(August 2004) A couple of days off, so took the opportunity to play a small HFG game with 15mm ACW troops. Had tried a HOTT version for ACW but didn’t like it. HFG gave a really interesting and enjoyable game. Two corps sized armies on a 2ft square board, a narrow won victory for the Rebels (4-3). I really liked the different outcomes such as repulsed and routed and the artillery support mechanism. The –3 for a flank attack makes this the killer move.
Tried playing HOTT-AK47. Seemed to work quite well although didn't finish game. Possibly allow tanks (Knights) and armoured cars (Riders) to use distant shooting?
Showing posts with label 2004. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2004. Show all posts
Monday, 15 June 2009
Spring 2004
Mar 2004: The "sliding block puzzle" at home is still in progress, but getting there… No room or time for any games at present.
Played a game at the weekend - 15mm Stargrunt II, IDF vs. NAC, nice win for the IDF. Played it on a 4 by 2 board using a "half scale" ruler. This worked very well. Used the carpet tiles on this board - gave a nice "muddy brown" river.
I have decided that I need to get rid of the 4 by 2.5 board and replace it with 2 3by2s (to make a 4by3). Was going to buy a couple of boards when I realised that we actually have 4 4by2 MDF boards. Problem solved - cut down 2 of them to 3by2!!
(April 2004) Went to the Napoleonic Fair on Sunday, met Richard Clarke and bought IABSM. Also heard Bernard Cornwell speak - very entertaining!
Cut down the boards and set up a 4by3 in the front room. Played a 25mm DBA WOTR game. All Knights dismounted as Blades, Yorkists had an Artillery base, Lancastrians a 3Sp. Lancastrians won by a short head (1 Bw base). Interesting because it seemed natural to deploy the Bows in the first rank with Blades right behind. In DBA Bows can recoil through Blades. This has a direct relevance to the Barnet site research. If Bills / Men at Arms formed up behind the archers then the required frontage is about half what I thought before...
Tried the Humberside version of DBA for AWI. Not sure about it… The Americans are supposed to win Eutaw Springs but I couldn't see how they could under these rules. The -1 for militia is crippling.
Played a game at the weekend - 15mm Stargrunt II, IDF vs. NAC, nice win for the IDF. Played it on a 4 by 2 board using a "half scale" ruler. This worked very well. Used the carpet tiles on this board - gave a nice "muddy brown" river.
I have decided that I need to get rid of the 4 by 2.5 board and replace it with 2 3by2s (to make a 4by3). Was going to buy a couple of boards when I realised that we actually have 4 4by2 MDF boards. Problem solved - cut down 2 of them to 3by2!!
(April 2004) Went to the Napoleonic Fair on Sunday, met Richard Clarke and bought IABSM. Also heard Bernard Cornwell speak - very entertaining!
Cut down the boards and set up a 4by3 in the front room. Played a 25mm DBA WOTR game. All Knights dismounted as Blades, Yorkists had an Artillery base, Lancastrians a 3Sp. Lancastrians won by a short head (1 Bw base). Interesting because it seemed natural to deploy the Bows in the first rank with Blades right behind. In DBA Bows can recoil through Blades. This has a direct relevance to the Barnet site research. If Bills / Men at Arms formed up behind the archers then the required frontage is about half what I thought before...
Tried the Humberside version of DBA for AWI. Not sure about it… The Americans are supposed to win Eutaw Springs but I couldn't see how they could under these rules. The -1 for militia is crippling.
Jan - Feb 2004
Jan 2004. Happy New Year! Did a lot of painting & modelling over the Christmas holiday. Made the second Wespe (on the Frontline PZ II body) and painted it. Painted the Britannia LRDG trucks and crew, 15mm SGII Islamics, WW2 Italians and Germans, WOTR men-at-arms. Added plastic tubes to rear of WOTR men-at-arms stands to take flags.
Its my birthday next week and I'd like to get another DBA army, but can't make up my mind which one. Possibles are Later Crusader, Sub-Roman British (King Arthur), Cilician Armenian, Fatimid Egyptian.
Set up a DBA game, Early Crusader vs. Syrian. Syrians won, but it wasn't until I put them away that I realised that they did it with a 1 base handicap!
We have decided that David will move into the middle bedroom and that all my wargame stuff will move into the front bedroom. But no table. This will mean that I will not have a fixed table for games. All the more reason to concentrate on short, simple games like DBA (at least for the time being).
I need to rationalise my terrain systems as part of the "big move", so I am cutting down all my 40cm carpet tiles to 30cm square.
Its my birthday next week and I'd like to get another DBA army, but can't make up my mind which one. Possibles are Later Crusader, Sub-Roman British (King Arthur), Cilician Armenian, Fatimid Egyptian.
Set up a DBA game, Early Crusader vs. Syrian. Syrians won, but it wasn't until I put them away that I realised that they did it with a 1 base handicap!
We have decided that David will move into the middle bedroom and that all my wargame stuff will move into the front bedroom. But no table. This will mean that I will not have a fixed table for games. All the more reason to concentrate on short, simple games like DBA (at least for the time being).
I need to rationalise my terrain systems as part of the "big move", so I am cutting down all my 40cm carpet tiles to 30cm square.
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