Monday 16 October 2023

My friends in the North

 Just back from a few days in Skipton-

An interesting wee corner of Skipton.
I do like the canal boats.
We went to see the birthplace of the famous poet Ted Hughes.
Another place we visited was Luddenden. For more information see-


Now read what happened earlier this year here-


The interior of Luddenden church , a most pretty sanctuary.
The view from my friend’s house in Skipton-
Yesterday morning saw the first frost in Skipton and frozen car wind screens. Winter is coming…
An enjoyable visit as ever. Great hospitality, conversation and company. I returned to the postman having delivered the anticipated copy of Toy Soldier Collector and the Helion book on the 1758 campaign. 
The magazine has a fascinating article on the Hausser Citadel castle construction kits as well as a splendid article on John Ruddle . The new edition of Funny Little Wars features too.

I would like to do some games using the Portable Wargame rules featuring the Reichsarmee v Austrians , firstly because I don’t have any Prussians in this scale and secondly because l like the idea of an internal conflict within the Holy Roman Empire .







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  1. nundanket16 October 2023 at 11:46

    Skipton looks beautiful.
    As background to the Austro-Imperial conflict, you could always claim the Reichsarmee was called to support the Charles VII because the Austrians refused to accept a Witttelsbach emperor. Not too far from the truth.

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    1. Anonymous16 October 2023 at 16:21

      Thank you.
      This is most interesting and an excellent conceit for my coming games. Any reading recommendations?
      Alan Tradgardland

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    2. Anonymous16 October 2023 at 19:04

      Beyond the book you have already bought, no. I know that’s 1758 and Charles VII was only Emperor from 1742-45, but it is an alternative history after all. I don’t know of any books that cover the Wittelsbach-Habsburg conflict in the AWI in any kind of tactical detail. I seem to remember there’s a little bit in The Wild Goose and the Eagle. I’ll look later.
      Chris

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  2. Mark Man of TIN17 October 2023 at 06:48

    “Landslip at Luddenden closes parish church” or “Landslip at Luddenden” sounds like a title for a Ted Hughes poem. Interesting to see where he came from. Glad you had a refreshing few days away, with suitable reading matter.
    Hughes wrote some interesting poetry on the aftermath of WW1 although I always imagined he’d be more apocalyptic and grimdark and 40K in gaming terms ... (fishing was his main passion).

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  3. Mike Lewis17 October 2023 at 21:50

    Spoken like a true war gamer - “I don’t have prussians in THIS SCALE” 😊

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    1. Anonymous19 October 2023 at 07:14

      Indeed😊
      Alan Tradgardland

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