Wow, it has been a while since I have posted anything. Due to various family events, I have only managed to play a few games since my last post. Sadly, I have "lost" my files related to the few games that I did manage to play. So, I will close the chapter on Summer 2012 and move on.
I have purchased a few figures for playing the Back of Beyond. I am trying to assemble a Bolshevik force and a Chinese Warlord force. As members of our group already have Indian, British, and Turkish forces I think that adding Red Russians and Chinese troops would allow us to stage a series of games very quickly. I am still reading, when I find a spare moment, on the period. I am currently working through Hopkirk's The Great Game. I am also trying to decide on a set of rules to use. So far, I have purchased Setting the East Ablaze and Back of Beyond for Contemptible Little Armies. I suppose that I should decide on a rule set in order to be most effective with my figure purchases.
Showing posts with label Back of Beyond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Back of Beyond. Show all posts
Monday, October 01, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Back of Beyond
Regarding wargaming, I have split personality. I have collected 25mm Napoleonics for 30+ years and find adding new units a never-ending source of satisfaction. On the other hand, I start other new collections/eras without much thought. I go where inspiration leads me...
This has led me into, from my point of view, an off-shoot of WW1 called Back of Beyond. It is not so much an era as an idea. It encompasses the events during the Russian Civil War that played out in Central Asia as many varying factions competed for control over regions stretching from Persia to China. Like the Napoleonic era, it is the home of larger-than-life characters leading relatively small armies into battles that had far-reaching impacts.
Much of my new found enthusiasm for this era comes from a book called Setting the East Ablaze by Peter Hopkirk that I found at a rummage sale. For the expense of 1 dollar, an era of history has been opened up to me. Now I am reading about the possibilities for wargames set in Back of Beyond at < http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=4.0 > and wondering what I have gotten myself into! I look forward to getting some sample figures and seeing where this takes me...
This has led me into, from my point of view, an off-shoot of WW1 called Back of Beyond. It is not so much an era as an idea. It encompasses the events during the Russian Civil War that played out in Central Asia as many varying factions competed for control over regions stretching from Persia to China. Like the Napoleonic era, it is the home of larger-than-life characters leading relatively small armies into battles that had far-reaching impacts.
Much of my new found enthusiasm for this era comes from a book called Setting the East Ablaze by Peter Hopkirk that I found at a rummage sale. For the expense of 1 dollar, an era of history has been opened up to me. Now I am reading about the possibilities for wargames set in Back of Beyond at < http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=4.0 > and wondering what I have gotten myself into! I look forward to getting some sample figures and seeing where this takes me...
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