tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post7185950824066118584..comments2024-03-15T02:55:43.872+00:00Comments on Roundwood's World: Crisis 2014 - the Annual PilgrimageSidney Roundwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440705981976797774noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-40499937395441920532014-11-11T08:18:40.190+00:002014-11-11T08:18:40.190+00:00Stefan, believe me, if you're carrying bottles...Stefan, believe me, if you're carrying bottles of Leffe, you'll always be welcome at any game!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-43769354498587635542014-11-10T22:20:22.928+00:002014-11-10T22:20:22.928+00:00For sure !
I'll show up with a couple of Leffe...For sure !<br />I'll show up with a couple of Leffe at your TFL stall. ;-)Stefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-8358125857593246202014-11-10T15:17:15.623+00:002014-11-10T15:17:15.623+00:00Stefan, sorry to have missed you this year, but we...Stefan, sorry to have missed you this year, but we shall meet next year without fail !Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-12196705420395763312014-11-10T15:16:11.821+00:002014-11-10T15:16:11.821+00:00Sander, thanks for dropping by. It's a great ...Sander, thanks for dropping by. It's a great shame I did't get to meet you. I would have loved that. Next time, we should definately meet up, Sir! And thank you so much for correcting me "Peerdestal" it is!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-545029345572749822014-11-10T15:14:49.382+00:002014-11-10T15:14:49.382+00:00Thanks Ron!Thanks Ron!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-32819828977534751722014-11-10T15:14:41.877+00:002014-11-10T15:14:41.877+00:00Jim! Great to catch up with you in Antwerp, and y...Jim! Great to catch up with you in Antwerp, and yes Sir, you are right about the photo, which was taken at a relatively sober time in the evening at "Le Bar du Port". We took the easy route of getting a taxi from the bar to the Grote Markt, although we found the next day we could have walked in about 15 minutes!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-66109459001018296592014-11-10T15:13:12.430+00:002014-11-10T15:13:12.430+00:00Thanks in return, James. It was a great pleasure ...Thanks in return, James. It was a great pleasure seeing you and Scrivs again. Very much looking forward to what you come up with next after Keren!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-37925096732056145012014-11-10T15:11:41.353+00:002014-11-10T15:11:41.353+00:00You'd have really enjoyed the Balkan Wars game...You'd have really enjoyed the Balkan Wars game, David. It was really innovative, and something very different!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-81683444970624579222014-11-10T15:10:49.407+00:002014-11-10T15:10:49.407+00:00Curt, you'd have adored the 10mm Battle of the...Curt, you'd have adored the 10mm Battle of the Frontiers game. I thought about it a lot afterwards. Mike Hobbs (of the "Meeples and Miniatures podcast" fame) mentioned to me that it might be the same game as Alex Buchel (of SAGA fame) has been developing. I hope so, as it looked a wonderful game. Perhaps it was the figures, or the way the table was arranged, but it looked like a cracking game to take on tour - small, attractive, but very portable. Full marks for a small-scale game which stood up well in a vast hanger-like display space.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-33292185752336034272014-11-10T15:08:17.641+00:002014-11-10T15:08:17.641+00:00Michael, thanks so much! And sorry for the delay ...Michael, thanks so much! And sorry for the delay in responding - Curt's reply made me think I'd replied already! The Antwerp 1914 game was indeed lovely to see in person. The bandstand and the park benches were lovely, each the result of 3D printing. <br /><br />I am quite sure the Canadian contingent could do something equally fine however! Over to one Mr C. Campbell Esq. !Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-58542213722125357892014-11-10T10:40:10.641+00:002014-11-10T10:40:10.641+00:00Nice to hear that you had a good trip!
It's a ...Nice to hear that you had a good trip!<br />It's a pity that we didn't meet there, I would have made your acquaintance very gladly. Although I strolled around the TFT stall more than once I didn't get the connection between the people there and the bloggers they might be...<br /><br />Maybe next year?<br /><br />Cheers<br />StefanStefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-26850098871938819392014-11-08T13:07:03.038+00:002014-11-08T13:07:03.038+00:00Dear Sidney, thanks for the great review and shame...Dear Sidney, thanks for the great review and shame for us not being able to meet up yet again, I was there just must have passed you by without noticing! Not to be fussy or pedantic but the restaurant you visited is called the Peerdestal which means the Horse's Stable...<br /><br />Cheers SanderSanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115340279941888622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-71352207113735058692014-11-08T01:42:07.468+00:002014-11-08T01:42:07.468+00:00Very enjoyable article. The CoC game looks gorgeo...Very enjoyable article. The CoC game looks gorgeous!Ron Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453583835138830848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-57598960314035689642014-11-07T22:30:15.817+00:002014-11-07T22:30:15.817+00:00The fourth last picture in your 'Crisis Experi...The fourth last picture in your 'Crisis Experience' sequence is actually in the 'Bar Du Port', just round the corner from the Holiday Inn and some considerable distance away from 'De Peerdestal' on foot. Maybe that's how you guys work up a thirst.<br /><br />Great report and pictures.<br /><br />Jim<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-83828128448825691082014-11-07T06:57:06.919+00:002014-11-07T06:57:06.919+00:00Thanks for the great write-up - my thoughts about ...Thanks for the great write-up - my thoughts about the show were very similar. Good gaming, good atmosphere and great company. Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631339960008344545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-34549146622861873732014-11-07T06:01:03.653+00:002014-11-07T06:01:03.653+00:00Hi Sidney,
Looks like a great time was had by all...Hi Sidney,<br /><br />Looks like a great time was had by all! The games look stunning - I was particularly taken with the Balkan Wars game on the map given my fondness for both the period and the concept of an abstract looking battle/campaign.<br /><br />Methinks I may have to investigate that a little further....<br /><br />Loved the restaurant - was that half a horse I saw as part of the decor?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-58617746674478709412014-11-07T03:03:21.273+00:002014-11-07T03:03:21.273+00:00Wonderful post-weekend report Sidney! I'm defi...Wonderful post-weekend report Sidney! I'm definitely going to put Crisis on the calendar as it looks like such a great time out (and your description of Antwerp sounds tantalizing). <br /><br />That 10mm Battle of the Frontiers game looked fabulous. That scale allows such fun with terrain and sense of mass.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-29035465156010689872014-11-07T03:00:05.020+00:002014-11-07T03:00:05.020+00:00Ooh, I hear a gauntlet being dropped. I think us f...Ooh, I hear a gauntlet being dropped. I think us folks in Regina will have to take that one up. I feel a batrep coming on... :)Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-87731411048907456992014-11-07T00:58:51.760+00:002014-11-07T00:58:51.760+00:00Terrific report, Sid. Thanks so much. The qualit...Terrific report, Sid. Thanks so much. The quality of the games in those photos really beggars description - it is certainly orders of magnitude higher than most of the games one sees in our little hobby backwater of Canada - not to belittle my peers, but I think there's a whole different aesthetic with Brit/European gamers. The little benches got into the grass lawn in the one Belgium 1914 game make my point - that looks more like a model railroad layout than a gaming layout you'd see here.<br />It is very gratifying to see TFL getting the recognition it deserves, and to see Richard taking his show on the road - helped, no doubt, by such paladins of gaming as yourself and a very fine TFL banner.<br />I must plan a holiday around Crisis. <br />Cheers,<br />MichaelMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-51173560256214046662014-11-06T20:41:22.993+00:002014-11-06T20:41:22.993+00:00Michael, you'd have loved it. It was a great ...Michael, you'd have loved it. It was a great show.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-77257660824268544522014-11-06T20:40:55.017+00:002014-11-06T20:40:55.017+00:00Well done Dave, you'll be more than welcome. ...Well done Dave, you'll be more than welcome. There was plenty of space for additional games this year, so I'm sure you'd be welcome!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-7555075222303112502014-11-06T20:40:22.374+00:002014-11-06T20:40:22.374+00:00Chris, thanks for dropping by!!
"De Peders...Chris, thanks for dropping by!! <br /><br />"De Pederstaal" means (I think) stable horse, or rocking horse in Flemish. Horse features prominently in the menu and the theme of the restaurant. I went for beef steak, but I remember I was in a minority! The food is always wonderfully good, whatever you're eating. Tip: Go for the cheese crevettes as a starter. Very, very good indeed!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-22956763550645217622014-11-06T20:20:23.006+00:002014-11-06T20:20:23.006+00:00Alex, you'd have enjoyed it. One year, get yo...Alex, you'd have enjoyed it. One year, get yourself over!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-79948580947290716812014-11-06T20:01:55.125+00:002014-11-06T20:01:55.125+00:00I'm always very envious of these post and you ...I'm always very envious of these post and you all look as if your are having such a wonderful time. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-25170511112236600452014-11-06T19:02:50.281+00:002014-11-06T19:02:50.281+00:00This is most definitely going in the diary next ye...This is most definitely going in the diary next year....wonder if I can get the Cowboys or a gangsters a game..DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.com