted to do. On the way I learned expensive lessons, both in time and money. I would like to think that my blog might help someone else avoid some of those errors<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Paulthistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-21864526259751548322016-07-25T11:42:13.595+02:002016-07-25T11:42:13.595+02:00Very interesting post and nice to see some thought...Very interesting post and nice to see some thoughts on deciding clearly what objectives are to be aimed for with one's gaming.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-65541593056988004152016-07-25T10:51:43.746+02:002016-07-25T10:51:43.746+02:00Hi Robbie
Thanks for your comment.
I confess tha...Hi Robbie<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I confess that I considered looking at Blucher when it came out, particularly as it has a campaign extension. But I am really not good with new rules. A few years ago we bought The Age of Eagles, which seemed to suit the type of wargaming we enjoy. But after a couple of months we gave up. My general experience of new rules has been a frustrating period when I try to master the rules, followed by a honeymoon period when I enjoy them and the another frustrating period when I find the flaws and try to overcome them.<br /><br />The advantage of using my own wargame rules is that they provide exactly the type of game we enjoy playing. If we find a problem, and we have found many, it is easy to fix because I understand the balance between the rules.<br /><br />But thanks for your suggestion.<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Paul<br />thistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-77840799359641167892016-07-24T20:38:11.170+02:002016-07-24T20:38:11.170+02:00Paul,
I suggest that you try either the old, Voll...Paul,<br /> I suggest that you try either the old, Volley and Bayonet wargames rules, or the new Blucher wargames rules for your Napoleonic games. They are both brigade level rules, and work really well.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-3879442411007413622016-07-24T20:33:55.519+02:002016-07-24T20:33:55.519+02:00Hi Bob
Thanks for your comments, and in particula...Hi Bob<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, and in particular the nice things you have said about my blog.<br /><br />To be honest my wargame collection changed over the years, and my present one was designed to fit a completely different rule set. In fact the infantry were bought to form battalions of 24 figures. When I designed my present organisation each 24 figure battalion became three 8 figure brigades.<br /><br />I think the most important thing is to start with the playing area available. Then decide what size battles you want to wargame. Last, but not least, consider how your current collection can be reorganised to produce the formations required.<br /><br />I started with a 6x6 foot table. I have never liked crowded wargames, so I decided that the maximum number of figures per side would be about 150 to 200. I wanted to be able to use 28mm, 18mm and 6mm figures, so that applied to the larger figures. I wanted to be able to game multi corps battles, so each corps would have to be about 40 to 50 figures.<br /><br />I was lucky that my armies were already organised in national groups which fit these numbers. This saved me having to collect and paint any additional figures.<br /><br />Finally I designed a fictional campaign to allow me to use all of my figures in some sort of rotation.<br /><br />However I am lucky that I have a wife who not only enjoys wargaming, but also scratch building. So we each have our own responsibilities and interests, but they combine on the wargames table.<br /><br />I will follow your own reorganisation with great interest<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />Paul<br /><br /><br /><br />thistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97754405909576170.post-15209298871604503812016-07-24T17:35:22.702+02:002016-07-24T17:35:22.702+02:00I really enjoyed readingt this blog entry.
You se...I really enjoyed readingt this blog entry.<br /><br />You seem to have managed to do something most wargamers aspire to achieve but never get close to, namely to have a wargames collection that fulfils all your requirements and that is in use on a daily basis.<br /><br />At some time I will have to downsize, and I only hope that I manage to do as well as you have.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. It is interesting to note that I am not the only person who has been inspired by your blog. The feedback I had to my recent blog entries about the way I am organising my Napoleonic collection certainly indicated that I am not alone in holding you blog in high esteem.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com