tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post4510345921516311188..comments2024-03-11T22:15:43.588+00:00Comments on Not just old school wargaming: Post Lockdown "what-if?" - The Battle of Brampton, November 1745Chris Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-91749134957151705462021-06-09T13:18:45.774+01:002021-06-09T13:18:45.774+01:00Thank you James for your constant support. As expl...Thank you James for your constant support. As explained in a previous post this terrain is rather more dull than usual but that is intentional!Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-13142699349514855982021-06-09T12:26:42.720+01:002021-06-09T12:26:42.720+01:00Super game Chris. Lovely photos of the figures and...Super game Chris. Lovely photos of the figures and the action and, of course, your exquisite terrain.<br />Regards, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-87699904847184193392021-06-08T09:03:56.730+01:002021-06-08T09:03:56.730+01:00You are very kind Paul. I found it gripping and th...You are very kind Paul. I found it gripping and there was more actual game we could have played, a sort of Phase 2, but it was Sunday afternoon and both my guests had lengthy journeys home and decided that the Government side was going nowhere..Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-34479756839973139702021-06-08T06:45:16.327+01:002021-06-08T06:45:16.327+01:00Some excellent work there - a good looking table s...Some excellent work there - a good looking table setting off very nice figures in what appears to have been a gripping game all topped off with a superb narrative. Well done all round.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-61011643577550596972021-06-07T20:24:08.133+01:002021-06-07T20:24:08.133+01:00Thank you very much ColinThank you very much ColinChris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-42315190747279802522021-06-07T11:34:24.646+01:002021-06-07T11:34:24.646+01:00Superb Chris!Superb Chris!Colin Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650235978313356607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-43130887901325782021-06-07T09:05:13.400+01:002021-06-07T09:05:13.400+01:00Thanks Kerry. Getting the terrain to look reasonab...Thanks Kerry. Getting the terrain to look reasonably authentic is one of the best challenges for me in wargaming so it's a real part of the pleasure. After that is designing a game that goes down to the wire and both sides feel they could win - that doesn't happen often enough!Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-44329946420812524802021-06-07T09:03:06.435+01:002021-06-07T09:03:06.435+01:00Thanks Donnie for giving it such good attentionThanks Donnie for giving it such good attentionChris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-57053356969846487882021-06-07T06:39:31.337+01:002021-06-07T06:39:31.337+01:00Excellent as usual Chris, what I'm really impr...Excellent as usual Chris, what I'm really impressed by is your ability to produce the dedicated terrain necessary for specific battlesValleyboyinnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404941018148062004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-19758368993170543202021-06-07T05:07:45.476+01:002021-06-07T05:07:45.476+01:00What a superb looking game, the table, the figures...What a superb looking game, the table, the figures, the game itself, just really superb. I will pore over the pictures for a good while, a real feast for the eyes.Donnie McGibbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231467693466430436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-23874394409190788402021-06-07T00:18:53.533+01:002021-06-07T00:18:53.533+01:00Thanks a lot Martin, yes it is an unusual subject ...Thanks a lot Martin, yes it is an unusual subject and I was very lucky to get to play the Scots. And you will get to play conventional SYW on a greener variation of this terrain in about 10 days......Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-18459163376628239732021-06-07T00:05:59.193+01:002021-06-07T00:05:59.193+01:00What a wonderful spectacle. Another truly impressi...What a wonderful spectacle. Another truly impressive game , figures terrain everything is first class. Great effort by everyone and a highly unusual game.Martin Ganehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199988768919314400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-25452679596447580582021-06-06T23:19:24.141+01:002021-06-06T23:19:24.141+01:00Same to you Willz and, as ever, thanks for being s...Same to you Willz and, as ever, thanks for being so enthusiastic about what we get up to in our part of the West Country Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-48809356225192441812021-06-06T23:18:14.802+01:002021-06-06T23:18:14.802+01:00Yes it was really great to have some personal visi...Yes it was really great to have some personal visitors - the first wargame since October 2020. To be honest Natasha distracts me more than anyone else I think xt7r3475910$%8*^&^(*&()^!!! :-)Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-76309893355353004142021-06-06T23:15:34.677+01:002021-06-06T23:15:34.677+01:00Doug thank you. Not sure what you mean by larger e...Doug thank you. Not sure what you mean by larger engagements. This one I would call standard size for HoW and we have played games using 2000 figures with the same rules. However, I have now posted what we used in a link from the new last paragraph in the main text. Please take a look and you can email me or DM me on Fife and Drum Forum if you have any questionsChris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-38534511182265055522021-06-06T16:43:52.534+01:002021-06-06T16:43:52.534+01:00An other excellent post with lots of eye candy, th...An other excellent post with lots of eye candy, thanks for wonderful spectacle of 1745 rebellion gaming. Fantastic inspiration.<br />Well done everyone.<br /><br />stay safe and happy gaming,<br />Willz Harley. The Tiberian General.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03131252502026305836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-43024539212013997172021-06-06T13:40:54.082+01:002021-06-06T13:40:54.082+01:00A welcome spectacle, actually people playing a war...A welcome spectacle, actually people playing a wargame in person, and especially such a well presented one, but....<br /><br />.. using the Countess to distract the other side from what you're doing on the table, is that really gentlemanly? Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511789373348712995.post-26777079405161856492021-06-06T12:58:54.642+01:002021-06-06T12:58:54.642+01:00Looks like a cracking game. I only hope my own uni...Looks like a cracking game. I only hope my own units come out as nicely. I shall have to look into the Honours of War rules for larger engagements. Is there a copy of the mods available anywhere?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.com