tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post1586227758624482639..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Splicing the Mainbrace - Squared, not Hexed....David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-51982257708200319752018-09-26T14:01:28.905+01:002018-09-26T14:01:28.905+01:00Hi William,
Happy to do so once 'Lee has cont...Hi William,<br /><br />Happy to do so once 'Lee has contacted me. It is nothing contentious - just rather long!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-78390628222230179662018-09-26T13:10:15.534+01:002018-09-26T13:10:15.534+01:00David,
I would be very interested in your respons...David,<br /><br />I would be very interested in your response to Lee. If you don't feel that you could post it on your blog, would you mind including me in your email? stewartwt at g mail dot com<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Bill. William Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047911499131518952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-71172490610539827062018-09-26T13:05:55.828+01:002018-09-26T13:05:55.828+01:00Hi 'Lee,
I have a rather long response to sen...Hi 'Lee,<br /><br />I have a rather long response to send you - could you email me on roguejedi@btinternet.com<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-52482552096848417212018-09-26T09:22:22.124+01:002018-09-26T09:22:22.124+01:00Hi David,
It's been an enjoyable experience fo...Hi David,<br />It's been an enjoyable experience following your recent posts developing your ideas on gridded/portable wargames, it has given me much to think about. I'm trying to find that balance between C&C rules and model soldiers and with my 40mm Napoleonics I'm at a bit of a loss how to proceed, the more I read posts such as yours (and of course Bob C and Ross Mc) the more I know I don't want to go back down the 'conventional' route. I'm currently working in the background replacing all of the blocks from C&CN with individual 15mm figures with the intention of playing on the board. I think that's really where I'm at right now, can't go back down the terrain building route, but rather small portable games that can be played on the dining table and quickly set up and packed away again afterwards.<br /><br />To return to the subject of this post I have always liked the idea of Napoleonic Naval wargames, but never played any of the above rules you mention. Last year I invested in 'Sails of Glory' and a couple of extra ship models, but as yet I have not played a game, I think because the so called 'control panel' is too complex for a fun game, for me at least. That and hundreds of cardboard chits that are used to record damage. I might have to give it a go though at some point, the supplied model ships really are very nice indeed - I'm sure you have seen them - I think they were the main reason I invested in the game. I added HMS Victory at the daft cost of £30.00 just because it's such a lovely model! I think what I'm trying to say here is that there is no reason why I can't use the models to explore other naval rules such as those mentioned above. <br /><br />What is it about 'control panels' that are so popular nowdays? What was wrong with a simple damage record sheet that one simply marked off. Don't get me going on the Lardies 'Oh What a tanker' rules, another control panel game that just seems to me to be so unnecessary as a means of simulating tank on tank action! <br /><br />Thanks for stimulating the old brainbox David, sorry for the rant.<br /><br />Lee. 'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-71373814463987777382018-09-26T07:59:09.298+01:002018-09-26T07:59:09.298+01:00Hello Kaptain,
I have seen FLoB but have never us...Hello Kaptain,<br /><br />I have seen FLoB but have never used them although I have heard many good things about them.<br /><br />The whole Crack/Elite thing in WSIM always felt too overdone compared to SoL which, as mentioned, in my opinion are a far superior set. <br /><br />I keep looking at squares rather than hexes but it does not make me a bad person...<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-81188435125537192182018-09-26T06:37:10.980+01:002018-09-26T06:37:10.980+01:00I started with WS&IM as well, and we had many ...I started with WS&IM as well, and we had many happy hours playing it before we began to realise that (i) hexes don't really work for sailing points and (ii) the rules made Crack and Elite crews so good that anyone who didn't have them was not really enjoying the game. So we moved on. We flirted with 'Heart of Oak' for a while which has a wonderfully complicated sailing system, but eventually settled on 'Form Line of Battle', a set capable of running decent-sized battles without too much pain, but which could be used for actions with one or two ships as well and still give an exciting game.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-2543086248177004832018-09-26T06:01:20.586+01:002018-09-26T06:01:20.586+01:00G’day Paul,
The funny thing is I was talking to a...G’day Paul,<br /><br />The funny thing is I was talking to a gaming chum about the very question of scale and for larger actions he is of the opinion that 1/2400th would be best. There is a very nice range available from Tumbling Dice in this scale that would be ideal - especially as one would not have to worry about rigging them - which now seems almost obligatory for larger scales and would certainly not be something I would fancy doing!<br /><br />Oddly enough (and probably seems mad but then you know me!) I was thinking about scratch building some simple models at a larger scale or even pressing those Wiz Kids pirate ships into service. <br /><br />In any event it is a way off yet but one thing is for sure - I will not be using Rod Langtons exquisite models!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-52294258183932088352018-09-25T21:51:35.267+01:002018-09-25T21:51:35.267+01:00What scale models are you contemplating?
I have ...What scale models are you contemplating? <br /><br />I have a literal box full of 1/2400 ones for big actions and a small collection of Langtons that await attention (and that I feel guilty about not giving them their due attention)Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-85390600558617389592018-09-25T21:50:10.891+01:002018-09-25T21:50:10.891+01:00WS&IM is indeed excellent and I have spent man...WS&IM is indeed excellent and I have spent many hours enjoying it, mostly on a gridded blue sheet with Navwar models sailing about upon its cotton seas. The only drawback with these rules is that they dont scale well about a small Squadron. More accurately, the rules do fine but I loose track of the details if each ship. As a rsult, for larger battles I go elsewhere but for small engagements these are my go-to rules of choice.<br /><br />PS Make sure you dig up the old General magazine articles for this game - there were many with additional scenariosPaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-60440975639791439062018-09-25T14:49:38.692+01:002018-09-25T14:49:38.692+01:00Hi Fran,
From a gaming perspective naval actions ...Hi Fran,<br /><br />From a gaming perspective naval actions can be ridiculously cheap to put together with the advantage of not needing a lot of terrain. I am really coming around to using squares rather than hexes and this set - which was originally written for squares - is really good. Sure they are quite 'table heavy' but they are easy enough to use and even writing orders is not much of a pain.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-6466883489299817132018-09-25T14:30:43.059+01:002018-09-25T14:30:43.059+01:00Having only played hex based rules with the Reject...Having only played hex based rules with the Rejects I will take your word for it my friend.I do like naval wargaming as well!The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47103944365497715512018-09-25T14:15:15.039+01:002018-09-25T14:15:15.039+01:00Hi William,
They are a really good set of rules a...Hi William,<br /><br />They are a really good set of rules and I have had a lot of fun with them. I would say that they are me 'go to' set for the period, along with General Quarters 1 and 2 for 1914 to 1945.<br /><br />I shall be doing something with them in due course at a squadron level and certainly not using GHQ or Rod Langtons models!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47066251967667678402018-09-25T13:55:40.918+01:002018-09-25T13:55:40.918+01:00Originally started with Navwar rules using using t...Originally started with Navwar rules using using their resin castings we switched to WS&IM. Only later did we discover Ship O' the Line. We played these to death and I still have the models - somewhere. William Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047911499131518952noreply@blogger.com