tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post2399688199977106057..comments2024-03-29T08:47:07.349+00:00Comments on Musings on Wargaming and Life: Graignes 11 June 1944George Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-18270392290717702282019-06-16T09:44:56.214+01:002019-06-16T09:44:56.214+01:00We used to set them up in the garden and throw sto...We used to set them up in the garden and throw stones at 'em. That was before my first wargame, toss a coin, heads you are dead tails you miss, ensconced in domino fortifications under the sideboard (I could fit back then). If only Rommel had had dominos :)<br />George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-13213570147522827112019-06-16T08:48:40.983+01:002019-06-16T08:48:40.983+01:00You'll be back to the original don featherston...You'll be back to the original don featherstone's sand table for the landings. I used to have one, but kept losing figures, they would turn up weeks later. Ahh those unpainted airfix figures could take rough handling:)Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-30373709150133179382019-06-14T11:16:40.698+01:002019-06-14T11:16:40.698+01:00Morecambe? 🤣Morecambe? 🤣The Wargames Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454593374321456477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-4407114291664416402019-06-14T09:44:06.467+01:002019-06-14T09:44:06.467+01:00I agree, depends on what you want from the game. T...I agree, depends on what you want from the game. The D-Day book looks good but to use it you will have to find a beach and a lot of concrete.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-16712046354987948642019-06-14T09:24:57.692+01:002019-06-14T09:24:57.692+01:00Lovely little game there George.
Yes, you can play...Lovely little game there George.<br />Yes, you can play BA in a very historical way, indeed the game plays far better that way. But the relatively free form lists do allow players (particularly at tournaments) to build some horrible lists, lol! <br />The campaign books offer lots of guidance on list composition and generally result in some very good games.<br />Cheers<br />MattThe Wargames Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454593374321456477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-37142201071351157412019-06-13T11:02:32.500+01:002019-06-13T11:02:32.500+01:00I do not like Chain of Command and I have tried it...I do not like Chain of Command and I have tried it several times, so by default it was Bolt Action, I like to play historically and everyone I play against is the same thankfully. If you follow the tournament scene there are some shocking takes on WWII and the rules can reward these kind of players. But you have to remember this is a game set in WWII, and Warlord treat it as such, why else could the Germans field the super heavy ridiculous Maus tank. I have come to grips with this but I suspect many purely historical players would not. As you say, they work for me until something better comes along, which might be a long wait.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-7133497334911349272019-06-13T10:41:08.712+01:002019-06-13T10:41:08.712+01:00I don't know George, when I read your Bolt Act...I don't know George, when I read your Bolt Action battle reports it all makes sense, fire and move - yes. When ever I see other Bolt Action games I am dismayed by the apparent tactics that presumably the rules encourage.<br />Having read a few of your game reports I decided I must be wrong about these rules and so watched the Warlord video on the latest version of the rules. The 1st player sent an unsupported Sherman down a road into a built up area full of enemy infantry! He couldn't make a full move because a full move would have taken him off the table! admittedly it was a small table. To cap it all, the infantry in the built up area jumped out of that, into the road right in front of the Sherman, there were approving nods at this! That's when I switched off.<br />You obviously find these rules work well, and your games support that view, is it the way you use the rules or do they encourage tactics that are completely unhistorical?Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031648950206231742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-66111059292541248802019-06-13T08:40:05.188+01:002019-06-13T08:40:05.188+01:00It was David, I enjoyed it, setting up a campaign ...It was David, I enjoyed it, setting up a campaign with my son next month, so more BA on the way.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-2322111803357249022019-06-13T08:39:24.324+01:002019-06-13T08:39:24.324+01:00On reflection I should have chanced the mines, but...On reflection I should have chanced the mines, but chickened out, I could see a repeat of Arnhem for the recce battalion.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-46175510680744902612019-06-13T08:10:14.727+01:002019-06-13T08:10:14.727+01:00A grand little tussle there George.A grand little tussle there George.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-85688925861401296282019-06-12T21:50:56.944+01:002019-06-12T21:50:56.944+01:00Crackin looking game George. If only you knew the ...Crackin looking game George. If only you knew the minefield was a dummy ah?Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-55062428552200922442019-06-12T16:37:06.462+01:002019-06-12T16:37:06.462+01:00Thanks Phil.Thanks Phil.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-80285878318835550352019-06-12T16:17:54.942+01:002019-06-12T16:17:54.942+01:00Looks like a great game, splendid terrain and armi...Looks like a great game, splendid terrain and armies...Greetings from France!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-15274418812657626902019-06-12T16:17:40.370+01:002019-06-12T16:17:40.370+01:00I could easily have kept it behind the little hill...I could easily have kept it behind the little hill, duh. I did have artillery but it was mainly pins it put on which were swiftly taken off again. We were a bit unsure about dug in troops, but these rules are in the Desert Book (natch) so I have to look at them later. How not to write a rule book comes to mind. Frustrating as the basic premise is fine, mind you I do wonder who play tested this stuff.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-89537648197601517902019-06-12T15:51:07.100+01:002019-06-12T15:51:07.100+01:00You were certainly handicapped by losing that howi...You were certainly handicapped by losing that howitzer so early on in the game, a mortar wouldn't have gone amiss either, but that's the rub with BA it would be on table and no doubt have suffered a similar fate to the howitzer.Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.com