tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post7404942998573085116..comments2024-03-22T10:01:23.989+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: Is this my favourite game?Trebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-66652988743937408872014-08-19T09:48:28.894+01:002014-08-19T09:48:28.894+01:00Not exactly. Phil's regulars (who were the bes...Not exactly. Phil's regulars (who were the best unit on the board) rolled the obligatory three 1s whilst trying to evict my militia from the wood.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-77084645701661709032014-08-18T22:19:19.139+01:002014-08-18T22:19:19.139+01:00Looks like it was a fun game. Any triple ones for ...Looks like it was a fun game. Any triple ones for elite morale Graham?<br /><br />Regards, ChrisChris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-26975699285922882902014-08-13T11:21:58.159+01:002014-08-13T11:21:58.159+01:00Get stuck in. You won't regret it. Plus, they ...Get stuck in. You won't regret it. Plus, they are the most adaptable modern rules ever.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-81329009345937013512014-08-13T11:21:15.746+01:002014-08-13T11:21:15.746+01:00Good for you. Get stuck in with what ever you can...Good for you. Get stuck in with what ever you can lay your hands on. Existing WW2 figures i your collection can get you started.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-4576185856487924222014-08-13T11:19:07.815+01:002014-08-13T11:19:07.815+01:00I usually play a game because I'm interested i...I usually play a game because I'm interested in the subject. My emotional response to a subject often comes out in the need to design or play a game. Through that mechanism I find I understand more a clarify my own thoughts and views.A bit like when people write poetryTrebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-63627701029199255482014-08-13T05:40:48.252+01:002014-08-13T05:40:48.252+01:00I've looked at the rules but never bought them...I've looked at the rules but never bought them. With the PDF release I was thinking I would have a buy and see what they were like. This AAR may have just tipped the scales in that direction. Thanks.Natholeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359406949497306737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-56928943952368913752014-08-13T04:44:00.970+01:002014-08-13T04:44:00.970+01:00Thanks for the AAR. I just bought the PDF too.
L...Thanks for the AAR. I just bought the PDF too. <br /><br />Later<br />John<br />LZBravo.com - Gaming BlogJohn Hoveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180523008511413640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-36977882073680800082014-08-12T22:26:15.170+01:002014-08-12T22:26:15.170+01:00It looks like it was a lot of fun. I think that pe...It looks like it was a lot of fun. I think that people have to make up their own minds what is "too much" for themselves. I wouldn't say I'd never play this or that, but rather just try to stay away from things that make me uncomfortable. Are you just trying to play a game, or are you trying to glorify something horrible? I submit that the majority of us are just trying to have some fun and maybe learn something about history.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-43843312996519487022014-08-12T15:54:43.190+01:002014-08-12T15:54:43.190+01:00Absolutely agree.Absolutely agree.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-81567280871822708102014-08-12T15:54:30.021+01:002014-08-12T15:54:30.021+01:00Not as dice happy as some other games. You're ...Not as dice happy as some other games. You're only rolling a few dice for each shot, not buckets!<br /><br />And it just sort of works, doesn't it?Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-80698265999622483262014-08-12T15:52:48.498+01:002014-08-12T15:52:48.498+01:00I have become less sensitive in some areas as I gr...I have become less sensitive in some areas as I grow older. I wouldn't do WW1 whilst my Grandfather was alive (a mistake) and I would respect the feelings of other people I'm near or play with if they make it plain. It's also tough gaming actions that are still going on, - at least I remember and understood a lot of the outcry about Falklands War games at the time. Odd that I don't get any such feeling from the general wargames community about Afghanistan.<br /><br />My view is often coloured by whether the person objecting has played any games with SS units in. If you have, then get off the moral high ground.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-65217652309193477292014-08-12T15:47:56.557+01:002014-08-12T15:47:56.557+01:00AK47 (version one) - one of the all time classic w...AK47 (version one) - one of the all time classic wargame rules !The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-45234369932994824822014-08-12T15:18:17.684+01:002014-08-12T15:18:17.684+01:00It was indeed a good and closely contested game .....It was indeed a good and closely contested game ... three 1s on morale tests will lose you a unit, however - and I did that too many times.<br /><br />AK47 in this classic version is a good example in how a relatively abstract wargame can be entertaining and educational without actually trivialising or propagandising the subject. That wasn't my view before I played the game, however (so I can respect the views of others who think differently, especially those who have not played the game*)<br /><br />OK, it is dice-happy, and swings of luck will win you a game .. fortunately there are enough swing in a game to ensure it finishes within a comfortable window - and enough swings to teach you not to be precious or complacent about anything (including helicopters ... which get a saving roll even if they succumb to a lucky hit ... err, providing they didn't just roll a 1 for movement and so not move very far ... ;) ... )<br /><br />Phil<br />* I understand why they think the way they do - just don't agree with them ;) SoA Shows Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181076390844159417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-11369444970068337962014-08-12T15:00:02.522+01:002014-08-12T15:00:02.522+01:00Taking out a chopper is a coup for you!
As for th...Taking out a chopper is a coup for you!<br /><br />As for the moral argument for avoiding tabletop clashes, I am with you. I don't see the problem. We game many periods where the morals of the conflict are in question. I suppose if a person was actually involved in one of the modern African conflicts that might dissuade one from gaming it. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com