Friday 1 May 2020

Lockdown wargaming

Well we are well into the lockdown ,I am working from home which I enjoyed for the first couple of weeks ,but now the kettle and microwave have started talking back to me Im feeling I need to get back to a normal routine. When this first started my first thoughts were what I would miss most ,contact with family and friends , getting out and long walks and my wargaming ,family and friends have kept in touch with phones ,skype and many other things I didnt know existed ,walking around battlefields, musuems and such like has stopped .Wargaming on the other hand has been quite productive ,lots of building and painting but actual gaminag as well ,without breaking the social distancing rules . First  off some of the guys from Sheffield wargames society set up some great matrix games ,these covered the ww2 and ACW nd were great fun ,these have progressed to actual miniature games were the umpire move the toys for people and perform the dice rolls ,these have covered ww2 and playtest of a gladiator game .The other way I have been wargaming is by playing with my self ,sollo wargaming that is .A couple of my favourite rule sets  already include solo rules ,the men who would be kings by osprey have a really cracking solo system aimed at the colonial period but I am sure they could easily suit other periods I ahve used this system when firt learning the rules and will be using them alot more ,Frostgrave by Osprey and Northstar have solo supplements available and again I have tried these and found them very enjoyable . Last Days on Earth the zombie game again by osprey have a supplement that covers solo play and I must admit i find the solo rules better than the normal ones just because you see more zombie action a game that only sees a maximum of 6 zombies is pretty poor really you do get more zombies for your money with the solo game. Staying with the Zombie genre both Specter Operations and 7TV by crooked dice  have released free zombie rules supplements for their rules,Ive tried the Specter ones and they played well but I have not tried the 7tv as yet but look good ,both are free downloads from the web stores of both companies. Oathsworn have risen to the challenge and released a free set of solo play rules for tgheir Burrows and Badgers rule set and I must admit they are excellent and they have even updated them with more rules and 3 scenarios . I am sure there are alot more solo games or supplements allowing sol play which Ive not played yet ,but overall a very hectic wargaming lockdown but cant wait to get back to the club and some real gaming .

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