tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post619076658977997266..comments2024-03-28T15:22:51.223-07:00Comments on The Games We Play: Battle of the AlmaMartin Rapierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-67648214472544970032021-05-29T01:51:36.291-07:002021-05-29T01:51:36.291-07:00They are well worth a look. I think they need a fe...They are well worth a look. I think they need a few tweaks, but the game flowed very well. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-43206938423598670782021-05-27T05:02:24.017-07:002021-05-27T05:02:24.017-07:00Nice report. Thanks for the lead on the rules. I h...Nice report. Thanks for the lead on the rules. I have always been an advocate of abstracting the various forms of "organic" artillery at the lower levels (depending on the scale of the game). I'll have to give these a look!Ed Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486985414917229516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-48547717642767116852021-05-23T01:23:39.779-07:002021-05-23T01:23:39.779-07:00And very nice they were too. The last Crimean game...And very nice they were too. The last Crimean game I ran used my 6mm Napoleonic figures! Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-31233762307404745462021-05-23T01:22:50.475-07:002021-05-23T01:22:50.475-07:00I've heard of Napoleon's Battles, but neve...I've heard of Napoleon's Battles, but never played them. Integrating artillery into a formations ranged firepower is such an obvious thing to do but it had never occurred to me before.<br /><br />I think I've also been too hung up on battalions, batteries and squadrons. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-10788445537323426792021-05-23T01:19:21.275-07:002021-05-23T01:19:21.275-07:00Me too. I think it needs a bit of tweaking to fit ...Me too. I think it needs a bit of tweaking to fit in with my own prejudices on nineteenth century warfare, but the system hung together very well. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-61360475591240324562021-05-23T00:32:17.381-07:002021-05-23T00:32:17.381-07:00Thanks for the report Martin. It was good to get ...Thanks for the report Martin. It was good to get the Crimean War figures out of their box!<br /><br />SimonSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685946344478456214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-26677075578208299772021-05-22T23:20:24.638-07:002021-05-22T23:20:24.638-07:00Good looking game Martin, you don't see the Cr...Good looking game Martin, you don't see the Crimean War featured very much.<br />"Napoleon's Battles" are another set of brigade-scale rules that incorporate artillery into the brigades (except for horse guns and grand batteries). At first I did not like them as my thinking was fixed at battalion/regimental level, but once I sorted out my head(!) I really appreciated the approach and enjoy them for a scaled up game. You no doubt/probably know them/of them I'd assume? Not sure which rules 'inspired' which?<br />Regards, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-75410496579495046792021-05-22T15:58:45.810-07:002021-05-22T15:58:45.810-07:00Nice looking game. I was quite taken with that sys...Nice looking game. I was quite taken with that system.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.com