The Loose Association of Wargamers

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:23 am I've got an old typewriter you could use, if that helps. And one of those pre-photocopyier copying machines that smelt strongly and all the writing was purple.

Gestetner! https://www.aiga.org/cranking-it-out-ol ... -gestetner


(no, not a sneeze..)

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:23 amand all the writing was purple.

Incomprehensible and frequently uses the term ‘gauche’ ?

Etranger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:12 am

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:23 am I've got an old typewriter you could use, if that helps. And one of those pre-photocopyier copying machines that smelt strongly and all the writing was purple.

Gestetner! https://www.aiga.org/cranking-it-out-ol ... -gestetner


(no, not a sneeze..)

There's no need to swear!

Our aircraft damage sheets were all printed on a Hornsby Hospital Gestetner machine.

Right, sorted! Thanks to Paul!

I do need to make a few tweaks and will hopefully get the ammended version out to you soon.

By telex?

Paul wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:27 pm I've emailed people a modern word conversion of the file. You need to have an up to date WPS converter on your MS Word program.

there are a few issues with the conversion but mostly seems ok.
I can Email it to people in earlier word versions if needed.

I've noted how bloody it's going to get, no cover saves or similar....ouch!
The only other query is shouldn't SMGs be able to hit three targets at close range if carbines can hit two?
Just suggestions, happy to go with any rules to be honest

Paul, don't sweat it. Hotel and Whiskey games are generally not about the rules, in fact we are not lovers of rules at all, (Apart from Whiskey's strange liking of Bolt Action), we see ourselves as "free gamers", and any rules are more negotiable mechanisms, tweaked to suit a narrative, which we feel is more important, so the idea is to keep a narrative flowing. All of which is a fancy schmancy way of saying that we tend to make it up as we go along. What Whiskey has done here is to use a tried and tested set of mechanisms that are very flexible in practice, but I just thought I would get us all on the same page, as I know you guys are more than capable of joining in the mayhem. The ACW game will have slightly more fixed rule mechanics, but nothing is ever set in stone with our games. I hope that this ethos is agreeable to you all. Just remember that it's only playing with toy soldiers.

Its all under control now. Everything should be with you soon. Though to be honest you can turn up on the day and all will be made clear. As Tim says the game will be card/story driven. The rules just facilitate play. I'm tweaking them now to be much more streamlined to the game.

I have copies of our AcW fast play as well as my copy of Rally Round The Flag if needed for Sunday but I imagine Tim has it covered.

To be honest I'm happy to play without rules at all and free movement type games are always interesting too so i'm, as they say, easy
I have located and packed the dice we need for the ACW and have plenty of resin fields and hedges etc.. which I think might be useful for that too. I have a few figures to finish painting but am mostly ready to go!

Comrade General N’Dahwehlahweh advises chewing native herbs until the rules are imparted to us by dancing monkey spirits in a vision.

Norman D. Landings wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:26 pm Comrade General N’Dahwehlahweh advises chewing native herbs until the rules are imparted to us by dancing monkey spirits in a vision.

As it happens. You may find that kind of thing within the event cards.