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Remember The Fallen
Friday, October 19th, 2007We are fast approaching 11 November when the UK and Commonwealth countries remember the fallen of the Great War and World War Two in services of rememberence to mark the hour and day that the Armistice was signed in 1918 that was supposedly to be the war to end all wars. As we all know […]
What value do we place on the games we own?
Thursday, October 4th, 2007About 3 years back I mentioned to a friend that I owned SPI’s Art of Siege Quad and he was somewhat taken aback that I had this game. He asked whether I had seen a recent auction on E-Bay where a mint copy of AoS was sold for over £400.00. I was amazed however I […]
What’s in a name?
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007To follow on from my earlier blog “Are Wargamers Getting a Bad Press” I found this article written by a guy named Matthew Caffrey under the title of History of Wargames.
“Before we get into the history it is necessary to make sure we understand the language. The term, “wargame” is simply a translation of the […]
Hermit boardgamer
Thursday, August 9th, 2007Being someone who cannot always commit to my beloved hobby due to business pressures or wifely pressures I find myself, not unlike many others, stuck with having to play solo. I do enjoy playing solo as I wont be letting anyone down if I cannot play on a certain agreed date so it does suit […]
Nato v Warsaw Pact - Why is it now irrelevant?
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Those of us old enough to remember the Cold War between the West and the former Soviet Union will know what it was like to wonder whether the Rooskies would ever take that fatal step across the East/West German border and invade our homelands.
There was, during the late seventies and early eighties, an influx of […]
Are wargamers getting a bad press?
Friday, July 27th, 2007I feel that most wargamers get a bad press, not from the media, but by the reactions of the uninitiated. By uninitiated I mean those who live rather ordinary dull everyday lives and have never experienced the thrill of coming home after a hard days graft to then go to your study and invade Poland […]
What is wargaming
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007A wargame is a game that simulates or represents a military operation. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which are also called conflict simulations. The somewhat similar, professional study of war is generally known as a military exercise or “war game,” with the words war and game kept separate. Although […]
My Introduction to Board Wargaming
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 You could say that I was first introduced to wargaming in high school when I joined the chess club and learnt to play chess although I did not think of this as wargaming at that time. I was pretty good at it and obviously had the beginnings of a tactical mind.
It was […]