tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20586399909558249242024-03-05T03:12:37.056-06:00Steve's Fieldworks-DFW IrregularsI am a long time historical wargamer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. My current painting projects include 25/28mm Russian Napoleonics and 25/28mm English Civil War. I'm hip deep in 54mm AWI, Napoleonics and beginning Bolt Action by Warlord Games. Please keep checking back to see updates, game pictures of the figures in action and a small peek at my gaming house in Red Oak, Texas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-37703841704823507442017-03-17T19:22:00.002-05:002017-03-17T19:24:54.963-05:00<h2>
The Capture of Piet Petronius-1880<br />A Great Solo Game-The Men Who Would Be Kings</h2>
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Kings (abbreviated TMWBK) is a<b><u> great</u></b>
fast play Colonial game. I was drawn to it, as I really liked Lion and Dragon
Rampant. Some of the mechanics in those two games such as activation, morale
and simple melee/reaction transfer quite well to this period. I also have a nice collection of colonials
including British (Stadden circa 1975) used in my 28mm War of the Worlds game,
Boers (Falcon circa early 80s), Arabs (various manufacturers circa mid 80s),
and Zulus (Old Glory I believe circa 1990-ish).
These collections have not seen the light of day since about 2000 so
this was the time to dust ‘em off and get them out.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Mersey has included a solo gaming component that seemed to
work well with a smaller Afghans vs. British game. I wanted to try it with an
enemy that had modern weapons and field craft.
After reading <u>The First Boer War</u> by Joseph Lehmann for the
umpteenth time during 2017 Spring Break, it was a done deal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The solo gaming segment is called “Playing Against Mr.
Babbage”. This is a dice controlled, automated action game. Each time the
British move, fire, or charge; the automated “Mr. Babbage” motivates the Boers. An after action report follows. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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member of the Transvaal Council and a radical adherent to the ideals of the
Revolutions of 1848 and the American Revolution. His roots were Boer;
independent, highly religious, a quiet conservative in appearance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Recently, large diamond deposits were unearthed near the
small farm town of Kimberly by an English concern. Additional gold deposits
were found further north in the Natal.
English commercial concerns have moved quickly to dominate the gold
mining industry and threaten the fortune of the Boer family; the De Beers. Given the political and economic instability
in the region; the Boers decide to strike for independence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Piet hissef!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Petronius held court at his farm near the Skrakenberg
Kopje. The British East India Company presses
the Governor to take Petronius into custody for sedition. The stage is set for an epic first battle on
the veldt near Cape Town.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Forces: 25mm and 28mm</b><br />
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British:</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">1-Ground Rocket Troop </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">2-Regular Infantry x12 figures</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">1-Regular Infantry (Punishment Battalion) x12 figures<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1-Cape Town Mounted Constabulary x8 figures<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Kommando Koptje: 12 figures (may be mounted or dismounted)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Kommando Junkers: 12 figures (maybe mounted or dismounted)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Kommando Smythe-Fruitbat: 8 figures (maybe mounted or
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<span style="background-color: white;">Kommando Fannin: 8 figures en route from Bulenberg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">British forces under Major Hedrick Batguano, Esq. arrive on the farmstead of
Petronius thinking a quick snag and grab will take the area Boer forces
(commandos-citizen soldiers, skilled in field craft and crack shots). The wife of Petronius and a field hand meets
them initially. Color Sergeant Harvey Wallbanger tries to put the woman into
custody and is cut down by a bush knife wielded by the field hand. Battle is
on!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Two Boer Kommandos arrive and begin firefights with the
regulars at long range from the Skrakenberg Kopje above the farmstead. Years of
hunting and protecting their farmsteads against native raids pay off with the “<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #545454;">rooineks</span>” being pinned on the left and
right. The rocket battery commander
orders the rocket fired but the rocket is a “dud”. Piet gathers several of his
friends that were staying the night and go to the upstairs firing positions. Piet’s
father constructed the farmhouse and is a massive stone construction with an
upper housing of dense and expensive ebony wood imported from the Congo. <span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The British trudge forward in open order braving the fire of
the Boers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Babbage motivates Smythe’s and Koptje’s Kommandos to move forward and
engage the British in short range firefights giving better than received. Two
British units are pinned. That means they can only shoot with ½ dice and must
try to rally under fire. Not easy when
facing angry Boers with rifles. The
British return fire, pinning 1 Boer unit.
Mr. Babbage tests for a responsive action and the Boers “slink away” to
the protection of the Skrakenberg Koptje.
Mr. Babbage rolls for his patented “recycling machine”. The unit melts
away. Round 1 to the British! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">British forces form close order and prepare to return fire to the stinging fire
put upon them by the Boers. The
punishment platoon fails their check and stands in place. Platoon H and J give
fire and the Boers react. They pass their pinning test and stand tall in the
face of Martini-Henry’s best efforts.
The rocket troop has limited ammunition and does not pass their
activation to shoot. Major Batguano is not pleased. There is no way into the
farmhouse without their support. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Boers at the</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Skrakenberg Koptje!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Mr. Babbage rolls a charge into the pinned British to the
chagrin of the Boer commander Smythe.
They are easily repulsed by the regulars with cold steel and pluck in
the best traditions of the service. They
have been mentioned in dispatches to Whitehall.
As a result, Babbage rolls a reaction and the unit melts back into the
veldt to reappear the next turn in the same place but at long rifle range. Mr.
Babbage manages a wry smile. He rolls
the arrival of Fannin. His commando arrives to the east of the Skrakenberg
Koptje. They immediately form mounted
skirmish line and start to give fire to the “<i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #545454;">rooineks</span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #545454;">”,
pinning H Platoon. Things are looking
rather grim for the British.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird's Eye View!</td></tr>
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The British rally all Platoons and move against the farmhouse taking long and short-range
rifle causalities. Fire from the
farmhouse kills the horse of Major Batguano. He is shaken but not stirred. It
is reported Piet’s wife in revenge for his aborted detention took the shot. Mr. Babbage responds by rolling a charge upon
a rapidly depleting platoon; routing it. It melts in the hot African veldt
never to be seen again. It is reported in dispatches that Boer women and
children shoot the stragglers and take their weapons. That is a fact that will
haunt the British throughout the conflict. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cape Town Mounted </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Constabulary </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Arrives!</span></td></tr>
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fail their move motivation roll and stand in place to the rear of Batguano’s
position. The remaining two British
platoons are pinned again by rifle fire and are becoming rather sparse and shaky. They do pass their morale rolls and stand in
place. The mission is becoming rather
“sticky” according to Batguano’s journal.
Koptje’s commando returns via the cattle paths in the Skrakenberg
Koptje; giving long range rifle fire onto Batguano’s platoon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #545454;">Additional fire is noted and causalities are
taken from the farmhouse. Protests to the Transvaal Council about the use of
large caliber elephant guns against the NCOs and officers of the British units.
The Transvaal Council as “loser talk” summarily dismissed this protest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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British force. H and J platoons rout.
Piet Petronius escapes through the Skrakenberg Kopje to the north and is seen
at the Boer Council chambers in Pretoria.
Major Batguano is called back to Whitehall, faces charges and is
summarily cashiered from the British army. He later takes residence in the
Belgian Congo training Askari units in British drill and tactics. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: white;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->This game must contain at least 2:1
attacker/defender units if playing British vs. Boers. The Boers shoot as sharpshooters and have
“field craft” allowing them to go “down” for additional cover modifiers.</span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: white;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Playing against “Mr. Babbage” may be an
acquired taste and may be unsuitable for a multiple player game against the
automated opponent. I’ve had a blast in the two games I’ve soloed so your
mileage may vary. </span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: white;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Keep the terrain simple. There is a
balance. Too much terrain is boring in
this game. Too little terrain is deadly for the forces involved as rifle ranges
are a maximum of 24”. </span><br />
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</span><!--[endif]-->Field guns, machine guns, rocket
batteries are a bit funny to play. They either work quite well or suck VERY
VERY badly.</span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: white;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Playing against Mr. Babbage is a
challenge and does not produce the same results each game. Highly recommended
as a diversion for an evening after work or afternoon. The game lasted 2.5
hours and that was because I took two days to play it. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Would I do it again? You bet. The rules
are recommended as a fast play alternative to older, slower rules systems. Now it’s time to put on multiple player games
without the “help” of Mr. Babbage<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Gallery: </b>Some of these pics are in the post. Some are not...so sue me! hahaha</span></div>
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Situation:<br />Her Majesty, the Queen, received correspondence from the British ambassador to Bigbazangastan via the wife of H.G. Wells; the distinguished Alexander of Macedoniaologist Emeritus telling her that Wells' head would be separated from his body if the Queen did not recognize the territory as a free and sovereign nation in one month. You have received orders from the War Office to find and rescue Mr. Wells and his gifted sidekick, Jules Verne. The Russians are quite interested in finding Mr. Wells as the continuing dispute between Britain and Russia over the source of the Bagwan River is a constant ulcer between the countries. You've had a cold breakfast on the border between the Raj and Bigbazanagastan. Time to move for glory, the Queen's favor and promotion. Or....not.</div>
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I played the mysterious opponent Mr. Babbage today. His forces moved as a programmed and random option. This is a GREAT part of the rules set. I can actually finally play a solo campaign, keep good notes and Mr. Babbage will never play my forces the same way twice! </div>
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Nogs from the Northern Star was present to record today's events. You will be reading from his dispatches and my game notes. This game went FAST! It was quite bloody and decisive. Just don't roll low...<br /></div>
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Turn 1 was uneventful for the British regulars as their leadership was suspect at best. No gallantry was to be found on this day. Mr. Babbage immediately deploys a unit of "shooters" and a unit of "chargers outside of short rifle range in response to two British units moving forward. The rules do have "free actions" (standing to and firing). Anything else takes a successful Leadership roll. The British started the game with a bit of a sour stomach. Sour at where they were and why they were there. The first sounds of musketry brought them to their senses.<br /></div>
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Turn 3:<br />One Bigbazangastani unit was destroyed by combined fire by two British platoons. A platoon (British) lost 8 casualties and immediately was pinned. This is not good as units get 1/2 dice for firing and fighting until unit is unpinned. Mr. Babbage was in contemplation mode as no units showed up this turn. The score was tied at this point. 2 units for each for both sides are gone or have "slunk away".</div>
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Turn 4:<br />Platoon A is shot away and is taken off the game table. Platoon B fails their leadership roll and "Stands To", the Depot Platoon C sees off some tribal cavalry and itself becomes pinned. </div>
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Turn 6:<br />Depot platoon is charged by Tribal Cavalry, pinned for a third time. The cavalry follows up and wipes out the depot battalion. The Gatlling gun fails leadership and does not shoot. Mr. Babbage is becoming rather moody at this point as another unit "slinks away".</div>
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The sole remaining platoon and the temperamental Gatling gun moved forward toward the village. Where is Mr. Wells? Our story continues at this point.</div>
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Lessons learned: <br />1. Smaller games of these rules are similar to Lion Rampant. They should be played on a smaller game table. I put together an 8x6. It was way too large. 6x4 would have been just fine.</div>
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2. Playing Mr. Babbage was a blast! I will do this again. Highly recommended.</div>
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3. Know the game gets into high gear on at least turn 2 when the opponent is Mr. Babbage. </div>
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4. Increase minimum size of games to 48 points when playing human opponents. 24 points just is not large enough. </div>
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5. Would I play it again? H-2-the yes!<br /></div>
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I've always wanted to play the battle of Trenton. The movie <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSxe9le3Da4" target="_blank">"The Crossing"</a> got under my skin, I found a great set of figures from <a href="http://www.allthekingsmentoysoldiers.com/" target="_blank">All the King's Men </a>and the battle finally came together after several years of collecting and playing other battles with the great rules "All the King's Men".<br />
A small plug for Ken Cliffe...if you've not had the pleasure of working with Ken, he is a master of customer service and supports the 54mm community with very little fanfare. Yes, full disclosure, I am a fanboy!<br />
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I borrowed heavily from two other Battle of Trenton scenarios and cobbled together this rendition. Thanks to <a href="http://altefritz.blogspot.com/2015/01/trenton-as-wargame.html" target="_blank">Alte Fritz</a> and to <a href="http://pijlieblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/battle-of-trenton-1776-game-report.html" target="_blank">Pijlie</a> for inspiration, great game insights, and a photo record of their respective terrain set ups. My terrain was very simple. I usually play games on 2'x2' fully 3D terrained squares. I did not have a "snow table". Went to Joann's Fabrics in Dallas and picked up some old fashioned white felt for a table cover. The table was 8'x6' with the game played the lengthwise of the 8'. I'm thinking a larger table is in order if I do this again in 54s. a 12'x6' would have given the Patriots more maneuver room and the Hessians a bit of a breather. All in all, this table size worked just fine. I picked up a load of trees, ground cover and so forth from an estate sale. I finally found a use for the winter trees that were part of the set. Am thinking the trees and white felt table cloth will work great for winter games of Bolt Action, Chain of Command and haha...Team Yankee (subtle announcement to my gamin' buds).<br />
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I put in a visibility rule as I wanted the Patriots to be able to move quickly toward town without raising a call and give the Hessian piquets a free shot. Hessian players rolled 3D6 for the first 2 turns. The Hessians rolled an 8" visibility. This was pretty critical in the beginning. The Patriots got virtually two turns of free movement until the Jaeger's card was turned and they opened fire upon the Patriot skirmish screen.<br />
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I tried to simulate the post Christmas party atmosphere and the spread out nature of the Hessian forces in town. I used the Alte Fritz rule about waking von Rall up to start the ball rolling in town. The Hessians got lucky and he was rousted, put on his wig, kicked his mistress out of the sack and began to move after the first two turns. I forced the Hessians to use an action card turn to move out of their barracks houses, form up then go to the sounds of the guns. The Hessian artillery was limited to four shots. The Patriot artillery was delayed crossing due to the inadequate number of heavier boats to move the artillery across the river with the infantry.<br />
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The game started historically with the Hessians establishing two small groups of Jaeger piquets on the outskirts of town, evading back toward the center of town while the Patriot forces converged upon Trenton. I wanted the game to have a sense of "hope" for the Hessians and put a 3 battalion, 1 gun force available on a 1D6 roll ala Alte Fritz' scenario. Again, the Hessians got lucky with the relief force starting to move toward Trenton on turn 2. This also kept the pressure on the Patriot players to finish the Hessians off quickly before the numbers became a bit more equal.<br />
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The battle was a typical All the King's Men battle with momentum going back and forth. Each turn was a critical turn. I've not ever played a All The King's Men game that has played the same way twice. This game was no exception. The Hessians held the center of town but my ersatz Anhalt-Zerbst battalion (playing the part of Knyphausen Musketeers this battle), broke from pressure and retired to the center of town. The Knyphausen Fusiliers rallied and held the outer ring of the town. <br />
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The game ended with the failure of the Patriots to "capture the powder and shot located in the barn in the center of town". The game was fast and furious. Time was called when the participants had to leave due to darkness. <br /><br />
Lessons learned? <br />
1. Less drama for the Hessians. Clean up the activation of units barracked inside<br /> buildings.<br />2. Make up better rules for units in buildings. This game should not allow the<br /> Patriots to occupy buildings. They should be cleaning out the Hessians and<br /> forcing surrenders or destruction of units in Trenton<br />3. Three batallions for a relief force is too much in All the King's Men. One is<br /> sufficient to get the Patriot's attention and enough to keep the battle<br /> interesting for Hessian commanders. <br />4. Two green beads for grenadier resolve works just fine. I will do that again.<br />5. Forcing militia units to fire, fight and defend on yellow resolve does not work<br /> I will not do that again. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hessian reinforcements arrive and<br />are promptly shot up by Patriots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hessians pour out of barracks and begin<br />to organize. I need Ken to make me some Hessian<br />Dismounted Dragoons. Probably could use his<br />Jagers....hmmm..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Washington and Hessian co-commander<br />argue a vis a vis...guess who won? LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">von Rall's Grenadiers actually have a yellow resolve bead? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Key is getting sneaky with the Grenadiers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stealthy Grenadiers with a red resolve marker<br />sneak up on some of Knox's artillery. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-22231881577873514882015-08-23T21:24:00.002-05:002015-08-23T21:24:21.399-05:00Great 54mm AWI Game On Saturday!We had a great 54mm AWI game this weekend at the Rat Palace Redux! Had 5 players so I opted to ref and teach the rules to four newbies. This took about 10 minutes and the game was afoot. All the King's Men is my 54mm game of choice! Easy to teach. Easy to learn. Never gives the same result twice! If you're looking for a relaxing game that doesn't leave you with a migraine and sore throat from rules lawyering, this is the game for you. If not, I like it just the same and that's what counts right? Here's a gallery. Enjoy!!<br />
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If you're in the DFW area or passing through, drop me a line and let's roll some dice! You're always welcome at the Rat Palace in Red Oak, Texas!<br />
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Finally finished the 54mm Carabiner unit from All the King's Men. These figures were a joy to paint. I really liked the "cut" of the riders. Thanks to Ken Cliffe at All the King's Men for some great figures. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winged Hussars for Pike and Shotte!</span><br />
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Steve Bidwell brought his New Kingdom Egyptians while Rusty and I played Assyrians. Both armies have lots of missile weapons, a predominance of shock and light chariotry and big units of infantry. The beauty of these rules is they're fast, furious and games come to striking conclusions as forces melt away via fatigue, shaken status and rout from other friends routing. <br />
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This may seem a bit tedious to a newer gamer not used to playing more classic rules. That's ok. I just like more than 50 figures on the table at one time. My thinking if 50 figures is good, 150-200 per player is GREAT! The game played true to form as Bidwell shot the crap out of my Assyrians that did not have many skirmishing elements. The game lasted five game turns in about 3.5 hours including teaching Rusty the game. That rocks for me. I want to play more Might of Arms. It has and will continue to be my ancients game of choice. <br />
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Our collections consist of 25mm Hinchcliffe, Ral Partha, Garrison and some Foundry (some slingers I don't use much). Here's a small gallery of the game. Please take a moment to join our <a href="http://www.meetup.com/DFW-Irregulars-Southern-Front-Wargaming-Meet-Up/" target="_blank">DFW Irregulars-Southern Front Meet Up Group </a>if you're interested in playing in the DFW area. Our group rocks!<br />
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Has it been three months since I posted anything? Seems as if this is true. The past three months have been a blur as my FIRST Robotics Team 3355 went to kick off, designed, built and competed our robot, my spouse of 36 years went into hospital for a month with infections associated with her leukemia and teaching multiple preparations just got in the way. <br />
Found a bit of time to learn (sorta') a great set of Dark Age rules that are set in post-Roman Britain. I won't go into a long tome about how I like the rules, they're easy to learn but hard to master, are written to flow smoothly as honey and just fun enough to keep my interest through many rounds of Chocolate Double Stout, Dunkelbrau, and Fireball Whisky! These rules are a "winnah winnah-chicken dinnah" for me and a great compliment to Saga Dark Age rules. I've never been a "skirmish gamer" in 30+ years; but, these rules plus another Two Fat Lardies set "Chain of Command" have gotten my attention as our group really hasn't dusted off our HUGE ancients collections in years. OK, now on to the game report. <br />
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The game has a "game" within the game for pre-battle terrain set up and for pre-battle inspiration of a warlord's troopers and levies. The pre-game is really fun and sets the stage very well for the miniatures battle. We played on Rusty Parker's 6x4 table with a lot of beachfront property for the Saxons to wade through. The terrain game ended up with a set of marshy areas, a large forested area, two hills and some rocky/difficult ground<br />
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The Saxons hit the beach and got funneled into a small deployment area. The forest and marshy areas split the Saxons into three distinct forces. The Romano-Brits were deployed to take and hold the higher ground inland. The game has a really cool inspiration phase that can include giving a rousing, inspiring speech to the men, passing out copious amounts of mead and ale to your troops (liquid courage), consulting the gods, committing your champions to single combat or just saying "screw it" and getting straight to the battle. I proceeded to roll up a big hit of mead and ale. My army went to battle staggering drunk. Sometimes that is a good thing! I celebrated the fact with a long draft of Chocolate Double Stout! Rusty committed his champion to fight my champion (FiddyEuroson). FiddyEuroson wounded the Saxon dog and forced him to leave the field. The Romano-Brits were standing around gobsmacked as their previous encounters with the Saxons had some bad results. This battle would be the pivot point to whether or not the Saxon warlord Theoden could take the province defended by the upstart, wannabe' Dux Ludicrous Sexus. Game on!<br />
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This game was nip and tuck throughout. I'll post up pictures, comment and try to give some flavor to the pics. If you were thinking about playing a Dark Ages game, tried Saga, found out it was "game of the week" at your local game store and your collection is collecting dust; try Dux. You can easily play a two person campaign (we try to play weekly) or a larger battle where multiple warlords are utilized. The rules are written in a tongue in cheek style so it's a pretty easy read. If you play other TFL rules, you'll see a common set of mechanics in all of them. They work and work well. Enjoy the gallery! It was a great evening with a great friend!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romano-British warriors-ex Federatii Palatini</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ludicrous Sexus, wannabe' Dux of Britania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British Warlord serving Ludicrous</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levies and Warriors facing off against the raiders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">SHIELDWALL</span></b>! I pulled a "step forth" card, putting<br />my troopers into shield wall up hill, forcing the Saxon<br />warlord to re-think the charge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gripping Beast Shieldwall sets from<br />my Late Roman collection</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saxons have bent the Romano-Brits in two directions...<br />Ouch! Not to worry!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning from the last two games (it took that long<br />for Miller to figure this out), warriors and levies form Shieldwall<br />preparing for a Saxon charge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shieldwall closer up. Little Big Man Studio Banners<br />and Gripping Beast Dracos grace my collection. Great<br />Stuff!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Scottish "bard" or some Gaelic term for liar<br />and puffer-up of the Saxon warlord, Theoden LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saxons are like Doritos. Go ahead and slay them...<br />we'll make more!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facing off. It won't be pretty and will leave plenty of marks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lone, brave lad gives the Saxons a Romano-British<br />"raspberry" after being bounced off the hill; keeping<br />the R-B flank from being turned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool figs...cool game!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots o' dead for the ravens and crows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each yellow marker equals "one shock". One<br />loses melee 1D6 for every two markers. You do the<br />math!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very active and fun game. Note all the shock markers<br />on both sides. Casualties and fatigue starting to set in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shield Walls hug the hill. Miller is NOT going off THIS<br />hill THIS time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levy and Warrior group routing.<br />Check out the number of shock<br />markers. I've never had as many in a game. Tough<br />melee results for the Romano-Brits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ludicrous Sexus preps to smak Sax-sons</td></tr>
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I've had Black Powder for several years sitting in the "gonna do someday" bookshelf for rules. Full disclosure, I've got rules like "Shock of Impact", Gush Renaissance, Dead Man's Hand, ad nauseum. I've been playing Pike and Shotte and consider it my standard for the period. As I have grown older, I've wanted to pare down the sheer number of rules sets I play. I've done that with Pike and Shotte, 40K, Flames of War (limited myself to Early War and Mid War Mediterranean), Fire and Fury (old school), and Might of Arms for ancients. <br />
Most after action reports are full of really cool stuff like diagrams, maps and rousing tomes to the exploits of the gamer generals. I wanted to play out a complete Black Powder game, learn and understand some of the basic components and make a decision whether to keep and use these rules or put them up on EBay. This is a compilation of the game journal I kept. I've also noted questions and thoughts. I've put enough pictures in to show the action and illustrate some of the foibles encountered during the game. If you wanted a dumbed down version, please go to the Internet. <br />
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The terrain table was 8'x6'. It was open with undulations but not difficult terrain. I did not use a village or many pieces of "eye candy" other than the sheep herder and the cantiniere. The Russian general was definitely drawn to the cantiniere.<br />
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Most, if not all the miniatures used are Hinchcliffe, Foremost, Connoisseur, Front Rank or Old Glory. I've not had reason until now to paint any Warlord figures; this game showed me how the battalion packs or regimental packs would be a good buy to bulk up the forces. I did use 24 figures for line infantry, 32 figures for grenadiers, 16 figures for light infantry, and 12 figures for all cavalry. This fit my collection's parameters rather than having to either re base/bulk up to fit the rules. This is a plus for Black Powder as the authors write that these rules were constructed to fit their collections. I like that! Here's the game journal...gallery afterwards. This was a good game! I'm doing it again and will probably use it as one of my three standards for Napoleonics.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">The Game! </span></b><br />Turn 1: VIII Corps won the dice roll and have first turn.<br />
1. Cavalry brigade failed to move due to distance from CiC.<br />
2. French infantry brigade moves briskly forward to take the crest of the hill. 1<br /> move.<br />
3. VIII Corps Westphalians move down the road and form order mixte. (1 move)<br />
4. VIII Corps Light Brigade fails to move due to distance from CiC<br />
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Turn 1: Russians<br />1. Russian center brigade moves hastily and into Hand to Hand; receiving Closing Fire from the French.<br />
2. Grenadier Brigade sits-activation failure!<br />3. Light Brigade sits-activation failure!<br />
4. Cavalry Brigade moves normally in support of the hasty infantry brigade.<br />
5. French closing fire causes 4 hits with 3 saves by Russians. Russians close! Urrah!!!<br />
6. 7 dice (+1 for charging)=3 hits on French/2 saves=1 casualty. Russians take 2 casualties. Make break test. Both have rear support and flank support. Russians stick in the scrum because of their "steady" designation. That works fine and fast. It takes longer to log the journal than to play out the results. Looking pretty good right now.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Turn 2: VIII Corps</span></b><br />
1. Light Brigade moves 2-forward and deploys into skirmish formations<br />
2. Line infantry move forward and form order mixte. 1st Batt. moves 2, 2nd Batt. moves 1, 3rd Batt. fails activation roll. (not a brigade order). Artillery deploy.<br />
3. French brigade in combat, 2nd batt. uses "free move" to support 1st Batt. Light Batt. moves to support deployed arty.<br />
4. Cavalry brigade rolls 3 moves. Charges Russian Tsarina's Hussars.<br />
5. Inconclusive artillery and infantry shooting.<br />
6. Infantry combat:<br /> -French hit on 3+ because they won last combat<br /> -Result: Russians lose, get fall back result. French take position.<br />
7. Hussar battle:<br /> Westphalians: 4 Hits/3 saves, Russians: 4 Hits/1 save<br /> Russians fail break test and are DESTROYED. Westphalians sweep advance<br /> into Russian Dragoons. Russian Dragoons lose and retire. Westphalian<br /> Hussars make second sweeping advance to threaten Russian infantry<br />
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Russian II:<br />1. Russian Kurassier charges Bavarian Dragoons. (untested=random stamina)<br />2. Dragoons successfully counter charge!<br />3. Line Bde:<br /> 1st Batt retired<br />
2nd Batt fails to charge French infantry advance<br /> 3rd Batt forms square in face of the Westphalian Hussars<br /> Arty deploys to the left of square.<br />
4. Grenadier Bde fails to activate (getting a bit tedious)<br />5. Light Bde fails to activate (due to distance from CiC)<br />
6. Kurassier rolls 3 stamina. Both regiments have +D3 combat results because<br /> heavy cavalry designation. I don't quite understand how this is important but<br /> documented anyway. <br />
7. Bavarian Dragoons win, Kurassier takes break test and retires one turn. <br /> Oops, the Bavarian Dragoons do a sweeping advance to keep the Kurassiers<br /> running. The Kurassiers test and successfully evade beyond the edge of the<br /> table. They go to Borodino wondering how a bunch of sausage heads could<br /> beaten the Pskov out of the Kurassiers!<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Turn III:</span></b><br />
VIII Corps:<br />1. Cavalry Bde-3 moves<br /> - Bavarian Dragoons vs retiring Kurassiers<br /> - Westphalian Cuirassiers (ha...I never get to play them) vs. retiring Dragoons<br /> - Westphalian Hussars vs. Arty(firing cannister...ouch)<br />
2. French Infantry-2 moves<br /> -Arty turn and shoot square<br /> -Infantry II charge square<br /> -Light Infantry form up in battle column and follow Infantry 2 in support of<br /> right flank (failure...no move)<br />3. Westphalian Line-2 moves<br /> -Form line and shoot flank of Russians<br /> -Form battle column to the left of the line (Order Mixte)<br /> -Form battle column to the right of the line (Order Mixte) (FAILED)<br />
4. Inconclusive shooting on square.<br />
5. Closing fire on Hussars-1 hit/1 save/they close...close your eyes...it will be<br /> ugly!<br />6. Square holds ground! Urrah!<br />7. Arty. Destroyed-Westphalian Hussars sweep into the flank of shaken Russian<br /> infantry not in square!<br />
8. Kurassiers break off table...I made an error earlier.<br />9. Westphalian Kurassiers beaten by Russian Dragoons. Retire 18" They're<br /> going back into the box. von Zastrow wannabes!<br />10. Hussars destroy Russians not in square; forcing Brigade tests<br />
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Brigade Tests:<br />Russian Cavalry leaves field<br />Russian Center Infantry leaves field<br />
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50% loss...game over! Thanks for playing!<br /><br /><b><span style="color: red;">What did I learn?</span></b><br />1. Move the general constantly throughout the game. Go back and see if I played command correctly. I play batallia commanders in Pike and Shotte. Do I play Brigade commanders here or only a CiC? If the Russians could have moved, this game would have been quite different.<br />
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2. Incorporate individual stats for commanders. I was left a bit cold at the plain vanilla of the standard CiC numbers.<br /><br />3. Don't spread out over the entire 8' of table. This rules set compliments historical play. Concentrate forces and defeat in detail.<br />
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4. Do I need to expand to 12' next time? Two players per side should be ok with the 8' but expanding the forces will definitely force a 12-16' table given the rules.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Questions/Preguntas:</b></span><br />1. Do artillery batteries count against brigade morale if they're included as part of the brigade?<br />2. Do games play better on the 6' side or the 8' side? Again the issue of mass....<br />3. Would French infantry play as Elite or would they have several units only with that designation?<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Gallery:</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24 figs of Russians...impressive!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westphalian 2nd Hussars sweep into the non squared Russians</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sausage eating Bavarians smack down the Pskov Kurassiers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I haven't played these Dragoons in years. They kicked Russian butts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect storm forming!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old..Old Glory Russians painted when I had cataracts..LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird's eye view of the developing storm!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enthusiastic Russian....probably drunk again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tsarina's Hussars...fun to paint...well..they were fun to paint</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hussaria!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad News Westphalian Hussars!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This general must have been drunk. These two brigades sat all game!</td></tr>
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We are very fortunate to have the Commemorative Air Force (late name...Confederate Air Force....politically correct strikes again....) national museum and headquarters relocating about 12 minutes from my home in the southern part of Dallas, Texas. My Dad and I went out to the Expo today. It was a great day with some superb examples of aircraft and of the BEST GENERATION represented. I'm really looking forward to seeing the complete collection relocated here in the near future. I found a post teaching-retirement "spot"....I want to be a docent when the headquarters opens! <br />
Here's a gallery of the show today. I know this isn't my usual wargaming stuff but hey...it's MY blog right? LOL Enjoy<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B17</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B17s are cool and my Father in Law was a crew<br />chief on one in England!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Lines...classic bird!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the last thing a German<br />fighter pilot would see....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B24-pre Ploesti (no nose turret yet)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Nose Art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B25 with ghost girl nose art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wasp!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight line view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twin stingers of a Helldiver. These guys had<br />brass ones to do this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beechcraft Expediter in British D-Day colors </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Expediter's Radial Close up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hell Diver's landing gear. It is massive!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine B25J-Check out the SHIPS sunk by this<br />Devil Dog!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piper Cub Cockpit...barebones flying at its best!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Dad and a P51D</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B29-4. I'da taken a ride but the $475.00/30min ride<br />was a bit steep for my teacher's salary.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-53742399043453163412014-08-25T20:42:00.002-05:002014-08-25T20:42:31.219-05:0054mm Napoleonic Project Still Goin' Strong! ATKM French InfantryJust finished some All the King's Men 54mm French Napoleonic infantry. Great figures from Ken Cliffe. Fun to paint. A definite challenge to get a balance to all the whites on the uniform. Thanks Ken for yet more fun figs to paint! Got to order more!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Photos. Taken at night on my painting table with<br />my painting light as light source.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-54661447045639005612014-08-18T20:55:00.000-05:002014-08-20T21:45:38.646-05:00Westfalians March Out and Shoulda' Marched Back on the Shelf! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZqD4cLHw8jb49ydTWgpoCPFgtbnTjoiCX8K28hbhRzZxWvFVAuyOmhpVAM6AeIK7bwd15gMeQn8T2qBXByowErSfwQ3auJuzpu93gMchKamdvaV2ke87VnafuXbXkvNKoQfF7ZXgq58/s1600/rulebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZqD4cLHw8jb49ydTWgpoCPFgtbnTjoiCX8K28hbhRzZxWvFVAuyOmhpVAM6AeIK7bwd15gMeQn8T2qBXByowErSfwQ3auJuzpu93gMchKamdvaV2ke87VnafuXbXkvNKoQfF7ZXgq58/s1600/rulebook.jpg" height="200" width="141" /></a>Greg Horner and I played a great Napoleon at War game on Sunday, 17 August. Greg played my Brits. I proudly marched out my new VIII Corps. Greg kicked my butt soundly! Great game Greg! I played the VIII Corps as "conscripts". That was a lesson well learned. Quality has a quantity all it's own. Greg brought the Brunswickers. I made a huge error and played timid. Don't know why. Usually it's pedal to the metal, get across the field and see how the dice tumble. Greg took great advantage of my weirdness and subsequently gave the "Eaters of Ham" a British boot in the arse! </div>
What did I learn from this game? Greg's damn good at Napoleon at War. I'd better play more and see if I can catch up. It's pretty cool to have both sides ready so folks can just pop in and play without having to deal with painting, dice, rulers, terrain and all those things that modern gamers whine about. (Rant button off now).<br />
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Here's a gallery of the game....it definitely was fun. I need to play more Napoleon at War. I've moved somewhat to the bad habit of "game of the week". It showed in my lack of tactics in this game. There's always next time right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of my Brits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brunswicker Arty (New Line Miniatures)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brunswick Infantry (New Line infantry)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy artillery in central position</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Order Mixte...almost...LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy and Light Cavalry Bdes.<br />
(Napoleon at War Heavies, New Line Lights-they mix just fine!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carabiners and Cuirassiers prepare for their Death Ride!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavalry is prepared. Combined arms time...yeah right! HA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light Cavalry order Mince</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Napoleon at War Cuirassiers stop before leaving the field without<br />
taking a casualty....wussies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Napoleon at War Brits navigate the Crack in the World!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British column...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No one's goin' to Mass today!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-Game at the Rat Palace Redux. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three Rat Palace Redux "guards"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Napoleon at War Scots Greys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scots Greys slicing Ham...eaters! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Ham Eaters!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-80112469716907030012014-07-27T15:48:00.001-05:002014-07-27T15:48:43.702-05:0054mm French CuirassiersI just finished a unit of 54mm French Cuirassiers. They're from <a href="http://www.allthekingsmentoysoldiers.com/ATKMACW.html" target="_blank">All the King's Men Miniatures</a> Fun to paint and will look GREAT on the table!<br />
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It's back to school for me. Our break from students started May 28. It ends tomorrow, July 21. I needed this break a little more this time than others. I'm just getting older I guess and the "bounce back" is taking longer than usual. We played a Black Powder Pike and Shotte game. I've got two full orders of battle-infantry, artillery and cavalry. One for each side. We did what I call a "normal sized game". Here's a little bit of an AAR. The photos tell the story much better than I. </div>
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We played 6 units of infantry in two battalias, 6 regiments of horse on the wings, 2 arty batteries per battalia. I wanted to see how some of the cooler stuff played so I brought in F'Lorn Hopes for each side (commanded shotte), clubmen (for the Royalists), a sharpshooter, and Firelock artillery guard elements for both sides. That pretty much sums up my ECW collection. 12 regiments of foote, 12 regiments of horse, 2 Dragoons, 8 pieces of ordnance, clubmen, and associated cool stuff like the sheep and surgeon from Warlord. <br />
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The game went south for the Parliamentary side from the beginning. My left wing of horse decided to not show up and retreated off table in a "blunder result. That's fitting and rather fun. One of the things I like about this game system. My esteemed opponent took that opportunity to gain the high ground and waited for my Commander of the Horse to quit drinking and get to work.<br />
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The left flank horse eventually passed command test to come back on table. My opponent launched his horse and stopped my advance around Smith's Mill. <br />
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The center was a hard fought area throughout the battle with clubmen actually able to stand to pike and shotte units for a bit. I will need to paint some updated clubmen figures. My units are old Minifigs, Hinchcliffe and Old Glory figures I scrappled together from the "gonna' paint someday box. I'm sure modern figures are probably cooler but there's just something about a load of older figures in mass.<br />
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The right flank was a bit easier for my right flank commander. He picked up the rules quickly. Black Powder Pike and Shotte lends itself to this due to its flat learning curve and some basic gaming concepts that go "way back" and are common to most games. The Royalist horse and foote were pushed back by a hard charging Scott Clinton. I'm thinking he enjoyed the game. He sure did enjoy smacking down the Royalists!<br />
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I lost my flank in error because I didn't read the rules about "hedgehog" and fought it straight up against Royalist horse instead of doubling the dice. Dumbass move of the day! I just played on and my flank crumbled quickly as the rest of the infantry battalia melted away. <br />
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The center dissolved into a slugfest with the Parliamentary forces getting the worst of melee. Some days you win. Some days you lose. Most days, it's just best to drink MORE Guinness!<br />
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What did we learn from this game?<br />
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<li>Bring more Stout!</li>
<li>Expand the table from 8x6 to 12x6 </li>
<li>Reduce the amount of crowded terrain to facilitate play. Sure, I could have reduced the amount of toys on the table but who the hell ever does THAT? </li>
<li>RTFM. We spent way too much time reading the rules for little things we should have remembered. Just need to play more.</li>
<li>Black Powder Pike and Shotte is definitely unpredictable due to its die-ness. That's a good thing for us. Predictable outcomes are not what we want in a game. If we wanted that, we'd be at work.</li>
<li>Time for the campaign! Everything's in place. </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalist horse smacked down the Rebel Horse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The real reason this battle was fought....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Glory ECW Commander I painted several years ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the center has advanced toward Rusty. What happened to the left flank?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse finally get to the battle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why I don't like bases for artillery!<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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We finally dusted off some of our 28mm Napoleonic collections today. Had a great game! We used Clay Smith's homeconstructed rules called "Le Baton". (available on his website). The rules are short, sweet and pretty much devoid of ancillary bs. They follow a "step by step" system much like Died For Glory. I like these rules because they're easy to learn, easy to play and very difficult to master. <br />
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We decided on playing French vs. Russians. Why? I guess because my Russians were in the display case and Clay didn't bring his Austrians. That's how our group rolls. We don't take much seriously.<br />
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The objective was the farm of Chateau Mouton. <br />
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The French began the battle with an artillery bombardment of the Russian heavy batteries sited in the walled yard of Chateau Mouton. This game thrives upon historical tactics. One must reduce unit efficiency and/or put gun batteries out of commission to even think of a successful assault. Combined arms attacks are definitely encouraged as well as aggressive play. The first phase of the battle revolved around the French assault of the Chateau. and the tough body blows given by both sides in "the farmyard". The assault chewed through multiple French and Russian units and did not succeed until the latter stages of the game. <br />
The Russian commander continued local counter attacks across the battlefield in an effort to stem the French advance. The Russian flank commander succeeded in not only stopping the French but pushing their forces nearly to their initial deployment zone. The Russians did not get to dice on their Heavy Cavalry Kurassier Brigade as their dice rolls were "run of the mill" (per Jack Young-old DFW Irregular gamer).<br />
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We ended the game as "generals" needed to depart. The Russians left the field in good order to the French. <br />
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This is just one of the many periods and collections owned by team members in our group. If you would like be a part, drop me a line by clicking <a href="mailto:pilum40@sbcglobalnet" target="_blank">pilum40@sbcglobalnet</a><br />
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Here's a gallery of today's game. You will see many manufacturers and some old friends such as Hinchcliffe, Foundry, Old Glory, Minifig and Front Rank. You will also see some minitures painted by the late, great Peter Guilder. This is our favorite period as a group. 28mm just rocks for scenic appeal, eye candy and pure "sex appeal". Come join us and let's throw some dice!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Chasseurs ride through Russian Arty. The Arty did manage to get away<br />by rolling a 4+ on "The Heroic Action Card"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hinchcliffe French Officer painted by either Peter Guilder<br />or Ed Phillips </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Alsop Limited Edition French Light Cavalry Brigade </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limited Edition Dave Alsop French Light Cavalry 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard action at Chateau Mouton Grenadiers are vintage<br />Hinchcliffe painted by Peter Guilder or Ed Phillips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy action in the farmyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Hinchcliffe French Lanciers riding to their doom up the road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Brigade advancing on the Chateau Mouton farmyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russians stop the French cold at the old chapel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second shot of French Lanciers. I really LIKE these miniatures!<br />Exquisitely painted and sculpted way back in the late 1970s-early 1980s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Brigade wearing out some shoe leather </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Artillery in action</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve's Light Cavalry Brigade finally gets onto the table. Must<br />have been the Blue Moon!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second shot...yep...it definitely was the Blue Moon! My gaming<br />priorities are in the RIGHT place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clay, Justo, Rusty "into the fight"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preston and Justo organize the French</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Hinchcliffe French Line Infantry-late 1970s-early 80s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pre-game 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pre-game 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pre game table for Battle of Chateau Mouton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My table doesn't use felt nor wedding cake hills. No doubts<br />where the crests of hills are or are not </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve's Russian Dragoon Brigade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve's Kurassier and "Crabs" Hussar Brigade...ok sue me...that<br />didn't come out right did it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this game, all are engaged. No waiting around for anyone<br />any time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian Heavy Battery at Chateau Mouton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grenadier Brigade, Light infantry, Heavy Gun<br />Steve's Russians</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Russians...they still keep on coming forward!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe I should cut a base to make it easier to make a "square"<br />Nah...I'm a triangular player</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russians spread out to minimize effects of pass through fire.<br />You can't clump up in this game. Do it at your own peril!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hero Russian unit smacked down the French at the windmill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy action in the farmyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moutons! Why we fight!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve's Russian (I think Tsarina's) "Crabs" Hussars Old Glory figures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian Infantry. Can't believe I was painting all these guys<br />with two cataracts.....guess they'd look better if I took more time right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overview of Russian initial position at Chateau Mouton<br /><br /></td></tr>
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I put on two All the King's Men AWI game at Texicon 2014 (Grapevine, Texas) on Saturday, June 28. Kudos to Karl and Kevin Pajak for having a great venue for the mini-con. The venue was clean, open, COOOL in the Tejas summer, family friendly and war gamer friendly. It was predominantly a fantasy and RPG type of con with a strong board gaming element. I felt a bit out of place as a historical miniatures gamer but KBO anyway. The spread out game area was refreshing as most game cons are elbow-to a-hole gaming areas. As I get older, I appreciate it. The majority of the games being played were played with painted miniatures although there was a sizable tournament (Warmachine..whatever that is) that just didn't require painted figures. That's a rant I won't go into. Just leave it at I don't play nor would I ever take to a public venue miniatures that were not painted. Personal bias. Personal rant. I won't change. I am a paint Nazi!<br />
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On to the ATKM games. I was able to put on two games. Both games were well attended with enthusiastic players. ATKM rules are simple to learn, fun to play but subtle. The rules don't suffer poor decisions gladly. I was able to bring on several units of Native Americans (Woodland Indians to we older folks). Magwa was the war band chief. Ken's rules give Indians some awesome abilities. I want to play them in a FIW style scenario ala "Last of the Mohicans". <br />
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The games were played on an 8x6 game table. I got to put out all my collection to date. That's 28 units total. Doesn't sound like a lot? Infantry consists of 14 figures, cavalry 8 figures, Indians were painted in 16 figure units as that's how the came in the box set. I was stoked.<br />
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The first game went to the British, the second went to the Patriots. Both games went about 1.5 hours with teaching time/rules clarifications included. If you are considering any rules for American Revolution, like to play in a "toy soldier" style, want something simple to learn but hard to master; these rules are for you. Here's a gallery of the games. Pictures do better than my pedantic style anyway:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Fearsome Tarleton and his Green Dragoons"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not so fearsome Tarleton and his Green Dragoons meet Patriot riflemen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Mass. supporting the U.S. Marines</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patriot center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two good shots are all I shall ask of the militia!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right flank of Patriot side. Magwa's full side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Anhalt battalion didn't sign up for THIS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British center-Lobsterbacks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New players-game 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New player-game 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patriot commanders Game 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Hard Knox urges on the U.S. Marines...Semper Fi!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Germans advance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knyphausen Fusiliers advance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light Horse Harry Lee's in column...oops...where's that British arty?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lord Fop would rather be relaxing with a bottle of Port!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magwa's full side. Thanks Steve Bidwell for the units!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cowering militia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bad shooting for militia-can only hit with a 5-6 on a yellow dice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Hard Knox "recommends" that Magwa move his arse and get into the battle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">U.S. Marines! Urrrraah...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frasiers Highlanders "in trews" oust Magwa with a gift of lead</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-49032393990662565402014-06-17T17:38:00.002-05:002014-06-17T17:40:00.793-05:0020mm Bolt Action Learning Games Infantry and ArmorSteve Bidwell and I played through a couple of Bolt Action games to get a feel for the mechanics and rules yesterday. We played on an 8x6 table (Rat Palace standard table configuration) with minimal terrain features other than undulating terrain and a ruined factory type of building section. <br />
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Steve's and Rusty's collections are 20mm (1/72 scale). The lines Warlord promotes are 28/30mm. I like 20mm for this system as I really don't have have a large table to play and could host two separate games at the same time or link two separate games into a linked scenario. Steve B. told me these rules were primarily tournament oriented. I'm going to rant a moment since this is my blog. I don't play tournaments. I don't care to put on my "game face" anymore to beat the crap out of my opponent either by outhinking them (not very likely in my case) or beating them with rules. I found myself playing quite intensely during tournaments in the 80s and early 90s. I've mellowed and my giveacrapometer just doesn't. I find rules that are "lighter" on complexity and allow me to carry on a conversation with fellow gamers (BS'n), and drink a couple of fermented beverages are preferable to an evening of all out total mental war on my opponent. Crap happens when one gets older right? Now to the games...<br />
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We played a 2v2 squad level game with the infantry. Germans v U.S. The U.S. had to deal with a couple of Hannomags that transported the German scout team. I was a dummy and didn't bring any bazookas. I definitely will next time. The game was a hide and seek game for both sides. We'd both get and give small numbers of casualities. One thing we did learn is that pinning markers add a big toll. One has to pay the piper to move by counting pin markers when wanting to move or do any action. As per Black Powder, when a unit gets two or more markers (poker chips yesterday), it's time to try and rally them. In a small squad level game, that's just not always possible. The U.S. army has a definite shooting advantage with their high numbers of Garands, BARs and the odd Thompson. One has to play run and gun in support with the other squad. I like that in these rules. The takeaways from this infantry game?<br />
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<li>20mm might work for me better than 28 for skirmish or small force level games.</li>
<li>Buy some supports-HMG, Bazooka or bulk up the units to the max with grunts.</li>
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The armor game was quite different. I am used to playing Flamers of War. It was refreshing to see a smaller scale armor game where each tank was a separate unit. In an FoW game, folks like to put their armored units hub to hub. Sometimes they're even painted!! Bolt Action armor is a different animal. Tanks sighted and shot usually brewed up unless the Dice Gods were not in their favor. </div>
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We played 7 tanks per side to get a quick peek. The Germans crushed the U.S. in about 5 turns. Steve Bidwell did some fast reading and most of these games are set at 6 turns. I died in an appropriate manner. The game was fast. We saw a preview of Bolt Action's "Armor Only" game. Didn't see enough to give the reader more than "it looks quite familiar". Not like FoW. Just familiar. The takeaways from this game:<br />
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<li>Don't play armor only. Tanks and armored vehicles/softskins are meant to be brought in small bites in an infantry support role. I've not seen how Panzergrenadiers work in Bolt Action. They should be deadly against leg infantry. Right now the rules for armor only are a bit boring. </li>
<li>Keep armor purchases real. Light armor such as Stuarts, an occasional Sherman, Mark IV, BT7 or T-34 can be offset by the AT available for the infantry (bazooka, panzerschreck and faust, AT guns of moderate calibers). </li>
<li>Do buy some artillery and AT guns. HE is fun </li>
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Time to get some Japanese 20mm. I've got time this summer break. Soft plastic doesn't bother me at all. I paint 54mm soft plastics. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of undulating terrain. I didn't put enough<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bidwell smokes my scouts and their scout car.<br />
Dammit....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dogfaces hit the dirt on hearing the clatter<br />
of Hannomags and a click click of an MG34</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Germans in the building. Yeah it's part of my<br />
Stalingrad set. So sue me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Less Krauts now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're wondering wth we're supposed to do with<br />
only 7 armored vehicles. FoW spoilt us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A light/medium team run full speed for the back<br />
side of the small hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn 2. U.S. commander (me) is poleaxed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of Kommandant Bidwell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well brewed up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jumbo's in the ruins. Dumb assed TC!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stealthy Sherman sees his buds brewed on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German advance!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These guys are like a Battle of Jutland report..."they blew up"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladiators look on and laugh at the silly tankers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why I like Bolt Action and dislike tournament players</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bidwell's 20mm 105 battery....coolness from Revell</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-79202917273431856022014-06-09T11:46:00.000-05:002014-06-09T11:46:37.820-05:00Summer Gaming at the Rat Palace Redux in Red Oak!Summer Gaming at the Rat Palace Redux in Red Oak! Make it a ROAD TRIP if you're from out of the DFW area!!! You're always welcome!!!<br />
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Friday: Black Powder Pike and Shotte<br />
7:00 PM<br />
We'll order in. Adult beverages in the cabana fridge.<br />
Nothing needed unless you want to bring your collection to add to the fun!<br />
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Saturday Afternoon: Napoleon at War<br />
1:00 PM<br />
We'll order in. Adult beverages in the cabana fridge.<br />
Bring 2K of Napoleonics. We'll choose sides once you get here. Don't have 2K? Bring whatcha' got. Loaner Austrian army available.<br />
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Sunday Afternoon: 54mm All the King's Men American Revolution<br />
Breakfast:10:00 AM-Norm's Grill<br />
Game: 12:00 noon<br />
Nothing needed to bring unless you want to bring 54mm AWI units to "the ball"<br />
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RSVP as per Jeff's group if interested.<br />
Steve Miller<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3222 Pierce Road, Red Oak, TX 75154, USA32.5130528 -96.798202800000013-21.507387700000002 -179.4153903 86.5334933 -14.181015300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-88059563935060732142014-06-07T22:23:00.002-05:002014-06-07T22:23:50.214-05:00Warlord Games Day 2014! Oklahoma CityJust got home from a brief road trip to OKC last night and today. Rusty, his son Cole and I attended the first Warlord Games Day in the U.S. It was held in Oklahoma City. The Games Day featured Warlord Games including:<br />
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<li>Black Powder Zulu Wars</li>
<li>Bolt Action-Carentan, Pegasus Bridge, Russia and the Pacific</li>
<li>Two of Warlord's "fantasy games"</li>
<li>A new "out of this world game"</li>
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The atmosphere and gamers were outstanding. There were absolutely NO arguments, "white knuckling" or "rules lawyering". After seeing previous Bolt Action games locally, that was refreshing. I got to play in a Pike and Shotte Game between Imperialists (Father Tilly) vs. Swedes (Gustavus Adolphus), Saipan jungle/cave/mountain fight between Imperial Japanese and U.S. Marines, "hold until relieved'-Pegasus Bridge, defending against a Soviet juggernaut attack against my riverside fortifications. I wanted to play a Zulu game to see how the Zulu War variant worked. Ran out of Games Day time. I'll just have to "buy the book" won't I to find out? I'm not a fantasy gamer so the fantasy game just didn't appeal to me. It looked vaguely like the old GW Mordheim game. If that's the case, it's probably pretty good as well. </div>
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The Warlord Games folks opened the day with a video that introduced their staff, their functions to the attendees. It was different but nice to put a face with a name. Then it was time to hit the tables. The hotel was nice. Breakfast and lunch were included in the price of admission. The local guys sponsoring the affair were able to work with the <a href="http://45thdivisionmuseum.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">45th Infantry Division Museum </a>to keep it open late on Friday. This museum is a <b><span style="color: red;">MUST SEE </span></b>and not very well known. No spoilers here. I challenge all to take a walk through the museum building and grounds. I was impressed by the sheer number of antique weapons, field reports and personal touches that gave a personality to the faces that kept us safe during World War Two. Highly recommended!!! </div>
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The Games Day included a painting competition. I brought home Best of Show and Best Single Figure. I was stunned and additionally stunned by a cash prize attached to the two awards. There were only two other Warlord Games Days in the world to date. I consider myself fortunate to be among the small band of painters so honored. </div>
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Take aways?<br /><ol>
<li>Rusty and I both know Pike and Shotte rules better than we thought. That's refreshing as this period is one of my favorites</li>
<li>Bolt Action rules were a pleasant surprise to me as they were applied over several war game scenarios and worked reasonably well. I liked them enough to get several vehicles and the U.S. Army rules. I liked the Pacific scenario but am going to do that project in 20mm as Rusty already has WW2 in 20mm. I've got U.S. and Germans and 28mm and will play them in European scenarios.</li>
<li>This Games Day stoked my gaming fire again. I want to put on a Black Powder AWI game in 54mm next year. I'll definitely need more table space!</li>
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Here's a gallery. All that can should go next year. This was great fun, a place to meet lots of new faces that shared a common interest in historical war gaming. It was a good day!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best in Show! Artillery for ECW Pike and Shotte</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best Single Figure (vignettes counted too). That's gonna'<br />leave a mark!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool award going in the Rat Palace Redux. Thanks to Ruben Aguilar for<br />always telling me that my stuff was <u>mediocre</u> and "here's how to make it better"<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carentan Bolt Action</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bent Winged Bird!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior of Carentan. Cool Terrain!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visually Striking Terrain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hail Caesar Gauls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hold Until Relieved<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imperialist Cuirassiers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cave complex at Saipan. This was a really difficult game to<br />win if one was U.S. Marines</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Bodies...small spaces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see I really like this terrain set up. Who would do this for<br />me in 54mm?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Pike and Shotte gamer from Arkansas. Great guy. I'd play<br />him again anytime!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking this is the Warlord Games' Pegasus Bridge Model.<br />Damned cool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike and Shotte table setup. This was gonna' get up close<br />and personal very very fast!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Push of Pike. Which side is God on?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lonely Romans facing off Gauls. Hope they've sharpened<br />their gladii!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian River monitor packs a punch with a 76mm turret!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty and new guy get ready to push pike in Pike and Shotte</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saipan Bolt Action game from a little further off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dense jungle hides lots of Japanese surprises for the U.S. Marines!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hail Caesar game. I wonder how it plays?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviets assault from riverbank. I was getting "that Col. Chamberlin<br />feeling at Little Round Top" and proceeded to push the Soviets back to the river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st U.S. Marines hit the beach at Saipan. Next turn,<br />there weren't as many as in this picture. Bloody day for the Marines!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Junior Birdman...junior paratrooper kicks butt at Carentan</td></tr>
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Played my first game of Bolt Action last night at Rusty's new war game digs in Waxahachie. The game was not what I expected. I had watched several games and several gamers just go ballistic playing these rules. I was originally off put by the rules and cost of the game in terms of multiple 'codex' and cost of the miniatures in 28mm. I eventually bought a couple of Warlord vehicles and cleaned up a bunch of 25/28mm Easy Eight Americans and Germans I had laying around. The vehicles (M8 Greyhound and a M24 Chaffee) are still in the boxes to "get done". <br />
Rusty hosted me for a small game of Bolt Action. I've been playing some Black Powder Pike and Shotte plus really like Black Powder Last Argument of Kings for larger AWI games. He plays in 20mm rather than in 28mm. His game house is a converted detached garage on his property. Between the two of us, we have become the "Southern Dominion" of war gaming spots in the DFW area. His collection is outstanding, his gaming area is outstanding and he's a great host! He lives approximately 7 minutes from my home in Red Oak. This is serendipitous! I do like 20mm for this rules set as well. I can use 1/76 scale vehicles, support and aircraft. Most 1/76 models are less expensive than larger scales. I also like AB 20mm figures. I've painted them before. Exquisite models. Well...on to the game. Do I like Bolt Action? Yes!!! It's simple to learn, fun to play and gets to the brass knuckles quickly and to a conclusion in an evening's game. I'm sure there's warts but on first blush, I'm buying these rules. Just keep those Japanese and Marines away from my checkbook! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty's Display case Area. He's got some really<br />
cool terrain, Buildings and "stuff"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting Area 1 of 3.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting Area 2 of 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Give Miller a Jeep and watch him get it shot up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenario: Find the pesky F.O. that's directing the<br />
off board railroad gun to shoot up Allied rear area positions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Told y'all earlier, give me a Jeep....my plan, someone go<br />
left, someone go right, who's goin' up the middle?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The village of Schweinschiess</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medieval tower...hmm...F.O. here?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahhh...Jumbo time. A little HE support never hurts!</td></tr>
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OK, I'm a whore! I'm going up to OKC to play in the Warlord Games Day. Yet one MORE project! Good evening, good game, great host! You should play there as well. Worth your time and distance from the usual haunts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-11353377722175652662014-05-31T22:05:00.000-05:002014-05-31T22:05:24.418-05:00Summer Break Painting Marathon Begins! Part 3-All the King's Men 54mm Woodland Indians!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As per the title of the post, I've finished a box set of All The King's Men Northern Woodland Indians. They're soft plastic so some folks will give me "the raspberry" about painting plastic. The box set has 18 figures in it. I don't know who John Jenkins is; but, apparently the original figures were his sculpts. For toy soldier(y) miniatures and war gaming miniatures, they'll work just fine. They're priced right that's for sure. I like to hear the whining about how expensive 54mm war gaming is. The cost of "modern" miniatures in 28mm versus the cost of All the King's Men figures is comparable. Painting plastic figures just moves the cost bar down. I paint them using Rustoleum Flat White enamel primer. I do not black prime. I won't argue the merits of either or both. That's a waste of time that can be spent painting figures. I block paint the miniatures with basic colors. I use Howard Hues' Suntan for base coating of the flesh. After drying, I brush on a coat of Minwax Golden Walnut. I like it better than a dark glop of "dip". It's a softer shade that leaves the figures more natural through my painter's eye. I then spray them with a Dullcote coat and paint the highlights like I would with any other figure. I think I messed this unit up by trying to highlight the musculature by highlighting with a mix of Suntan and a bit of white. I won't do this again. I will leave the flesh alone. It really did not need any highlights. Here's a gallery. I've got several more box sets and can recommend them highly to the period war gamer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up. I like these miniatures!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magua and his war party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magua Shot #2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of variation. Great value for the price!</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-11847831930510803402014-05-31T16:11:00.000-05:002014-05-31T16:11:23.969-05:00Summer Break Painting Marathon-Part 2-Pike and Shotte Casualty Markers and SHEEP!I finished out the casualty markers for Black Powder Pike and Shotte. I stole the idea from Brian Smaller's post on The Miniatures Page. I used Warlord Pike and Shotte casualty figures with a couple of Old Glory I had already painted. This is a straight up process, the manufacturer is easy to work with. If you need to keep up with numbers of casualties, this is the way to do it! Highly recommended.<br />
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Warlord makes some pretty cool "eye candy" items for folks whose collections are pretty complete. I ordered and received a shepherd diorama and a surgeon diorama. Here's the shepherd and the sheep; keep your troops under tight discipline, no buggering the sheep or the shepherd! That is all!<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warlord guy shot in the...uh...gut.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another laying down dead guy from Warlord</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another and last picture of yet another guy shot in the uh...gut. Seems that<br />being gut shot is a Warlord thang....LOLZ</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058639990955824924.post-6207887272575365042014-05-31T15:59:00.000-05:002014-05-31T15:59:58.494-05:00Summer Break Painting Marathon Begins! Part 1-VIII Corps <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been working on several projects during the school year. Been slogging through painting Junot's VIII Corps for Napoleon at War. This is has been a rather frustrating project as I've had to size-match these weird sized Man at War figures with other manufacturers. <br />
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I've had an VIII Corps for years in both 25mm (real 25 before it became 28/30mm) and in 15mm. It was the only Corps the guys running a campaign when I was an eager newbie could remember no one would paint. Everyone paints "The Guard" or generic "French". What war gamers tend to forget is that Napoleon just didn't take a load of wine swilling Frenchmen to Russia, or Spain when he went on his Grand Tour. The Corsican Brother made sure the German princes he supported and maintained plus his immediate familial 'kings' sent an allotted and REQUIRED number of troops for Napoleon's soirees in Europe and Russia.<br />
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I've used Nafziger's OB as a foundation source. Please feel free to flame on on using it. I won't care. The Corps is almost done. Here's what I've got left to paint to finish the Corps: 2 Chevaux Leger Lancer regiments (using New Line Miniatures), Garde Grenadier Battalion (New Line Miniatures), Garde Jagers (New Line Miniatures), Voltigeurs of the Garde Battalion plus a box set of Man at War French infantry to paint up as Westfalian Line Infantry. I'm adding a French Heavy Cavalry Brigade because I can and an additional Light Cavalry Brigade because the figures have languished way too long in the "Steve paint this stuff" drawer in my painting room. I decided to use New Line 20mm Napoleonics as a relatively similar (nice fit) fit for the huge Men at War figures. I'm alternating painting these guys with 28mm ECW for Black Powder Pike and Shotte, 54mm AWI and Napoleonics from All the King's Men. Anyway, here's the work in progress:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ADC Painted as an officer of King Jerome's Hussars (the Crabs)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foot Artillery Batteries-Still need another...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Feet of Ham Eaters! Work in Progress!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse Artillery and Westfalian 1st and 2nd Hussars<br />(artillery are Men at War, cavalry are New Line Miniatures)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another picture of the Horse Artillery. They were fun to paint (sorta')</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light Battalions for each brigade of VIII Corps (New Line Miniatures) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ham Eater Line Infantry (Man at War)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Hussar pics..geez I like them already....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of New Line French Light Infantry<br />Painted as Westfalian Line Light Infantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Feet of Westfalian Ham Eaters!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foot Artillery deployed (Man at War miniatures)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foot Arty Again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westfalian Brain Trust (oxymoron?)<br />Men at War miniatures from box set</td></tr>
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