tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post819352820938009266..comments2023-10-30T11:46:43.284+00:00Comments on Musings of the Cosmic Calamari: Quote Of The DaySpaceSquidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-71436585541045281382009-09-24T00:12:09.038+01:002009-09-24T00:12:09.038+01:00Ah, yes, I was indeed thinking of Time Commanders....Ah, yes, I was indeed thinking of <i>Time Commanders</i>.<br /><br />And now you mention it, I remember seeing an episode of <i>Game of War</i>. Should have remembered that, though I too found it less than engaging.SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-88906769320793274742009-09-23T20:46:59.984+01:002009-09-23T20:46:59.984+01:00Through the power of Google, I found:
http://mywe...Through the power of Google, I found:<br /><br />http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/paddygriffith/other.htmGarathonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-70736687708946935142009-09-23T20:37:01.342+01:002009-09-23T20:37:01.342+01:00My first thought was to mention "Time Command...My first thought was to mention "Time Commanders" (which was based on a computer wargame that used a pre-release version of the "Rome: Total War" engine from Creative Assembly - is that what you're thinking of?) but I didn't because I did take it as read that you meant "tabletop wargame".<br /><br />In fact, "Game of War" was a 'Kriegspiel' type game run by Paddy Griffith for Channel 4 in the late 1990s. The rules were (so it was claimed) based on those used at Sandhurst. Angela Rippon presented the show and various military experts and commentators formed the teams (including, in one game, Richard Holmes). If I recall correctly, the debates within the teams as to strategy were interesting but the presentation was low budget and unimaginative and for some reason they decided to use plastic counters rather than finely painted miniatures, making the visuals uninspiring.Garathonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-11368462965597345882009-09-23T19:28:13.109+01:002009-09-23T19:28:13.109+01:00Ah! That's a good point, though if I'm th...Ah! That's a good point, though if I'm thinking of the right show, that was a computer wargame. I should have said "tabletop wargame".SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-18106699008051038602009-09-23T18:51:24.779+01:002009-09-23T18:51:24.779+01:00"...because no-one to my knowledge has ever b..."...because no-one to my knowledge has ever broadcast a wargaming encounter..."<br /><br />Other than the Channel 4 series "Game of War", of course...Garathonnoreply@blogger.com