tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post9071649746061623920..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Raiders! And the Lost Ark….13th August, 1862….Game Number 69David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-84011669627855763552022-04-12T08:36:49.809+01:002022-04-12T08:36:49.809+01:00Hi Aly,
Thank you old chap! To be accurate the ma...Hi Aly,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! To be accurate the main issue I had was not understanding what I had written previously but it is good to know that I am in good company all the same!<br /><br />The next encounter will be over the weekend all being well.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-89757972406011881512022-04-12T07:47:50.349+01:002022-04-12T07:47:50.349+01:00Another excellent sounding and looking game David…...Another excellent sounding and looking game David…<br /><br />The three by three certainly seems to be working well…<br />As to forgetting your own rules … I know a couple of well known games designers who have also done the same…<br />So you are in grand company.<br />I look forward to seeing the next encounter.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-16333646175725933382022-04-11T14:51:19.285+01:002022-04-11T14:51:19.285+01:00Hello there Bob,
Thank you old chap - much apprec...Hello there Bob,<br /><br />Thank you old chap - much appreciated! The finishing line is definitely in sight before the rules are unleashed on a couple of play testing targets (they know who they are….). I just need to get some time together to actually sit down and type!<br /><br />I have been thinking about submarines, coastal forces and aircraft operations - especially using naval aviation - so methinks there is plenty of mileage to be covered in due course.<br /><br />We shall see what we can see!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-76863421578439985582022-04-11T12:07:17.538+01:002022-04-11T12:07:17.538+01:00David,
An excellent battle report … and your rule...David,<br /><br />An excellent battle report … and your rules seem to be pretty well ready for publication.<br /><br />You have shown that the 3 x3 game format works a treat for naval wargames … and I can see others developing them for riveting and coastal forces battles.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-73682840519834184922022-04-11T10:18:37.156+01:002022-04-11T10:18:37.156+01:00Hi Simon,
They seem to hanging together quite nic...Hi Simon,<br /><br />They seem to hanging together quite nicely and with just some ironing out of the ramming rules to contend with. The ‘6 ship special’ will feature next weekend by which time I will have the board completed and (hopefully) the final draft of the rules ready.<br /><br />I also need to think about finishing off the last 10 models for the collection as well!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-83050684116469780432022-04-11T10:13:04.343+01:002022-04-11T10:13:04.343+01:00Hello there JBM,
The whole idea has really struck...Hello there JBM,<br /><br />The whole idea has really struck a chord with little old me and I am have great fun with it! Mines featured in the ACW and I have rules for them. Self propelled torpedoes appeared in the late 1870s so I shall give them some thought in due course. For now though it will be spar torpedoes. Rather confusingly early mines were often called torpedoes - for the ACW they are ‘dumb’ or command detonated types.<br /><br />I will need to think about boarding actions at some point but I have a couple of ideas to flirt with.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-1541670925484636612022-04-11T09:29:43.049+01:002022-04-11T09:29:43.049+01:00I look forward to hearing how the 6 ships a side g...I look forward to hearing how the 6 ships a side game goes. Rules seem to be working very well indeed.<br /><br />SimonSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685946344478456214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-79775786711591412752022-04-11T09:09:08.521+01:002022-04-11T09:09:08.521+01:00You are really into something with this DC. The bl...You are really into something with this DC. The blow by blow account was very useful to those like me following the evolution of the rules. They might not figure for ACW naval combat but have you any thoughts on boarding actions, mines, torpédos etc.The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31297435999364952482022-04-11T07:47:17.377+01:002022-04-11T07:47:17.377+01:00Good morning tradgardmastare,
The board was an of...Good morning tradgardmastare,<br /><br />The board was an off cut from a sheet of 8mm thick plywood we purchased to fashion boards to go under the sofa and armchair cushions to provide a firmer seat. This was suggested per Laurel’s operation to help her back. As you had to buy this by the sheet i was able to get a couple of off cuts that have been earmarked for a couple board ideas. <br /><br />This one should be finished today all being well.<br /><br />I am really enjoying the 3 x 3 format - I have yet to try a land action though - and the best way of describing it is being rather like watching Match of the Day rather than the full 90 minutes of a football match! It certainly does not replace more general naval wargame rules but it appears to be very good at what it is intended for - close in fighting between ships.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-90000080385613519782022-04-11T07:17:22.795+01:002022-04-11T07:17:22.795+01:00I do like the look of your board. The set up shows...I do like the look of your board. The set up shows what terrific fun can be had in a smaller sized battlefield.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-19037412134284542152022-04-11T06:20:12.646+01:002022-04-11T06:20:12.646+01:00Hi Archduke,
Thank you old chap!
I must confess ...Hi Archduke,<br /><br />Thank you old chap!<br /><br />I must confess that I prefer a plain blue playing area for my naval games - regardless of the setting! The action was loosely based on that which you described and I certainly have the models to try it. Perhaps I may give it a go later but for now I need to finish typing the final draft and the board,<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DC<br /><br /> David Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-19483013070665539412022-04-11T06:11:22.131+01:002022-04-11T06:11:22.131+01:00Hi Mark,
I was thinking about cranking up the act...Hi Mark,<br /><br />I was thinking about cranking up the action to 6 ships so will perhaps give that a spin next weekend. The board will be ready then and I have something in mind to try….<br /><br />Looking back over the wording of some of my rules I am amazed that I have been able to make any sense of them at all!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DC<br /><br />David Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-29246806473371520722022-04-11T03:34:22.239+01:002022-04-11T03:34:22.239+01:00David -
I was about to make a comment on 'brow...David -<br />I was about to make a comment on 'brown water navies' but ... never mind. The blue will make the ships really stand out - a nice contrast.<br /><br />I was wondering how under your rules the CSS Arkansas would go against the squadron sent to intercept her passage downriver from the Yazoo - the ironclad Carondelet, the timberclad Tyler and the ram Queen of the West. More than likely the Ironclad and ram would show more fight than they did according to Confederate accounts...<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-84497843775065385492022-04-11T00:30:44.551+01:002022-04-11T00:30:44.551+01:00Things are coming along nicely. I must confess to...Things are coming along nicely. I must confess to having'forgotten' my own rules in the heat of a game, but sometimes this leads to improvements in the rules. I'm looking forward to the next battle on your completed board. Perhaps a small fleet action with a number of ships on each side?Mark Cordonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976922649472867084noreply@blogger.com