While I am still assembling my dark age forces (Saxons, Vikings and Normans) I am averaging 10 units of paper soldiers per week. The rule set I plan to use, Due Bellorum, arrived this week. I have yet to read them all the way through, but I see no reason why they cannot be adjusted to playing on a square grid.
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Recent arrivals |
Along with the rules I also purchased a physical copy of One-Hour Wargames by Neil Thomas. I have the eBook, which I am constantly referring to and also use the scenarios. I have found this book so refreshing I felt it deserved to by on the book shelf.
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A few more Paper Figures completed |
I took the opportunity this week to purchase some second hand WW2 vehicles and English Civil War (ECW) artillery from Hinds Figures. I received an email notification saying they were having 20% off in January, and the opportunity to pick up the odd model was too great. The WW2 vehicles are really just expanding the variety of models I have. While the ECW is to complete my artillery needs for my yet to be painted ECW figures. They will be my big project this year. I started collecting them (mostly Hinchcliffe) when I was 13 years old and made a number of attempts to paint them in my teens, all of which failed. So this year they will be eventually finished some 40 odd years later.
For the scenarios alone, OHW deserves a spot on every gamer's shelf.
ReplyDeleteOHW has the same fascination for me now as those wargaming books I eagerly got from the local library when I was young. Maybe I am regressing :-)
DeleteI bought a hard copy for the same sentiments - I have a Kindle version, but I do like a rule book in the hand and it is nice to have both the scenario map and scenario info on opposing pages, so that it can all be seen at a glance, rather than the flipping between pages that the e-reader version requires.
ReplyDeleteThe scenario pages look so much better in the book.
DeleteGood to hear you are going to attempt Dux Bellorum on a square grid. I look forward to the reports.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to get a first game in this weekend.
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