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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And when can we get the game started?
-- Jeff
The fusiliers are looking nice.
and in light of Jeff's comment, above, I'm looking forward to the Stollenians (is that the right word?) beating the vile Stagonians and saving their sawmill.
Jim
(does undyed wool come from the Undying Lands? ha ha)
Excellent painting (as usual)! They will make an impressive display on the tabletop.
Yeah! Go for the Green Czarist look for the next pair of Generals.
Seven Hundred Thousand Russians can't be wrong! (Well...it they are wrong, we took a vote and YOU get to tell them! Ha, ha, ha.
I'm really looking forward to the clash at Sawmill Villiage, and I hope that this time Victory graces the forces of Stollen.
Looking forward to the Stollenian victory !
-- Allan