Now in my 12th turn of my first real WRG 6th game. This is where all the shortcomings become apparent. Rules problems effecting play, various combinations of errors of omission and commission, bad tactics, a record keeping system that is not effective, and the creeping feeling that I’ve had enough and need to either reset or try something else.
The latter is, to me, the real challenge in wargaming. Who wants to slug it out, pay attention to logistics, grind through an attritional slog, go to the rulebook one more damn time? Too much like real life.
But, right now, is when you really start learning a game. You have to dig through those rules and read them very, very carefully; looking for nits, buried fractions, lengths and percentages.
Hopefully, this will all make the next game a lot more fun. Because, this one is now dragging
Regardless of this low pitched whining, it is a fun game. Light units have skirmished and scattered, the Byzantine Heavy Cavalry is blasting through the enemy infantry, just about to come into contact with their Arab counterparts. Their Super Heavy supports lagging behind, with Arab light cavalry lurking on exposed flanks.
It’s mayhem that should end in about four turns.
Here’s a representational photo.
