tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post5495961763315658194..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Hasty Report Before I Move OnRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-59811768019455213082017-04-10T09:47:58.302-03:002017-04-10T09:47:58.302-03:00Well, the 18th C is top of my list for late May/Ju...Well, the 18th C is top of my list for late May/June but don't hold your breath on a gridded game. Might happen it would mean figuring out how to do a multi-square line facing a corner of the table either by clever wording and use of diagonals or by stepped lines. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-47020288764376701472017-04-10T01:26:12.997-03:002017-04-10T01:26:12.997-03:00I look forward to seeing an 18th century battle on...I look forward to seeing an 18th century battle on your 3" squares!<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Captain Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258683012806342747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-59765589686464697502017-04-05T22:00:33.308-03:002017-04-05T22:00:33.308-03:00Those comments about defining options goes for cam...Those comments about defining options goes for campaigns as well. That has been pretty much how I have carried out the map moves for both sides in my 'Stonewall in the Valley' narrative. The tricky bit is that I have to come up with two reasonably good options for the CSA, as which they have chosen is determined by USA response upon 'contact'. <br /><br />In the latest battle (Bartonsville) I programmed the Union (counter) attack (no options) but diced for Confederate arrival times and locations (1D6 for turns 1 through 6). That they arrived pretty spread across the front and steadily throughout the morning was the way they worked out. <br /> Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-39199840647666832332017-04-05T20:34:18.835-03:002017-04-05T20:34:18.835-03:00Thank you!Thank you!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-79527887204760504312017-04-05T18:17:06.640-03:002017-04-05T18:17:06.640-03:00Bob, wait'll you see the next post with Portab...Bob, wait'll you see the next post with Portable Wargame Zulus on the revised board! (Done with another slight activation twist and a few hmms as I continue to explore.) Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-83069448852368443742017-04-05T16:54:11.910-03:002017-04-05T16:54:11.910-03:00Ross Mac,
It really does look as if everything is...Ross Mac,<br /><br />It really does look as if everything is coming together. Small - but not too small - units on a tabletop that is both functional and good to look at. (The grid is particularly effective.) it gives me something to emulate.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-92076008626146823292017-04-05T14:07:46.711-03:002017-04-05T14:07:46.711-03:00Thanks, me too. It has the functionality but looks...Thanks, me too. It has the functionality but looks more like a conventional wargame table than a chess board.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-47408013684040393322017-04-05T14:05:59.920-03:002017-04-05T14:05:59.920-03:00That is a tough call. I love Don's book (just ...That is a tough call. I love Don's book (just lost 20 minutes by hauling it off the shelf for a refresher) but while it is longer, most of it is directed to campaign and prebattle moves, snippets of fast play rules from various solo gamers and reminders not to cheat and let your favourite units win(!). There is a short mention of a random deployment scheme and a bit about chance cards but as for actually playing there is little apart from occasional remarks about being able to take your time to consider the best move for each side. Stuart's book covers most of that plus a reasonable description of what I find a key tool in solo gaming: defining 2 or 3 options for a unit or commander at critical points, weighting them then rolling to choose one. And it does have a variety of scenarios for those not used to them including some mention of how a solo gamer might tackle them. Probably Stuart's book is ahead by a nose but they are both worth having.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-56205379105279040042017-04-05T11:37:00.305-03:002017-04-05T11:37:00.305-03:00I like the look of your subdivided six inch square...I like the look of your subdivided six inch squares.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-53022585209816950282017-04-05T11:30:37.468-03:002017-04-05T11:30:37.468-03:00Ross, how would you rate Asquith's Solo Wargam...Ross, how would you rate Asquith's Solo Wargaming book against Featherstone's classic Solo Wargaming?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-21738597437155938052017-04-05T09:16:05.699-03:002017-04-05T09:16:05.699-03:00Its a long way to summer yet Kev. We usually consi...Its a long way to summer yet Kev. We usually consider old Vicky's birthday to signal the start but that is often a bit optimistic. The way things ate going I expect to still see a few patches of snow in the shade come May.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-91814708426199074582017-04-05T09:12:14.841-03:002017-04-05T09:12:14.841-03:00Thanks Anon. The book is
The Partizan Press Guide ...Thanks Anon. The book is<br />The Partizan Press Guide To Solo Wargaming, A Revised Guide by Stuart Asquith. 2006. Its a fairly thin text if you taken the large number of completely unrelated colour pages and contains nothing revolutionary or new but if one were new to Solo gaming it would I think) set you on the path and give you the tools and encouragement to get you started, which is the point. It also contains a handful of simple scenarios which could as easily be 2 or more player games, something that is always handy.<br /><br />Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-6511268227934591812017-04-05T09:03:10.590-03:002017-04-05T09:03:10.590-03:00Ross,
Lots going on there for you Ross with the Su...Ross,<br />Lots going on there for you Ross with the Summer months approaching - a good time for tidying up everything and getting everything ship-shape for Huzzah. Cheers. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-1218618400372435402017-04-05T03:31:40.053-03:002017-04-05T03:31:40.053-03:00"The scenario was the first one in Stuart Asq..."The scenario was the first one in Stuart Asquith's most recent Solo Wargaming book."<br /><br />Which book was that? Nice game, by the way - your visual style isn't quite the thing for me, but it's distinctive and good-looking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com