Saturday, 31 March 2018

Hooptedoodle #298 - Donkey Award - The Man Who Bought the Same Puzzle Books, Two Years Later

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The Donkey, let it be understood right at the start, is me. I came to Sudoku rather late in life - I've been interested in the idea...
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Monday, 26 March 2018

Hooptedoodle #297 - Deception in Warfare

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Spring is a little delayed this year, but things are starting up in earnest - our crocuses (croci?) are making a brave show in the grass ver...
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Sunday, 25 March 2018

ECW - The Battle of Marston Moor - 2nd July 1644

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Hot Rupert came spurring to Marston Moor; Praise we the Lord! Came spurring hard with thousands a score: Praise we the Lord! Beleaguered Y...
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Friday, 23 March 2018

Rules - Allan Gallacher's "Ripples" Game

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This follows from the brief discussion of Piquet in yesterday's post - as an example of a game which uses neither simultaneous activ...
Thursday, 22 March 2018

Rules - Field of Battle

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Since 1970 or thereabouts I guess I've read many hundreds of sets of wargames rules - the number expands rapidly if I include boardgames...
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Thursday, 15 March 2018

Hooptedoodle #296 - Suddenly Things Went Quiet

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The weather has eased a lot over the last week, but today it is blustery, from the East, and the temperature is dropping again. The feeders ...
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Tuesday, 13 March 2018

20mm Figure Comparison - vintage Napoleonic figures vs SHQ

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Mark emailed me on the subject of size compatibility of various 20mm and "true 25mm" figures, so I have knocked up another of thos...
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