Lead Adventure Forum

Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Donogh on June 15, 2011, 11:02:20 AM

Title: Battle of Salamanca AAR
Post by: Donogh on June 15, 2011, 11:02:20 AM

First of the Salamanca scenarios from C&C Napoleonics

The French cavalry on the right open proceedings
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/5834082282_028e222da6_z.jpg)

As usual, the full write up with loads more photos at:
http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.com/2011/06/battle-of-salamanca.html (http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.com/2011/06/battle-of-salamanca.html)

Title: Re: Battle of Salamanca AAR
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on June 15, 2011, 11:55:49 AM

Interesting report. What are your thoughts about C&C Napoleonice? Did you make the large hex board yourself?

Doug

Title: Re: Battle of Salamanca AAR
Post by: Donogh on June 15, 2011, 12:13:14 PM

Hi Doug,
We really like it - and the more we play it the more we appreciate the complexities.

More reports can be found on my blog at this link
http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.com/search/label/Rules%3A%20C%2BC%7CNapoleonics (http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.com/search/label/Rules%3A%20C%2BC%7CNapoleonics)

and/or over here
http://joyandforgetfulness.blogspot.com/2011/06/salamanca-british-attack-on-french.html (http://joyandforgetfulness.blogspot.com/2011/06/salamanca-british-attack-on-french.html)

The hex mat is a custom job done by Hotz, but I think he's doing this as a standard choice now (with flank markers etc.)

Cheers
Donogh

Title: Re: Battle of Salamanca AAR
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on June 16, 2011, 09:51:54 AM

Donogh

Thanks for info and links - I've had peer at the blogs; good stuff. How long do you find the games take? Do you make your own scenarios or just use those provided with the game or in expansions? I'm tempted by this concept. I've got theC&C Ancients but haven't tried them with miniatures.

My only reservation is those hills. I think I'd want something a little less blocky but otherwise, you may have got me hooked.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Battle of Salamanca AAR
Post by: Donogh on June 20, 2011, 12:14:32 PM

Hi Doug,
Games take about an hour, depending on the scenario - but I'd say that's the usual.
At the moment, we're happy with the scenarios from the game - we've done a couple of scenarios ourselves, and will probably do more of that as time goes by. Certainly if we follow our habits from Battle Cry and Memoir '44

I hear you on the hills though, I may have suggested we cut them in half myself that day!

Cheers
Donogh