Thursday 12 January 2017

Paper Armies and Rules

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.

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.

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.


6 comments:

  1. For the scenarios alone, OHW deserves a spot on every gamer's shelf.

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    1. OHW 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 :-)

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  2. I 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.

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    1. The scenario pages look so much better in the book.

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  3. Good to hear you are going to attempt Dux Bellorum on a square grid. I look forward to the reports.

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    1. I am hoping to get a first game in this weekend.

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