Tony Bath Setting Up a War Gaming Campaign

Which book please? I would be very interested to know.

Cheers Paul

Paul,
I bought the book recently and read through it. I wasn't familiar with Tony Bath's works, but I had heard of his Hyperion campaign, so I thought it might be interesting. He talks a lot about his campaign philosophy, and offers ideas on setting up a campaign modeled after Hyperion with great, great (did I say great?) detail. I don't think he left a stone unturned. He obviously is a wargamer's wargamer with an amazing and fertile imagination. I found it fascinating. However, most of it was way to complicated for my taste. I like a campaign ruleset to be complex enough to be interesting enough to want to keep using it, but not so detailed as to figure out how much fodder you need for your horses (as an example). But for those who are into extensive detail and record-keeping in a historically-based ancient campaign, Tony's ideas would probably satisfy your every wish. Regardless of your taste, it is a fascinating read from a man who is a giant in the hobby.

Dale

Ah, my apologies! I should have made that clear - anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handb

Here are the links to the specific episodes - and I should note, I blog/podcast from the aspect of a world campaigner, in which I have both role-playing campaigns (using Dungeons & Dragons) and wargames campaigns in the same world. They affect and inform each other. My wargames set the stage for my roleplaying players, and those same players can affect the wargames.

anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handb/episodes/Episode-13---Wargames-in-your-DD-campaign--Part-1-e8hff1

anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handb/episodes/Episode-14---Wargames-in-your-DD-campaign--Part-2-e8hff0

anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handb/episodes/Episode-15---Running-a-Wargames-Campaign---HowTo-e8hfev


I also maintain a living campaign rulebook. It's more of a guideline, a delta-addon to what is in the books I've mentioned in prior comments in this thread. I use several systems to resolve my mass combats - HOTT, One Hour Wargames by Neil Thomas, Ral Partha's Chaos Wars. Here's a link if you're curious. 

docs.google.com/document/d/18CUi40wW6OSm4FhTzdOoH-ct0NxW9jImGyF-okiMOrk/edit?usp=sharing


And finally, an example journal of the action in my campaign world from a wargames perspective:

docs.google.com/document/d/15QSu-CGJ-oTuPYgn6srHsmMstP-2c0t_dY6VJGKFD0c/edit?usp=sharing



I can neither confirm nor deny that this represents an example of insanity on my part...

1. I agree with Chgowiz about Solo Wargaming Guide by William Sylvester. That is a great book to have for solo.
2. Correction: Tony Bath's mythical campaign is "Hyboria", not "Hyperion". I got lost between worlds for a moment but found my way back home.
3. I recently updated my homegrown solo campaign ruleset. A test run lasted 16 campaign-years with 3 empires battling back and forth with many interesting twists and turns thanks to William Sylvester's SCMR. He is a great inspiration. I also am on the side of simple-to-moderately-complex campaigns, with some record-keeping OK but not so much as to require a degree in Accounting.

Here is my attempt to achieve the goal:

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