Part 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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After Action Report, Designer BlogsBelow you will find the fifth and final part in a series of articles from Brett Dedrick featuring a playthrough of Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37: Delaying Action at Ernage. The first four parts can be found here. Enjoy!
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After Action ReportBelow you will find the fourth in a series of articles from Brett Dedrick featuring a playthrough of Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37: Delaying Action at Ernage. The first three parts can be found here. Enjoy!
Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37 Replay Part 4 — Turn 4 Read Post »
After Action ReportBelow you will find the third in a series of articles from Brett Dedrick featuring a playthrough of Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37: Delaying Action at Ernage. Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here. Enjoy!
Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37 Replay Part 3 — Turn 3 Read Post »
After Action ReportAn IoG player sporting the Nom de Guerre of “LeftSide” posted an interesting AAR re-printed below. But first, a link to IoG’s April 2022 Living Rules has been inserted on the game’s webpage here. The April 2022 Living Rules address applying combat losses and building trenches. LeftSide posted a Summer 1914 Turn (Turn 1) AAR for
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After Action ReportBelow you will find the second in a series of articles from Brett Dedrick featuring a playthrough of Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37: Delaying Action at Ernage. Part 1 can be found here. Enjoy!
Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37 Replay Part 2 — Turn 2 Read Post »
After Action ReportBelow you will find the first in a series of articles from Brett Dedrick featuring a playthrough of Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37: Delaying Action at Ernage. Enjoy! You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread. General Has Guderian
Panzer Expansion #4 Scenario #37 Replay Part 1 — Introduction and Turn 1 Read Post »
After Action ReportI truly love coming back from time to time to C&C Ancients, my most played game of all times. After covering all the official scenarios now I am picking my favorite mini-campaigns – connected thematically sets of battles – and try to play them in one go. Recently I brought to the table couple of Civil
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