We needed a scenario for our Tuesday horse-and-musket game, and the current issue (No.128) of “Wargames Soldiers and Strategy” magazine had one that was just right. To quote the magazine: “The Battle…
Tag: French
BBB – Battle of Hohenlinden, December 1800.
On the day after Christmas, we had nine players available for our horse-and-musket game, so a large game was required. We created a scenario for the Battle of Hohenlinden, which fit the…
7TV Pulp – No Mans Land Adventure.
No Man’s Land is both an actual and a metaphorical space. It separates the opposing lines. It could also be the most terrifying of places that held the greatest danger for combatants….
D&B – Hannut France, 1940 (Take Two).
It has been a while since I was able to run a micro armor play test. I had a few players interested, so thought it was about time. I went through another…
BBB – Battle of Bourny/Colombey, August 1870.
We continued our Franco-Prussian theme by playing the Battle of Bourny/Colombey (14 August 1870). This was a fighting withdrawal action that turned into a general engagement. The French were trying to withdraw…
FOW – US and Free French Infantry Support.
I had put together a company of US and Free French infantry some time ago. I organized each platoon, so I could play it as either Infantry, mech infantry of engineers. I…
D&B – Early War Play Test, Hannut.
It was time for another micro armor rule play test. We had been doing late for up to now, so I thought it was a good time to switch things up a…
R&P – French and Indian War, Defense of Battery
It was time for another Rebels and Patriots game. I decided it was time that we introduce artillery into one of our games, so I chose the defense of battery scenario from…
R&P – Star Spangled Night
I recently added a few units to my F&I collection and was ready for my next Rebels and Patriots game. The next came came up on the schedule and I reached out…
BBB – Battle of Froeschwiller (Woerth), August 1870
After using Bloody Big Battles (BBB) to play some games set in the Napoleonic era, we decided to return to the era for which BBB was written, namely, the late 19th century,…