T his weekend, the question of what, precisely, constitutes an "imagination" came up in an online forum of which I am a part. To be fair, the issue originates from further afield in a Facebook group that I am not a member of, but I weighed in with my own view. The following was in response to the question posed yesterday (Sunday) morning by an exasperated member of my own rather more gentlemanly town square, who had been met with a strident response to information he shared about his (admirable) hobby activities on said FB group. Here is, more or less, what I wrote: To my mind, the concept of imagi-nation(s) is a broad one. It can range from historical refights or what-if scenarios/battles/campaigns between armies of a particular era, to completely made up combatants operating in a quasi-historical setting, to the rather generic red and blue forces of the Prussian Kriegspiel that examine a particular tactical problem, task, or exercise. ...
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I particularly like those gallant 11th Hussars. Who manufactured these nice figures.
Best regards, Bill
I particularly like your gallant 11th Hussars. Who manufactured these nice figures? Bill
Alan
For instance, the hussars were ordered on arrival to make best speed to the village, and seize it if they could get there first, otherwise taking a screening position specified. Each action they've had since then has been predicated on that objective. They arrived first, so they've been fighting the dragoons for control of the village.
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