"First Impressions: Thomas' One-Hour Wargaming" Topic
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| JonFreitag | 07 Sep 2015 6:49 a.m. PST |
After recently receiving a copy of Neil Thomas' One-Hour Wargaming (OHW), I carried out the first game for pike and shot. My first impressions/review of OHW:
link Scenario for Battle of Southam:
link Battle Report for Battle of Southam:
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| Scott MacPhee | 07 Sep 2015 7:22 a.m. PST |
Good review, Jon, thanks! I think I would still prefer Ironsides. |
| Bob the Temple Builder | 07 Sep 2015 8:12 a.m. PST |
An excellent book review and a great battle report. If I wasn't already 'sold' on using Neil Thomas's OHW rules, I would be now. |
| Guillaume deGuy | 07 Sep 2015 9:10 a.m. PST |
Jon – thanks for the review and play-through – well done.
I am fairly new to this and being old I like simplicity. I see they are available on Kindle so will probably give them a try. |
| normsmith | 07 Sep 2015 11:19 a.m. PST |
They are fine on the Kindle. If you like a set for a period, it takes no time at all to type out the rules onto two sides of A4 so you have them at hand. I did this for the ACW set. |
| JonFreitag | 07 Sep 2015 5:39 p.m. PST |
Guys, I appreciate your kind words regarding the review and BatRep. Much appreciated! |
| Guillaume deGuy | 08 Sep 2015 7:05 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the offer, normsmith. Kindle being instant gratification, I already have it and have read through various parts of the book. The scenario collection is useful (I don't have that many) and appreciated that there is a small chapter on solo wargaming (which is pretty much the norm for me).
At some point I'll try a play-through of the Pike and Shot rules. Clean and simple – although, as Jon indicated in his review, you can probably quickly end up in situations not covered by the rules ( happily not much of a problem for us soloists) |
| Kaptain Kobold | 15 Sep 2015 3:57 a.m. PST |
I had a go at Southam, using my heavily modified version of the OHW rules and the obligatory paper figures.
link And I had another two goes the next day
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