Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

Sean,

I have no idea. So to keep me quiet send me a game file you pick '76/'12, with other commitments I can only promise 2 files a week.

One step phase, ADF (so you can adjust the reaction range), weak zoc, partial retreats, leader casualty points, these are few of my favorite things.
al

Al makes a game challenge out of every little remark! He is so very <img src=icon_smile_shy.gif border=0 align=middle>.........<img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

<b><font color=orange>Ernie Sands</b></font id=orange>
<b><font color=red>LtCol, 3rd East Kent,British Army,CCC
Lt,1 Konig,VIII Corps, Adu
BG, 3/3/X AoO
President, CC Club
Schütze,183Inf Regt,VIII Korps, PzC </b></font id=red>

Hi Guys,

Well, I go out of my way to talk up the Tiller games with my miniature wargaming friends. That inevitably leads into what a great time I have with all of you guys at the various clubs dedicated to Tiller games!<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>
If I can get even one new member then it is all worth it.

I might add that, as a new member, I am greatly impressed with the CCC so far! Keep up the great work guys!<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

Regards,
<font color=blue>Pvt.Scott Cameron, 16th US Infantry Regiment</font id=blue>

Thanks, Scott. We even accept miniature members to the CCC and have raised the barstools to accommodate them!!!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

<b><font color=orange>Ernie Sands</b></font id=orange>
<b><font color=red>LtCol, 3rd East Kent,British Army,CCC
Lt,1 Konig,VIII Corps, Adu
BG, 3/3/X AoO
President, CC Club
Schütze,183Inf Regt,VIII Korps, PzC </b></font id=red>

OK, some serious thoughts again. After careful consideration, and a somehow abortive communication with our C-in-C, I believe that the lack of small unit spirit and volunteers for lower level commands has something to do with the concept of officer assignment in the CCC British Army. <br>
When you sign up, you have to chose a regiment and that's it. You can chose any unit from the entire army - the whole structure is already there on paper, waiting to be filled. That this regiment is part of a brigade, division, corps, or wing, is up to you to find out. You may find yourself as the only officer in your brigade, with no CO and no fellow commanders. <br>
I think in order to achieve the ends discussed before, the priority should be to fill existing brigades and provide them with commanders. New brigades should only be set up when there are officers to command them and recruits to fill them. You can't have all the brigades and hope someday the empty slots will all be filled - you have to have the officers first, then form a brigade. Then people will know where they belong. <br>
On a more general level, the entire British Army structure seems too centralized. When every regimental commander is appointed by the C-in-C, when all websites <u>have</u> to be run from the top level, when no variations re communication procedures, awards, costums and habits, etc. are allowed, in short, when there is nothing for the lower level commands to decide or to do (that is about what our C-in-C expressed as his conviction), then you need not wonder about the lack of activity on the lower levels - maybe not even about the lack of activity at all.

<font color=blue>Lt. Col. Walter, 3/2/VIII AoS</font id=blue><br>SLt. Walter, Artillery, 2nd Prussian Brig.<br><font color=red>Cpl. Walter, 4th Regt. "King's Own"</font id=red><br><br><img src="http://home.datacomm.ch/dierk.walter/Fahnen.gif" border=0>

I would suggest a training camp for new members (and have just sent out a proposal via email.)

A camp could ease members in so they are not overwhelmed at first. If they can get used to being active participants in a smaller environment, that should carry over when they are rleased into the club.

Also with new members sequestered together and declaring their allegiance on graduation could get some entertaining discussion and recruitment going.

Regards,

Ens. Cox
NJM

Sir,

A new facility is already in place... <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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New York Militia   II Corps, ANV     Retired Frog
Secretary of War
CCC
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Going into the acedemic boards is a great idea. My minaitures gaming buddy and I have done miniatures talks and demos for ACW for an historical society in Cleveland and a web discussion board of historians and authors, who met recently at Gettysburg. There was a good bit of interest at both events. I don't see why this club could not get the same with a little PR.

Doug:)
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Guys,

We have quite a few members now, around 130 "active" members according to the rolls, but I am guessing we are closer to 30 really active people, and the rest aren't too involved.

So my question is, what do we need to do to bring the other 100 or so members into the fold and get them a little more active??

We have a tournament going, and we'll probably look at setting up an 1812 tourney in the not to distant future.

What else? What do you, the membership, think we should do about this? I would appreciate it if each of you Divisional/Department level leaders would mail your commands and ask them to stop by and contribute.

One thought that occured to me was to try and visit some of the more achedemic boards on the net and get some poeple to come here to discuss the historical aspects of the era. Maybe we'd get some more gamers into the fold, and it would probably generate a decent amount of traffic in here...

Please let us know what you think. We want to hear from you.

Regards,

Rich Hamilton
Sec. of War

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New York Militia   II Corps, ANV     Retired Frog
Secretary of War
CCC
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Going into the acedemic boards is a great idea. My minaitures gaming buddy and I have done miniatures talks and demos for ACW for an historical society in Cleveland and a web discussion board of historians and authors, who met recently at Gettysburg. There was a good bit of interest at both events. I don't see why this club could not get the same with a little PR.

Doug:)
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Guys,

We have quite a few members now, around 130 "active" members according to the rolls, but I am guessing we are closer to 30 really active people, and the rest aren't too involved.

So my question is, what do we need to do to bring the other 100 or so members into the fold and get them a little more active??

We have a tournament going, and we'll probably look at setting up an 1812 tourney in the not to distant future.

What else? What do you, the membership, think we should do about this? I would appreciate it if each of you Divisional/Department level leaders would mail your commands and ask them to stop by and contribute.

One thought that occured to me was to try and visit some of the more achedemic boards on the net and get some poeple to come here to discuss the historical aspects of the era. Maybe we'd get some more gamers into the fold, and it would probably generate a decent amount of traffic in here...

Please let us know what you think. We want to hear from you.

Regards,

Rich Hamilton
Sec. of War

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Maj. Hamilton      LGen. Hamilton   Gen.de Brig. Hamilton
New York Militia   II Corps, ANV     Retired Frog
Secretary of War
CCC
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Does anyone have URL's for board gamers/minitures/reenactor sites which we could pursue to get new membership???

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Rich, this might be a good place to start.
http://www.britishbrigade.org

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I think in order to achieve the ends discussed before, the priority should be to fill existing brigades and provide them with commanders. New brigades should only be set up when there are officers to command them and recruits to fill them. You can't have all the brigades and hope someday the empty slots will all be filled - you have to have the officers first, then form a brigade. Then people will know where they belong. <br>
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I agree, flesh out the brigades and create the substructure.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Ensign JMcD Royal Highland Emigrants Delanceys Brigade, British Army

Perhaps we could consider a recruitment bonus for the current member who brings in a new member.

2 points per recruit for the member whose name is mentioned in the sign up form. (Which would need to be altered.)

Hmmmmmmmm! An interesting idea.<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

<b><font color=orange>Ernie Sands</b></font id=orange>
<b><font color=red>LtCol, 3rd East Kent,British Army,CCC
Lt,1 Konig,VIII Corps, Adu
BG, 3/3/X AoO
President, CC Club
Schütze,183Inf Regt,VIII Korps, PzC </b></font id=red>

I think someone mentioned this site way back when on the old forum.

You may be able to build some sort of alliance with them. They seem to have good links to history sites.

[url][/url]http://www.walika.com/sr/srselect2.htm

Good site for reference. Maps, casualties, uniforms etc.



Edited by - MLCOX on 07/30/2001 02:31:27