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Sunday, February 11, 2024

Sticking to Biblicals, for now

This Wargaming Life seems to be returning to pre-holiday (and COVID) levels of activity.  Meaningful painting sessions are becoming more regular and three games are on the docket for this week.  The Lake Trasimene battle sees run-outs on Tuesday and Friday with a Samurai game sandwiched in between on Thursday.  One game is F2F while the other two are remote.  
Following up on the kallipani emerging from The Lead Pile last month (see Biblical Mounted Infantry), painting Biblicals remains in focus.  Off the table today are 22 Wargames Foundry Chaldean archers spread across three units to reinforce recent efforts on fielding a Babylonian/Chaldean/Elamite army.
While WAS/SYW Piedmontese, French, and Hanoverian cavalry will likely muster out next, more Biblicals are in the painting queue.  Expect more Babylonians and Sumerians.  With a Newline Designs' order from the January sale on its way, I need to clear out a little room in The Lead Pile

Up next from the Georgetown University Wargaming Society's continuing series of lectures, is a lecture on
In this workshop, the innovative integration of formal scientific experiments with experimental game mechanics will be explored, focusing particularly on wargames. The discussion will revolve around how traditional wargaming elements can be effectively utilized in scientific settings to enhance experimental outcomes. We will delve into the additional benefits of incorporating game mechanics into formal experiments, what modifications are required in traditional gaming styles to facilitate scientific inquiry, and the potential of this interdisciplinary approach to reshape experimental research.

Rather than applying scientific methods to wargaming in order to improve understanding (such as my simulation studies), this lecture looks to invert my process by using wargaming mechanisms to improve formal, scientific experiments.  It may be worth a listen.  This event is 20 February.  I plan to attend.

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  1. Great looking new Ancients, Jonathan. I also feel the return to "normalcy" - at least in hobby terms. Hope you enjoy the lecture too.

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  2. Lovely looking archers Jon, and seems like a busy gaming week ahead!

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    1. Thanks, Keith! Three games in a week brushes up against my maximum threshold.

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  3. Onward and upward there Jonathan, nicely turned out troops as usual too.

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  4. Great looking archers and seems you have a busy wargames calendar

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    1. Thank you, Neil! It will be a busy week especially since I host two of the games.

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  5. Your Biblicals are always a treat to behold Jonathan, and I especially like the way you base them in larger groups. It just looks right for the period.

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    1. Much appreciated, Larwence! Basing is for Impetvs or To the Strongest!.

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  6. Glad to see levels of painting and gaming returning to near normal levels Jon:). Love those archers and Pendraken are planning on adding more ranges into the BC era, which could be tempting...

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    1. Steve, I seem to have worked passed those lost months. Hope you have recovered as well.

      I would enjoy seeing an Ancients project in 10mm from you. Chariot Wars, perhaps?

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    2. It would be the 'Chariot Wars' era for sure, as frankly I just can't enthused by Greek phalanxes or Romans etc. I'll just have to wait and see what Pendraken decide to produce. I know the armies will be relatively small as, famous last words, it will not be a period that I expect to get drawn into...

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  7. Beautiful looking miniatures Jonathan!
    Warm regards

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  8. Excellent figures Jonathan.
    The lecture looks very interesting. Although, the GMT times will probably mean I'll give it a miss... still have to work the following day.

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    1. Thank you! The lectures are typically posted on YouTube later so no need to miss out. If I find the topic applicable, I may make a follow-up post as it relates to Wargaming.

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    1. Well, if it's not too redundant,congrats again on your games being m9re frequent. I am working on getting some projects out of neutral. Not sure what the lecture will relate to in our (ok, my) hobby.
      My admiration for your paint to play to AAR discip
      Ine continues. Do I need to say anymore, or should I report other recent snowfall here?:-)

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    2. Thanks, Joe! With no ending punctuation and a three-word reply, I wondered if your response had been truncated. I always enjoy a snow report.

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  10. Glad to hear you're back to speed with painting and gaming. The lecture sounds intriguing. Is it publicly available?

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    1. Chris, you are a significant factor in bringing gaming back up to speed. You are eager and available to try any game I put out on the table.

      If you follow the link to the lecture, you should be able to order tickets. These lectures are open to the public but you may need to create an Eventbrite account. There are more really interesting lectures coming up.

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  11. Love those Biblicals! They look fantastic and the basing is outstanding!

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  12. Fab looking figures Jon, and the workshop looks right up your street!

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  13. Your bases of your Ancients are always looking excellent.

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  14. You must be enjoying painting the Biblical units to stick with them.

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    1. I do enjoy painting Biblicals and after a long run of painting WAS cavalry, this is a good break.

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  15. So just a light hearted lecture, low on thought and high on jokes then? 😁
    actually, it does sound interesting but likely over my head. hope you'll enjoy it.
    Archers look good and happy busy gaming!

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    1. Yes, I am sure it is a light-hearted lecture. Wargamers never take anything too seriously, do we?

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    1. Thanks, Scott! Your latest Persian elephants sure are fab.

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  17. Figures look great, as usual! Lecture sounds interesting but I am struggling to get my head around how it would work! Do please give us a report on the gist of the lecture..

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    1. Thanks, David! If anything interesting comes from the lecture, I will make a few comments.

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  18. Lovely new toys Jonathan…
    You are certainly keeping yourself busy…

    All the best. Aly

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  19. Excellent looking archers and I'd be interested on your thoughts on the lecture?
    Best Iain caveadsum1471

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    1. Thanks! I will summarize the lecture if it might be of general interest.

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  20. Lovely work Jon on the biblicals, once I have some stability I’ll sort us out a game 👍

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    1. Thanks! I know you have your hands full at present. I look forward to another game once RL settles down.

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  21. Wait, a Samurai game?
    Love the Chaldeans and your awesome base work!
    I really enjoyed our F2F game yesterday!

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    1. Yes, Samurai. Peter (Gridbased wargaming) is hosting a two-player Samurai game on Thursday (his Friday).

      I really enjoyed our battle too. Now, I need to find the time and creativity to put a good spin on the battle. With games on Thursday and Friday, it might be a few days.

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  22. Interesting lecture topic, I might well have thought it would be the other way round. And nice painting.

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    1. I have always thought and worked on this topic from the other way around too.

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