Vintage Wargaming: Jolly Good Fun War Games Rules

Saturday 26 May 2012

Jolly Good Fun War Games Rules

Phil Gray's second article in The Journal of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers (SOTCW)contained the rules for his Irregular Balkans demonstration game. This appeared in Journal Issue 32, dated Winter 1998.

They are reproduced below with the permission of the author and Richard Baber, the Editor of the Journal.

The SOTCW web site can be foiund here, where membership and/or back issues of the Journal can be purchased, and there is also a lively forum.

I have also posted above the original Irregular Miniatures advert for their 42mm figures which accompanied the article. Please note that these are 1998 prices not current ones. Current prices can be see on their website - click on "42mm" t the foot of the home page to see lists. In addition to the British, French and German figures listed here (in the original advert) Irregular now also offer a specific Balkans War/Russo Turkish Wars range which adds further figure and equipment options.

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