The scenario has been chosen, the table is set, the troops are ready: Force A: 3 units of light cavalry….3? Really? But I only have 2 painted up. The other is…sighhh OK they are months over due. Give me a day or two. This game will be dedicated to Stuart Asquith whose writing persuaded me to allow myself to indulge in playing wargames with old … Continue reading Preparing to Fight Over Wye
for the Bold Fenian Men! Bold Fenian men have joined the Rebel Alliance. There are two survivors of the original Fenian company raised some 20 years ago (the nco and the chap loading) but with an issues of fancy new green coats and natty blue trousers for new recruit and old veteran alike the unit is now ready to take the field at the first … Continue reading Out and make way
TROOP TRAIN AMBUSHED! Dominion government blames Origawn Rebels for Blue River Incursion and urges calm. MILITIA MOBILISATION BILL INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT. AMBUSHED! Our correspondent Russell Williams has filed this report from Hastee Junction in the Blue River District. ——- It was late on the first when we rounded the bend and caught out first glance of Hastee Junction since we had passed through last fall … Continue reading Rebel Incursion in the Blue River Valley!
July 1st is a National Day of Celebration in the Dominion of Faraway, the official anniversary of the transformation of the nominally independent Kingdom of Faraway effectively ruled by the Faraway Trading Company to a Consitutional Monarchy ruled by an elected Parliament. Wars don’t always allow for holidays though and the lead elements of Colonel Ross’s brigade celebrated as well as they could crammed into … Continue reading A Dominion Day Train Ride
After surveying the enemy position, General Douglas decided to try a left hook while threatening the enemy’s left flank with his cavalry. The attack on the left started out well. The centre however suffered horendous casualties as they advanced. The flanking fire from the Guards Brigade helped weaken the enemy and the second assault took the sunken road but at a heavy cost. On the … Continue reading Just when Final Victory was close
Not the battle on the table, though it had its moments, it was the struggle in my head. Luckily, Victory has been declared! The 2nd Battalion of the Highland Brigade goes in ! This week I had the luxury of time and the intent to “find” my game for my toy soldiers. Ideally one should know what one wants to do before setting out to … Continue reading It Was a Terrible Struggle
Two weeks from today I leave for Huzzah!. While I could pack up and go tomorrow, there is still a lot I’d like to do to get ready and it looks like the next week at least will be ideal for much needed yardwork and gardening. Two expected down days have been compromised by unexpected domestic duties. There has been some time to work on … Continue reading A Work in Progress but Time is Running Out
Back in the 70’s there was a set of Quick Play Napoleonic rules published in Gene McCoy’s Wargamer’s Digest which was a bit of a shock to a young gamer deep into WRG and indoctrinated in the importance of scale and detail. I forget the author and details of the rules but I remember the aim including something like being “close enough to smell the … Continue reading Review, Revise, Re-engage
After their recent repulse, the rebels have regrouped, moved by the flank, and thrown a brigade over the river but Dominion forces are already on the scene. I really need to work on the lighting in my room. Taxes, yard work, household taxes, preparations for Huzzah, some local volunteer stuff, and….and….and suddenly I felt like I needed to play a simple, meaningless, solo game. Well … Continue reading They’re Back!
It had to be tried. The Grand Experiment grinds to a halt as the list of unresolved rules questions begins to grow exponentially. I had previously tried a similar approach using the Square Brigadier but this was going to be less abstract and enable me to fight reasonable recreations of small historical actions like the Battles of Ridgeway and Cut Knife Creek. It took nearly … Continue reading Well, I did have my doubts BUT…..
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