tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post5156109911134239978..comments2024-03-18T19:14:27.195+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Celles - part of the Bulge campaign.Normhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-45629208989969835732017-08-24T11:06:03.365+00:002017-08-24T11:06:03.365+00:00No problem, the map conveys a good sense of winter...No problem, the map conveys a good sense of winter in the Bulge landscape and nice maps are a huge part of my enjoyment of a game.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-83889382807097717902017-08-23T15:49:15.854+00:002017-08-23T15:49:15.854+00:00Glad you liked the map and enjoyed the game, thank...Glad you liked the map and enjoyed the game, thanks for the review!Mark Mahaffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543750958601509010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-57094017852132922762017-08-06T13:51:03.419+00:002017-08-06T13:51:03.419+00:00Thanks Shaun, for one of my games, I just set it u...Thanks Shaun, for one of my games, I just set it up on a pinboard, so that I could move it around and I just did the odd turn here and there on a high table that I have that has telescopic legs, allowing me to play standing up (something that I know suits you), with the game being played over 2 - 3 days. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-22567374351697867272017-08-06T07:44:27.415+00:002017-08-06T07:44:27.415+00:00Great report that shows that small boardgames can ...Great report that shows that small boardgames can work and present just as much a challeging game as a larger one. And it is a game that will fit in my map drawers - excellent! I may have to look into these games more. I know they are out there but never really have investigated much. I have a lot, and played some, of the older Metagaming Microgames and some small SPI capsule games. But anything more recent that 2000? Not really.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-7084616721986675002017-08-06T05:02:49.222+00:002017-08-06T05:02:49.222+00:00Thanks Peter, our shared enjoyment of grids does o...Thanks Peter, our shared enjoyment of grids does often allow some of those ideas to more readily translate to the table. If I ever get my 1066 stuff painted, I plan to bring an entire boardgame system to the table. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-1295209084718603002017-08-06T00:59:46.301+00:002017-08-06T00:59:46.301+00:00While I don't own many, if any, boardgames. I ...While I don't own many, if any, boardgames. I thoroughly enjoy your reviews, they make for a good read with ideas that may translate to the tabletop - thank you.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-81400517691959701242017-08-03T21:38:15.493+00:002017-08-03T21:38:15.493+00:00Mike, it is a different take that I think you will...Mike, it is a different take that I think you will enjoy.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-50895470064074981092017-08-03T21:25:36.129+00:002017-08-03T21:25:36.129+00:00look forward to the first opportunity to play this...look forward to the first opportunity to play this with you.Mike Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412103694827166164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-50272570093014157822017-08-03T17:53:20.897+00:002017-08-03T17:53:20.897+00:00"Unpunished" works too!"Unpunished" works too!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-17214248647308512912017-08-03T17:33:43.857+00:002017-08-03T17:33:43.857+00:00Sorry Jonathan, I missed your 2nd para in my reply...Sorry Jonathan, I missed your 2nd para in my reply. Yes, a participating unit can be used later in the same turn if it's formation is drawn, as the first thing to do is flip all counters of that formation to their face up side I.e. Their unused side.<br /><br />I think the mechanic is doing two things. It is cleverly allowing multi unit combat in a system that is driven by single unit activation. It could have gone to single unit combat, but that would have likely needed a differential combat table rather than an odds ratio one and there are simply too many incidents of one unit coming up adjacent to two units for it not to be a problem. Also since each turn is 12 hours, I think it is allowing the units in the immediate sector that might normally get dragged into a 'developing' battle to do so. It is a clever way of bringing together single unit activation and multi unit combat in a controlled way into a sub-phase of the formations activation. It is just neat!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-75073687973978150512017-08-03T17:18:07.760+00:002017-08-03T17:18:07.760+00:00Unpunished! Hmmmm that should be unpunched ..... ...Unpunished! Hmmmm that should be unpunched ..... you have to love auto correct!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-30101173008743405452017-08-03T17:16:17.598+00:002017-08-03T17:16:17.598+00:00Thanks for mentioning the map size ( text correcte...Thanks for mentioning the map size ( text corrected ). I have Gazala, but unpunished and did not realise it is the same system, how interesting since the terrain is very different.<br /><br />I wouldn't normally mention that the game could take longer depending on player styles, but it struck me that this particular game is quite thought provoking and prone to needing 'thinking time' :-)<br /><br />If you get a 1066 game, I hope it meets your expectations. Thanks for commenting on the blog. Cheers Norm.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-22957921839369331142017-08-03T16:31:52.651+00:002017-08-03T16:31:52.651+00:00Norm, the size of the map is 17" x 22", ...Norm, the size of the map is 17" x 22", not 11" x 22". I do agree with the previous poster that the map is quite pleasing and the counters are average.<br /><br />I am one of those players who suffer from analysis paralysis and all my solitaire plays of Celles have taken between 3 and 4 hours. I've played it once or twice a year since I bought it 3 1/2 years ago and find it easy to get back into without studying the rules in details.<br /><br />I played Gazala (it uses the same system) a little more often than Celles because I find the decisions easier to make because of the nature of the desert terrain. The map is again very pleasing but the original counters were too dark which made it a little difficult to differentiate between certain formations. Revolution Games lightened the counters and that solved the problem.<br /><br />Your 1066 games are next in my Revolution Games to try.Hugmenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634767362565932566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-28347388026533379882017-08-03T15:36:42.533+00:002017-08-03T15:36:42.533+00:00Thanks Jonathan, I have not played their ACW stuff...Thanks Jonathan, I have not played their ACW stuff, but am keeping an eye out on the ACW range to see how it develops, but I think the next time I am in my game store, I will look inside a ziplock, to see if it fits my wants. <br /><br />I am quite keen at the moment on series games, so I don't mind the longer rules or a fuller system, if I can play it over several titles. <br /><br />I have just picked up the two Hexasim Eagle titles as a potential Napoleonic series (hopefully Ligny is next) and would like both an AWI and ACW series to follow. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-42990117560165942142017-08-03T13:03:53.859+00:002017-08-03T13:03:53.859+00:00As expected from your fingers, another comprehensi...As expected from your fingers, another comprehensive review. <br /><br />The map is really quite pleasing; the counters, average.<br /><br />As you mention, a number of interesting mechanisms embedded in this one. For the "move, fight, or both" concept using movement points and movement allowances, perhaps a more useful analogy for this activity would be "Effort" since each movement point seems to reflect a unit of activity focused on a specific task. I like how different levels of assault require different levels of effort expenditure. Disruption (friction) makes these activities more difficult. Nice!<br /><br />The mechanism of attacking every enemy around you and every friendly around the enemy attacking cohesively, is an interesting concept and requires more thought. What do you suppose this mechanism is modelling on the battlefield? Wen one of the "participating" unit's activation chits is later pulled from the cup, can it activate again under its own chit?<br /><br />I did not know you were a published boardgame designer. Congratulations! My eye has been on Revolutions Games' ACW series on Pea Ridge and Cedar Mountain. Have you tried either of those? If so, your thoughts?<br /><br />Thanks again for a good review on a game to which I am unfamiliar. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com