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Post by zuludon on Sept 3, 2019 3:16:45 GMT
Cross posted on PMCD Mobilisatie:
I ran a Retreat from Moscow game at our big end of summer convention on August 31. I ran a similar game in December 2018 in which the French had to cross the table while being attacked by randomly positioned Russian forces. Dirk Donvil suggested fighting a rear guard action instead and I thought that was an excellent idea. I wanted to try the new Osprey "Rebels and Patriots" rules which cover the 1812 period, but are meant for small force skirmishes in North America. This is the third time I have tried the rules for European Napoleonics and they are satisfactory, not great. But they are easy to learn and good for a convention crowd. In my game the French had one unit of Old Guard Grenadiers, one unit of Young Guard Light Infantry, one each of lancers and cuirassiers, two units of line infantry and one unit of dismounted cavalry. The rear guard had to hold off the outnumbering Russians while five wagons carrying wounded, officer's sweethearts and plunder made it across a bridge. Each wagon had to roll 2 D6 each turn and if a double one came up, they had to reroll a D6 and that was how many turns it took to repair the wagon. That happened once, on the next to last wagon, but by then the rear guard was out of harm's way. As it turned out, the Russians were hampered by poor activation dice, being mostly undisciplined Cossacks and green regulars. The Old Guard suffered the most casualties, but being elite, they made all their morale rolls. The French artillery suffered badly by waiting too long to retire and lost both their guns. Otherwise they made it pretty much unscathed and had the wagons across the bridge by the end of the twelfth turn. I would like to try this again using "About Bonaparte", probably in December for the club Christmas game.
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Post by tradgardmastre on Sept 3, 2019 7:47:30 GMT
Fantastic looking game.
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Post by Mike Blake on Sept 3, 2019 11:26:17 GMT
Splendid! Snow games are so cool...sorry, I'll get my coat. Seriously, it really does look the CTs
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Post by zuludon on Sept 3, 2019 21:49:31 GMT
Mike, I found photos of your French Retreat online and they were very inspiring!
Nick Stern
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Post by stuparkin on Sept 3, 2019 22:45:20 GMT
That is a very inspiring game, lovely set up and thank you for sharing with us. Stu
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Post by rupertm on Sept 4, 2019 8:09:28 GMT
You made the snow and winter terrain look very convincing - not easy.
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Post by Mike Blake on Sept 4, 2019 8:51:07 GMT
Mike, I found photos of your French Retreat online and they were very inspiring! Nick Stern Nick
Where did you find them, I wasn't aware any had been posted on the web?
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Post by zuludon on Sept 4, 2019 15:39:58 GMT
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Post by twogunbob on Sept 4, 2019 17:31:09 GMT
Awesome looking game! Agree in regards to Rebels & Patriots, it’s okay but doesn’t quite perform as I want in regards to gaming the period.
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Post by Mike Blake on Sept 5, 2019 12:08:37 GMT
Thanks - had forgotten all about PB since they chaged their policy ion remote posting/linking.
The church was a big project, and having built it there are all kinds of things I would do differently.
Hardly - yours has a great look to it.
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Post by gonefishing on Sept 5, 2019 13:23:45 GMT
Napoleonics aren't really my period, but I'd kill to be in a game like that. And there is something about a snow-game. Absolutely beautiful work, Nick!
Daryl
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Post by zuludon on Sept 5, 2019 22:43:09 GMT
Daryl, no need to kill anyone. Any time you want to drive the seven hours up to the San Francisco Bay Area, I'd be happy to run this game for you.
Nick
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Post by gonefishing on Sept 6, 2019 13:42:57 GMT
Be careful what you offer, Nick. And remember, the offer in reverse stands as well! Until one of these happens I'll try to restrain the homicidal tendencies...
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