tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post9033830310578811162..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: (UPDATED) Rainy Day Games and their Consequences.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-23734842881025065922017-11-01T22:06:51.906-03:002017-11-01T22:06:51.906-03:00This post too is causing me to see some pesky mid-...This post too is causing me to see some pesky mid- to late 19th century butterflies flittering before my eyes, darn it. And those Spencer Smith 'Classic Wargaming' figures look mighty tempting. It also occurs to me the loosey goosey is underrated.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-26695047951964524772017-11-01T17:51:13.920-03:002017-11-01T17:51:13.920-03:00Norm, coincidentally, that was already true of my ...Norm, coincidentally, that was already true of my rules. At least when playing across it.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-25282953187889651582017-11-01T17:49:15.249-03:002017-11-01T17:49:15.249-03:00Thanks Jerry, I sort of shortened that up clumsily...Thanks Jerry, I sort of shortened that up clumsily. I didn't actually have much trouble tracking which skirmishers belonged to which unit but one needed to be constantly doing each Colonel's job, watching that the supports and reserves stay behind the skirmishers and close enough to support but out of rifle range of the enemy firing line and remember that other troops can't move through that big empty space without taking fire since the skirmishers don't actually stop bullets if they are doing their job. It all quickly made by table too small and the rules too finicky for a quick simple game. <br /><br />Invariably if using even a simplified version at a club or convention game 75% of players had trouble with the minor technical bits and the point of the games would get lost or rules dropped or ignored. Its easier to assume Colonels are doing their job. <br /><br />"Factoring" all this stuff in and putting one body of troops on the table also looks more like a game of toy soldiers.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-31812860293258605572017-11-01T16:28:55.822-03:002017-11-01T16:28:55.822-03:00Another thing when translating OHW scenarios, part...Another thing when translating OHW scenarios, part of the OHW formula is that units (well ordinary infantry) typically can cross the board in 6 turns (without firing), though your action was at the centre of the table, rather than armies having to exit the board, so irrelevant I suppose for todays game. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-88195828142353269042017-11-01T16:25:23.743-03:002017-11-01T16:25:23.743-03:00Hi Ross,
Nice series of reflections as always. On...Hi Ross,<br /><br />Nice series of reflections as always. One thing I did note especially was your discontnent with establishing which stands were supporting which in your supported skirmish line. Would it help to run a thin stripe of paint on the back of each stand? Failing that what about using those small colored sticker/dots which would allow you the option of peeling them off if you found them esthetically displeasing.<br />All the very best,<br />JerryCelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.com