Ramblings and an ECW Command Set

I begin September with a mixture of topics without a common theme.  Well, besides wargaming, that is.

First, off the painting table is an ECW command vignette for the 30mm ECW project.  The figures, themselves, are from TAG while the models are sculpted to represent Pappenheim.  I know, I know.  Pappenheim did not see service during the ECW.  In fact, he fell in battle during the Thirty Years War but the figures lingered in The Lead Pile and the group was pressed into service as I whittle down the lump of TAG lead.   

Second, The Great Wargaming Survey, 2022 edition closed out on Wednesday.  Hope everyone that wanted to participate did so and within the allotted time.  I expect to see the survey response datafile in the next few weeks.  I look forward to diving into the data to see what new tendencies emerge from the land of wargaming.  At last count, total responses had not set a record but turnout was robust, again.  Oh, I used my WSS coupon code to order a subscription to WSS magazine.  While I occasionally pick up the digital edition when the theme is of interest, I have not subscribed to the magazine in years. 

Third, the gaming front sees two battles this week.  Game #1 was an Ancient Sumerian clash using Graham's To Ur is Human rules.  The game was a hybrid in that there were active players both onsite and remotely.  Ian and I were online.  Graham (umpire), Phil, Richard, and Tim were in Shedquarters pushing lead.  In the heated contest, Richard, Phil, and I came out on top.  Graham will likely have a full accounting of the battle in due time.

Game #2, is slated for later this afternoon. Kevin is coming over for a F2F game.  Sticking with the Ancient Sumeria theme, my Sumerians will see their Baptism of Fire on the gaming table.  Time was spent this week preparing for the game including writing up a Basic Impetvs variant for Bronze Age combat on a hex grid.  We give the rules their Baptism of Fire too.

Finally, The Palouse Wargaming Journal approaches ten years in the blogosphere.  Anniversary date mid-September.  More on that event later.