tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post8031641513445312422..comments2024-01-24T04:43:10.142-08:00Comments on ANYTHING BUT A ONE!: A small unit action in NW Europe using PBI rules.Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-16651270630066865002016-06-14T07:34:24.948-07:002016-06-14T07:34:24.948-07:00Thank you Peter, sometimes the games just flows yo...Thank you Peter, sometimes the games just flows your way. Other times it is less comfortable then a Cactus Canoe.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-91481190360702866652016-06-14T05:24:40.166-07:002016-06-14T05:24:40.166-07:00Great pictures and battle report! Congrats on the ...Great pictures and battle report! Congrats on the win!<br /><br />Greetings<br />Peterpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450643635236807442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-83709732614354161732016-05-20T03:10:50.932-07:002016-05-20T03:10:50.932-07:00Thanks Simon, sometimes the dice are for you somet...Thanks Simon, sometimes the dice are for you sometimes against. Whatever it is you cannot beat the dice.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-82832885882078631252016-05-20T02:38:49.720-07:002016-05-20T02:38:49.720-07:00Looks great Clint. Dice rolls sometimes have a maj...Looks great Clint. Dice rolls sometimes have a major impact. A recent batman game an annoying lampost withstood far more damage than it should of due to unlucky dice rolls much to the annoyance of my opponent.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-46793133909666231612016-05-17T02:04:02.085-07:002016-05-17T02:04:02.085-07:00Thanks Lee. Clearly they are up to something, it m...Thanks Lee. Clearly they are up to something, it may be a storm in a tea cup and resole it self LONG before the 15 months warning that we have and it may not. Should I really worry about something I have little or no control over. <br /><br />As for shutting the hall the council last year or the year before added an extension to the hall (which was originally built by the Royal Engineer apprentices) so that would strike me as sheer folly, but local councils, what can you say!Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-48441421750609763572016-05-17T01:59:08.893-07:002016-05-17T01:59:08.893-07:00Thank you C6. I will be fair and say I win an equa...Thank you C6. I will be fair and say I win an equal amount to other club members. But this was an unfamiliar deceive win as far as I am concerned against better players.<br /><br />To be clear the Community hall is now considered as a Commercial concern not the wargames club. The result is that if the hall charges us £30 per hour (as it does others) then as a club we will have no choice but to pack up. Up to this point the community hall is considered a charity hall and gets a MUCH lower rate or even a subsidy. But now the Council has changed the status of the hall to commercial, so all community groups that use the hall will have to pay a commercial rate. Well that is as far as I understand it.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-17041565240281986682016-05-17T01:15:00.097-07:002016-05-17T01:15:00.097-07:00Well, congratulations on your win! If we were to ...Well, congratulations on your win! If we were to believe the tone of some of your past posts then this is an unusual event. I'm sure it's not as uncommon as you make out :-) .<br /><br />Sad news about the hall. If I understand you correctly then the council are considering whether to classify a war gaming club as a commercial enterprise? I really don't see how that stands up to logic and so I suspect (like others above) that there may be an ulterior motive involved...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-4177441438385740442016-05-16T23:59:49.595-07:002016-05-16T23:59:49.595-07:00Bad news about the issues with your hall. Whenever...Bad news about the issues with your hall. Whenever I hear this I always suspect they are trying to reduce usage as the first step towards closing down a hall on the grounds of 'lack of interest'. Call me paranoid but the Council would make far more £££ by building cheap flats or houses on the land than they ever would in Rates on a hall. BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-72359969580562657432016-05-16T10:53:32.309-07:002016-05-16T10:53:32.309-07:00Thanks Blax, what may or may not happen at the clu...Thanks Blax, what may or may not happen at the club is 15 months away and there are a few other local clubs as well so you never know it may be for the best in the end, and it may not, but only time will tell.<br /><br />As for PBI. The rules are OK but bear in mind that I did win so I may be bias on this one occasion. For me though I do like the company feel where you are not juggling too much but can play in some detail.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-19958431224229237552016-05-16T09:51:53.563-07:002016-05-16T09:51:53.563-07:00Huzzah for the win Clint :-) I have read PBI sever...Huzzah for the win Clint :-) I have read PBI several times as an alternative to Blitzkrieg Commander, but never settled down to play a game. Your AAR makes it sound like an enjoyable game so I guess I may have missed something by never playing it.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the club news. But as you say 15 months is a long time and hopefully common sense will prevail.Blaxklerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986635840718583767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-53435586889407110832016-05-16T08:58:42.520-07:002016-05-16T08:58:42.520-07:00Thanks Joe. The club has been running for over 30 ...Thanks Joe. The club has been running for over 30 years so it would be a blow. But time will tell! If they were not to class us as a COMERCIAL venture which we have done up to now, we would be alright. But most if not all councils are tight for money so what do they care if we have to fold?<br /><br />As for the game the biggest win for me this year. (so far) But I have also in the past using the old rules lost on the very first turn Before I got to do anything!Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-88263864325166573582016-05-16T08:50:58.266-07:002016-05-16T08:50:58.266-07:00Looks like it was a good fun game and a win to boo...Looks like it was a good fun game and a win to boot!<br />The whole hall thing is a bit of a bummer, our own council has more or less let many community fend for themselves ( to the detriment of many).Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-64698434728105653152016-05-16T05:26:47.119-07:002016-05-16T05:26:47.119-07:00Thanks Michael. Whatever happens with the club hap...Thanks Michael. Whatever happens with the club happens, not a lot I can do about it!<br />yeah it is quite a fun game and winning does help a lot!Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-90280198556225881142016-05-16T05:12:52.823-07:002016-05-16T05:12:52.823-07:00Looks like fun Clint and here is hoping that your ...Looks like fun Clint and here is hoping that your club gets a stay of execution. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-72140432944923913952016-05-16T04:56:10.982-07:002016-05-16T04:56:10.982-07:00Thank you Bryan. One simply cannot know every set ...Thank you Bryan. One simply cannot know every set of rules and these are not your specific field of interest so knowing them at all was always doubtful in your case. But they do give company sized games without being too tank heavy.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-47945601347067326442016-05-16T04:54:00.879-07:002016-05-16T04:54:00.879-07:00Thanks Gobbo, we meet in a community hall but the ...Thanks Gobbo, we meet in a community hall but the local council is talking about a commercial tariff, needless to say a community hall cannot afford a commercial tariff on rates!<br /><br />The rules do take a little getting used to but play quite well when you do.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-28710229948456929122016-05-16T04:10:22.004-07:002016-05-16T04:10:22.004-07:00Sorry to hear that the council are likely to screw...Sorry to hear that the council are likely to screw things up for you Clint, where do you guys meet? I hope you either come to an agreement with them or find alternative arrangements and stick two fingers up at them!! <br /><br />On the gaming front, like Bryan I don't know the ruleset you used, but it looks like you had some fun :-)Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430216265579762068.post-41433890302789830842016-05-16T03:54:58.147-07:002016-05-16T03:54:58.147-07:00I know nothing about PBI but it seems you enjoyed ...I know nothing about PBI but it seems you enjoyed it and that's the main thing. Congrats on your victory, Clint.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.com