Over the Hills - Talavera, Night Attack Play-test

[carojon]

Night battles were not common in this period for all the obvious reasons of command and control in an era that relied heavily on line of sight.

This next scenario play-test proved quite challenging but in the end gave a good little game with plenty of decision points to both sides looking to gain advantage from the chaos of fighting at night.



If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's

http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/over-hills-play-test-night-attack.html

Jonathan (JJ)

[Driscoles]

Nice pictures, nice report with some useful ideas

[vtsaogames]

Good show.

[DintheDin]

Nice pictures, nice report with some useful ideas

I second that, the report was excellent, a very original approach as it concerns command and control during night battles!

[carojon]

Thanks for your comments chaps.

This was a challenging scenario design which had both Steve and I debating the various issues the battle posed to the commanders involved and their troops. After much scribbling down of notes and tweaks I think we arrived at an interestng game for both the French and British and one that makes a nice change to the traditional way of playing Napoleonics.

Cheers
JJ

[Jabba]

It is an interesting problem this scenario, we had fun trying to play it using Black Powder last year.

Nice work as always Jonathan

Tony.