I started to clear the table this morning but it seemed a shame to clear it after a single game so……. Now that my 54’s are back on their Volley & Bayonet/Morschauser style 3″ unit bases, the grid is less useful than it was. I still had the measuring sticks I made a couple of years ago with brightly coloured 3″ segments. It is easy … Continue reading As long as I’m there…
Yes, it was time to focus on getting my 40mm Homecast French Revolution forces ready. Despite the bitter cold and damp I sallied forth to the woodshed and fired up the smelter. In a short time I had a selection of heads and bodies for the project along with a head of unusable castings due to the poor conditions, and a handful of goblins and … Continue reading The Usual Result of a Decision to Focus
Yesterday I took advantage of the annual ‘January Thaw ‘ to cast up enough figures to bring my two Revolutionary French units up to twelve figures each as well as a start on my first Emigre unit. Naturally, doing a test of the Emigre conversion using a PA Prussian grenadier and one of my own 1812 heads took precedence over finishing a unit! Continue reading Republican and Royalist
This may sound over optimistic but after the last half decade of poking, prodding, experimenting and exploring, I think I may have just finally agreed with me and myself about what we want from the Square Brigadier. Well, until I get a brand new idea perhaps. The rules are available here (click) . The armies march on and deploy.The game was a meeting engagement over random terrain … Continue reading As the Dust Settles
Yesterday Jeff, (http://armchaircommander.blogspot.com/) hosted a group of Nova Scotia wargamers for a 15mm Nappy’s Battle of Friedland game. Hopefully he will be posting a Blog post including some of the great pics he posted on FB. (Thanks for these pics Gary ) The Russian Right Wing commander trying to balance questionable command decisions with even more questionable die rolling. Luckily as many a Russian commander knows: … Continue reading OK Enough Fun, Time To Get Back To Work
Today I gave my brain a break and used my free time to get a few more units onto their bases and to do a bit more of touching up of the 4″ grid. The Rebel brigade has two units deployed (representing a typical 1870’s heavy skirmish line with supports with 2 units formed in column in support. I did run my brain over some … Continue reading Intermission
I was stoked for the first game but with each stand being a unit, there were too many units on the table for the mechanisms to flow well and keep up interest and excitement in the game so something had to change. #2: An old chestnut of a scenario and improvised basing but a brisk game. After rejecting various options as too “gamey” and abstract … Continue reading The Wheels Are Still Turning
“Form follows Function” and “Function follows Form”, two duelling design maxims and like most such bitter fights, both sides of the debate are right to some degree. This weekend I belatedly realized that this debate was at the heart of my seesaw problems without it having been consciously considered in that light. Worse than that, solving the issues was going to require deciding on priorities, … Continue reading Of Form and Function
Had a delightful time playing the game this morning, a game both enjoyable and useful. They came on in the old style. I also have a half written blog post, mostly about rules and games and choices and preferences and the like. Hopefully we’ll see what I make of it but right now, I’m off to bed. Continue reading While We’re Waiting
Is Lost. Yeah, ummh, sorry folks, no Noodle, no battle report. However, after hours of revisiting 8 years of Square Brigadier posts and rules versions and some experimentation, things are rolling again. A slight variation on ‘Sawmill Village’. Sunday is forecast to be another storm day, freezing rain this time, so, my board is reset with the 5″ Grid cloth, and the revised rules are … Continue reading The Post That Hesitates
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