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Age of Gunpowder / Beat To Quarters
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Today at 10:04:55 AM »
#TBT ~ Beat To Quarters: Ephemera and Obscura, Part the First

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My interest in the Age of Sail started by sheer accident when I found a copy of Oliver Warner’s Great Sea Battles (MacMillan Company, NY. 1968) on the restocking trolley at the Chinook Public Library in Calgary, circa 1978.  Not long after, I bought Avalon Hill’s venerable Wooden Ships and Iron Men.  Unfortunately, this was about the same time my gaming buddies Discovered Girls, so my copy went mostly un-played and un-punched, save for a few solo games.  Undaunted, I continued to buy other age of sail games, including Beat to Quarters by Command Perspectives.


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Intel Dump / 5 Questions With . . . Kevin Zucker
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Yesterday at 08:41:52 PM »
5 Questions With… Designer Kevin Zucker
Kevin Zucker has been designing games for over 45 years. Mr. Zucker’s current project is The Complete Library of Napoleonic Battles. Mr. Zucker graciously took the time to participate in a 5 Question interview with the Armchair Dragoons.


https://www.armchairdragoons.com/articles/interviews/5qzucker/



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History and Tall Tales / Re: This Day in History
« Last post by bbmike on Yesterday at 02:56:58 PM »
...
The President’s affection for cats once led to a minor tiff with Mrs. Lincoln, who was often unhappy about what she perceived to be his lack of appropriate dignity.
Reportedly, during dinner at the White House one evening, Lincoln used a gold fork from the presidential service to feed a cat named “Tabby.”
Mrs. Lincoln asked, perhaps rhetorically, “Don’t you think it’s shameful for Mr. Lincoln to feed Tabby with a gold fork?”
The President replied, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.”

 ;D
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4X Gaming / Re: Millennia by Paradox
« Last post by bbmike on Yesterday at 01:25:08 PM »
Yeah, it's funny, working me would have bought this on day one. Retired, budget-conscious me has yet to pull the trigger.  ;D
I've been reading and watching reviews and it looks like it might be time to buy. I'm a bit worried that diplomacy in the game is lacking but that seems to be normal for 4x games these days. And then if I do buy, do I step up to the Expansion Pass bundle?
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History and Tall Tales / Re: This Day in History
« Last post by besilarius on Yesterday at 12:22:22 PM »
47   BC   Ptolemy XIII of Egypt (c. 15), brother and husband to Cleopatra, drowned in the Nile fleeing Caesar's troops

1794. Congress authorizes construction of 6 frigates, including Constitution

1804. From December, the month Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France, and July of 1806, there were 119 recorded incidents of anti-draft disturbances in the country, with desertions averaging about 800 a month and an officially estimated 4,000 men actually fled to Spain to evade service.

1813. The Duke of Wellington was a notably effective logistical manager, and despite great difficulties his troops were usually better equipped and supplied than those of his French opponents.
This was no mean feat.
Consider the logistical requirements of a cavalry regiment.  On paper cavalry regiments had 407 personnel, organized into six troops, plus a staff, with 478 horses and mules, including mounts for troopers plus draught animals for the baggage, service, and munitions wagons.
To feed the men each day required 407 pounds of biscuit, 407 of meat, and 407 rations of alcoholic beverages, or some 200 pounds of booze, if one included the cask, and omitting additional rations allocated to officers
Feeding the animals required a daily ration of 4,780 pounds of grain, plus 5,786 of hay or straw, not to mention water, which could, with a little luck, be obtained locally.
As the normal issue of ration was three days’ worth, the regiment had to carry a minimum of 12,642 pounds of food and drink for the men, plus 31,698 for the animals.
And then there was a daily fire wood ration of 1,586 pounds, for a three day total of 4,758 pounds, plus additional for the officers.
So the total weight of three days’ rations for a full regiment -- men and beasts, food, drink, and fire wood -- came to roughly 25 tons, if one includes additional allocations for officers.
All this was usually transported by pack mules.  Since commissariat mules commonly could only carry only 200 pounds, 246 mules were needed.  And since the mules had to be fed, a at least four more mules would be required to carry the grain and hay needed for the commissary animals each day.
Now although Wellington's cavalry was often better fed, and usually better mounted, than that of his French opponents, the Duke often remarked that the French seemed to get much better service from their troops.  This was perhaps because  nearly half -- 45.1 percent -- of the officers in the British cavalry had obtained their commissions through purchase, in contrast to only about 18 percent of those in the infantry regiments, and none at all in the French cavalry..

1865. Lincoln, generals Grant and Sherman, and admiral Porter met on the steamer 'River Queen' to plan the end of the Civil War -  President Lincoln was very fond of cats.  So much so that once while en route to a conference with General-in-Chief U.S. Grant and Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter, he picked up three stray kittens and took them into the meeting.  Grant’s aide Horace Porter reported that it was a "curious sight at an army headquarters, upon the eve of a great military crisis" to see the president "tenderly caressing three stray kittens” as he discussed strategy with his commanders.
The President’s affection for cats once led to a minor tiff with Mrs. Lincoln, who was often unhappy about what she perceived to be his lack of appropriate dignity.
Reportedly, during dinner at the White House one evening, Lincoln used a gold fork from the presidential service to feed a cat named “Tabby.”
Mrs. Lincoln asked, perhaps rhetorically, “Don’t you think it’s shameful for Mr. Lincoln to feed Tabby with a gold fork?”
The President replied, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.”
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4X Gaming / Re: Millennia by Paradox
« Last post by Barthheart on Yesterday at 12:17:18 PM »
Soooo.... who's in? I'm not because of gaming budget explosion problems this month,  :silly: , but soon....
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Intel Dump / Re: Tuesday Newsday! Weekly dump of wargaming news
« Last post by JudgeDredd on March 26, 2024, 04:02:20 PM »
Yay - I don't care what the other guys say - I think you're alright, Brant  ;D
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Intel Dump / Re: Tuesday Newsday! Weekly dump of wargaming news
« Last post by bayonetbrant on March 26, 2024, 02:51:05 PM »
I'm getting an error - That page can't be found

Bad link. My fault. Fixed now
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Intel Dump / Re: Tuesday Newsday! Weekly dump of wargaming news
« Last post by JudgeDredd on March 26, 2024, 02:49:14 PM »
I'm getting an error - That page can't be found
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Intel Dump / Re: Tuesday Newsday! Weekly dump of wargaming news
« Last post by bayonetbrant on March 26, 2024, 12:24:57 PM »
RIP Dean Essig ~ #TuesdayNewsday
Even with our editorial director goofing off in Florida over Spring Break, #TuesdayNewsday must roll on with the key headlines.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/news/tn032624/