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by Bluebear
Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:40 pm
Forum: Thirty Years War & English Civil War
Topic: Ren gaming rules?
Replies: 1
Views: 4241

I know that the old WRG rules by Gush are popular in some quarters, but I found them way too "laundry list" competitive for my taste. The (free) "Basic Baroque" supplement for Impetus or the (free) Basic Impetus has had a lot of positive feedback that I've seen. Check these out at the following site...
by Bluebear
Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: Beneath the Lily Banners
Topic: MY BIG DILEMMA
Replies: 10
Views: 9567

And just why would all of your units need to be based the same way? Surely the commanders of various battalions had different ideas of how tightly their troops should be.


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:06 pm
Forum: Beneath the Lily Banners
Topic: MY BIG DILEMMA
Replies: 10
Views: 9567

Barry, Does it really matter if base sizes are off by a bit? Historical units didn't all match up exactly (even with the same number of men). When I wrote some rules for SYW for our local group, I gave my players a flexible choice for their basing . . . i.e., within a range for the frontage. Tighter...
by Bluebear
Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:03 pm
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: Fllank & Rear Charges
Replies: 0
Views: 3630

Fllank & Rear Charges

Below is something Clarence sent me a couple of years ago about flank and rear charges. -- Jeff ================================= It was obviously a glaring omission and I spent quit a bit of time correcting it when the e-mails started to come in. Having never published an update, I keep getting the...
by Bluebear
Sun Sep 19, 2010 1:38 pm
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: House Rules for VWQ
Replies: 5
Views: 7978

bibio, I think that you have misunderstood me. What I intended to point out that the two units moving would be for the same army . . . just one by each of the players for that side (one on each end of the table. Thus the two players playing the Royalists would each get a specific unit to move when t...
by Bluebear
Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:05 am
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: Download VWQ
Replies: 11
Views: 13268

Rob,

I just tried the link and it works fine. There is a "blank screen" right at the start, but then the page loads. Please give it another try.


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:03 pm
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: House Rules for VWQ
Replies: 5
Views: 7978

Clarence,

On my "End of Turn" card I have added the note to "Take Photos" . . . which seems like a good thing to add to all "End of Turn" cards.


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:00 am
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: House Rules for VWQ
Replies: 5
Views: 7978

House Rules for VWQ

Clarence, For my upcoming four-player game on Sunday, I've modified the rules slightly in that each "unit card" drawn will actually activate two units (one for each player on a side). The "commander cards" will not be "doubled-up". I figured that this would keep everyone involved on every unit card ...
by Bluebear
Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:46 am
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: Any QRS for VWQ ???
Replies: 3
Views: 6189

Clarence,

A one or two page sheet with all of the charts is nice thing to have when trying to introduce multiple newbies to the rules.

I'm hoping that someone has made one.


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:59 pm
Forum: Victory without Quarter rules
Topic: Any QRS for VWQ ???
Replies: 3
Views: 6189

Any QRS for VWQ ???

Does anyone have a QRS (Quick Reference Sheet) for "Victory Without Quarter"?

I've got a game setup for this coming Sunday (Sept. 19) with some people who haven't played and it would be most useful.


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this the most expensive sheep in the world.
Replies: 18
Views: 11826

I have a very difficult time believing that six different people bid on this item. Frankly, I suspect that it was supposed to start at 99 pence and the poster forgot the decimal point . . . and I can only surmise that all of the bidders were thinking that it was the price was in pence and not pounds...
by Bluebear
Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:49 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: My new WSS blog
Replies: 15
Views: 11549

Very nice painting, sir . . . and lovely flags (which look to be on cloth).


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Theft at partizan
Replies: 7
Views: 6705

Before going to gaming conventions I am careful to put an address label under the base of every stand of figures or terrain that I take.


-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:06 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Browned off with Italians
Replies: 5
Views: 4942

I actually painted up and use some of those purple/green GNW Danish artillerymen (although I think that they might have been raised in what's now Norway) . . . anyway, they look good . . . very distinctive. I like them.

-- Jeff
by Bluebear
Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Campaign Maps
Replies: 5
Views: 6684

dashing blade,

When I expanded the maps, they are .jpgs, so all that I did was to "right click" on them and saved them as .jpg graphic files. I haven't tried printing them, but it shouldn't be hard.

I hope that this helps.


-- Jeff