I am looking forward to 2019 and the prospect of more BFE gaming along with other game systems. I hope that you all have a great holiday and all the best for 2019.
Cheers
Chris
Tuesday, 25 December 2018
Sunday, 21 October 2018
Fighting Withdrawal
Finally got to a Sudan bash and it was great fun. We used the scenario developed by Matt Mirsik for the free scenario supplement for BFE 2. We have played this a couple of times and the results have been quite varied. It comes down to the Egyptian players' decisions and a bit of luck on the initiative rolls. In this rendition of the scenario, the Egyptians were very lucky and got a significant part of their infantry back to the village and "fort" - the victory objectives for the Dervishes. Ultimately, casualties mounted and the Dervish force was thrown back.
Friday, 10 August 2018
Battle of Ravenna
We played another Italian Wars game last night based upon the Peter Sides scenario. Worked well although sadly history was reversed....the Spanish prevailed. I was playing the French....
Figures are from three collections. A mixture of Connoisseur, Redoubt, Foundry Tiger, TAG, Old Glory, and Perry. As varied as the period.
Figures are from three collections. A mixture of Connoisseur, Redoubt, Foundry Tiger, TAG, Old Glory, and Perry. As varied as the period.
Saturday, 28 July 2018
A bit of Rapid Fire, Juno Beach 20mm
Played the old Juno Beach D-Day scenario. Lots of fun.
Piccies courtesy of Thomas Moore...
Piccies courtesy of Thomas Moore...
Friday, 20 July 2018
Renaissance battle: Novara, Swiss vs. French
I game across all periods of history and collect armies that are equally diverse, from ancient Hittites to the European armies WWII. But my growing collection for the Italian Wars is one of my favourites. I have some very old Gilder creations from both Hinchcliffe and Connoisseur to figures from Old Glory, Foundry and TAG. They all happily mingle in my collection and I make no apologies for their compatibility or not.
Yesterday the group played the battle of Novara. It was not the best scenario, but I always delight in getting the armies out and fortunately have a friend who obliges with his Swiss. My scenario did not adequately represent the disarray of the French who were literally awoken by the Swiss keils bearing down on them. Alas, in our game the Swiss got quite badly beaten.
Here are a few shots. Wiener dog vs the bear!
Yesterday the group played the battle of Novara. It was not the best scenario, but I always delight in getting the armies out and fortunately have a friend who obliges with his Swiss. My scenario did not adequately represent the disarray of the French who were literally awoken by the Swiss keils bearing down on them. Alas, in our game the Swiss got quite badly beaten.
Here are a few shots. Wiener dog vs the bear!
Monday, 18 June 2018
A Military Gentleman: Garrison Battalions make Ready
A Military Gentleman: Garrison Battalions make Ready: A quick photo-shoot of the Prussian Garrison battalions making ready just in case they are called into action. John ...
Posts like this define, to me, what a gaming collection should look like. Just superb on all levels.
Posts like this define, to me, what a gaming collection should look like. Just superb on all levels.
Prepping season
When the weather gets warmer it is time to get the raw lead out and prep models. This is especially important for priming the figures which becomes problematic in the fall and winter when spraying larger batches becomes impossible. I do brush-prime smaller groups of figures, but for the cast of thousands (or at least hundreds) that I like to use in my games, large-scale preparations are the most efficient.
So what is being prepared? Well, I have 14 units of Afghan Regulars (Tiger and Perry) ready to go. I am also dramatically increasing my ancient and renaissance collections for Armati. Hundreds of Romans, Swiss and Landsknecht are being prepared for the 2018-19 fall-spring season. I have also prepped a large collection of WWI French for the BFE Great War variant that I hope will turn into a published game.
On the BFE front I am considering a modest update but taking the opportunity to produce separate rule sets for each of the main campaigns with scenarios (say, 6-8) in each book. Certainly the Zulu War, Sudan, and NWF will get separate treatments.
Also, I have been working on the Great War and ACW versions of BFE. It might seem strange to think of having a BFE version for ACW since BFE was inspired by Fire and Fury, but BFE would be at the regimental level and, in contrast to F&F (both Regimental and the new Brigade game) the emphasis would be on faster play. F&F was never a fast game and while these games are successful and well designed, we just can't finish a game in an evening. BFE as an interface will do the trick! I would likely make the set a "mid-century" set suitable for the wars of unification too.
Anyway, lots to think about and do. The rules work is something I really enjoy. I have worked with Arty Conliffe for years on most of his games, but playing second fiddle to a designer, while stimulating and fun, is never as satisfying as creating something for yourself.
So what is being prepared? Well, I have 14 units of Afghan Regulars (Tiger and Perry) ready to go. I am also dramatically increasing my ancient and renaissance collections for Armati. Hundreds of Romans, Swiss and Landsknecht are being prepared for the 2018-19 fall-spring season. I have also prepped a large collection of WWI French for the BFE Great War variant that I hope will turn into a published game.
On the BFE front I am considering a modest update but taking the opportunity to produce separate rule sets for each of the main campaigns with scenarios (say, 6-8) in each book. Certainly the Zulu War, Sudan, and NWF will get separate treatments.
Also, I have been working on the Great War and ACW versions of BFE. It might seem strange to think of having a BFE version for ACW since BFE was inspired by Fire and Fury, but BFE would be at the regimental level and, in contrast to F&F (both Regimental and the new Brigade game) the emphasis would be on faster play. F&F was never a fast game and while these games are successful and well designed, we just can't finish a game in an evening. BFE as an interface will do the trick! I would likely make the set a "mid-century" set suitable for the wars of unification too.
Anyway, lots to think about and do. The rules work is something I really enjoy. I have worked with Arty Conliffe for years on most of his games, but playing second fiddle to a designer, while stimulating and fun, is never as satisfying as creating something for yourself.
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