tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post1829177747806385001..comments2024-03-29T07:14:10.018-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: NKE ArchersGonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-2791523896506107952013-10-06T22:48:03.699-04:002013-10-06T22:48:03.699-04:00Hi James,
Well actually, I was talking about Turn...Hi James,<br /><br />Well actually, I was talking about Turn based computer strategy games (like Civilization) vs Real Time strategy games (like Warcraft, Starcraft). I certainly prefer miniature gaming to either one, though!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-13194365648611206012013-10-06T22:38:20.368-04:002013-10-06T22:38:20.368-04:00I just realised that you are talking about the lik...I just realised that you are talking about the likes of Civilization vs a 'click-fest' game. I'm with you there too—I have 'lost' many hours of my life doing 'just one more turn' of Civ! I play Rome: Total War more like a wargame, pausing it to set up moves, letting them play out, then sending in reinforcements (or trying to avert disaster). Good fun, but not like the 'real thing' of wargaming with miniatures!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-5323987952809026472013-10-06T22:26:28.636-04:002013-10-06T22:26:28.636-04:00"I much prefer "turn based" strateg..."I much prefer "turn based" strategy game to the real time ones,. which seem like click-fests to me!"<br />Agree whole-heartedly. Plus figures and 3D-'real' terrain features look better too. Then there's the fact that you researched the uniforms, painted them... all the myriad of aspects that we love about our hobby!<br />(Had a good chuckle about scree vs talus. In theory we both speak the same language, lol!)James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-59064795400797286602013-10-06T21:38:40.706-04:002013-10-06T21:38:40.706-04:00Hi James,
I agree about learning something new e...Hi James, <br /><br />I agree about learning something new every day!<br /><br /> "Talus" is pretty standard US Model Railroading term for the (sloped) loose rock foundation upon which rails are laid, thus packs of talus are bags of loose rack/shale. I imaguine this is using the word to mean "footing" as well, derived from the Talus bone of the foot. <br /><br />Similarly, "scree" is unfamiliar to me in this usage - to me it refers to divining, so I too l;earned something new today! <br /><br />I play some computer games; old favorites are Sid Meir's Colonization, Heroes of Might and Magic (especially HOMM3) and Fantasy General form the Fiove Star General series; I have Medieval: Total War on my computer, just haven't been daring enough to get started with it!<br /><br />I much prefer "turn based" strategy game to the real time ones,. which seem like click-fests to me!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-18283083486310253812013-10-06T21:25:14.544-04:002013-10-06T21:25:14.544-04:00You have done it again Peter. I am fond of the say...You have done it again Peter. I am fond of the saying that "you learn something everyday, and if you don't you are dead", or words to that effect. Well, I'm getting several days' worth from your posts!<br />A non-medical man would have used the word scree (or at least I would). Talus had me diving for the 'font of all knowledge'. The use of the word that I found most interesting is for the sloping wall of a fortification. I have some knowledge of the 'dictionary of fortification terms' from my interest in the French and Indian War, but I had not come across this one before. So, thanks (again).<br />Lovely figures too!<br />[I occasionally play Rome: Total War (yeah, I know computer game *ptwah!*) and the Egyptians give my Carthaginians a difficult time; particularly those Pharaoh's archers (as the game calls them).]James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-59780932642254439512013-10-06T00:24:42.155-04:002013-10-06T00:24:42.155-04:00Hmm, the Egyptian God of Wisdom. Still, even Ramse...Hmm, the Egyptian God of Wisdom. Still, even Ramses had only 4 Divisions at Kadesh! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-85028612215436059132013-10-05T23:24:16.776-04:002013-10-05T23:24:16.776-04:00The bases look good. Maybe the last division shoul...The bases look good. Maybe the last division should be Thoth.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-32799573287450125682013-10-05T09:36:59.489-04:002013-10-05T09:36:59.489-04:00Thanks, David. I'd always wanted one too; I di...Thanks, David. I'd always wanted one too; I didn't raise one back when because my longtime wargames friend Charlie wanted to do one. Of course, he never did. So, I raised one 30 years after ll my other ancient armies! I still need to add some more figures to bring it up to the size of my Roman, Carthagenian, and Assyrian armies. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-29982905217566517392013-10-05T04:16:30.719-04:002013-10-05T04:16:30.719-04:00They look very nice. I've always wanted a NKE ...They look very nice. I've always wanted a NKE army. Now your tempting me.David Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148983897942472092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-81728249219488844512013-10-04T16:52:21.633-04:002013-10-04T16:52:21.633-04:00Thanks, Jonathan. The OG are perfectly acceptable,...Thanks, Jonathan. The OG are perfectly acceptable, and the price is definitely right. I may want to add some more archers, chariots, and infantry from another manufacturer for variety, but am unsure where to look for figures at a reasonable price!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-68396058916307711112013-10-04T09:15:56.427-04:002013-10-04T09:15:56.427-04:00I like your Egyptians very much. Nice work on the...I like your Egyptians very much. Nice work on the headdresses. From your photos, the Old Glory Egyptian range looks good.<br />JonJonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-31162997542458405092013-10-04T09:11:47.647-04:002013-10-04T09:11:47.647-04:00Thanks, John. I was very happy with them as well, ...Thanks, John. I was very happy with them as well, and they were quick and easy to do - a key thing for me!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-17573410804278058162013-10-04T09:11:01.489-04:002013-10-04T09:11:01.489-04:00Thanks, Phil!Thanks, Phil!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-13402160244217953702013-10-04T09:10:44.520-04:002013-10-04T09:10:44.520-04:00Good one, Garry! :-)Good one, Garry! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-48016444041189674432013-10-04T07:52:04.625-04:002013-10-04T07:52:04.625-04:00Very nice, I really like how the bases came out. T...Very nice, I really like how the bases came out. The green tufts provide great contrast.<br /><br />Johnjohn de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-89601671425019055782013-10-04T06:45:31.819-04:002013-10-04T06:45:31.819-04:00Beautiful! A very nice paintjob, I do like them, a...Beautiful! A very nice paintjob, I do like them, and the write-up is really nice too!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-23991026750068540242013-10-04T06:27:45.928-04:002013-10-04T06:27:45.928-04:00Great looking chaps whom I bet are really adept at...Great looking chaps whom I bet are really adept at 'walking like an Egyptian' :-)Sgt Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805201299484374889noreply@blogger.com