Wide Games Scouting Games page

First introductory post – turning Scout Wide Games into tabletop or garden gaming – Easter 2019

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/easter-eggs-wide-games-and-the-cloak-of-romance/

Includes colour details of uniforms from my Victorian Scraps collection.

October 2019: I  have created a whole new blog site for the Scouting Wide Games on the Tabletop project developments: https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com

 

First rules – playtesting reports

https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/gladys-and-the-daisy-patrol-see-it-through-snow-forts-gaming-scenario/

https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/some-improvised-snow-forts-and-figures-for-scouting-wide-games/

Scouting and Baden Powell Books to download free 

Wide Games and others

http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/WideGames.pdf

http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/games.html

Baden Powell’s Scouting Games

http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/bp_games.pdf

Scouting for Boys text 1908

http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/s4b.html

Scouting Games Rules Ideas

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/easter-eggs-wide-games-and-the-cloak-of-romance/

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/further-wide-game-design-ideas/

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/scout-wide-games-rules-ideas-1/

Early Girl Scouts 1907-1910 and British Girl Scouts – history, uniforms, etc

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/wide-games-and-the-early-girl-scouts/

https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/explore/early-days-of-scouting-1907-1920/scoutingforgirls/

Scouting Figures and Figure Conversions 

Pound Store Figure Conversions – 32mm Plastic

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/pound-store-and-homecast-boy-scouts-on-the-painting-table/

Looks Like Repros – not sure of mm / scale – metal

https://www.lookslikerepros.com/product-category/looks-like-scouts/

LBB30 Boy Scout and Girl Scout conversions

LBB30 Boy Scout in the Little Britons 42mm Shiny Toy Soldiers range from Spencer Smith Miniatures – metal

http://www.spencersmithminiatures.co.uk/html/britbodies_29.html

Phoenix 43 Range – Pewter From S and D models – metal https://www.sanddmodels.co.uk/products_43_figures.htm

Brigade Models 28mm

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/GreatWar28/Items/GW28-1150.html

Preiser OO/HO, Langley N Gauge and OO and Lionel O Gauge (USA)  Railway figures also feature scouts and guides.

http://www.langleymodels.co.uk

Modelscene 5202 Unpainted hikers, public service personnel, scouts and cart – 14 pieces OO Scale – widely available online.

Sergeants Mess 20mm WW2 metal – Scouts, guides, Trek Cart tents and a Scouts special deal bundle

http://www.sgtsmess.co.uk/figures/civilians/world-war-2-civilians/nc15-eight-assorted-scouts.html

Some good reference websites 

https://lesliesguidinghistory.webs.com/guides.htm

https://lesliesguideideas.webs.com/gamesandwidegames.htm