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Personal logo McLaddie Supporting Member of TMP18 Sep 2019 7:37 a.m. PST

This is well-done and has an interesting take on when and why wargames became a serious tool for military men:

The representation of scale.

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JimDuncanUK18 Sep 2019 11:10 a.m. PST

Spreading this around Bill.

Personal logo McLaddie Supporting Member of TMP18 Sep 2019 7:03 p.m. PST

Jim:

*sigh* I tried. I cross-posted to several lists including History of Wargaming, Napoleonic, 18 and 19th century discussion… as well as where I started, Historical wargaming… and nada. I finally posted this on Game Design, but again, no crossposting worked, though the TMP process gave the impression it did go through.

Personal logo McLaddie Supporting Member of TMP18 Sep 2019 7:09 p.m. PST

I gave it another try.

JimDuncanUK19 Sep 2019 4:24 a.m. PST

Perseverance is sometimes a virtue.

TMP has its quirks I know.

Usually picking the best single board avoids any disposing issues.

JimDuncanUK19 Sep 2019 6:43 a.m. PST

Crossposting, d**n autotext.

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