Photo
without flash
For
the past few days we have had very unseasonable weather here in the Costa
Blanca. First heavy snow, last seen in
this area in 2005. This was followed by
two days of heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
Not unknown, but unusual to last so long.
As
a result we also had frequent power cuts, some lasting for hours at a
time. I know that this is pretty small
beer for some of you who live in more challenging locations. But for Southern Spain it is pretty unusual.
Kept
at home by the weather and bored with daytime TV we decided to have a wargame
to pass the afternoon. With no heating
we wrapped up and headed for our wargames room.
Halfway
into our first more the lights went off (see photo above). But by now we carried torches with us all
the time, so we were able to complete the move by torchlight.
Photo
with flash
Having
completed one move we were returning to the sitting room, when the lights came
on again. Another power cut as we were
about to start a second move decided us to abandon play for the day.
It
is surprisingly difficult to wargame in these circumstances. Although possible to see a small area, it
was hard to keep control of the whole army.
Perhaps this might be a good idea to create “fog of war”?
