Friday, 14 November 2025

A Morocco Trip

Not much to report on the wargaming front this week, or next, as we are currently on holiday touring Morocco. The closest thing to a wargaming-related photograph I have so far is of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, a walled Ksar (fortified village) used as a back-drop to a number of movies including Gladiator.

Fortified Village

I will definitely be inspired to scratch build some more buildings for my Ancients when I get home.

If I find myself craving a bit of wargaming during the trip, I have brought along Solitaire Waterloo by Worthington Games, a pencil-and-book game.

In case some gaming is required. 

That is all for this post, as it is being typed on my iPhone.

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14 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag14 November 2025 at 04:46

    Lucky! Morocco is a place I would like to visit.

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    1. Peter14 November 2025 at 23:15

      It is a fascinating place. Visiting lots of arts and crafts on the tour.

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  2. Anonymous14 November 2025 at 06:09

    Nice! I can see you’re absorbing inspiration for the table top scenery. Enjoy the rest of your trip Peter.
    Chris/Nundanket

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  3. Robert (Bob) Cordery14 November 2025 at 07:58

    Have a great time in Morocco!

    All the best,

    Bob

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  4. Ben Cato14 November 2025 at 13:29

    That is an awesome photo of the fortified village Peter. It would make a great backdrop to any north African game.

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    1. Peter14 November 2025 at 23:17

      Yes. It may be time to create another backdrop.

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  5. rross14 November 2025 at 13:40

    That is a very cool bit of terrain Peter, may very well have featured in Life of Brian, too?!

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    1. Peter14 November 2025 at 23:18

      True. Always look on the bright side of life!

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    2. Elliesdad24 November 2025 at 03:40

      I believe some scenes from “The Man Who Would Be King” was also filmed there. If only there was a suitable set of wargame rules for such a game 😎
      Cheers,
      Geoff

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    3. Peter24 November 2025 at 19:41

      I can understand why it is so popular for movies.

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  6. Roger29 November 2025 at 08:02

    Seems like nice weather and a nice place to be in November. It seems like this place has been used for movie locations for many interesting movies. I've seen 8 of them:

    https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=ait%20benhaddou,%20morocco

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    1. Peter1 December 2025 at 15:30

      November is a good time weather wise to visit Morocco. Thanks for the link, it is interesting to see all the TV and movies that used Ait Benhaddou as a setting.

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