tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post5139149998699456815..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: The Blue River Rebellion: Assault on Brooklyn Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-77637196120427087472012-09-12T19:44:50.677-03:002012-09-12T19:44:50.677-03:00Great report Ross and the pics had lots of atmosp...Great report Ross and the pics had lots of atmosphere...!littlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469282002961211617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-45799266766026170902012-09-11T20:10:55.362-03:002012-09-11T20:10:55.362-03:00Excellent reporting and illustrations! And a good ...Excellent reporting and illustrations! And a good example of a fun game with a relatively small number of figures.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-25031036913013321782012-09-11T13:21:54.866-03:002012-09-11T13:21:54.866-03:00Thanks, Mike. Having limited myself to 3 grades of...Thanks, Mike. Having limited myself to 3 grades of troops for sake of simplicity and to avoid overwhelming a d6, classifying troops can get tricky as there is not much room for nuances. This can make fine tuning historical situations difficult but makes it easier to arrange a game where both sides have a chance.<br /><br />Its probably a reflection of my Canadian heritage but I tend to rate anyone with a uniform, musket and more than a week's training as Regular despite titles such as Volunteer and Militia. In a War of 1812 setting, this means British Regulars tend to get called Elite /Veteran while most Canadian and American units get Regular and only the local volunteer sorts get classed as Militia. <br /><br />So in the game, the Rebels, mostly farmers and a few tradesmen were classed as Militia, particularly the 2 massed units which I figured would be slow but one unit of Rebel light infantry raised primarily from woodsmen and ex-company soldiers were classed as Veteran Irregulars to reflect their experience.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-28197292152718022332012-09-11T13:11:39.691-03:002012-09-11T13:11:39.691-03:00He does, he does. or he lies well.He does, he does. or he lies well.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-5126205677035368112012-09-11T13:11:07.628-03:002012-09-11T13:11:07.628-03:00Thanks Jeff, thoughts & mechanisms maybe tomor...Thanks Jeff, thoughts & mechanisms maybe tomorrow.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-55867913767550094152012-09-11T11:50:46.643-03:002012-09-11T11:50:46.643-03:00Hello Ross:
A terrific game. The pictures and fi...Hello Ross:<br />A terrific game. The pictures and figures look fantastic. How did you rate the troop quality of the rebels vice the militia and regulars?<br />Cheers,<br />MikeMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-42296461661868144312012-09-11T04:07:38.967-03:002012-09-11T04:07:38.967-03:00Stirring stuff! Your reporter certainly has nerves...Stirring stuff! Your reporter certainly has nerves of steel...Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-66466842459187652802012-09-11T02:24:31.646-03:002012-09-11T02:24:31.646-03:00An exciting read, sir. I do look forward to your ...An exciting read, sir. I do look forward to your comments on the game and any rules issues.<br /><br />Great illustrations as always; my compliments to the artists.<br /><br /><br />-- Jeff<br /><br />Bluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.com