Mission 6 – Attack on Schöneseiffen 2nd January 1945 The Fields of Fire Bulge campaign puts us back in the shoes of a company commander of the 9th Infantry. This time during the Battle of the Bulge. Ben Hull presents us with seven finely crafted missions (4 offensive and 3 defensive), and a handful of […]
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After Action ReportOne more time I had occasion to play C&C Samurai Battles game as a series of a consecutive, geographically connected sets of scenarios. Today I am presenting one of the greatest tactical feats of Oda Nobunaga – a true genius of his times. With much smaller forces, using the clever strategy, he crushed so far unstoppable Samurai
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After Action ReportThe next LCA will try to do the same thing.
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After Action ReportThis After-Action Report (AAR) was written based on a recent Last Hundred Yards Ladder play between Eric Yorkston and Marc Rivet.
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After Action ReportBelow you will find the second and final part in William Byrne’s “The Battle of Piedmont” AAR series. If you would like to read Part 1 first, you can find that here. Enjoy! -Rachel
The next attack involves two French units with a Leader attacking one Spanish unit. Here’s a picture of the center of the map after the French shock. Next will be the two highlighted Continue Battles.
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After Action ReportThe Spanish player activates Madruzzo’s (Blue) wing. Spanish Note – I want to get the battle started so I’ll move my center wing closer. Ed. Note – For the first few moves we will show the units moving one at a time so we can show how the Missile fire works (BTW shouldn’t it really
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After Action ReportPart 1 – through the end of the 1400 turn Introduction. I compiled this after action report using designer Greg Laubach’s Cyberboard gamebox, as the gamebox features images of the final components rather than the playtest components. The “1300 Start” scenario begins with the two forces fully deployed, just before the Union launched its attack. It
All is lost, save Honor. Francis I Situation The Battle of Ceresole was an encounter between a French army and the combined forces of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian War of 1542–46. The lengthy engagement took place on 11 April 1544, outside the village of Ceresole d’Alba in the Piedmont region
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After Action ReportShortly after finishing the third installment of this series about the tactility of the pieces, I took some time to capture a multihand playthrough of my physical prototype. Let me tell you a secret. I lost. In fact I lost in the first decade, three times in a row. Granted, this was the “Bronx is
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