| Felbah | 03 Jan 2013 8:09 p.m. PST |
Hi there.
Just wondering if there are any people here from central Queensland who are into this sort of wargaming. I'm from the Gladstone region. Any responses would be much appreciated.
Trouble it; the only war gamers here are the fantasy sort.
Anyway, thanks for reading,
Felbah |
| French Wargame Holidays | 03 Jan 2013 8:23 p.m. PST |
I know of a WAB plaer in Gladstone I sold him a army two years ago at Cancon, along with 40k stuff. cheers
matt |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 03 Jan 2013 8:40 p.m. PST |
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| Felbah | 03 Jan 2013 9:17 p.m. PST |
Agreed. Gladstone is a bit of a hole really. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 03 Jan 2013 9:31 p.m. PST |
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| Felbah | 03 Jan 2013 9:33 p.m. PST |
Texas: Sounds promising. Not yet though. Gonna enjoy Aus. while I can. |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 04 Jan 2013 3:09 a.m. PST |
Goulburn is much much better |
| abdul666lw | 04 Jan 2013 5:53 a.m. PST |
Goulburn? English if read with 'our' phonetics sometimes sounds funnily to us French speakers. 'Con', the traditional abbreviation of 'convention', for us means 'cunt' in every sense of the word. And 'Goulburn' sounds exactly like 'ghoul's balls': an alternate name for 'thunderbolt stones' / 'Thor's stones'-specially if found near a cemetery?  |
| Manflesh | 04 Jan 2013 6:28 a.m. PST |
So 'Ubercon' in New Jersey must be a source of great amusement in the French-speaking world? Good luck findng an opponent, Felbah, it can be a lonely time out there. Leigh |
| Felbah | 04 Jan 2013 3:11 p.m. PST |
"I'M SURE I WILL!" Pauses. Crickets start chirping. |
| WarDepotDavid | 05 Jan 2013 8:27 p.m. PST |
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| Felbah | 05 Jan 2013 8:48 p.m. PST |
Actually, I might be able to recruit a few friends or something. |
| platypus01au | 05 Jan 2013 11:12 p.m. PST |
I know there are a bunch of DBMM players up in Rockhampton. If you get on the OzAncients Yahoo group you can contact them. Cheers,
JohnG |
| Felbah | 06 Jan 2013 4:44 a.m. PST |
Thanks, but I prefer Early Modern warfare. Thanks for your help, though. |
| andygamer | 06 Jan 2013 7:33 a.m. PST |
I think Platypus was implying that as historical wargamers they'd be willing to give your 18th Century stuff a try and/or help you find/know some other historical wargamers in the area. And I think it would take an Alsatian (the human type that is!) to appreciate Ubercon. |
| Musketier | 07 Jan 2013 4:14 a.m. PST |
In trying to recruit friends unfamiliar with wargaming (or with the period), a game like "Maurice" by Sam Mustafa may be of help. While veteran Horse & Musket gamers sometimes stuggle with its innovative aspects, it would seem that these make it more accessible to newcomers. Plus the battle rules can be downloaded for free, you just have to invest a little work into mounting the cards. |
| abdul666lw | 07 Jan 2013 9:57 a.m. PST |
@ Felbah: the setting of your campaign reminds me of the (largely ignored) 19th C. SCW, the Swiss Civil War link @ andygamer: since France and Germanic countries / Germany invaded and occupied each other regularly since Napoleonic times to the withdrawal of the French 'ally garrison' in Western Germany, most people here know a few German words{*}: danke (less funny for us than Dutch 'dank u'), bitte, Bier Kartoffel, Scheisse… 'Über' is similar enough to 'super' to be generally understood.
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*: not to mention that a few years ago many French schoolgirls chose German as their 1st foreign language because of 'Tokyo Hotel'; Justin something brought back their little sisters to English  |
looks at a multi-period building.