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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Ahistorian on 14 June 2014, 08:58:20 PM

Title: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Ahistorian on 14 June 2014, 08:58:20 PM

Just what it says on the tin!
(http://i.imgur.com/LnnKZK5.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/dPKsFLZ.jpg)

http://morningstarproductionshome.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/scoaff-afghanistan-game.html

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Marine0846 on 15 June 2014, 03:21:26 AM

I like the look of your game.
Nice little report.
Are the figures 20mm?

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Ahistorian on 15 June 2014, 10:57:13 AM

Thank you! The lichen and the buildings were nearly all Mike's, and the rest is mine.

Sadly not, no. I got rid of my 20mm figures about three years ago to move down to 15s... and here I am playing with 28mm models just because it's the club standard!

Luckily Some Corner of a Foreign Field doesn't need many models, just a squad per side. I wouldn't do 28mm otherwise, it's very much a skirmish scale for me.

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Legion1963 on 18 June 2014, 10:02:16 PM

Never of a game with this name but of course i know the song. Quite like your set-up and i agree with you....28mm is very much a skirmish scale

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Ahistorian on 19 June 2014, 12:01:37 AM

Thank you for the compliment and the consensus  :)

I released it myself very recently, named it after the poem by Rupert Brooke - and it's currently the #1 bestseller on Wargame Vault!  :o

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Legion1963 on 19 June 2014, 08:15:15 AM

It gets even better. From a poem by Rupert Brooke. Excellent. I only know the song on an album by Pink Floyd. Can you tell more about? And is it free?-)

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Ahistorian on 19 June 2014, 01:22:27 PM

The game or the poem?

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Legion1963 on 19 June 2014, 06:21:21 PM

Quote from: Ahistorian on 19 June 2014, 01:22:27 PM

The game or the poem?

Euhh....the game  8)

Title: Re: A "Some Corner of a Foreign Field" Game
Post by: Ahistorian on 19 June 2014, 08:15:31 PM

Well, the whole thing has been written to fit on just two pages, and it just uses a d20, though having more will occasionally be useful.

It is written for squad level combat, so generally 4-15 miniatures a side. It flows very well once people have checked the modifier lists a couple of times, but crucially, models must be spotted before they can be shot at. This balances out the lethality of modern weapons, giving historically low casualty rates if appropriate tactics are used. Superior troops get superior bonuses to fire and evasion, and more actions than much worse troops.

Fast, furious fun.

Battle reports can be seen here:
http://morningstarproductionshome.blogspot.co.uk/
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Some%20Corner%20of%20a%20Foreign%20Field
http://warpanda.blogspot.ca/ (though I couldn't find tags for it)

Oh, and it's available here, on offer until July:
http://www.wargamevault.com/product/130864/Some-Corner-of-a-Foreign-Field