Heretical Gaming is my blog about my gaming life, featuring small skirmishes and big battles from many historical periods (and some in the mythic past or the far future too). The focus is on battle reports using a wide variety of rules, with the occasional rules review, book review and odd musing about the gaming and history. Most of the battles use 6mm-sized figures and vehicles, but occasionally 15mm and 28mm figures appear too.

Neil Thomas-style OHW-Format Scenario

Feeling quite inspired by the simplicity but effectiveness of the Neil Thomas style of scenario design, particularly in his books One Hour Wargames and Wargaming the Nineteenth Century, I have been experimenting in developing my own scenarios in this style. This was my first attempt, inspired by a very old scenario for Rowton Heath (which I have actually played before fuller versions, using Polemos: ECW and Neil Thomas' own: Wargaming An Introduction rules).


I skinned this for my 'semi-historical' Franco-Jacobite and Hanoverian WSS forces; in this one the Franco-Jacobites are defending, the Hanoverians will move onto the board on Turn One.






1 comment:

  1. Anonymous23 September 2026 at 10:04

    This is a really interesting way to structure a scenario. I like how the OHW format keeps the focus on the actual tactical decisions instead of letting a scenario become too complicated. It also makes it easier to compare how different games handle the same kind of battlefield problem.

    I mostly follow digital strategy games, but I enjoy reading about tabletop wargaming as well. I collect strategy game reviews and mechanics discussions on StrategyHub.

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