tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post1543787058595605434..comments2024-03-23T17:20:07.382+00:00Comments on Vagabond's Wargaming Blog: Palaeo Diet - The Mammoth HuntVagabondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-240645392255499022018-03-21T11:14:33.978+00:002018-03-21T11:14:33.978+00:00:):)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-17706104697746915262018-03-21T10:16:26.090+00:002018-03-21T10:16:26.090+00:00I noticed but was to polite to comment :-DI noticed but was to polite to comment :-DJoakim Strömhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051664911310509718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-30018189478272484332018-03-21T09:14:51.706+00:002018-03-21T09:14:51.706+00:00Thanks - yes ambivalent about sums it up. Weird.
...Thanks - yes ambivalent about sums it up. Weird. <br /><br />I was pleased with these horses but I've been painting some for my western games and really struggled with them. You notice i kept the wolves well out of sight. ;)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-27377445815983843372018-03-21T08:38:05.646+00:002018-03-21T08:38:05.646+00:00That was an enjoyable fight, but a bit... ambivale...That was an enjoyable fight, but a bit... ambivalent. I had my money o the Mammoths. Poor family, slaughtered for the viewing pleasure of a bunch of mostly middle-aged men ;-)<br />Seem better to turn vegetarian, but those AARs will probalby be very boring.<br />Great job with the neolithic horses, they look perfect. I like all the animals, actually.Joakim Strömhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051664911310509718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-49796958089382501962018-03-19T20:34:15.482+00:002018-03-19T20:34:15.482+00:00Hi DEW - thanks, that was one of the the things th...Hi DEW - thanks, that was one of the the things that sent me down this route, terrain is easy, and very few figures needed. Tick and tick.<br />You are right about the food though, no macburgers although im sure there would have been mammoth macburgers.Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-24078268999371257742018-03-19T19:27:09.127+00:002018-03-19T19:27:09.127+00:00Beautiful terrain and a great report. Yup I think ...Beautiful terrain and a great report. Yup I think you are going to have to rename the clan. The things you've got to do for a feed in the per-historic age are outrageous. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244248056064945123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-69139053074324188332018-03-19T18:16:25.879+00:002018-03-19T18:16:25.879+00:00"I guess I'm just getting older and grump..."I guess I'm just getting older and grumpier" - Hi Joe I think you've just described me, well at least according to Mrs Vagabond, but she's rarely wrong :)<br /><br />The Mammoths were the most expensive thing on my Christmas list last year, I did wonder about converting the Wilko elephant, they are virtually the same size but as I've never done anything like that and as I could only find 1 it seemed a step too far.<br />I've just spent 3 hours reading Matakishi's new blog, didn't know he had a new one and I couldn't find the set up you referred to. Not to worry I enjoyed the reading, that man is just awesome.<br />You do have the hunters so a Lost Worlds scenario in Jimland could be easily done and the big bonus is that they are easy to paint.<br />Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-74132874786938550312018-03-19T12:16:54.795+00:002018-03-19T12:16:54.795+00:00No wonder the mammoths went extinct.
Great action,...No wonder the mammoths went extinct.<br />Great action,but like you I have many reservations about these new-wave rules that use spurious (imho) mechanics sch as cards, random dice {"So your figure wants to climb a tree? Throw three yellow dice and a red one against his tree-climbing skill" etc..<br />I guess I'm just getting older and grumpier.<br />I do like the setting ever since I saw Matakishi's set-up, but still looking for a good set of rules, but like most game, if I ever get 'into' this, I'll end up writing my own or butchering some other set, like Paleo. The one thing that has put me off getting a pre-historic project going (other than the painting aspect) has been the price of Mammoths! Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-22312490438687963942018-03-18T08:43:07.997+00:002018-03-18T08:43:07.997+00:00Hi Greg, you probably did well to get home, we hav...Hi Greg, you probably did well to get home, we have about 6 to 8" of snow overnight and it's still coming down. Maybe instead of global warming we are starting the next Ice age. <br />I made about 8 flames from the das I've been using, so expect to to see fire's all over my new games, it will keep me warm as we slip back into the cold artic winter.😁Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-13458143273183095242018-03-18T04:27:55.782+00:002018-03-18T04:27:55.782+00:00Just read this after battling my way home from Sca...Just read this after battling my way home from Scarborough through the snow, and it cheered me up no end :-)<br />Due to the weather, I empathised with the Uglies need to get food before the onset of winter, and was rooting for them all the way through the hunt - "Aw, poor ickle fluffy mammoth" never enetred my head ;-)<br />I'll also think about how lucky I am the next time I'm out shop-pain and standing in a queue at Tesco's, which has got to be far better than digging a blooming great pit or taking on one of those unpredictable tuskers!<br /><br />Oh yes, VERY neat touch with the smoke becoming fire, which in turn grew to a bigger fire :-)The Wargame Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654413349305659155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-22509106387680167652018-03-17T17:59:05.972+00:002018-03-17T17:59:05.972+00:00There's a lot of competition out there, we hav...There's a lot of competition out there, we have to make our money where and when we can. ;-)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-50108258181095691832018-03-17T17:56:44.150+00:002018-03-17T17:56:44.150+00:00It's very light weight, and yes loads of fun. ...It's very light weight, and yes loads of fun. The AI seems to work quite well, better than I expected but it can be a bit frustrating because the buggers just wont stop still to be killed.<br /><br />If I'm shut down by the RSPCA I'll know who to blame ;-)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-26289585736779556322018-03-17T17:55:11.210+00:002018-03-17T17:55:11.210+00:00What charging people good money for repeats John ?...What charging people good money for repeats John ? I like your way of thinking :)Frank O Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051293398042518708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-84664122567825122722018-03-17T17:53:18.007+00:002018-03-17T17:53:18.007+00:00Hi C6 - yes I don't think I've got the lon...Hi C6 - yes I don't think I've got the longer term idea yet. I am intending running the Ugly Rock Clan for as long as they stay alive but the way I played them it's not likely to be long. <br />The pit worked fine as you saw, much safer than trying to bash the Mammoths. In a couple of games time I have the wolf cub raid so I might get dogs to help hunt in the future, although they seem a bit of a two edged sword.<br />Thanks for dropping by.<br />Cheers<br /><br />Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-68753980509278784032018-03-17T17:42:09.307+00:002018-03-17T17:42:09.307+00:00Hi Bryan - I've had this written up for a litt...Hi Bryan - I've had this written up for a little while but I wanted to put a link to Nic's blog and at the time I was ready to post I still hadn't found it so went with Red Sparrow down, imagine my surprise when I looked at your blog and saw the next post to mine was C6 with his Mammoth hunt game, although he gave two games for the price of one. Much better value for money :-)<br />I will eventually put up the games from LAF but I'm trying to leave them as long as possible so that you will have forgotten you've already read them ;-)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-23305042214741802432018-03-17T14:46:32.407+00:002018-03-17T14:46:32.407+00:00This looked loads of fun, but I’m gonna have to ca...This looked loads of fun, but I’m gonna have to call the RSPCA....Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-68052334048451865082018-03-17T14:11:44.016+00:002018-03-17T14:11:44.016+00:00Gotta catch 'em all! Sounds as if the ugly tr...Gotta catch 'em all! Sounds as if the ugly tribe will need a lot of bed rest to recover from their injuries and from the exertions of building a pit big enough to hold a mammoth - at least they've got plenty of food.<br /><br />Thanks for the shout out as well :-) .Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-78150318617143130902018-03-17T09:34:12.188+00:002018-03-17T09:34:12.188+00:00Great to see you posting a Paleo Diet batrep on yo...Great to see you posting a Paleo Diet batrep on your blog at last. I, too had mixed feelings about who I wanted to win. At first I was all for a Rock Clan victory but as the game progressed I started rooting for the mammoth family. I think it was the fact that the mammoths were a family that elicited my sympathy for them. Still, I guess this is why the mammoths are extinct now. Even so, this was an enjoyable read, written in your very inimitable style with much humour.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-5194147986544390842018-03-17T00:05:49.062+00:002018-03-17T00:05:49.062+00:00Don't you worry - those Neolithic horses can&#...Don't you worry - those Neolithic horses can't just stand around looking pretty, when the Rock Clan are hungry, they'll eat anything.Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-46363947902280227602018-03-17T00:00:19.464+00:002018-03-17T00:00:19.464+00:00Frank the Smithsonian institution did all the work...Frank the Smithsonian institution did all the work on the genetic engineering, we just used their research and the wooly rug things that came from it.<br /><br />All I can say about the calf is that if I had a hunter still standing it would have been 2 1/2 mammoths in the freezer not 2. Hope the RSPCA don't monitor this!!!! ;-)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-29046711331995412018-03-16T20:57:45.650+00:002018-03-16T20:57:45.650+00:00Marvellous stuff, Vagabond. Really enjoyed this wr...Marvellous stuff, Vagabond. Really enjoyed this write-up, and it sounded tremendous fun. My biggest fave though was actually the Neolithic Horses - which I thought looked spot on!! Terrific work, and a great-looking game. Hopefully more to come form the Rock Clan :-) Blaxklerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986635840718583767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655102169795953648.post-7253680380852375812018-03-16T17:10:58.524+00:002018-03-16T17:10:58.524+00:00Nickel & Dime has a bigger budget you say John...Nickel & Dime has a bigger budget you say John ? well let me tell you it's a lot cheaper to dig a pit then to genetically engineer long extinct animals :)<br /><br />A great job all round John the set apart from the kop out on a real pit ;) was first class as was the cast & animals, I seen C6's report a week or so back but prefer your's as he doesn't have that same humor that always make your AAR's that extra bit special.<br /><br />I think I've to side with Mrs Vagabond on the abuse of the poor mammoths & leaving the poor calf to fend for himself after butchering his mother is imo the lowest of the low, you could have at least feed him to the wolves :) Frank O Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051293398042518708noreply@blogger.com