Freeman's Farm, Tricorne

I took a break from mapping yesterday afternoon to pop down to Kevin's for another game of Tricorne, it meant I had to do 'overtime' later last night on mapsbut needs must. The Scenario this time was Freeman's Farm, according to a report on Boardgame Geek it is hard for the American's to win, I think the guy was right.

Overtime: Gulf of Tonkin Incident

I forgot my iPad so don't have any photos, but the gist is both sides have a good mix of regulars and militia, the British however are already deployed, as are the Americans, but they also have a reserve on their left which is a way off. I decided to make a flank attack on the Yankee right which looked weak with my Hessians (I believe there is a contretemps about whether Germans troops were there or not) while the rest of the line merely sat and blasted away. I actually did very well on my left until I ran out of 'attack left' cards and had a handful of 'attack right' instead. Keven sent his centre in in a large attack on mine but it came to naught as he just missed destroying several units, my counterfire in the next turn hurled the Yanks back. I eventually had no other option but to advance my right, I had some luck as my best troops were on this flank and I soon managed to claim my seven victory flags for a win.

We intend to fight a more complex game next time with a lot of terrain and a more diverse mix of troops. Again the luck of the draw controls what happens to a large extent, I had a really good flank attack which simply ground to a halt while Kevin could never manage to spare commands to bring up his reserves. Having said that it is a very fast game once you get the hang of things and nowhere near as complex as it at first looks.

I have completed the last of my son's Carolingian cavalry, the bases have been left to him so they fit in with the rest of the army, I have also finished a Bishop character for use as an intervention point or maybe he is a character, some armies have such religious leaders. There is still an infantry unit to do but I am handing them back as I am preparing the ground for my own new army.

I have managed to do a small amount of research on the Seleucid army and am trying to get my head round all the troop types and their unpronounceable names, although the fabled Anderson Mapping Fortune still has a small way to go to rid myself of my Chinese debt I am getting very close to buying at least one unit to start. I have two more small projects to do and am trying to contain myself until these are finished.