tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post2307118576999669331..comments2024-03-01T01:36:41.620+13:00Comments on The Hinton Spieler.: Dappol Grapple Part 2Wellington Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-11123108970093088142019-03-30T22:33:36.736+13:002019-03-30T22:33:36.736+13:00Washers for tree roots, eh, Rob, I use the same te...Washers for tree roots, eh, Rob, I use the same technique for the village's fleet of racing ducks.......With an umpire suitably biased against the home team and a fire raising daughter, it is clear that the future of wargaming is secure in the WM family. Which reassures me as I have no idea when my own lads will re emerge from their moving transports.the Archdukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-62184077167310938802019-03-30T16:41:29.802+13:002019-03-30T16:41:29.802+13:00Thank you James!Thank you James!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-34664179097768380452019-03-30T13:29:27.364+13:002019-03-30T13:29:27.364+13:00What a fabulous looking game and a top read!
I'...What a fabulous looking game and a top read!<br />I'm most impressed with your man on the spot who recorded the commanders' quotes.<br />Brilliantly constructed tale, plenty of laughs and lovely photos. What more could we ask for?James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-10568462789052573802019-03-28T17:56:48.871+13:002019-03-28T17:56:48.871+13:00That's exactly what my optician says, MattThat's exactly what my optician says, MattWellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-3025151647785773432019-03-28T17:56:17.856+13:002019-03-28T17:56:17.856+13:00That sound like a much more elegant solution, RobThat sound like a much more elegant solution, RobWellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-7673342912799972852019-03-28T10:38:43.408+13:002019-03-28T10:38:43.408+13:00Lovely spectacle!Lovely spectacle!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751744958434403184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-38407335494074952982019-03-27T08:55:34.916+13:002019-03-27T08:55:34.916+13:00Mine are mounted on extra large washers painted gr...Mine are mounted on extra large washers painted green - the washers I used have a small hole that the tree covers up so it doesn't look like a washer. It makes a nice round heavy base and stops them toppling.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-80109162997164757032019-03-26T22:17:59.217+13:002019-03-26T22:17:59.217+13:00*Laughter* I was wondering when someone would spot...*Laughter* I was wondering when someone would spot that, Mark.<br />I like to regard my generals as painting incentives - if I can get half way through a unit, then I'm allowed to paint one. I'm a bit behind at the moment, mind.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-73290423955804222002019-03-26T20:23:58.301+13:002019-03-26T20:23:58.301+13:00Wonderful game and report. I realize that I am goi...Wonderful game and report. I realize that I am going to have to paint up a lot of my glitterati generals so I can have one per unit.<br /><br />I also noticed that you do the same as me and use bluetack to keep your Merit trees from toppling over.Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-17435770989867569052019-03-25T17:59:46.201+13:002019-03-25T17:59:46.201+13:00A lot was decided by our long-suffering umpire, We...A lot was decided by our long-suffering umpire, Wellington Lad II, who usually plumped for what was least desired by me - which is to say, the fair and correct thing!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-46938560705544461022019-03-25T07:39:11.261+13:002019-03-25T07:39:11.261+13:00Whew, safer to be in the infantry than on a horse,...Whew, safer to be in the infantry than on a horse, that's for sure! I haven't read through the Muskets and Marshals rules that thoroughly yet, but love the nuances of the fire and tight village spaces you are getting with such a "simple" set of rules.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-48471172164300728852019-03-25T06:34:46.257+13:002019-03-25T06:34:46.257+13:00Wellington Girl made it for me, Paul! We nicked th...Wellington Girl made it for me, Paul! We nicked the design from Charles Grant, of course.<br />There are no rules for putting fires out or calculating how long it takes for something to burn to the ground, so I may have to put my thinking cap on about those.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-87187462385043868042019-03-25T06:28:24.601+13:002019-03-25T06:28:24.601+13:00Now that´s what wargames should look like! I love ...Now that´s what wargames should look like! I love the look of it all. The "Building on fire " marker..I´ll pinch that idea :-)Paul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-14230978733971632082019-03-25T06:18:10.342+13:002019-03-25T06:18:10.342+13:00Cheers Stokes. Although it doesn't look like i...Cheers Stokes. Although it doesn't look like it, it was quite a marathon. We were at it for about six hours, and with the help of an umpire too, and we still really only completed the preliminaries. This was all the fault of the Emperor who was trying to find out if pure firepower could get those pesky Germans out of the buildings. It can, but you need a massive numerical superiority and it takes ages!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-42558664081598994532019-03-25T06:12:05.675+13:002019-03-25T06:12:05.675+13:00These are all really good points, Rob. Not marking...These are all really good points, Rob. Not marking officer casualties, but just incorporating them into the general algorithm would be a lot for efficient and realistic, but not nearly as much fun! My theory Ian made up this rule so that he'd have to paint up Marcus's vast range of personality figures as he went along. There're so many of them that you can paint a 12-battalion strong army for each side and still not run out! For very slow painters like me, it has the added benefit that I get to see some gold braid quite frequently instead of having to wait four years for a brigade to get finished!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-3962543989643730192019-03-25T06:03:02.859+13:002019-03-25T06:03:02.859+13:00Thank you, Aly. It was my good friend Stryker, the...Thank you, Aly. It was my good friend Stryker, the author of the rules, who came up with the glorious daft idea of putting a marshal at the front of every battalion. As, you say, it guarantees a lot of gold braid on the battlefield, and with starring roles no less!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-60133990740395520962019-03-25T05:58:39.444+13:002019-03-25T05:58:39.444+13:00Who indeed?
It's certainly becoming a bit if a...Who indeed?<br />It's certainly becoming a bit if a habit for Murat. I think that's the second or third time he's been offed now.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-2315860921967969112019-03-25T02:47:51.445+13:002019-03-25T02:47:51.445+13:00A rollicking good game!
Best Regards,
StokesA rollicking good game! <br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-11280636655662318232019-03-25T00:18:30.745+13:002019-03-25T00:18:30.745+13:00A great game that unfortunately came up against wh...A great game that unfortunately came up against what I assume was a real-world time limit? As others have said it was bad news for anyone wearing gold braid - I'm glad I'm not a Colonel or a General in one of your armies...<br />Thinking about it, throwing a 1 on a D6 every time casualties are taken shows a marked preference in favour of he on the pale horse. Bonaparte would never have survived long enough to make Emperor against those odds (Arcole?). <br />I think rolling 2 x D6 and needing to score less than or equal to the number of casualties taken in the turn plus the cumulative total of bases* lost might be a bit nearer the mark? Therefore 1 casualty on a full strength unit cannot kill a general. <br />[* not sure whether to round fractions up or down for lost bases?]<br /><br />As ever my iPad posts failed - this was the third attempt but this time from my trusty PC - now fingers crossed, I'll try and prove I'm not a robot.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-74107032041271461792019-03-24T23:39:08.501+13:002019-03-24T23:39:08.501+13:00What beautiful and entertaining game... it’s alway...What beautiful and entertaining game... it’s always a pleasure to see your toys on the table ... doing their thing... ;-)<br />The structure of the rules appears to encourage the painting of a large number of general staff... no bad thing.<br /><br />All the best. Aly.Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-31456254743648321212019-03-24T22:45:58.059+13:002019-03-24T22:45:58.059+13:00Very entertaining report and great photos! I don&#...Very entertaining report and great photos! I don't know who wrote the rules but they seem to treat general officers rather harshly, tee hee...Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-49166545652181740312019-03-24T20:40:54.944+13:002019-03-24T20:40:54.944+13:00It was brutal, Phil. Six generals were killed!It was brutal, Phil. Six generals were killed!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-15834949168922393592019-03-24T20:35:17.234+13:002019-03-24T20:35:17.234+13:00A great and colorful looking game but, but...Davou...A great and colorful looking game but, but...Davout? Ouch, so costly!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com