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Post by zuludon on Dec 31, 2023 18:31:57 GMT
Cross-posted on PMCD Mobilisatie
We played one last game of 2023, a "Christmas" themed skirmish in the snow, based on Rogers Rangers First Battle on Snowshoes. Each of the five players controlled five miniatures and the Rangers were outnumbered by the French and Indians by three to two. Historically, the battle started with a successful ambush by the Rangers on a party of Indians, however the Indians were soon reinforced by a much larger force of French Marines, Militia and more Indians. The fighting continued until darkness, which allowed the Rangers to withdraw, having lost half their number. In our game the Rangers had to perform a fighting withdrawal while carrying their wounded. The Rangers used snowshoes in the four foot deep snow, while the French and Indians did not, so the Rangers were able to move six inches compared to the French and Indians' four inch moves. We used the Fistful of Lead Horse and Musket rules that force the players to spend a whole turn reloading their muskets. We represented the reloading with black markers. Other markers were used for Shaken and Wounded. It was a fun game, played to a conclusion in four hours. Casualties were about equal, but the Rangers were able to slip away off the end of the table, allowing them to fight another day.
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Post by spiritofethandune on Dec 31, 2023 21:42:34 GMT
I like it! And a Happy New Year to you Nick.
Cheers Anthony
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Post by zuludon on Jan 1, 2024 0:19:20 GMT
Anthony,
Thank you very much. And a Happy New Year to you and all my fellow 54mm fans in the UK!
Nick
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Post by tradgardmastre on Jan 1, 2024 7:16:19 GMT
Great looking game. What make are the figures and what rules were used? Happy new year! Alan
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Post by zuludon on Jan 1, 2024 15:55:27 GMT
Thank you tradgardmastre! The majority of the figures are Armies in Plastic. They make the Rogers Rangers, which I am sorry you can barely see, the Northeastern Woodland Indians and the French Infantry. There is one Britains metal Indian from their Battle of New Orleans collection. The Coureur des bois are from an artist in Italy Nino Serra who sells his own SYW miniatures. His blog is definitely worth a look: petiteguerretoysoldiers.blogspot.com/The rules I used are Fistful of Lead by Wiley Games. They are available as downloads. They are my go-to for one man - one figure skirmish games. The rules cover everything from Ancients to Future Science Fiction.
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Post by manoftinblog on Jan 2, 2024 18:40:30 GMT
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Post by zuludon on Jan 2, 2024 20:12:01 GMT
Very nicely painted figures. I love the outdoor photography!
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Post by epturner on Jan 3, 2024 23:27:49 GMT
Great looking game!
Love the figures. They really look fantastic.
Eric
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