tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644592236747950237.post1969467769796219027..comments2023-06-16T11:24:35.832+01:00Comments on Sheppard's Crook: The Scots Make a Stand at Connor's BluffFitzhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635409694245394765noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644592236747950237.post-13461068581735227132017-04-23T01:12:09.231+01:002017-04-23T01:12:09.231+01:00Yes, had children later than we wanted to. But t...Yes, had children later than we wanted to. But they do help see everything from a fresh perspective! And I am now getting in a fair amount of decent board games with them.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644592236747950237.post-47594625683398758232017-04-22T10:11:21.318+01:002017-04-22T10:11:21.318+01:00Golly you come across as being youthful(in a good ...Golly you come across as being youthful(in a good way!) - I guess it's still having children who are quite young. 1965 was a very good year....!Fitzhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635409694245394765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644592236747950237.post-68283611358624646602017-04-22T02:30:30.575+01:002017-04-22T02:30:30.575+01:00i played a lot of hex based wargaming in the 80s a...i played a lot of hex based wargaming in the 80s and 90s and so anything "hex-ey" borders on wargaming. I am still a bit cold on the hexes, and it is squares I am warming to. There are lots of games that appeal that are square based, and it is easy to convert some rules to squares - I even have a draft on my computer on doing it with my ancient rules on a chess board :-)<br /><br />I cannot really say if I am older or not but I was born in 1965 so you will now know who should respect who!Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644592236747950237.post-38549085103173274022017-04-21T16:36:26.820+01:002017-04-21T16:36:26.820+01:00I am intrigued by the use of grids in wargaming, s...I am intrigued by the use of grids in wargaming, such as Bob Cordery's Portable Wargame and Peter Pig's RFCM series but I'm not sure I really like the moving by squares side. Just having the grid on the board helped move things along as there was less measuring to do. And I do know what you mean about the age thing, even if I suspect I am a bit older than you!<br />Finally I am toying with the idea of trying out your ancients rules instead one of my other choices, due to their suitability for solo play. I will see how my next set of games go with Squad Leader and Memoir 44.Fitzhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635409694245394765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644592236747950237.post-26321841055078509742017-04-20T13:21:41.463+01:002017-04-20T13:21:41.463+01:00I am glad the small surface area worked out well f...I am glad the small surface area worked out well for you too. The game look does have a bit of an old school air to it! I found that after doing the 30cmx30cm game 2 years ago I wanted to try out some more different style of games but have never got around to doing so (I converted my own ancient rules to a 30cmx30cm but have never played; had a few attempts at 6mm WW2 rules but all were really bad). However, I had a inspired thought last week for a 6mm WW2 skirmish game on an A4 sheet of paper. Maybe one day it will even see a playtest.<br /><br />I have dabbled in grids but they always seemed to me like I am playing a boardgame. But as I get older, I think I am close to getting rid of this barrier!Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.com