tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post8403163567887183556..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: A Piece of Wargaming NostalgiaDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-71837893770612299242013-09-20T11:01:25.761+01:002013-09-20T11:01:25.761+01:00Hi DC
Amazon is your friend (ocassionally)
Jim
...Hi DC<br /><br />Amazon is your friend (ocassionally)<br /><br />Jim<br /><br /><br /><br />Delivery estimate: 7 Dec 2009 - 18 Dec 2009<br />Dispatch estimate for these items: 3 Dec 2009 - 4 Dec 2009 <br /> 1 "Battle! Practical Wargaming"<br /> Charles Grant; Hardcover; £5.95<br /><br /> Sold by: temenos_books <br /><br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-38769863298455306332013-09-20T06:05:48.617+01:002013-09-20T06:05:48.617+01:00Gentlemen,
Many thanks for your comments with thi...Gentlemen,<br /><br />Many thanks for your comments with this and I think it is fair to say that whilst the book is a classic the cost is rather too high - especially when you could get a copy of the original for considerably less and the extra articles free online. There is also a wealth of add ons in one of the yahoo groups - old school wargames IIRC - that exapand the basic rules to include light machine guns and with a lot more in the way of gun and vehicle defence values.<br /><br />Having said all that I am pleased to have the book in my collection but I cant help thinking that perhaps this may have been better value had John Curry tackled it in his History of Wargames project (although it would have been a paperback).<br /><br />For the record, I have a cunning plan for these rules....<br /><br />To Jim - how on earth did you get it for £5?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-78490615135858753042013-09-19T19:28:58.180+01:002013-09-19T19:28:58.180+01:00I got my copy of the 'new' version in 2009...I got my copy of the 'new' version in 2009 for £5.95.<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-22656791361252853892013-09-19T14:03:29.541+01:002013-09-19T14:03:29.541+01:00Had many a happy game with friends using these rul...Had many a happy game with friends using these rules back in the '70's :-O<br /><br />The price does seem a bit steep, but possibly not if one adjusts for inflation.<br /><br />DonBrigadier Dundashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895480319665745589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-86013000617215874212013-09-19T13:01:34.583+01:002013-09-19T13:01:34.583+01:00The Caliver experience.... on the one hand they h...The Caliver experience.... on the one hand they have these publications that you really can't do without, and no one else seems to sell, but on the other hand they always seem to be a slightly stupid price... a good buy - but I think I'll stick with my original, un-expanded, copy thanks.... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-88955420614830802002013-09-19T11:55:34.112+01:002013-09-19T11:55:34.112+01:00A great book, I have both versions and at least tw...A great book, I have both versions and at least two wargaming chums who got started after borrowing my original copy.<br /><br />Both my chums are a bit 'crusty' now but then so is my original copy.<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-5887524819123274072013-09-19T08:23:20.078+01:002013-09-19T08:23:20.078+01:00I think those extra chapters are available online ...I think those extra chapters are available online for free (on the Meccano magazine site).DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872820354048836577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-25947914167786032432013-09-19T08:09:43.340+01:002013-09-19T08:09:43.340+01:00David,
It is a very good book ... but the price d...David,<br /><br />It is a very good book ... but the price does seem a bit steep, even for a 'classic'.<br /><br />Read and enjoy,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-72366044211728017212013-09-19T06:49:20.501+01:002013-09-19T06:49:20.501+01:00I think I might stick to my original copy - as £30...I think I might stick to my original copy - as £30 is a bit steep. The perils of boutique publishing I suspect. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com