"Charles Grant The Wargame" Topic
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Scotty66 | 21 Dec 2018 12:02 a.m. PST |
After not playing The Wargame by Charles Grant for over 30 years I have gone full circle and not getting back into Imagi Nations Old school Wargaming. Any Advice appreciated. YouTube link |
BillyNM | 21 Dec 2018 2:37 a.m. PST |
I would start by following all the Old School bloggers out there like The Kingdom of Wittenberg or The Grand Duchy of Stollen. They post links to lots of similar sites, but quite a bit of the OS blogging is focused on the figures as much as, if not more than, on the rules. If you start your own blog I'm sure you'll get plenty of helpful advice. As for advice: 1). Try and avoid tampering with the rules other than to simplify them. I find it very tempting to try and ‘improve' them but it just introduces complexity and OS is about the spirit and not the letter of the rules. I use CHARGE! as they great fun and I try to recreate the spirit as described in the example games in the book. 2). Give some thought to the basing. Most OS gamers give up on single figure as moving/aligning singletons can reduce the game to a crawl. I've kept my single figure basing (the essence of OS IMO) but the bottom of the bases are lined with ferrous material and I‘ve cut magnetic tiles to the shape of 4 cavalry / 8 infantry bases and they're SO MUCH faster to move. It's not perfect and I've now got some steel bases custom made to match the tiles I made and I intend putting magnets in the bases of the figures which will hold them more firmly. The trial figures work really well, just got to find the time to do it amid my other projects. 3). Less is more. An interesting scenario is key, try to avoid the tendency to deploy all your figures just because you can as it crowds the table and can take along time to reach a decision. I think C S Grant had more time for his games and a dedicated room where he could leave his battles set up on his 7x9 foot table. 4). Good luck! |
Frederick | 21 Dec 2018 5:13 a.m. PST |
Great work! I am working on an Imaginations Army along the same lines loosely (very loosely) based on Bavarians – light blue coats and lots of big flags, jaegers in grey, cavalry in white coats |
20thmaine | 21 Dec 2018 6:22 a.m. PST |
Henry Hyde did a really good series on Imaginations in Battlegames magazine – might be worth digging those up. IIRC there was also a chapter in his Wargaming Compendium. Note – I'm not Henry Hyde, or his Agent (no 10% for me!) |
FusilierDan | 22 Dec 2018 5:07 a.m. PST |
Scotty66, Check out this group it for a soon to be published set of rules for that genre link link Here's links to the two blogs above both excellent. link link And for inspiration :-) link |
Kornberg | 23 Dec 2018 5:43 p.m. PST |
I do old school napoleonic. Bris and French organized for Charge, Great fun, not a simulation but a game |
genew49 | 24 Dec 2018 6:40 a.m. PST |
Take a look at Charles S. Grant's four book series re: 18th century mini campaigns link In US at On Military matters |
Ed von HesseFedora | 25 Dec 2018 12:04 p.m. PST |
There are six in CG's tabletop series. All recommended: link |
Scotty66 | 27 Dec 2018 12:23 a.m. PST |
thanks all some great links. |
Jonsalway | 04 Jul 2021 1:36 p.m. PST |
Great links guys. What an extraordinarily useful post and comments! |
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