tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post136732814714890191..comments2023-12-26T17:07:06.724+08:00Comments on Avon Napoleonic Fellowship: The Mother of All: Wargaming Leipzig 2013 (1)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-89254781018578581792012-11-04T23:05:15.038+08:002012-11-04T23:05:15.038+08:00Thanks David. I have posted my thoughts on your bl...Thanks David. I have posted my thoughts on your blog.James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-71217171982717976042012-11-03T06:57:08.516+08:002012-11-03T06:57:08.516+08:00I have done a posting about the AH scenario, with ...I have done a posting about the AH scenario, with some map details and other commentary on my <a href="http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.ca/2012/11/battle-of-leipzig-avalon-hills.html" rel="nofollow">blog</a> James:<br /><br />http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.ca/2012/11/battle-of-leipzig-avalon-hills.html<br /><br />For the scale issues in Napoleon's Battles, the infantry are at 1:50. So a general shift of x2 for figs numbers will get close to your plan.MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-6992360722235405562012-11-02T22:41:21.288+08:002012-11-02T22:41:21.288+08:00What a huge project!What a huge project!David Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148983897942472092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-16725282715773806692012-10-31T11:06:19.857+08:002012-10-31T11:06:19.857+08:00In a rare moment of sanity, we've opted to do ...In a rare moment of sanity, we've opted to do Libertkolwitz and Mockern, as two of the more interesting component battles of the multi day conf;lict around Leipzig; we have enough troops already to do the whole thing (OK, well, maybe a few more French needed, LOL).<br /><br />If the hall is big enough, you might want to consider a variation on the "gopher hole"; two opposing "U shaped" tables with a 3' wide gap between them to allow movement and reach. <br /><br />Dresden will be our BIG 1813 game, and that's sort of how I plan on handling it, the center cut out of the U will be lined with the city walls, and we'll have a table at the back representing the opposite bank of the Elbe, from whence the French Reinforcements enter... or at least that's the concept. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-82439906825463272802012-10-31T01:32:31.462+08:002012-10-31T01:32:31.462+08:00Just posted on our Blog!
No, sorry for Lipsia but...Just posted on our Blog!<br /><br />No, sorry for Lipsia but we have no photos. It seems strange but we were so involved to forget to take any photos. And at those times there were not digital camera...Auguste Dejeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961688777028656307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-69084305970926009522012-10-30T08:10:25.963+08:002012-10-30T08:10:25.963+08:00Tables on wheels, now that is ingenious Ben! It ma...Tables on wheels, now that is ingenious Ben! It may not work for us as we are not in a large hall, so manoeuvring the tables would be a problem for us, but we'll think on it more...!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-2407360002470059752012-10-30T08:08:26.909+08:002012-10-30T08:08:26.909+08:00No, I haven't seen the Naps Battles scenario D...No, I haven't seen the Naps Battles scenario David. I wonder if it would suit us though, given that Naps Batts is at a smaller scale (units as brigades)?<br /><br />Rafael Pardo uses Napoleon's Battles (as well as Lasalle and Song of Drums and Shakos) and has been working towards Leipzig for ages now (http://www.rafaelpardoalmudi.com/leipzig_project.html and http://rafa-pardo-almudi.blogspot.com.au)James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-81925542907728985692012-10-30T07:58:51.111+08:002012-10-30T07:58:51.111+08:00Thanks Ian.
As we have the ability to leave the t...Thanks Ian.<br /><br />As we have the ability to leave the table set up, we'll do the whole battle over several of our weekend 'sessions'--probably aim for one session per day of the battle. I reckon we could do the scaled-down Mockern and Wachau/Liebertvolkwitz in one of our sessions.<br /><br />We'll develop the victory conditions, along with the rest of our scenario, as we look at the battle in more detail. A number of questions spring to mind already. Will there be any recovery of unit strengths between days (especially given that Shako has a "unit effectiveness" approach to casualties)? Should we factor in a 'rest day' as occurred on the 17th in the actual battle? Do we have potential for the bridge over the Elster to be blown prematurely in the event <> of a French-Allied retreat? A card- or dice-based approach would seem appropriate to this latter one. Ah, such wonderful travails to have...!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-13145361162389274442012-10-30T07:43:13.085+08:002012-10-30T07:43:13.085+08:00Fantastic Luca. I presume that since it was so lon...Fantastic Luca. I presume that since it was so long ago there are no photos of it on your blog?<br /><br />(By the way, have you played your Borodino game yet? I look forward with great anticipation to some wonderful photos of that game!)James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-19504773907276200962012-10-30T07:41:50.435+08:002012-10-30T07:41:50.435+08:00Thanks Steve. It's great to have such a hobby ...Thanks Steve. It's great to have such a hobby project to work towards; especially with flexible dates and specifications!! :-)James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-27451929919679261342012-10-30T06:31:08.580+08:002012-10-30T06:31:08.580+08:00Ambitious!
I like your 'manhole' solutio...Ambitious! <br /><br />I like your 'manhole' solution. In our big games we have the central tables standard 4' x6' and the narrower tables (2' x 6') on the edges on castors so they can be moved out of the way once the forces have entered the table and joined battle in the centre.Ben Gilmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548280904041987733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-82864389522877939532012-10-30T05:09:30.542+08:002012-10-30T05:09:30.542+08:00The Table layout problem has also been addressed i...The Table layout problem has also been addressed in Napoleon's Battles by Avalon Hill.<br /><br />Have you seen the scenario?MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-69717233467078496382012-10-30T03:53:37.533+08:002012-10-30T03:53:37.533+08:00The table layout is very ingenious! Will you be wo...The table layout is very ingenious! Will you be working out victory conditions and how many days actual playing do you anticipate?<br /><br />IanStrykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-78624995206834179022012-10-30T03:49:34.115+08:002012-10-30T03:49:34.115+08:00Good luck with this grand new project James!Good luck with this grand new project James!Battlescalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530786317286215390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-81343183404439242592012-10-30T01:18:48.040+08:002012-10-30T01:18:48.040+08:00Great! We played Lipsia, in Rome, on 2000, another...Great! We played Lipsia, in Rome, on 2000, another long gaming weekend on a very large table,15 mm, with "Republique" rules.Auguste Dejeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961688777028656307noreply@blogger.com