tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post4082403707901893472..comments2024-03-28T13:28:42.353+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Antietam September 1862Normhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-6140174328649535642021-02-18T06:12:51.839+00:002021-02-18T06:12:51.839+00:00Thanks for dropping by Grant, very much looking fo...Thanks for dropping by Grant, very much looking forward to a new title,Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-26773742955261957612021-02-18T04:25:26.090+00:002021-02-18T04:25:26.090+00:00Glad you enjoyed the game Norm. I will be posting...Glad you enjoyed the game Norm. I will be posting updated rules soon as I finish the Seven Days Battles 1862. It will be minor errata updates.<br /><br />All the best,<br />GrantGrant Wyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539993295226735833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-42548595085555298452021-02-02T12:44:08.170+00:002021-02-02T12:44:08.170+00:00Hi Lee, I think the system portrays the ‘grind’ we...Hi Lee, I think the system portrays the ‘grind’ well. I have just found the latest DBN video, which I note from the comments that you have already seen. Hopefully by the end, I will have an appreciation of the system.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-47581644357313239652021-02-01T11:22:28.078+00:002021-02-01T11:22:28.078+00:00Took my time getting round to reading this and as ...Took my time getting round to reading this and as usual you bring the game to life with your narrative. Looking at all of those lovely counters I'm not sure my brain could cope with it, but I can certainly see the attraction. More American lives lost in that single day than in the entire Normandy landings I was told? just so hard to comprehend the slaughter of that battle.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-28499588388754049532021-01-24T19:28:00.579+00:002021-01-24T19:28:00.579+00:00Thanks Dean, wanting to do something with Russians...Thanks Dean, wanting to do something with Russians since seeing your latest post :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-84098909416421292202021-01-24T17:36:34.264+00:002021-01-24T17:36:34.264+00:00Wow, very detailed recreation of the battle, Norm!...Wow, very detailed recreation of the battle, Norm!DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-57759829716349530872021-01-23T16:43:26.403+00:002021-01-23T16:43:26.403+00:00Thanks Dave. yes this was the first in the series ...Thanks Dave. yes this was the first in the series and then they did Shiloh. Another is in the wings .... 7 days I think. Also the most recent edition of Vae Victis magazine has a small game on Cedar Mountain 1862, which uses the same system.<br /><br />Other alternatives to streamlining to an ACW series would include stuff by The Gamers, the Great Battles system by GMT and also (currently all in print) the Blind Swords system by Revolution Games, who have four titles out and 1st Bull Run will likely make an appearance this year.<br /><br />Of them all, the Worthington Games Antietam is the easiest to get into and the quickest to play, the others probably have more depth and longer playing times. So there is a fair bit of choice out there.<br /><br />I am enjoying the series approach and like you, am finding myself with more gaming sessions.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-21797897436635029022021-01-23T12:38:42.757+00:002021-01-23T12:38:42.757+00:00Another interesting read Norm, thank you. Are ther...Another interesting read Norm, thank you. Are there a series of these? I am trying the series rules approach, that you wrote about, which has found me playing more games.<br />Thanks again!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810917899000829312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-36275353728374747602021-01-22T09:20:52.700+00:002021-01-22T09:20:52.700+00:00Thanks Keith, Thanks for the thumbs up, I'm gl...Thanks Keith, Thanks for the thumbs up, I'm glad that the blog is managing to hit that area of cross over interests in board / figure games. Good stories can fall from both and these days, many boardgames are good looking for decent camera shots, which works for blogs.<br /><br />In my boardgames, I often look for opportunities that can be transferred to the figures table, so I suppose in my minds eye, in some regards I play a boardgame with the same mindset approach as a figures game. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-50038744336950610742021-01-22T08:04:06.690+00:002021-01-22T08:04:06.690+00:00Great post Norm - I am not in any way shape or for...Great post Norm - I am not in any way shape or form a board gamer but you have a great knack of writing about your board game experiences that certainly picque my interest! I still prefer your figure games though :)rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-46081567364291037542021-01-22T06:59:32.153+00:002021-01-22T06:59:32.153+00:00Thanks Stew, there are 3 shorter scenarios that ca...Thanks Stew, there are 3 shorter scenarios that can take up to 3 hours, the full battle, which I played, the box say up to 6 hours. I played in three untimed sessions and would say that 6 hours felt about right.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-45621860858862429822021-01-21T23:43:15.101+00:002021-01-21T23:43:15.101+00:00I still haven’t taken this game out for a test dri...I still haven’t taken this game out for a test drive and now I feel like I am missing out! I foolishly put into our storage unit so who knows where it is now? Picture the last scene from raiders of the lost ark! 😀<br /><br />How long did it take to do the whole battle?Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-11281661994052731752021-01-21T12:47:16.098+00:002021-01-21T12:47:16.098+00:00Thanks Iain, seeing how the sister games in the se...Thanks Iain, seeing how the sister games in the series play out should be interesting and hopefully they impart a sense of the peculiarities of those battles.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-35757114849380603042021-01-21T12:24:18.837+00:002021-01-21T12:24:18.837+00:00Interesting write up and it definitely has a perio...Interesting write up and it definitely has a period feel to it!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-62028654407978372142021-01-21T11:16:18.999+00:002021-01-21T11:16:18.999+00:00Hi Mike, I enjoyed the smaller scenarios, but the ...Hi Mike, I enjoyed the smaller scenarios, but the system does do the big battle well. I will look at the VV early while the system is still super fresh in my mind, more to see whether VV has modified it in any way.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-43458632773718787822021-01-21T11:14:24.707+00:002021-01-21T11:14:24.707+00:00Thanks Aaron and thanks for the thumbs up.Thanks Aaron and thanks for the thumbs up.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-5436411485325554842021-01-21T11:13:22.643+00:002021-01-21T11:13:22.643+00:00Thanks Matt, very interesting, e-mail sent.Thanks Matt, very interesting, e-mail sent.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-84118601769463875642021-01-21T11:08:19.538+00:002021-01-21T11:08:19.538+00:00A bloody day, as proclaimed in so many accounts of...A bloody day, as proclaimed in so many accounts of this battle. Another gripping AAR and another game that I need to return to. I look forward to your exploration of the much smaller Vae Victis use of this system.Polydorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875339847623732683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-91800765202823189752021-01-21T09:00:21.973+00:002021-01-21T09:00:21.973+00:00Nice post, Norm. Always worth reading your game re...Nice post, Norm. Always worth reading your game reports / reviews. <br /><br />Thank you!<br />AaronPrufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-3337711192578649742021-01-21T08:59:59.382+00:002021-01-21T08:59:59.382+00:00Very nice Norm and particularly good timing as I a...Very nice Norm and particularly good timing as I am just about to start a remote game using two remote generals playing a scenario from Brad Butkovich’s Antietam book. I can’t share photos on the blog yet as the generals have to set their initial orders based on very little knowledge (lots of fog of war) the game will only open up as it develops. I had to hurriedly make a rather rudimentary Dunker Church ! If you want a sneak preview send me your email 👍 mine is thecrumps007 at btinternet dot comMatt Crumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841790422716738842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-74258210526310773092021-01-21T06:25:06.299+00:002021-01-21T06:25:06.299+00:00I know .... but there is more good stuff to come,s...I know .... but there is more good stuff to come,so I need to spread his burden of spend across as much of the year as possible :-)<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-78460893564828754272021-01-20T22:24:07.611+00:002021-01-20T22:24:07.611+00:00As for spending Graham’s money, we are only in Jan...As for spending Graham’s money, we are only in January.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-8246889954746606712021-01-20T21:27:57.367+00:002021-01-20T21:27:57.367+00:00Thanks Graham, I have not spent any of your money ...Thanks Graham, I have not spent any of your money this year, so this seems like a good place to start :-)<br /><br />I was hoping that the scenario I played would give me a Dunker Church action that I could take to the figures table, but it didn’t happen this time, but with the new Warlord Games figures on the horizon, doing something like that will increasingly be of interest to me.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-23593622070318613072021-01-20T19:55:11.885+00:002021-01-20T19:55:11.885+00:00Norm,
Great review and as interest in ACW is high ...Norm,<br />Great review and as interest in ACW is high at the moment this could be a very tempting buyGraham Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229770388869939725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-81755108955496630492021-01-20T17:41:03.434+00:002021-01-20T17:41:03.434+00:00Hi John, yes, it is the latest VV issue, number 15...Hi John, yes, it is the latest VV issue, number 153. When you download the rules from the site, just check its the right set, I downloaded South Mountain rules in error because they were at the top of the download list.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com