ACW: the crossroads (Brother against brother)

[Raz]

A mate of mine and I played another game of Brother against brother yesterday. We had great fun. In the end the unionists left the field to the confederates. Miniatures are from General Lee's collection. Since we didn't have any other corn fields at hand, my A'stan ones were used. (Not really Old West, but this seemed to be the best place to put it)





















Two close-ups

[Ray Rivers]

Nice looking game and miniatures!

Those yanks never stood a chance, although those Zouves look so fine they should have been getting a least a couple dice worth of modifiers on their behalf.

 

[Johnno]

Very nice layout and report.
Perry minis?

[Raz]

All Perry's indeed.

I had hoped to profit from the 4th confederate unit taking a long time to get to the fighting, giving me the chance to outnumber the others. But they picked up quite a pace (moving 18", 19" and 19" consequetively on 2d10 movement ). Also the unit on the road got a 'charge!'-reaction when it was fired upon, so it dashed towards the enemy and got way out of position. But all in all a very enjoyable game

[Tomsche]

Very nicely painted miniatures and that looked like a luvely game!

Would`ve added a bit of extra `saucing` to the report though if the units had some more striking (not necessarily correct mind you) names like 17th Ohio and the likes instead of just Unit A, Unit B etc.

But if it`s a batrep from the One True Period, it`s aye okay in my book 

[sepoy1857]

Very nice! Looks like a fun game.

[thebinmann]

Nice everything!

Does the game take long to play?

[Barry S]

Hi Raz,

Excellent report and great looking game and miniatures!

Brother Against Brother is probably the game I play the most, but in 15mm. Simple, enjoyable and I've found it a great way to introduce the younger and some older members to historical type gaming. We have a WW2 variant that was around a few years ago, but are yet to try it out.

If you're interested in having a look, there are some photos of games we've played at our club posted here.
http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/LeadBear/BAB%20Games/

thebinmann, if you're playing against me then games only last a short while    The last couple of games I've played, with new players, lasted about an hour to an hour and a half. I use about four or five units a side.
 
Cheers,

Barry

[Raz]

Would`ve added a bit of extra `saucing` to the report though if the units had some more striking (not necessarily correct mind you) names like 17th Ohio and the likes instead of just Unit A, Unit B etc.

True, good point, I'll keep that in mind for a next report

@thebinmann: this game took under 2 hours I guess. BaB plays quite fast, especially the first few turns. Later on it tends to slow down a bit, because units can become quite small through casualties suffered and their effectiveness goes down a lot. I've been thinking of using a general morale check to remedy this. Something like: 'If more then half your units are out of action, either through sustaining casualties or fleeing the field, at the start of the turn take a morale check. Roll 1d10, add +1 for each friendly unit on the field that is above half strenght, needing a 6+ for your force to stay in the field another turn.' I just thought it up yesterday, so it might need some more thought and testing

@Barry S: thanks. BaB certainly is a great game to introduce new players, it's easy to learn and very enjoyable to play! Your table and miniatures look great! Some AAR's would be much appreciated I'll bookmark it for future inspiration and ideas. Cheers!

[thebinmann]

Thanks guys

[paspas]

Hi

I'd like to know what is the minimun number of 28mm figures for playing well with BAB?

thanks

[thebinmann]

Hi

I'd like to know what is the minimun number of 28mm figures for playing well with BAB?

thanks

ME TOO and a shame you are not in Tours (37)

[Raz]

Infantry and cavalry are 10 men per unit. For an interesting game I think three units and one officer is the minimum, so that's 31 figs. Luckily the Perry box contains 36 Although more units make for a more interesting game offcourse.

[paspas]

thanks for your answer

[paspas]

i'm in Le mans 2 times a year, so something might be worked out.

I'll be in saumur in june 2012 too.

ME TOO and a shame you are not in Tours (37)