Borodino 1812

Just started to play this game which came from a Polish publisher. It does have some different mechanics compared to what i am used to.

Grunwald 1410

Just received another game from a publisher in Poland - Grunwald 1410.
This game is from their medieval series, and yet again the components are very nice. I would like to say I will get this on the table soon, but I doubt it, as I am planning to play the other game I bought from them - Borodino1812 - next, and then after that....well who knows, some Panzer Grenadier or some ACW (Across Five Aprils by VG)

Issus

This is the next battle I am playing using the LEGION wargame. This was and is going to be an epic battle

Dystopian Wars

Playing this at my local club tonight

Dien Bien Phu from Legion Wargames

This beauty arrived on Monday.
I have only opened it, and the components are top class, even edging past GMT's quality.
Looking forward to getting this on the table sometime soon

Slingshot issue 295

The latest issue arrived today. Damn good magazine and looking forward to reading it.

World at War #38

This is the new edition to my growing collection of WaW magazines. A solitaire game where you take command of Rommels 7th Panzer Division during the drive across Belgium and France in 1940.

New games purchases

After a long search, I finally found a new copy of the expansion for Nemo's War at Leisure Games, which saved me from having to order it from VPG in America. What was even better it only cost me £2! They were also selling of some other VPG games at a reduced price, so I also picked up Jena 20 and Katzbach 20, for £8 & £10 respectively. Fun gaming times ahead!

Legion

I have been learning the rules to LEGION by the Society of Ancients. It is a forerunner to Lost Battles and certainly feels more detailed than it. The picture is from the quick play game it suggest you play first, which is the battle ZAMA. 

I have now started using the proper historical rules and I am playing the battle Marathon - but I have had to restart Marathon after making a few important mistakes!

Agincourt - Henry V by 3W

English archers have had a devastating effect on the French

Henry V by 3W

After a long long wait, I have finally purchased a copy of this game.

It now completes my collection of games which use the Royalist & Roundhead game system.

I must remember  to most more often....I do forget sometimes!!

Arrived today

This arrived today from GMT. I bought it in their 50% sale. I have another game bought in the same sale but I will have to collect it from the Post Office tomorrow

Decisions, decisions...

I have now finished play testing Korsun'44 and it is all boxed up ready to go back to the designer. Now I have to decide what to play next, what era and what scale....decisions, decisions.....

Corvus

The new edition to my collection

Slingshot #292

This arrived in the post yesterday

Back to Wargaming and blogging

I have been a little slack in posting on here lately.
I have been rather busy at home repairing and decorating due to storm damage etc and my game playing time has suffered, but now I have my time back so I will be posting regularly again. I have quite a few interesting bits to add, which will be fun

Lost Battles

I have been a bit quiet on here because I have trying to learn how to play Lost Battles, designed by Prof. P. Sabin and published by Fifth Column Games

I am onto my second battle and I must admit it is a brilliant game to play.

The best way to describe this game is a cross-over wargame, as it has aspects found in tabletop wargaming, mixed with a bit of hex and counter wargames, with a splash of area movement, but it works really well.

The games comes with loads of 4" square terrain tiles (different terrain types) which are laid out in a 5x4 grid, using the correct terrain as per the scenario you are playing, along with the cardboard counters. (there are over 30 scenarios!)

Each army is limited in how many command points it gets at the start of their turn, which is dependent on how many units they have left on the field, and these can be used to do various actions with individual units or groups. Movement and attack are from tile to tile, and each scenario games last 9 turns, or 10 turns if using the deployment option.

At the end of the game, victory points are calculated, where they have a unique handicap formula so as not to make it impossible for a smaller army to lose all the time.

Although the game plays in a slightly abstract way, this allows the game to demonstrate the difficulties these armies had and the differences with fighting with different classes of soldiers (veteran, average or levy) and the different types (legion, hoplite, cavalry, elephants etc).

I really enjoyed playing this game. It has loads of replay value, games can be played in an evening, and gives me a good chance to really analyze these actual battles in detail, as the game has been designed to express a high degree of historical accuracy and feel (if you know what I mean). Although a 2 player game, it is well suited for solo play.

It also contains an additional game called Empire, which is more of a campaign game around the great clashes of the Ancient World, and is a reprint of the original which can still be bought from the Society of Ancients website.

If you like your ancient battles, this is a must (in my opinion), but they are hard to come buy and can be expensive to buy second hand.