tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post8992832263824887888..comments2023-12-26T17:07:06.724+08:00Comments on Avon Napoleonic Fellowship: Maloyaroslavets, re-fight turned play-testUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-91327594974348100652012-10-13T00:34:10.101+08:002012-10-13T00:34:10.101+08:00Thank you James for the extra notes.
Planning on ...Thank you James for the extra notes.<br /><br />Planning on plenty of pictures and notes about the convention game - may not be able to blog it all until Wednesday afterward and I am sure to have at least one active player - who did the Eylau game in 2007!MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-30420005829261433542012-10-09T19:50:42.934+08:002012-10-09T19:50:42.934+08:00More supportive and encouraging comments from our ...More supportive and encouraging comments from our "community" and some really useful reflections. Thanks all.<br /><br />I especially appreciated the anecdotes of other people's good and bad experiences with scenario design (and particularly this one). As Peter points out, the trade-off between our concept of 'realism' and the war-"game" is always a bit of a challenge.<br /><br />I do not wish to overplay this little episode. It's not as if we are devastated by the weekend's game, just a bummer that it did not quite go to plan. Another of the many beauties of our hobby is that we can do it all again; and we will next month!<br /><br />A special thank you to you MurdocK for posting a link to this report on your wonderful blog. I have no doubt that your version of Maloyaroslavets at Dak-Kon in Courtenay, BC THIS WEEKEND will go really well. Check the playtest on his blog (http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/maloyaroslavets-playtesting-2.html).<br /><br />You may also like to join his Leipzig 2013 campaign (http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/campaign-planning.html). We spoke about this on the weekend and reckon we'll be able to be a part of it MurdocK; I'll send you a separate email to 'discuss' details.<br /><br />Cheers to all,<br /><br />JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-27821634494095174592012-10-09T11:44:35.677+08:002012-10-09T11:44:35.677+08:00This is not an easy action to get "right"...This is not an easy action to get "right", IMHO. Our first game definitely turned up major issues that were adressed in the subsequent revision,some related to the different figure and ground scales, and others related to the differing nature of the rules (Age of Eagles vs Field of Battle) after which it worked OK. On the one hand, it is a potentially pivotal moment historically, as the French might have ended the retreat in far better shape had they been able to take the Southern Route, which in turn could have made 1813 look rather different. OTOH, the restrictive nature of the terrain, the piecemal arrival of the troops, and the bottleneck at the bridge makes it a challenging battle to wargame and give the players enough to do. Essentially, the prompt Russian response by the historical commanders on the spot made a solid victory by the French almost impossible... and a solid victory is what it would have taken, realistically, to open the Southern route.<br /><br />Thus I found refighting the battle very satisfying from a learning standpoint, and OK as a wargame with the scenario revised to speed up the action in game terms. <br /><br />BTW, I find scenario design the most challenging aspect of our hobby to do well. I've done some great ones, and some real clunkers. :-) Eggmuhl took us three playtests to find a way to preserve the historical situation and yet adjust the victory conditions to make an interesting wargame. When in doubt, I now err on the side of a better game!<br /><br />PeterGonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-71439959407488408392012-10-09T10:49:35.827+08:002012-10-09T10:49:35.827+08:00It goes without saying that I enjoyed the battle h...It goes without saying that I enjoyed the battle hugely! Yes, confidence restored, not a single Chasseur lost, and we held on tightly despite some unfortunate die-rolls, especially miserable shooting from the legere inside the convent and the sadly lacklustre enthusiasm of the Italian Guard when it came to hand-to-hand. It will all be a lot more trouble next time when Delzons has to do what he did historically, try to take the town...Julian Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670263328608312736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-91049503293349956952012-10-09T03:49:47.654+08:002012-10-09T03:49:47.654+08:00Don't you just want to kick yourself when you ...Don't you just want to kick yourself when you realize that you have made an error in scenario design? I run into this problem all to often when I try to design scenarios! Luckily, my gaming friends just laugh at my miscalculations and we press on with the game anyway. A re-fight will be just the thing!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782851510729270227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-31242747815778583022012-10-09T00:38:46.996+08:002012-10-09T00:38:46.996+08:00Very nice AAR...and convent!Very nice AAR...and convent!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-3771312729331578162012-10-09T00:18:32.524+08:002012-10-09T00:18:32.524+08:00WOW, yes a very a-historical result!
The fighting...WOW, yes a very a-historical result!<br /><br />The fighting was slow at first then by noon hot and heavy till about 4 pm ... then dropping off till about 7 pm when another BIG PUSH happens - back and forth from both sides - then dropping way off into skirmishing till 10 or 11 pm.<br /><br />The one I did had rapid charge/counter-charges then a lull, the once Raevsky shows up a massive surge rushing into the town.<br /><br />Have you considered allowing the French to 'hold' the town with Eugene only starting to arrive ... this way the Russians have to push them out early and will have more 'mix it all up sooner?MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com