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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Furt on October 23, 2010, 07:43:25 AM

Title: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Furt on October 23, 2010, 07:43:25 AM: Hi,

Please have a look on our blog, for our latest Sharp Practice report in preparation for our campaign set in exotic Indostan.

http://adventuresinlead.blogspot.com/2010/10/chases-rescue-dispatch.html

(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/fsultana/Theraiderslieinwait.jpg)

thanks for looking
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: midismirnoff on October 23, 2010, 12:11:26 PM: Beautiful minis and nice pics! How are the TFL rules working? I tried once TW&T and found them very hard to apply without an umpire...
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on October 23, 2010, 03:21:20 PM: Excellent report Frank.

I'd already read it via the Lardy Yahoo group, but it thoroughly deserves to be posted here too and minis painted to that standard are always a welcome sight!

As you say elsewhere, the rules really can't be faulted and the silly rude names make the purchase worthwhile by themselves lol
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Christian on October 23, 2010, 03:38:02 PM: Those action shots are looking very good! The cotton ball smoke clouds are a great idea. As always the write-ups are fun to read.

By the way, I just received the same little kid miniature as a bonus from Eureka!

Where did you bullocks come from?
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Calimero on October 23, 2010, 03:52:51 PM: Great paintjob, nice pictures and a subject that we don’t see everyday. Real nice 8)
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Furt on October 23, 2010, 09:49:13 PM: Thanks for the nice comments all.

SP is a great game, especially to players with a good sense of humor who don't mind a bit of a laugh.

Christian: those Indian kids are really useful minis and hey they are quick to paint too. The bullocks/oxen/cows are Foundry Darkest African Cattle http://wargamesfoundry.com/historical_ranges/single_packs/animals/any/african_cattle_da118/?comprisesofback=8180
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Christian on October 24, 2010, 02:30:02 AM: I noticed Empress have a range of similar looking beasts as well:
(http://www.empressminiatures.com/USERIMAGES/ZWA9.JPG)
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: GregX999 on October 24, 2010, 03:04:23 AM: That report was quite entertaining. I have Sharp Practice, but I've never played. Never even read the rules all the way through - they seemed a bit on the complex side for what I was looking for at the time. I never thought of them being used for anything but Napoleonic, but they seemed to work perfect for your chosen period. You've got me interested again - I just printed them out! And joined the Yahoo group! :)

Are there any tutorials or "easy" scenarios for someone learning the rules? Perhaps a battle report that explains the mechanics as the turns are played?
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Dan on October 24, 2010, 03:28:51 AM: Nice photos and report. I think I have the same trees as you still sitting in a box. ::)

Greg there are some walkthroughs on YouTube done by the TFL crew.
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Furt on October 24, 2010, 04:50:08 AM: Quote from: Dan on October 24, 2010, 03:28:51 AM
Greg there are some walkthroughs on YouTube done by the TFL crew.

They are pretty good at explaining the rules - here is the first of two:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhhsFI_CuBo
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Christian on October 24, 2010, 05:44:38 AM: That looks really interesting, I like how they flesh out the heroes!
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: tradgardmastre on October 24, 2010, 07:26:49 AM: Thank you for posting the link to the videos. I have the rules but have not got round to a game yet. I will be bettered prepared when I do having seen the video explanation/demonstration...
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Plynkes on October 24, 2010, 11:11:24 AM: Your blog is fast becoming one of my favourites to visit.
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Furt on October 24, 2010, 11:47:51 AM: Quote from: Plynkes on October 24, 2010, 11:11:24 AM
Your blog is fast becoming one of my favourites to visit.

Now this is getting all too silly - Mr Plynkes admiring MY work?!?! :o
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Plynkes on October 24, 2010, 12:19:41 PM: Oh don't talk such rot. Your blog is the tops. By the way, the Indostan reports are clearly colonial, so don't have to go in the "Other Adventures" ghetto if you don't want them to. :)

Those Lardies videos are pretty good and do a nice job of presenting the game. I had no idea what Sharp Practice was like, now I feel I have a handle on it.
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Furt on October 24, 2010, 01:08:26 PM: Quote from: Plynkes on October 24, 2010, 12:19:41 PM
By the way, the Indostan reports are clearly colonial, so don't have to go in the "Other Adventures" ghetto if you don't want them to. :)

I was so tempted to post there originally but dared not, considering it a little too early.

But you don't have to ask me twice. Right guys pack it up, we're moving!!
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Silent Invader on October 24, 2010, 01:09:13 PM: Cracking report! 8)
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Plynkes on October 24, 2010, 01:40:02 PM: I know it says 19th/20th Century Colonial on the board description, but we're pretty flexible about it. I think Indian SYW, Wellington in India and stuff of that nature have that exotic Colonial feel to them, so we don't need to be too rigid about what gets in and what doesn't based on dates.
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: GregX999 on October 24, 2010, 04:48:50 PM: That tutorial video series was brilliant! Thanks for pointing those out. It's amazing how simple/easy/fast the game really plays compared to how complex it seems when your first exposure is the rulebook. I hope they make similar videos for some of their other games, and for some more "advanced" topics like blinds.
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Furt on October 24, 2010, 08:44:00 PM: Quote from: GregX999 on October 24, 2010, 04:48:50 PM
That tutorial video series was brilliant! Thanks for pointing those out. It's amazing how simple/easy/fast the game really plays compared to how complex it seems when your first exposure is the rulebook. I hope they make similar videos for some of their other games, and for some more "advanced" topics like blinds.

Sharp Practice is one of those rule sets that is best played to understand, but I would love to see a video on Blinds as well!

The Too Fat Lardies Yahoo Group is also very good for addressing rule concerns and queries.
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: sepoy1857 on October 30, 2010, 03:43:13 AM: Great minis and nice looking terrain!
Title: Re: Sharp Practice AAR - Chase's Rescue
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on October 30, 2010, 12:52:03 PM: Quote from: fsultana on October 24, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
Sharp Practice is one of those rule sets that is best played to understand, but I would love to see a video on Blinds as well!

The Too Fat Lardies Yahoo Group is also very good for addressing rule concerns and queries.

True - there's some head-scratching at first read-through, but play a small test-game and most things fall smoothly into place.

I'm surprised they haven't done a "blinds" video too, one of the more vexing ares of the rules ;)