The Arabs were driven from the field. The Byzantine Extra Heavy Cavalry (EHC) rallied from their pursuit of the broken infantry units unmolested, and used their ability to shoot (bows and darts) and charge to inflict just enough casualties to break the Arab Heavy Cavalry (HC). This bad photo’s perspective is from East to West … Continue reading End Game – WRG 6th
Here are some rules observations jotted down after my just completed Action At Sanwa. I am going to re-play it using my lessons learned (which includes photography), and post up a report on completion. Impetuous Companies: This refers to Companies that are out of command range, and must roll for a table-specified action. These actions … Continue reading Irregular Wars – Rules Observations
The timing was just right. Finish up over a year’s worth of planning and work on New Year’s Day. I was close……but didn’t quite make it. The genesis of all this was my decision to focus on specific figure brands for each period. The next steps were to inventory all my painted lead and decide … Continue reading Missed It…..By That Much
Just about finished homogenizing my miniatures collection. The ongoing subtractions and anticipated additions are all related to scale. As we all know, not all 15mm and (especially) 25mm figures are the same size. I’ve whined about this in the past. And, as we all know, the selection and quality of castings has dramatically improved over … Continue reading Culling The Herd
Spending way too much mental energy on the Husaria rule set. Decided on the following – that is for the moment until another random thought stumbles through the cortex. Reset Incorporating The Changes Shown Below: Will use the original scenario and initial dispositions/orders. This should help with the evaluation of the changes. Add One General … Continue reading Hyper Brain
The daily game playing momentum has slowed. Surprising, because once I get going, the game’s very enjoyable. Interesting set of rules. Despite the many charts and modifiers, the play is quick, and far less procedural than Wargames Research Group (WRG) 6th Edition. Husaria’s narrative allows some latitude in application. For example: How far does a … Continue reading More Progress
Into Turn 10 now. Artillery fire has driven off the Cossacks. Seemed too easy. But it doesn’t take too long for a unit to have a 10% casualties morale check. And, the morale chart is unforgiving, especially for the Experienced units that constitute each side’s infantry. Same for the musketry in the center. Strelsky now … Continue reading Progress Report
Had enough of WRG 6th for the time being. Still have to finish the game today, but I’ve started reading a new set of late Renaissance rules. Husaria was written by Ian Wilson, and published by The Pike and Shot Society in 2003. Past tense is used because Husaria is no longer in print. The … Continue reading Leaning In – Husaria Initial Impressions
In the latest WRG thread, I whined about not being strong enough to put together a workable synopsis/cheat sheet for the rules I find most challenging (read obtuse). I channeled a TardMuse, and put one together. Here are the links to this work in progress. Any corrections, other ideas are welcome. Page 1 … Continue reading I’m A Strong Person…Yes I Am….Really
Now in Turn 10 of my latest WRG 6th Edition game. As hoped for, the going is smoother. Not just rules knowledge, but my tactical sequencing has improved. By this I mean the staged use of troop types. Light infantry is given time to skirmish, heavier infantry deploys methodically and, most importantly, the cavalry (especially … Continue reading More 6th Edition