tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post1996123483805904814..comments2023-09-07T08:55:48.015+01:00Comments on Vintage Wargaming: The Jolly Good Fun Irregular Balkan War GameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-86161828905860322402012-06-02T19:24:53.111+01:002012-06-02T19:24:53.111+01:00Scanned picture of this game in WI, November 2000:...Scanned picture of this game in WI, November 2000: http://www.nirya.be/snv_old/fb/fb1.htmlPhil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-35549928258296496852012-06-02T19:23:33.640+01:002012-06-02T19:23:33.640+01:00Many years ago I made a small page on 'Little ...Many years ago I made a small page on 'Little Wars', and it is stilla ctive on my old site: http://www.nirya.be/snv_old/fb/fb1.html<br /><br />It contains a scanned picture of the Balkans game, with beermats and corks, from Wargames Illustrated, November 2000.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-72383347209239823172012-05-29T19:22:50.474+01:002012-05-29T19:22:50.474+01:00Thanks Ross, I'll try to look that issue out n...Thanks Ross, I'll try to look that issue out now I know which mag it was inVintage Wargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251018372867101509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-90765179638225899562012-05-29T19:08:43.070+01:002012-05-29T19:08:43.070+01:00I have managed to find the end of the article (no ...I have managed to find the end of the article (no idea what happened to the rest, there is an Irregular Balkan Wars add on the reverse and this was about the time I first got involved in home cast 40mm figures so I may have been saving the ad)<br /><br />It was in Wargames Illustrated and mentions winning an award at Triples March 1999 so was presumably published sometime after this date. <br /><br />Probably not much point in scanning the last couple of paragraphs.<br /><br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-29163535474599200462012-05-28T12:12:04.118+01:002012-05-28T12:12:04.118+01:00I think I played this at SELWG a few years ago.
S...I think I played this at SELWG a few years ago.<br /><br />Small arms fire involved trying to land tiddly winks on the infantry unit (beermat) unit bases and artillery used wine corks.<br /><br />It was a very good demo game. A few years back but certainly memorable.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-28418980065513264892012-05-26T20:08:49.717+01:002012-05-26T20:08:49.717+01:00have used the Rock-Paper-Scissors (PSS) method bef...have used the Rock-Paper-Scissors (PSS) method before in some games with very young players to great effect.<br /><br />Have also used shooters (single-malt scotch) as 'casualties' ... certainly made for the ample demonstration of poor decision making once too many 'casualties' were taken.<br /><br />For tabletop minis I have not really ever used things-thrown-at-the-minis as there are just too many players with expensive troops on the table. Now though with all my own Napoleonic troops cast from Prince August Molds? .... something to consider.MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399255049115922694.post-42174202514229900892012-05-26T19:49:27.112+01:002012-05-26T19:49:27.112+01:00I definitely remember an article in one of the 2 g...I definitely remember an article in one of the 2 glossies as well, complete with colour pics and containing something about beer mats. <br />Perhaps that 4 figures were mounted on a beer mat and if an artillery cork landed on a mat it was a hit?<br /><br />I strongly suspect WI but can't swear to it nor the date. I did keep the clipping for awhile but it finally went in one of my purges.<br />Not much help but it did exist. Was it some one else copying the original perhaps? <br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com