Operation Sealion Game 4

[Steve J]

The conclusion to my campaign can be found on my Blog below:

https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/10/operation-sealion-game-4-bristol-or-bust.html

[Big Insect]

An exciting end to a great campaign Steve.
I know you are having a BKCIV break for your next campaign but I'd be the first to want to ask for more SJ Operation Sealion.

I managed a 4 day break in Cornwall recently and  stayed at a holiday complex on the coast near Falmouth where there were 4 nicely preserved WW2 pill boxes defending the beach and cliffs above it. All of which remined me of your campaign.

Thank you for sharing your games

Mark

[Techno II]

+1 

Cheers - Phil 

[Steve J]

Thanks chaps .

Mark, I would love to game the Operation 'proper' as it were, but need to (as always) finish painting enough units to make it feasible. Something definitely for the future though.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Fab reports, great ideas and love the theme.

[Steve J]

Thanks Will .

[paulr]

 

[hammurabi70]

The conclusion to my campaign can be found on my Blog below:

https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/10/operation-sealion-game-4-bristol-or-bust.html

Currently I will be using my wooden blocks to fight a variety of games and really must give the BP ECW rules a run out as I've had them far too long. Some ACW games are on the cards, again with my wooden blocks.

Wooden blocks?  Can you elaborate?

[sean66]

I have an Operation Sealion Project just growing.
so far, some fallschirmjaeger, some British Infantry and some Home Guard.
hopefully they will be on my blog soon. 
regards
Sean

[Steve J]

See my wooden blocks in action below:

https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-war-of-rhabarberian-succession-turn_20.html

[hammurabi70]

See my wooden blocks in action below:

https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-war-of-rhabarberian-succession-turn_20.html

Interesting stuff.  Do you find using Kriegsspiel blocks effective in contrast to figures.

I see you use Warplan 5/5, you must have been using it a good many years.  Is it still worthwhile? [Well, yes, because you are using it but Perfect Captain does something similar and wargaming has moved on in 50 years so does it still fit modern needs].

[Steve J]

I actually find it easier to concentrate when using the blocks, as it's very clear what's what and where etc. I should point out that I only use these really for the 17thC to 19thC periods and not post WWI.

Re: the Warplan 5/5, I was given these by a fellow Blogger and it was first time using them. I found them perfectly fine for my needs and didn't feel they had dated much, if at all. The only thing I had to do was make some terrain calls based upon the ruleset being used, if that makes sense?

[Steve J]

I look forward to seeing your efforts Sean when you get to post them on your Blog .

[mmcv]

Interesting stuff.  Do you find using Kriegsspiel blocks effective in contrast to figures.

I'ved used 2D counters I made for a similar effect, it's quite handy having some generic troop pieces for testing out new rule sets and periods that you don't have figures available for. I've actually a few games planned with them in the near future to try out some Napoleonic rules.

Obviously, it lacks some of the visual appeal of using actual miniatues, and the heft of Steve's excellent blocks, but I find the abstraction lets you concentrate on the action and let your imagination do the rest.

My first draft of them were done on a Saturday afternoon with some card, scissors and colouring pencils (https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/05/04/2d-gaming/), which allowed for a bit of a battle in a bag (https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/mmcvhistory.home.blog/92), but made slightly more robust ones printing them out and sticking them to thick squares of magnetic tape (https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/05/22/paper-wars/) and in action (https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/06/24/paper-wars-in-action/). There's links to download the printouts at the end of the last post there if you're interested in trying yourself.

I would recommend it as a way of trying out rulesets and warfare in a particular period to see how you like it before slapping down a wad of cash on figures you may never use!

[hammurabi70]

I actually find it easier to concentrate when using the blocks, as it's very clear what's what and where etc. I should point out that I only use these really for the 17thC to 19thC periods and not post WWI.

So Horse and Musket period only.  I guess you could use the infantry as combined Pike & Shot units but as you go further back into ancients and forward to moderns it gets rather complex and tortuous as the variations increase.  I am not sure at what point you merge into board gaming.

Re: the Warplan 5/5, I was given these by a fellow Blogger and it was first time using them. I found them perfectly fine for my needs and didn't feel they had dated much, if at all. The only thing I had to do was make some terrain calls based upon the ruleset being used, if that makes sense?

I would like a copy for my old school oppo that I have been gaming with regularly for 49 years.  He claims I never returned his copy in our school days so if I could find one to return that would be great!  I am not sure he would have a use for it now.

I'ved used 2D counters I made for a similar effect, it's quite handy having some generic troop pieces for testing out new rule sets and periods that you don't have figures available for. I've actually a few games planned with them in the near future to try out some Napoleonic rules.

Obviously, it lacks some of the visual appeal of using actual miniatues, and the heft of Steve's excellent blocks, but I find the abstraction lets you concentrate on the action and let your imagination do the rest.

My first draft of them were done on a Saturday afternoon with some card, scissors and colouring pencils (https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/05/04/2d-gaming/), which allowed for a bit of a battle in a bag (https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/mmcvhistory.home.blog/92), but made slightly more robust ones printing them out and sticking them to thick squares of magnetic tape (https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/05/22/paper-wars/) and in action (https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/06/24/paper-wars-in-action/). There's links to download the printouts at the end of the last post there if you're interested in trying yourself.

I would recommend it as a way of trying out rulesets and warfare in a particular period to see how you like it before slapping down a wad of cash on figures you may never use!

Yes, I tried using paper units for ancient armies after reading Featherstone's WAR GAMES back in the sixties and trying out his rules.  Your 2D blocks look much better than mine.    Having just finished the Second Punic War via ZOOM using Command & Colors: Ancients, for which I could use my considerable 6mm Punic Wars armies, my opponent wants to press on to Command & Colors: Napoleonics for which I have not a single figure and thought to print some material from Junior General to stick on some spare Pendraken bases that I have.  I recently acquired some Jenga blocks from the local charity shop but that was originally to create [WWII] blinds.  The various blocks that people are using give rise to some interesting alternative versions of this approach, although I am not convinced of the aesthetics of the approach. It strikes me as very peculiar when using 3D terrain but perhaps with 2D terrain as well it would make perfect sense and give a good visual effect, very close to Kriegsspiel.