SCW Spanish Foreign Legion

[H.M.Stanley]

We got about half way through the campaign before ... something else shiny came along. Its great fun

[Happy Wanderer]

The Scenario book is really good value. It provides a nice structured approach to collecting and using your forces and as most forces are similar from game to game you can get the whole campaign up and running once you hit the relatively low critical mass of figures...typically only 30-40 figures plus support troops.

We intend substituting a few troops in for game play variation eg changing some Legion for Moroccans, etc. A very doable campaign method that does not require a huge commitment to get into. Recommended.

I'm not sure if many are aware also, but our humble moderator (Arlequin) has a superb blog on the SCW....it really is a 'go to' site for the period.

His latest post on SCW Infantry organisation is excellent. Anyone contemplating doing this period is well advised to troll through all the posts to get up to speed and enthused!!

http://myscw.blogspot.co.uk/

Cheers

Happy Wanderer

[Arlequín]

Thanks for the plug... I'm not one to blow my own corneta generally, so it's always good when someone likes what you do and spreads the word. 


I also thought the Iron Ivan's Atacar es Vencer! was quite good too. It got the ball rolling for me and led on to finding out more about the first part of the war, which has become for me the most fascinating part... it's not like they all woke up on 18th July and decided "we'll have a civil war, reds over on the left, blues on the right and we'll flip a coin to see who gets Francisco...".

Excellent looking game btw... I wanted to comment previously, but was stuck for something to say other than 'Wow!' 

[former user]

I'm not one to blow my own corneta generally

at least try whistling a bit 
I never realized how one can get lost for a few hours in reading a blog....
A lot of interesting stuff there, I downloaded the BA list, THX

btw did I already mention that the Tercio impressing?

[Arlequín]

at least try whistling a bit 
I never realized how one can get lost for a few hours in reading a blog....
A lot of interesting stuff there, I downloaded the BA list, THX

Thanks, unless you mean you feel asleep for a time. 

To be honest I was going to complete all of the pre-war content first, before mentioning anything, but HW has publicly 'outed me' now.


The Bolt Action content needs revising and tidying up to be honest, as there are a few details which have turned out to be quite wrong after more recent research. Nothing major to be honest, but I do like to get it looking right.

Anyway... enough about me, it's HW's thread. 

[Happy Wanderer]

Well, if you're out there you will get outed!!!  

The thread is off course a free for all - anything that sparks discussion is fair game.

...chat away  

Cheers

Happy W

[former user]

The thread is off course a free for all - anything that sparks discussion is fair game.

2nd

no seriously, it is still about the topic, and I like the WIP approach of discussing it. Better than argueing about who is right and who is not while gaming...

[Arlequín]

I'm always happy for a discussion on the SCW, but it would be impolite to assume that way of thinking is always shared... I didn't anticipate that it would be the case on this occasion, but y'know it's good to get approval first.

I've mellowed a great deal in my not so old age and having been married I'm quite familiar with the concept of being wrong, so I tend not to argue as much as I would have years ago.



We also have quite a number of modest experts in their own right who use this forum, but don't appear to comment as much as they used to. Without embarrassing them by naming names, they have all collectively fostered my own interest in the SCW over time. Getting a good discussion thread going and encouraging people to participate, would please me immensely...

[paul c]

Excellent thread and lovely photos; this is keeping my desire to get into SCW gaming bubbling away. Probably 15mm I think.

[former user]

Getting a good discussion thread going and encouraging people to participate, would please me immensely...

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