It has been a funny old weekend and not at all as I had planned. The funeral of my Uncle Jim has left me somewhat depleted in spirit and so my planned ACW game has been postponed for the time being. Aside from the usual domestic round though I have managed at last to start the great label sticking fest and have managed to complete both armies from the Command and Colours Ancients base game - Republican Roman and Carthaginian. I will have two sets of the armies from the base game couretsy of the recent trade with Tim Gow and so the prospect of some Epic scale Punic Wars games is a mouthwatering one. Especially as I also have (again, courtesy of Tim) a further three map boards which are double sided. The first side is for the usual 13 x 9 playing area whilst the reverse is one half of a double sized 'big battle' board. With the double sized Punic Wars armies I am thinking that perhaps Cannae may get a run out on a multi-player big battle basis which should be enormous fun to do. It also means that I have two sets of the base game terrain tiles which I will need to punch out at some point.
In the meantime though, I realised that the blog has just passed the 100,000 hit mark since I first set it up back in 2009. I am delighted by this for a number of reasons the main one being because it is gratifying to know that my occasionally incoherent ramblings or maddening inconsistency have got some kind of audience in the real world and not solely in my imagination!
I am truly appreciative of anybody that takes the time to read or comment on anything I post and I consider myself to be really fortunate to have, for better or worse, the opportunity to allow the most extreme excesses of my butterfly like imagination out for all and sundry to consider/debate/ponder/dismiss at leisure.
Many thanks to one and all for the unstinting support.
Sorry for your loss. The milestones are well earned. I for one enjoy your blog, it is never stale. I also flit about so it's nice to have some one to commiserate with.
ReplyDeleteDavid,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on reaching 100,000 hits ... and for beginning your massive block labelling marathon.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Sean,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your kind words and continued support - I think that 'flitting' about seems to be the curse of most gamers I know of so it is a relief that I am not alone!
All the best,
DC
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Bob - the labels are under way and I hope to have the entire collection completed by the end of the August.
Then the fun can really begin!
All the best,
DC
David
ReplyDeleteI am uniquely 'privileged' in that I often hear the butterfly's wings flapping madly before the rest of the world!!
Congratulations and roll on the quarter million hit mark...
Neil
Congrats on all your blog achievements, that's a hell of a lot of posts and sympathies about your Uncle.
ReplyDeleteHiya Mr Fox,
ReplyDeleteWe are fortunate that we have our own support group for this affliction. At the club on a Wednesday evening when eager hands unveil the latest acquisition of whatever it may be one could almost hear the conversation - "Hello, my name is .... and I am a wargamer". Then would follow the manly back slapping and sagacious nods of agreement and sympathy.
Who needs therapists?
250K is a while away but I shall carry on regardless and who knows?
Many thanks old chap, all the best,
DC
Hi Ray,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks old chap - on both counts!
Regards to the Rejects.
All the best,
DC
Congrats David and sorry to hear about your Uncle....
ReplyDeleteHi Fran,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Fran, much appreciated.
All the best,
DC
Well done on the blog stats. It just goes to prove you can fool some of the people some of the time!
ReplyDeleteHi Tim,
ReplyDelete...Or was it all of the people, all of the time?
All the best,
DC