Now in my 12th turn of my first real WRG 6th game. This is where all the shortcomings become apparent. Rules problems effecting play, various combinations of errors of omission and commission, bad tactics, a record keeping system that is not effective, and the creeping feeling that I’ve had enough and need to either reset … Continue reading Details, Details
Finally have the WRG 6th edition armies discussed some time ago on the table. As usual, the process was not smooth. I’ m older than when I first started playing this system, but not wiser when it comes to matching up figures and economically compiling an army list. Always was problem. Neat listings very quickly … Continue reading Underway
Finished up the Wargames Research Group (WRG) Byzantines and Arabs, after way too much discussion and too little action. Two different forces. The List #117 Niekaphoron Byzantines with heavily armored cavalry, skirmishers and Pechneg light cavalry. The List #100 Arab Conquest Army is a more colorful group with cavalry, Russ, Sudanese and Arab infantry. A … Continue reading Finally
One of this summer’s ongoing projects is finishing up my 15mm ancients to use with Wargames Research Group’s (WRG) 6th Edition rules and Army Lists. So retro. The rules were published in 1980, and used by the old Kansas City Society of Ancients group. The figures are old Tabletop Miniatures figures, which became Alliance Miniatures, … Continue reading Progress
Decided to get back at it, if only to keep track of what’s happened. I know readership is a little thin. Over the past several months there has been plenty of war gaming related activity, just not any reporting. Sold off about 30-40 games. No, it wasn’t a reaction to Boardgamegeek threads, but a need … Continue reading Been A Long Time
Thought I’d made a comittment to DBA 3. Now I’ve reneged. Played a couple of games and it just doesn’t work solo. Need an opponent. Tired of the lack of manuever and reliance on melee. With all that lead, I had to come up with alternative uses. So, in keeping with my new focus on … Continue reading Never Say Never Reconsidered
Fifty days or so since the last post. Not that things haven’t been going on, just haven’t posted up. So, we’re going to binge over the next couple of days with some followups to earlier posts and new business. Here’s a laundry list of new and on-going projects that have evolved/hatched over the past 45 … Continue reading Where Has The Time Gone?
Jeez….what happened??? For me, writing a wargame after-action report is similar to waking up after a party and figuring out what happened. It takes a while…….and may lack details. I admire wargamers who can provide a detailed account of their games (not to mention high quality photos – definitely NOT a characteristic of this site). … Continue reading Battle of Katlego Faragh – Part 1
Am TAD for the next few weeks, and daily focus not on wargaming. I left my three projects in various stages of completion pending return. Sigh. However, I did bring few modest pursuits/games. Right now I’m messing around with the Galleys and Galleons rules. While out at author’s blog I came across an entry about using … Continue reading The CP Has Displaced