Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.
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Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.
Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 24: Talking Kriegspiels With Our Guest Wendy de Wolfe
The Canadian Wargamer
1 hour 56 minutes
2 years ago
Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 24: Talking Kriegspiels With Our Guest Wendy de Wolfe
Wendy de Wolfe is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, fine artist and freelance graphic designer, and wargamer with a particular interest in kriegspiels. For the past year, she's ben running a large Napoleonic kriegspiel set in 1806 in which James and I were among the players, only to recently discover that James was the Prussian CinC. It was terrific fun.
In this Now It Can Be Told episode, James and I had a terrific time chatting with Wendy about this particular game, what we didn't know at the time, and how the game went. Wendy talks about managing a game of this scale as the referee, and offers some thoughts on what how to run a KS for those interested in such a venture. She also discusses her experience as a combat veteran and how her military service has influenced her gaming and game design.
Notes About Our Guest:
https://wendydewolfe.com
http://wendydewolfe.blogspot.com/
Wendy's report on her KS game:
https://youtu.be/jN388s17nD0
https://youtu.be/g23MaOtqMHg
James' report on Wendy's KS game: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com/2023/06/rabbitman-lost-in-fog-of-war.html
Wendy's Contributions to the CWP Virtual Library:
Donald E Graves, Redcoats and Grey Jackets, The Battle of Chippawa (Dundurn Press, 1966)
Marc Milner, Stopping the Panzers (University Press of Kansas, 2017)
Other Things What We Mentioned:
Andrew Field, Grouchy's Waterloo: The Battles of Ligny and Wavre (Pen and Sword 2017)
Zombiesmith and Quar: https://zombiesmith.com/
All Things Quar: https://rhyfler.com/
Ottomans by The Assailt Group: https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/product-category/renaissance/ottoman/
Event Horizons hobby store, Midland, ON: https://www.eventhorizonhobbies.com/
Warlord Games, Black Powder: https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/rules-books/black-powder
Warlord Games, Hail Caesar: https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/rules-books/hail-caesar
Upcoming Gaming Events in Ontario: https://mustcontainminis.com/ontario-miniature-gaming-conventions
Our Guest Wendy's Choice for PlayOut Music: Light of Foot, Dismounted March of the Royal Canadian Dragoons: https://youtu.be/9f_HaWp_llk
The Canadian Wargamer
Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.
