We had a really good first game. Hopefully a couple of photos may appear on here soon.
I acted as GM as i was the only person who had read the rules
The first building was placed dead centre after the roll and another within 8". British rolled Engagement [must destroy two-thirds of the French force]; the Indians a Scouting Objective [ explore all four quarters of the board then retire with at least a third of the starting figures]
For the sub-plots, the British Officer rolled "Boldness" [had to be within 12" of the Indians and LOS by 4 x Actions]. The Indians had got their hands on a secret document and had to Decipher it
The game played really smoothly and we had no real issues. It worked, it made sense and more to the point it was fun.
The Brits had their work cut out achieving their sub-plot as the forces started on opposite table ends
The canny Indian player [no rookie to gaming, just these rules] never strayed too far out of cover and never gave the Regulars the opportunity to fire at them using Firing Line. The Rangers & CdB seemed happy to take pot shots at each other; meanwhile the Indians weant about stealthily achieving its main objective. The Indian Chief also worked out the secret message.
The Regulars eventally tired of trying to lure the Huron into a trap and decided to start setting about them by Melee. This was surprisingly effective, due to weight of numbers.
My this time both sides were in poor shape. The Rangers had routed; a combination of attritional shooting by the CdB and then being butchered in combat. The Regulars avenged them though lkilling the Chief in the process.
Both Morale cards were added to the deck!
The Regulars were down to 4 figs plus the Officer but they only had to kill a couple of Huron to achive their Objection [the CdB were long gone.
The British got themselves into a position that they could volley fire .. but ...but ... the card just wouldn't come for them.
The Indians managed to escape past them & in doing so achieved their Objective and the sub-plot. A Major Victory for the French; the British achieving neither objective nor sub-plot. Not a moment too soon either; the next card was the French Morale. We had to try it; both Indian units would have failed on the dice roll. That would have given the French a Minor Victory; neither side would have obtained their Objective but the Indians would have achieved their sub-plot
After the gunsmoke had cleared i thought about a couple of things.
I had forgotten about Vigilance [overwatch]. The British may have gotten that shot off after all..
Also Natives treat Light Terrain as Dense terrain [you did say earlier too]
We're playing an AWI 400pt game next.
First impressions, I think these are a keeper ..
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April 27, 2024, 08:39:05 PM
