Solo Wargaming a Rough Guide Video!

[Abwehrschlacht]

I have put together a video to accompany my recent blog post about solo wargaming. It covers some similar themes, but also looks at others. Please have a watch here (and subscribe for more wargaming videos!):

https://youtu.be/-vZ1zQ7HVlk

[Flinty]

Nice one. Lots of ideas for multiple game systems - I've had my eye on Tabletop Simulator.

I have found the following really useful for 'standard' tabletop gaming:

Joe Legan's Platoon Forward avialable from the TFL store here .
'Small' unit - hence the name.

Includes, among a host of other things, randomising enemy units using catergories of blinds; squads, support weapons and vehicles. This is rules agnostic, so will fit into a lot of systems. You can use blind markers, or just treat any terrain item as a possible blind location, so just requires a piece a paper listing the enemy units.

Threat Generation, by Martin England published in Miniatuire Wargames #373, May 2014.
I've used it for squad to platoon, works with Company/Battalion but would easily work for higher formations.

I can't recommend this highly enough; the example is a WWII engagement, but its easily tranferable to other periods and again works with any rule set. All this requires is a randomised 'clock' AKA Direction Finder to work out where the enemy appears, which can easily be knocked up on a piece of paper.

A quick Google didn't find a link to back issues from Mr Hyde's magazines when published by Atlantic, but hopefully a more detailed search - or dropping Henry a line - would solve this.

[Abwehrschlacht]

Cheers buddy, yes, other people have mentioned the TFL Platoon Forward. I wasn't aware of it, but will make a purchase now, especially with their 20% discount at the moment!

I'll speak to Henry on Twitter, he's very active there.
Thanks for the heads up!