tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post3806701284492098535..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Wisdom from the Past: Tony BathJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-19335070439529518632020-11-20T15:32:25.297-06:002020-11-20T15:32:25.297-06:00I could swear I checked that out of the library 40...I could swear I checked that out of the library 40 or so year ago. JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-23593454948683326052020-11-18T13:08:44.451-06:002020-11-18T13:08:44.451-06:00Finally empty MatchBoxes although more pricey than...Finally empty MatchBoxes although more pricey than the full one but they are plain white and at the bottom there are more choices. <br />https://www.amazon.com/Baker-Ross-Matchboxes-Decorate-Crafts/dp/B07KPBW1SF/ref=asc_df_B07KPBW1SF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475771890408&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17283401578443420375&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9006368&hvtargid=pla-644407145654&psc=1Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-29479589085365786542020-11-18T13:06:33.714-06:002020-11-18T13:06:33.714-06:00Or better yet. A 100 match boxes for under $6
http...Or better yet. A 100 match boxes for under $6<br />https://www.amazon.com/Matches-Strike-Kitchen-Camping-Wholesale/dp/B00DZRHQTS/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=matches+matchbox&qid=1605726296&sr=8-8Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-82900801512494416012020-11-18T13:04:43.271-06:002020-11-18T13:04:43.271-06:00Does this work? 24 tiny boxes for $10.
https://ww...Does this work? 24 tiny boxes for $10. <br />https://www.amazon.com/24-Piece-Gift-Box-Set-Anniversaries/dp/B071LMTSDL/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=tiny+box&qid=1605726047&sr=8-4Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-39731235819581575632020-11-18T13:03:50.671-06:002020-11-18T13:03:50.671-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-85648927096445443752020-11-18T11:59:54.997-06:002020-11-18T11:59:54.997-06:00There have been several recent (i.e. within the la...There have been several recent (i.e. within the last year or so) articles about Bath floating around the blog-o-sphere...I only just discovered his work in 2020 because of it!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69682465146013813932020-11-18T09:32:22.509-06:002020-11-18T09:32:22.509-06:00Hey, thanks for the additional info, Will!Hey, thanks for the additional info, Will!Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-7096917249671365402020-11-18T09:29:20.464-06:002020-11-18T09:29:20.464-06:00I really like that matchbox idea! I wonder why I n...I really like that matchbox idea! I wonder why I never heard of that one. Time to break out my Avalon Hill Jutland game and try it out! :)AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-46608313412995285202020-11-18T08:29:47.802-06:002020-11-18T08:29:47.802-06:00There were a lot of great ideas/developments in wa...There were a lot of great ideas/developments in wargaming back in those days. Take a look at John Curry's History of Wargaming project for new reprints of many of the great early books.<br /><br />The matchbox method was pretty much standard at the time. Donald Featherstone discusses it in his "Wargaming Campaigns", 1970.<br /><br />Like early D&D, everybody had great ideas and routinely shared them with the rest of the community.Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.com