Tuesday, 18 February 2025

Developing the Portable Ironclads Wargame - An(other) Update


Another day at the ACW Naval ‘office’ - with the Rebels having a thin time of it!

After a period of reflection and deliberation I have decided that the format of Developing the Portable Ironclads Wargame is to be changed. Essentially, the Anglo-Turkish War is not going to be in the book but will instead feature as a standalone supplement at a later date.

The book will instead focus on the ACW element - much like the original title - with a historical refight included rather than the Anglo Turkish War of 1880. 

The reason for this change is that including a fictional war felt a little ‘out on a limb’ as far as the context of the book is concerned and would require a lot more work than I originally envisaged - the models are but a small part of the whole - or, if truth be told, have the time for.

On the plus side it does mean that DTPIW should be available on schedule as a result.

It’s not all bad news after all!

2 comments:

Jim Walkley said...

Although I am sure the Anglo-Turkish War element would have been a good read, I must admit the ACW is more to my taste. Awaiting developments.

David Crook said...

Hi Jim,

The size of the Anglo Turkish War section made for a rather unbalanced book so I opted to stick with the ACW. It made more sense to run the former as a separate entity to be published at a later date.

Hopefully this will not be too far away!

All the best,

DC