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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: sotek486 on 19 April 2015, 05:59:27 PM

Title: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: sotek486 on 19 April 2015, 05:59:27 PM
Just posted up a battle report for a game I played yesterday:  http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2015/04/french-foreign-legion-adventure-in.html (http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2015/04/french-foreign-legion-adventure-in.html)

Preview pictures:

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C1Jhy5FBex0/VTPW01lmnJI/AAAAAAAAFxE/psDUrgq8Vs4/s1600/20150418_122635.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y5liCbMdJWE/VTPYPhTPO6I/AAAAAAAAF4A/KZpPrWnkt0g/s1600/20150418_150409.jpg)

Enjoy!

Jay
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: zuluwar on 19 April 2015, 06:29:54 PM
alors !!!! les gars de la légion ont gagnés!!!!! ( the french legion win?)

"tiens voilà du boudin, voilà du boudin,voilà du boudin !!!"
"pour les alsaciens, les suisses et les lorrains"

pour les belges y en a plus , pour les belges y en a plus!!!!
se sont des tireurs au cul !!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6-AhOmnCk

ah, my friends the great french words !!!!

sorry but my maternal language came !!!!!!

en joue !!!!!! feu !!!!! ( present !!!! fire!!!!)
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Marine0846 on 20 April 2015, 02:31:46 AM
Outstanding looking game.
Love everything about it.
May I ask, who makes the French Foreign Legion figures?
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: sotek486 on 20 April 2015, 04:12:48 AM
Outstanding looking game.
Love everything about it.
May I ask, who makes the French Foreign Legion figures?

Those are Artizan Designs.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Commander Carnage on 20 April 2015, 04:23:42 AM
That looks like a great game, I especially like your game mat.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Atheling on 20 April 2015, 05:54:21 AM
Great pics on the blog..... practically salivating!  :-* :-* :-*

Stunning weather you're having too!  :)

Darrell.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Traveler Man on 20 April 2015, 07:31:14 PM
Excellent!  :-*
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Furt on 20 April 2015, 10:23:18 PM
Really excellent looking game!!  :-*

I'm always so envious of that man cave!

BTW what rules were used?
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: War In 15MM on 20 April 2015, 11:59:38 PM
Great looking game... wonderful terrain layout.  Richard
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: sotek486 on 21 April 2015, 12:41:46 AM
Really excellent looking game!!  :-*

I'm always so envious of that man cave!

BTW what rules were used?

We used a home brew set of rules ... very "beer and pretzels" and fast paced.  I give a short summary of the rules at the end of the post:

Each model can take two actions (move/move, move/shoot, shoot/move or shoot/shoot).
d10s are used to resolve fire a melee.
Movement sticks are used - marked in "half" for each movement action you can take.  Short stick is used for foot movement, longer stick for cavalry.
A yard stick is used for rifle fire (a shorter one for pistols) - marked from 9 down to 1.  You put the "9" end at your model and see the number that your target is at --- that is the roll (or lower) you need to hit.  Modifiers (moving, cover) push this number out (below 1 is an impossible shot).
If you take casualties, you take a morale test at the beginning of your next turn.
Each player/group rolls for initiative at the start of the turn ... roll a d10 and activate units from highest rolling player to lowest.

We are looking at writing them down and maybe publishing them up for download.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Furt on 21 April 2015, 04:22:08 AM
We used a home brew set of rules ... very "beer and pretzels" and fast paced.  I give a short summary of the rules at the end of the post.

Sorry - have seen that now, was late for wokr and didn't get to read the whole thing.

We are looking at writing them down and maybe publishing them up for download.

And yes that would be great.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Atheling on 21 April 2015, 08:00:49 AM
We are looking at writing them down and maybe publishing them up for download.

Yeah, that's good news. I'm always interested in new rules- especially if they have simple mechanisms  :)

Darrell.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: wulfgar22 on 21 April 2015, 08:27:53 AM
Brilliant!  Great table :-*
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Ray Earle on 21 April 2015, 09:36:51 AM
Lovely looking set-up. And a great AAR.  :D

Have some legion primed ready for paint in the queue at the moment.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 21 April 2015, 10:52:01 AM
Fantastic set-up, scenery, miniatures and game!  :-* I particularly like the way you have casualty miniatures making the battlefield look 'real'. A great set of photos on your blog which I drooled over for some time.

In particular, I am very envious of the bar facilities in your man cave! Brilliant!  :-*
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Stepman3 on 21 April 2015, 03:11:49 PM
I like how you resolve pistol range...great idea...
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Phil Robinson on 21 April 2015, 03:32:42 PM
Splendid stuff, I like your firing method.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: sotek486 on 22 April 2015, 10:12:09 PM
Fantastic set-up, scenery, miniatures and game!  :-* I particularly like the way you have casualty miniatures making the battlefield look 'real'. A great set of photos on your blog which I drooled over for some time.

In particular, I am very envious of the bar facilities in your man cave! Brilliant!  :-*

Yup, I need to get to painting casualties for my other periods now.  The bar was a great early investment in the man cave - what's better than beer and wargames  :D
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Hu Rhu on 24 April 2015, 03:35:31 PM
Are the FFL casualties also Artizan?  I don't recall them making any.  Did you convert them?
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: sotek486 on 24 April 2015, 05:38:02 PM
Casualties are WW1 French casualties from a few different lines.
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: italwars on 27 April 2015, 07:58:21 PM
Casualties are WW1 French casualties from a few different lines.

A veri nice pictorial topic that deserve the best compliments...i made a similar game a month ago with my FFL and arabs..and i feel the need for casualties ..your game was nice also for that adding of wounded minis..
please can you specify  from manufacture are your WW1 converted minis you used for wounded Légionaires..? as i was'nt able to finf any casualties among the current WW1 lines
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Earther on 29 April 2015, 09:58:24 AM
We used a home brew set of rules... We are looking at writing them down and maybe publishing them up for download.

Yes, please do that! :D
Title: Re: French Foreign Legion Battle Report
Post by: Hu Rhu on 29 April 2015, 06:53:03 PM
A veri nice pictorial topic that deserve the best compliments...i made a similar game a month ago with my FFL and arabs..and i feel the need for casualties ..your game was nice also for that adding of wounded minis..
please can you specify  from manufacture are your WW1 converted minis you used for wounded Légionaires..? as i was'nt able to finf any casualties among the current WW1 lines

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