Mars-la-Tour always produces a good game

[ChrisBBB]

I have fought this classic Franco-Prussian War battle multiple times and it never palls. The situation virtually guarantees plenty of action and excitement: outnumbered but aggressive Germans march on to intercept a ponderous French army's attempted retreat/breakout. Both sides are trying to manoeuvre and there is action all over the pitch. Our latest outing was no exception, in fact probably the best one yet. AAR here:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2022/08/victory-at-mars-la-tour.html

Which are your favourite battles that produce similar guaranteed excitement time after time?

[Golgotha]

Certainly a war I have always wanted to wargame I did not know about Von Bredow's Death Ride. Like your blog too.

[ChrisBBB]

Thanks, Golgotha. I think FPW gets a bad press because people see it as a walk-over for the Prussians and therefore too one-sided to be interesting. That's a fallacy, of course - there was plenty of tough fighting, plenty of interesting battles, and decent scenario design can produce great games even from disasters like Sedan. But I do think that to get the true flavour it needs to be done at the big battle level rather than just as generic skirmish with different hats.