tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post5534116802492947087..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Three Steps Forward....David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-42244724729461060942011-10-18T05:35:34.862+01:002011-10-18T05:35:34.862+01:00Hi Peter,
Not bad rules for life really!
All the...Hi Peter,<br /><br />Not bad rules for life really!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-54131550811213030752011-10-17T21:53:40.300+01:002011-10-17T21:53:40.300+01:00David
I couple of old chestnuts that I tell my st...David<br /><br />I couple of old chestnuts that I tell my students when choosing mathematical models (which is after all what a set of wargames rules is as heart).<br /><br />1. All models are wrong, but some them are useful. We can replace models with rules and useful with playable.<br /><br />2. Perfect is the enemy of good (or finished).<br /><br />Splice yer main brace and have at 'em again.<br /><br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-30159022976464633372011-10-17T19:35:53.141+01:002011-10-17T19:35:53.141+01:00Hi Tim,
Now that would be a disaster!
All the be...Hi Tim,<br /><br />Now that would be a disaster!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-4384700834942526252011-10-17T19:35:17.982+01:002011-10-17T19:35:17.982+01:00Hi Peter,
A Jutland hangover is about right! The ...Hi Peter,<br /><br />A Jutland hangover is about right! The next version definitely falls into the 'acceptable compromise' category!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-43083893959348375392011-10-17T19:32:43.875+01:002011-10-17T19:32:43.875+01:00Hi Paul,
True enough and any progress is better t...Hi Paul,<br /><br />True enough and any progress is better than none!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-7143451914171619412011-10-17T19:31:45.304+01:002011-10-17T19:31:45.304+01:00Hi Bob,
I think embarrassed is probably a better ...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I think embarrassed is probably a better description! Still, it is all part of the learning process!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-57349718038034083512011-10-17T15:54:50.144+01:002011-10-17T15:54:50.144+01:00Better to discover problems like this yourself tha...Better to discover problems like this yourself than have them pointed out by players!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-85734921979878643842011-10-17T15:27:07.836+01:002011-10-17T15:27:07.836+01:00David
The link between the number of guns and the...David<br /><br />The link between the number of guns and the damage capacity is a carry over from Jutland I think. Good luck tinkering! <br /><br />There are no perfect solutions, just acceptable compromises.<br /><br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-85909740907419703302011-10-17T11:46:31.986+01:002011-10-17T11:46:31.986+01:00But a step forward nonetheless!But a step forward nonetheless!Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62230264579865535882011-10-17T07:32:22.402+01:002011-10-17T07:32:22.402+01:00David,
Sorry to hear about what happened, but at ...David,<br /><br />Sorry to hear about what happened, but at least you are back on track now. What you describe has happened to us all at some time, so don't be too downhearted.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com