"ECW; Ain't Nothing but a Brit Thang?" Topic

Except for "rampantlion" above, who only touched on the concept, no one above asserted the period is fun to play.

Not true; you asked what made the period fun to play and other members posted why they enjoyed the period.

Contrast that with a thread on the ACW where no one got surly and plenty said the games were good fun.

I have read your thread in the ACW discussion and the answers there are similar to the ones given here and- in fact- no body said "the games were good fun" although one person posted that confederates were "fun to paint" and another, in generic terms, stated that scenarios made the period fun (which can apply to any period). The difference is that in this thread you want to needle other posters about their repsonse whereas in the ACW thread you are quite content with the answers despite the similarity of the responses and that may explain the alleged surly-ness.

'And where did you get the idea that the games aren't interesting to play? No Wargames period would survive for very long if the Players didn't find the Wargames interesting…'

A fairly basic assumption that surely no-one could disagree with. Except for one person…

@Codsticker

Re-read that ACW thread, they did answer my questions and no one got angry at me or suspected my motives. Probably because they're very happy with their choices.

If some of the gamers here think asking them to share their passion and interest in the gaming of the ECW was needling, then they can't be that sure of their choices. On all the other boards on here, members love to talk about games and tactics and all of that.

@MiniPigs

I'm curious are they pushing the ECW at your club and you don't like it? I'm half joking but it sounds like you don't care for wargaming the period even after suggestions and explantions were given. I could be wrong of course rather it's the impression given.

I'm an American and have a light interest in gaming the period. I suppose what attracted me to the period was the miniatures from Bicorne, Redoubt and Renegade which produce some lovely sculpts coupled with the Impetus Baroque rule set allows one to play games with a different look then you find with other ECW games. All the units are played on large bases which looks very nice and offers a different perspective in gaming. Donnybrook is another ruleset that is skirmish orientated that also offers a chance to create stories if you will.

I'm not exactly sure what you are after but if your looking for miniatures and rules to excite your interest I recommend giving those a look. In addition to the history and the look of the period I need miniatures and rules to catch my interest so perhaps sharing this with you could go some way to helping you seek a reason for gaming the ECW.

Christopher

Many in the U.S. enjoy gaming the ECW.

Most of us who do saw the film "Cromwell" in the theater in our youth. That got us hooked on Cavaliers vs. Roundheads.

Good scenario books and a good set of rules makes it easier to stay interested. For books, I suggest anything by Bob Giglio, who has run ECW games for years in the States.

For rules, Carnage and Glory II by Nigel Marsh has a module for the ECW which is excellent. I have played in Nigel's ECW games many times and recommend them highly.

Both will be at Historicon. Hope to see you there.

"Cromwell"has me complaining so much that I'm not allowed to watch it anymore! @minipigs, I've given you a scenario that I think makes the ECW interesting and tend to agree about some of the set-piece battles. However, the local/regional aspects are extremely interesting. Royalist garrisons acting like local warlords, cavalry hit-and-run raids from both sides, Henrietta Maria trying to convoy arms shipments across the country.

Try stepping aside from the field armies and look at what was going on elsehere.