Back of Beyond RCW game at Enfilade

[twrchtrwyth]

They seem to have to different types of helmet, one with a brim all the way round one without. Is there any significance to that?

[koz10]

That mass of beautiful figures and equipment was on a table only 8' x 8' (about 2.5 meters by 2.5 meters).  There was only a little cover, and hardly any of it was in the zones where the Reds set up with a little less artillery and much less armor.  There was no where to run and nowhere to hide.  So most of the Reds had been blasted off the table by the end of 5 turns.  A similar fate befell Bauermeister's White cavalry.  The fog lifted on turn 3 and the slaughter began.  It was really a shame to put so many expensive and beautifully painted figures on the table only to have to remove them so fast.

Hopefully next year a big RCW game will be more spread out, maybe on a 6' x 16' table (about 2 meters by 5 meters) so that there can be maneuver, and hopefully there will be woods, gullies, buildings, or otherwise more cover.  It would be nice to have those great figures stick around a little longer to prolong the spectacle.

The bloodiness of the game was more a product of the rules. "Heroes of the Russian Revolution" is based on the "Brother vs Brother" rules. Dying is what lead is supposed to do in these rules...

There was a lot of lead on the table and 19 players - still, the game was only decided by 1230-1245 a mere 15 minutes before the end of the gaming period. I thought it was a very good result.