I hate it when this happens, but its for my greater good.
Two or three turns were enough to click buttons in my brain as to why the ACW boys haven't been getting out. Sad as it may seem, I'm just don't enjoy big battles seen from a far with brigade units with no history, stories or personality. I do like simple and fast these days and so I "tweaked" the one page rules with much thought and a little bit of testing. It means, smaller actions, perhaps parts of bigger battles or just my comfortable, generic, 'scenarios'.
One of the satisfying retreats was breaking up my 6 stand brigades and letting my 3 stand regiments once again be individual units. These are again grouped into 2-4 regiments under a Brigadier. I stripped the rules even more in order to speed play. Then I started again.
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Tomorrow I "should" be able to finish the last 3/4 of the game in an hour(-ish) and start writing down Generals' names for consistency in narration.
But no rebasing? Can that be right? I have sometimes found it helpful to assign each regiment a number 1-12 and each general a name A-Whatever per army so that, say, Confederate General A is always Armistead and Regiment 12 is 12th Virginia while Union A is Ames and Union 1 is 1st Maryland (Eastern Shore.) so all you need for notes or bases is a letter or number. But however, I'm looking forward to the exciting conclusion.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, I'll be quite happy if the game goes well and I get to play to some sort of conclusion and have the urge to get them out again more often.
DeleteThe photo is like a colourisation of of a 19th century engraving. Looks splendid.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Thanks! Its not purely by accident.
DeleteWhat joy to see such classic Airfix figures in action on the table again …
ReplyDeleteNone of my original sets from the 60's but many of these lads were painted 40+ years old.
DeleteI do like units with personal identities.
ReplyDeleteMe too, especially those with good histories.
DeleteGreat picture Ross.
ReplyDeleteHaving a back story for the game is essential for me.
I don't really have a back story to the scenario but the armies have a history and some units a personality.
DeleteBravo.. the older I get the simpler and lower level I like my games - the narrative/story in my head is now critical to my gaming experience
ReplyDeleteWe are not alone!
DeleteGreat photo Ross!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
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