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French foot battery which really is pointing the wrong way. I must get those French limber teams from Nic at Eureka painted up soon |
Cookie and I enjoyed the opportunity a week ago to take out the 15mm lads and play a lazy and leisurely fictional encounter set in 1813 at the NWS on one of our excellent Saturday gaming days. His Bavarian’s made an appearance as the Prussian forces he is building up are still a bit short of “boots on the ground”.
The great benefit of playing the games on a Saturday is that we can start around 9.00am and just work our way through the fame, discovering new aspects of the rules and certainly continuing to try and get to the point where the more intricate aspects of the rules such as charges, supports etc. become second nature to us. We are getting better and better all the time.
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Old School board for ease of play and movement. Ok, ok…I left the cloth at home however I do like the simple board I must confess |
So roughly a Division a side alongside an attached brigade of cavalry with several objectives such as the two villages, crossroads, hills and forest worth a key number of victory points.
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French Young Guard doubling up as standard line troops |
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Polish Lancers make up the mounted contingent in this battle supported by what would prove to be a quite unlucky and ineffectual horse battery to its side. |
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The French feeling strong, confident and invigorated by an early morning espresso - Thanks Mrs Pyjamas! |
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I was looking through the club terrain room and hidden in the bottom drawers were some Tremendous Battlefront buildings which I felt were perfect for the game. |
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These French are certainly getting quite a few outings at the moment - excellent. |
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I’m a bit unlucky lately with cavalry and this battle would prove no different |
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Cookies Bavarian brigade of mounted lucky buggers! Sorry, I mean Cheavaulegers. |
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The lads are ready for the outing. |
So we deployed and as always I managed to get a good run on the iniative rolls and got the lads on the move quite early.
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The first French brigade will aim to take the small hamlet to the right flank of the Prussian position |
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The second French Brigade were determined to take the village |
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Cookie has done a great job on his Prussians |
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Lovely AB Miniatures from Mighty Nic Robson |
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Those French guns get hauled up the hill and ready themselves for some action |
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Bavarians look to contest the hamlet and it’s surrounds |
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An out of order shot - I’m actually wondering where my GMB flag orders are now that I type… |
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Another view |
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The Hamlet would be hotly contested for the duration of the battle |
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The French battery has now repositioned to add more punch yo the attack on the Bavarian lines |
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The French take the hamlet and look to establish a strong, anchored right flank |
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Prussians advance in the centre |
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French advance across some beautiful fields from Cookies collection |
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Some nice artillery targets there however the French guns are otherwise engaged |
At this point of the battle the French have taken the Hamleg however the Bavarians are giving as good as they get. The Prussians are advancing across the centre however the cavalry on the extreme Prussian right will look to sway the day.
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Bavarian Cavalry prepare to make their mark on the engagement |
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The Prussians take the village |
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Whilst the French advance in the centre |
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The French columns look to pierce through the cornflower blue lines |
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The paraphernalia of war…well miniature pretend war! |
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Polish lancers hit the Bavarians at the advantage… |
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Out of shot photo however as you can see, the Bavarian cavalry are still there. Damned Poles do it to me again! |
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A nice view down the table |
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Not much further to retire lads |
At this point the victory conditions favoured the Allies and we declared victory for the Prussians and their Bavarian lackies . Another great game and though we did get a couple of things wrong , in the main it was 90% on the mark.
That looked like fun Carlo, and there is a bit to be said for the old school board. We play our Napoleonics on something similar and the 15mm figures love it.
ReplyDeleteCertainly makes it easier Lawrence though I have only yesterday bitten the bullet and ordered a 6 x4 mat for these club games.
DeleteI do like the look of lots of 15mm troops. 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Stew and I couldn’t agree with you more on that. I do love my 28’s however on a club night the 15’scsre a godsend. .
DeleteI also think the old-school table-top can look good but better with old school shiny figures. Your nicely painted excellent 15mm castings on beautifully textured bases deserve a little better - so remember your cloth next time or the dice gods will make you pay.
ReplyDeleteHa ha - you’re absolutely right Rob. I need to get myself organised and have ordered some 6x 4’s. Hopefully they’ll arrive before Christmas.
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