https://www.peterpig.co.uk/the15MILL.html
Edition 22 now out.
Do let me know if I missed your article etc?
Thanks to all the contributors
martin :)
Re: The Waterloo diorama. A good read about this is "Wellington's Smallest Victory" a £2 paperback from Amazon
Derek of Cambridge
Thank you Martin and everyone.
A good read with plenty of variety.
Very nice, Martin.
I found this issue particularly replete with colourful photos of games.
Well done everyone :)
Simon
Good work all.
Lots of time to get ready for the next edition. Let us call it MILL 23.
A gamette is called for too.
martin :)
I liked Sean's article on rules!
Like Sean I have used Peter Pig rules for many decades, and although not my only choice have always been my favourite. I particularly like there complete ness, ie it will auto generate a scenario, give a good interesting game and generate a result. I find "scenario" based games less satisfying.
I also liked the pictures of the ancient games. I have a large collection based on the old WRG system, and no large table at home, and find they work well in a 4 ft side board, with units in column rather than line. The square based moves making frontage not an issue!
PBI are defiantly my preferred small action WW2 rules, although I do use OGroup a lot for large action battles, and To the Stongest at the club for Ancients. The club players having no problem with square based games!
I look forward to seeing the new AK rules, my armies have been mothballed for several years, as my old adversary left the club, but I hope to entice one of the new members to try them.
You'll love the new AK47! Fast furious and fun.
Many of the rules share similar mechanics which helps with understanding the ethos of the rules. Of course, we all get caught out occasionally by getting mixed up but I think lart of that is age, and partly because it can be a while between games with some of the older rules.
For larger games, why not have a look at a golden oldie called Abteilung from Peter Pig? I played it many years ago and keep promising myself to have a game
with it. In fact, that would make a good video or article for the Mill!
That was an interesting read, but I was a bit flabbergasted by the scribbled out faces. How bad have things got over there? I've never seen that before in PP photos. It conveys a very dark impression, but I suppose for the last five years I've been living somewhere that has far less censorship than the UK.
Andy,
This week at work I had the misfortune to sit in a talk about AI and its use by criminality to take images from the internet and doctor them for nefarious purposes. Usually sexual unfortunately, and usually children. I'm in no way saying that the greying class of wargamers seen in these images would be a chosen target...but you never know.
AI is becoming a scary prospect for the future. Maybe beyond our years, but the next generation will have to confront its uses, both good and bad, in just about every aspect of life.
Just as well we had a secret scribbler then Sean. Rude photos of you, real or AI generated is something I do not wish to imagine.
Derek
I scribbled the photos so that they cannot be used by others.
It also avoids people being publicised who do not need it.
martin :)
Interpol will have to look for leads elsewhere? ;D
Simon
Forst22 we have proved on many occasion that PBI does very much play on big tables and games. The DDay game we play and Dave and Ben Dieppe also were 8ft x 6ft tables.
Both games played very well. A few times we have played on 6 x 4 tables instead of 4 x 4 tables again they play very well.
The only thing we are still trying to work out the correct formula to how we expand the forces.
Maybe an article for Mill 23 ?
Miles
It is the same reason that the MILL articles only have a first name only. Comfortably vague.
I feel that the internet is not a wise place for most to put full names and faces on.
The Kardashians for one would disagree of course.
I am quite happy to put full names and full faces if anyone prefers that. Just let me know.
martin :)
Lovely jubbly!
Finally managing to get a bit of time together at the moment so I'll send over some bits for the next episode soon
Jimmy