Friday 19 March 2021

Something nice from the Society of Ancients

 Nothing for six months, and then two posts come along at once! This arrived in the mail today:


I wrote quite a long descriptive review of Tactica II for Slingshot and won a thing.

16 comments:

  1. Congratulations! I am off to reread your work.

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  2. And a most excellent review it was and the prize deserved.

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    1. Thanks, Shaun, that's a nice thing to say - glad it was appreciated.

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  3. Well done Paul. What a marvellous print too!
    Regards, James
    p.s. Great to have you back blogging too.

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    1. Cheers, James, it's good to hear from you.

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  4. Congratulations! Your review made me buy those rules. Looking forward to playtest them in the near future.

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    1. Hi Wim, I hope you like them. I'd like to make some time to write up a battle or two for Slingshot.

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  5. That's very sweet, congratulations!
    Best Iain

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  6. Cheers Iain, it's good to hear from you.

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  7. Well done Paul! Thoroughly deserved, and that is a very handsome prize.

    Cheers,
    Aaron

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    1. Cheers, Aaron, it's more thoughtful than a gift voucher!

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  8. Belated congratulations on your award, Dr. Innes. My apologies for the delay. The framed print should make a nice addition to your wargames room or area.

    Coincidentally, I have penned a piece about Tactica II. It will not go to the editor of Slingshot, but will go on my blog. I have tentatively scheduled the "examination" for a mid July release/posting.

    Here is a "teaser":

    TACTICA II:
    TESTING AND TINKERING

    Being a “student” with a few years (decades, actually) of experience using the various rule books written by “Professor” Arty Conliffe, the contents of his latest and long-awaited sequel to Tactica were found to be fairly familiar. [1] However, there were some “new” mechanics and procedures that, while not overly complicated, warranted a period of testing and trial before a proper wargame employing the spiral-bound and rather plain-of-cover-when-compared-to-other-sets rules was staged on my table top. [2] With the intention of educating myself and developing a certain level of comfort with as well as confidence in these “foreign” mechanics and procedures, I designed and then conducted a number of small-scale scenarios or learning labs. The focus of these tutorials was combat, specifically the conduct and resolution of missile fire and melees, though I readily admit that more attention was paid to the conduct and resolution of hand-to-hand fighting.

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    1. Hi Chris, it's good to hear from you. I am hoping to write an article or two about the interaction between Marian/Caesarean Romans and Germanic tribesmen for Slingshot, but a lot will depend on how much time I have before I move continents. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your own thoughts in print!

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  9. Greetings Professor!
    I guess it is unfortunate that my piece on Tactica II could not run with your thoughts or those penned by Simon W.
    I have no idea how often you check the SoA Forums, but wanted to let you know that I've posted a rather lengthy entry about my experience and experiments with Tactica II under the Rules section. Of course, you can also visit my blog at: https://nopaintingrequired.blogspot.com/

    Thanks in advance for your time. I hope you and yours are well. I hope you have been able to find some time to roll dice and move miniatures.

    Cheers,
    Chris

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    1. Not to worry, Chris, it's always good to see other perspectives. I find that if I am too close to a set of rules, I don't always realise the different ways that other folks can interpret them.

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