From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Casey! Just a few days ago, I read the review here: https://armymenwargaming.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/review-one-hour-wargames-by-neil-thomas/
ReplyDeleteThis sentence made me curious to see more of the book: The real treasures in this book are the scenarios, which are not only adaptable to any historical period, but to other games, as well
Yeah, I am not very good with scenarios, so that's a big draw.
ReplyDeleteCasey G. A while ago I bought 5 Parsec From home and it does have a simple set of tables to generate scenarios with different goals. I hope to give that scenario generation system a try soon (possibly using Warstuff to play the scenario).
ReplyDeleteevandro novel you can read as much of One Hour Wargames as you want on the Google Play books preview. I think it's worth a purchase. It really reduces all the roll to hit, roll to damage, roll to save etc. down to one simple d6 roll. I'm pretty convinced that this sort of game is not only fast, but would provide satisfying results too.
ReplyDeleteDaniel Davis this is the Into the Odd of Wargames.
ReplyDeleteCasey G. Just bought the book. I am looking forward to read the scenario section and I will also have a look at the rest :)
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