I think I've mentioned once or twice that I'm a pretty untidy person. That includes my wargames table...
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| It's just that open spaces naturally collect clutter... |
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| So when I thought 'let's set up the Persian force at Plataea and see how much space it takes' - that metre rule showing in the top right hand corner represents the start of the clutter - and I didn't have all the infantry or cavalry down. Plus the Thebans are still missing... |
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| So I next thought -'can I get rid of/sort out enough clutter to give myself a 10' long playing area.... ' seems I managed it... |
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| The space doesn't look as much on the previous picture - perhaps it shows better here - the tiles are just short of 2' square. |
So that leaves me with a decent playing area, next trick is to start sorting out terrain, etc, for a battle.
Wargames tables are magnets for 'stuff' !
ReplyDeleteNot so much magnets as.... convenient...
DeleteAgreed. In my case, a magnet for my son's stuff. I finally took it down several weeks back given the futility of repeated requests and then threats to put his things away (not of my table), or else. Sigh.
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My son has lived away from home for over 20 years. Still can't get him to take all his stuff with him - half a shed's load!
DeleteYup. Lots of room around and underneath it though! Part of me occasionally misses the days of a bigger table in the middle of a bigger room but I wouldn't trade those days for these.
ReplyDeleteLots of space, true, much better than my previous setup.
DeleteLooks tidy to me!
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, NOW...
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