After a lengthy hiatus, I have picked up my blog series covering my personal wargames history, "Of Dice and (Tin) Men".
This post covers the mid to late 1980's, and uses scanned in photos from "back in the day".
Perhaps the first wargame fought in my (then) new home, using our home grown gidded table ancient rules, which I have named "Legio Quaternarius"
Lousy shot of a huge Napoleonioc Wargame also fought in my basement, using our house rules of the time.
This was the Age of GeoHex!
The post also covers some influences on our ever developing developing house Napoleonic rules, including
and an article in MWAN by a chap named Brent Oman, who I would later come to know very well through my association with Piquet and Field of Battle.
All on my blog at:
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For earlier posts in the series
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"Europe Way Back When" (circa 1981 – 1984)
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"The Thursday Night Group" (circa 1979 – 1981)
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"Legio Quaternarius" Our house Ancient rules (circa 1977 – 1979)
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Cataopulted into a Career" (circa 1975-1977); constructing simple firing catapults for the table
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"Something Sweet for Christmas" Charlie Sweet and his Ancient Wargames rules (circa 1973 – 1975)
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"War College" (also circa 1973-1975)
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"Maps and Monsters" D&D, Warplan 5/5 Campaigns (circa 1971 – 1973)
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"Origins" (circa 1968 – 1971)
Peter
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