Friday, 20 March 2020
“I believe that it’s called al fresco”
After an early frost the sun warmed the garden and my youngest daughter and I took the chance to tidy the patio and give it a spruce up. Later in the house I found a notebook with my musings from seven years ago. The plan was ( and still is) to use the patio for gaming ...
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Instant gridded battlefield!
ReplyDeleteI think you can buy hexagonal paving too.
DeleteTempting! Very tempting.... I wonder if my wife would get suspicious if I started buying 1ft patio blocks....
ReplyDeleteI am sure she would be delighted.
DeleteHave tried it the past - but now we have a dog who would interfere !
ReplyDeleteHe Could be umpire?
DeleteGridded paving slabs. Outdoor garden games. That way madness lies ...
ReplyDeleteuntil you start looking at ground grid Plastic parking drainage stuff https://www.drainageshop.co.uk/groundgrid
and start noticing the hexes which might just ... no, best stop there!
By the way - Is Al Fresco the country or the main character?
Best ask Lilly Allen. Stop indeed there. I am thinking of knocking up some Acw etc boats from scrap and using it as a sea too.
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ReplyDeletePortable wargame becomes patio wargame? :D
ReplyDeleteExactly!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! What figures do you have in mind? Cheers, Karl
ReplyDeleteHere are some images from my naval games run on my patio:
ReplyDeletehttp://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/flagstone-fleets.html