Wodin Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hello,My name is Jason (as I'm sure a few of you already know) and for awhile now I've run a Facebook page called Tactical Wargames. However I've recently started a blog and so the blog aswell as the Facebook page are now called A Wargamers Needful Things.The blog will be a one stop shop for wargamers and those who have hobbies that have a military theme. My team and myself will be reviewing not only board games and PC games but also Military history books published by Pen and Sword (monthly), Toy soldiers by Thomas Gunn and even mini figs by Minifigs R Us! Hopefully the range will continue to grow.Currently we have DVG Games, Ares Games, Victory Point Games, Slitherine\Matrix games, Focus Interactive, Galeforce9\Battlefront games, LockNLoad games, Battlefront games (PC), Pen and Sword publishers, Thomas Gunn miniatures and Minifigs R US plus several smaller developers\designers. We are also in talks with other major game companies.We will also be publishing interviews with major players in the business aswell as interviews with authors like Jack Sheldon and Jason D Marks.We also have an AAR section. Currently a superb Blocks in the East AAR is storming along. The last 5 parts will be published very soon. If any of you write AARs and would like them published on the blog then please get in touch.So please drop by and take a look. Check the "Incoming" section as this will be updated regularly.Happy HuntingJason LINK TO BLOG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarly Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Thanks for the headsup! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronCat60 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Wow sounds great! Thanks for the post buddy! I really like the interview idea. Talking with the people who make the products helps explain their concept of the game and what future developments may be in the offing. Edited May 28, 2016 by mech.gato 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Wodin, Am deathly afraid of signing up over at AWNT (the Forums here are more than adequate as glorious time sucks!), but I do go over there to your site and read. The WOFF thing blew my mind, and I sent out to various aviation and flight sim relatives and friends. When I find something to help your war effort, I'll pass it on here. Was over on Achtung T-Shirt's site (some cool shirts there), and one of their shirt art lines is old toys. When I found the 132 Roman soldier set by Lucky Toys which was advertised in comic books when I was little, I decided to go see what was in the set. That's how I found this gem. You may lose your mind, so consider yourself warned! this guy does some really cool stuff, including MiniFigs for two notional nations. http://dougssoldiers.blogspot.com 132 Romans http://dougssoldiers.blogspot.com/2012/08/comic-book-toy-soldiers-lucky-toys-132.html Also, in trying to find the original version of a remarkable game, the siege of Jerusalem A.D. 70, I think I may reasonably claim today's nonexistent prize regarding most bizarre location for a wargame writeup and new scenarios. http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1976_avalon-hill_siege-of-jerusalem.html Regards, John Kettler P.S. Found this while trying to help StieliAlpha ID a Bulge movie. https://allaboutwarmovies.com Edited March 9, 2017 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Nice site. You should contact Plastic Soldier Company in the UK.....Will is usually very helpful to review sites in my experience: http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ I'm a huge fan of Too Fat Lardies, their skirmish rules are like nothing else: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/ No idea if they will forward stuff for review, but they seem nice chaps, so mebbe give 'em a shout. Edited March 9, 2017 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 15 hours ago, John Kettler said: Also, in trying to find the original version of a remarkable game, the siege of Jerusalem A.D. 70, I think I may reasonably claim today's nonexistent prize regarding most bizarre location for a wargame writeup and new scenarios. http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1976_avalon-hill_siege-of-jerusalem.html Hi John Not quite sure, if understood you right, but there is copy of AH's Siege of Jerusalem available at EBay for EUR 69,-. Looks pretty good, only the box is very lightly worn. BTW, I, too, have a copy. Bought back then in the 80's and still unpunched. I played Siege of Jerusalem just once, with a friends copy. Indeed, one of the "must have" board games! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 StieliAlpha, Sorry for the confusion. What I meant to say didn't come out quite right. I should've said "Also, in trying to find a review of the original version..." What a difference two missing words can make. Just so I'm clear, are you saying you have the Historical Perspective original or AH's rework? I don't know the production dates offhand, other than that the former was first released in 1976. I don't recall the year of the game con I mentioned at which AH was showing off a prototype of its version in an effort to let people know about it. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 15 hours ago, John Kettler said: StieliAlpha, Sorry for the confusion. What I meant to say didn't come out quite right. I should've said "Also, in trying to find a review of the original version..." What a difference two missing words can make. Just so I'm clear, are you saying you have the Historical Perspective original or AH's rework? I don't know the production dates offhand, other than that the former was first released in 1976. I don't recall the year of the game con I mentioned at which AH was showing off a prototype of its version in an effort to let people know about it. Regards, John Kettler Hi John Yep, two words can make a big difference. Though nowadays, that seems to lose a little of importance. ? And, yep, the AH edition is, indeed, much younger. My copy shows a copyright date of 1989 and refers to an issue of "The General", dated 1990. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 On March 10, 2017 at 5:13 AM, StieliAlpha said: My copy shows a copyright date of 1989 and refers to an issue of "The General", dated 1990. Hmmm. IIRC, that was not too long before they quit publishing. A couple of years at most? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 On 9.3.2017 at 10:34 PM, John Kettler said: StieliAlpha, Sorry for the confusion. What I meant to say didn't come out quite right. I should've said "Also, in trying to find a review of the original version..." What a difference two missing words can make. Just so I'm clear, are you saying you have the Historical Perspective original or AH's rework? I don't know the production dates offhand, other than that the former was first released in 1976. I don't recall the year of the game con I mentioned at which AH was showing off a prototype of its version in an effort to let people know about it. Regards, John Kettler Ah, and I found the "Historical Perspective" version mentioned in Nick Palmers "Comprehensive Guide to Boardwargaming", dated 1977. But really only listed, not reviewed. Just a few words, what the game is about and contains. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Michael Emrys said: Hmmm. IIRC, that was not too long before they quit publishing. A couple of years at most? Michael Hm, yeah, shocking how time flies. I would have sworn, that I bought my copy in the mid 80's latest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wodin, A little something I happened to encounter which may be of use. http://cumberlink.com/news/local/history/hobbyists-experience-war-in-miniature/article_263d092e-a84c-5a39-9982-657ff4907c58.html Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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