An A to Z of Strackenz
I recently wrote a blog entry that was entitled ‘An A to Z of Ruritania’, and since then I have read George MacDonald Fraser’s book, ROYAL FLASH … and as there are so many similarities, I thought that...
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More Morschauser
Tim Gow recently sent me some copies of articles written by Joseph Morschauser for the good old WARGAMER'S NEWSLETTER. I am in the process of adding them to my growing file of stuff written by Joseph...
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Books, books ... and even more books!
I may be a devotee of the Kindle when it comes to most things, but I still like books ... and today has been a bit of bonanza on the printed paper front.The post brought me two newly published books...
View ArticleEven more Morschauser
The second article written by Joseph Morschauser that Tim Gow recently found in an old copy of WARGAMER'S NEWSLETTER and then sent me, came at a very interesting point in time. (The article was...
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I have been to ... Broadside, Sittingbourne
'Broadside' is a small regional wargames show that is held annually in the Kent town of Sittingbourne. The location is the local leisure centre ...... and the driving force behind the show is Alan...
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Swops and purchases
At 'Broadside' yesterday David Crook and I managed to swop some items. I gave him a copy of Adrian J. English's THE GREEN HELL – A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE CHACO WAR BETWEEN BOLIVIA AND PARAGUAY 1932-35...
View ArticleMorschauser and me
One of the articles from an old copy of the WARGAMER'S NEWSLETTER (No.62, published in May 1967) that Tim Gow recently sent to me was entitled GRIDDED WARGAMES. This described Joseph Morschauser's...
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Returning to Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules
As I stated in my earlier blog entry of today, I had decided that I needed to 're-visit' Joseph Morschauser's gridded FRONTIER wargames rules in the hope that it would 'rekindle my interest in doing...
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A Ferret on the A2
Yesterday, whilst my wife and I were driving down the A2 from London towards Chatham in Kent, we passed a low-loader lorry with an unusual cargo ... a Ferret armoured car. My wife managed to take a...
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Getting to grips with Feedly
Now that the demise of Google Reader is only a matter of weeks away, I have been getting to grips with Feedly. This will be the 'new' means by which I will be able to keep tabs on the numerous blogs...
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Smiley's People ... and some sorting out
When I was child my mother always had the radio on during the day, and I grew up listening to the BBC Home Service (now Radio 4). It was and is what the BBC call a speech-based service (i.e. most of...
View ArticleMorschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules: some suggestions and a request
I have yet to stage the play-test of the newly-formatted version of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules (although I do have a scenario in mind) and I have already had some interesting...
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A scenario idea for my forthcoming play-test
I have been thinking about a suitable scenario for my forthcoming play-test of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules ... and taken the plot outlined in George MacDonald Fraser's ROYAL FLASH as...
View ArticleThe Queen's Birthday Parade
I had forgotten that today was the Saturday in June when the Queen's Birthday Parade (AKA Trooping the Colour), so I am sitting in front of my TV watching the Parade unfold.I have attended rehearsals...
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Bespoke Terrain ... sort of
I intended to set out the terrain for my play-test of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules this morning ... and then discovered that I could not find the gridded green cloth that I had planned...
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The invasion of Strackenz
Otto von Bismarck's plan to destabilise the Duchy of Strackenz so that it can be 'incorporated' into the German (actually Prussian) sphere-of-influence has come to fruition. A number of disturbances –...
View ArticleNugget 263
The editor of THE NUGGET emailed the original of the latest issue (N263) to me last night, and I hope to be able to take it to the printer tomorrow morning. With luck I should then be able to collect...
View ArticleMaking Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules less bloody
Yesterday's play-test of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules was very enjoyable but it did demonstrate that the artillery fire and combat systems are rather 'bloody'. Units either survive or...
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Gideon's Angel
I need to make something clear. As a general rule I don't read books about the supernatural and I don't read historical fiction set before the Napoleonic Wars. So why have I just read GIDEON'S ANGEL by...
View ArticleA 'new' combat system for Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules
I have been doing some serious thinking about a 'new' combat system for my latest version of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules. My initial thoughts were that each side in a combat would...
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