tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post3393290745756138622..comments2024-03-28T16:32:41.081+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Working on a McPherson Ridge scenarioNormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-11326615615400111762019-12-14T18:15:45.923+00:002019-12-14T18:15:45.923+00:00Thanks Dean, the figures do have a charm for sure....Thanks Dean, the figures do have a charm for sure.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-76620612316417163522019-12-14T18:14:41.539+00:002019-12-14T18:14:41.539+00:00Thanks Phil.Thanks Phil.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-80442327624907170972019-12-14T17:00:37.251+00:002019-12-14T17:00:37.251+00:00Great scenario with the use of beautifully painted...Great scenario with the use of beautifully painted ACW troops, Norm.DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-47758127262263800912019-12-14T07:44:58.014+00:002019-12-14T07:44:58.014+00:00Promising, sounds great!Promising, sounds great!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-66788933500340650332019-12-03T22:52:00.637+00:002019-12-03T22:52:00.637+00:00And probably much more impactive on a smaller scen...And probably much more impactive on a smaller scenario, which of course the rules were not really designed for. I am okay with it as ‘the game’ is the thing and I like rules that reduce player control. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-47486329262704438662019-12-03T20:17:07.431+00:002019-12-03T20:17:07.431+00:00Sounds interesting, there is a high degree of vari...Sounds interesting, there is a high degree of variability in black powder I find which can be a benefit or a curse, you just have to accept and go with it!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-21110286598653643142019-12-03T17:10:17.526+00:002019-12-03T17:10:17.526+00:00Thanks Matt, I am going again, but with Meredith s...Thanks Matt, I am going again, but with Meredith slowed down and indeed a turn 4 entry might be better as a variable to put more pressure on the Union. of course the thing with Black Powder is they could get lucky and get a few multiple moves .... or unlucky and get none! I have rated Meredith command level 9 to try and prevent that :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-45265631035459825242019-12-03T16:04:40.247+00:002019-12-03T16:04:40.247+00:00Played this scenario also but some time ago and u...Played this scenario also but some time ago and used JR3, the arrival of Meridiths brigade is a little too early I think and you will need to delay or at least dice for entry, otherwise the confederates will fail to make a dent really as the creek is a major obstacle. I have not replayed it yet using Black powder but I suspect a similar result would occur. <br /><br />cheers<br />MattBluewillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826519858479170953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-12934566619557114522019-12-03T08:34:13.657+00:002019-12-03T08:34:13.657+00:00Hi Stew, as an aside,I have just picked up some Pe...Hi Stew, as an aside,I have just picked up some Peter Pig ACW to make some comparisons. In 12mm, my frontage of 12cm has 12 figures and in 28mm, a frontage of 15cm has 9 figures.<br /><br />interestingly it is always assumed that the smaller scale gives a better impression of mass, but when frontages are as close as this the shear volume of the 28's brings a mass of it's own.<br /><br />Interesting idea of Archer V Meredith, perhaps that should for a second 'linked' scenario, in which Archer has to carry his loss and tiredness forward and Meredith's order of arrival becomes more relevant.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-84599967071299262172019-12-03T06:19:37.793+00:002019-12-03T06:19:37.793+00:00Great topic for an ACW scenario! Should be fun to ...Great topic for an ACW scenario! Should be fun to explore. <br />I was very surprised to read that the 28mm miniatures really didn’t need that much more space than the 12mm. I picture them so much bigger. <br /><br />As for the scenario; perhaps have Archers brigade just square off against Meredith without the cav engagement first. Kinda like a meeting engagement. Perhaps give Archer a slight advantage initially so that Meredith has to be aggressive. <br /><br />Very interested in seeing what you come up with. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-48519081620416489842019-12-02T18:34:47.519+00:002019-12-02T18:34:47.519+00:00Thanks Kevin, looks interesting At 150 yards to th...Thanks Kevin, looks interesting At 150 yards to the hex. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-46496468450811114082019-12-02T16:58:26.419+00:002019-12-02T16:58:26.419+00:00Norm, Amarillo Design issued the original 1980 gam...Norm, Amarillo Design issued the original 1980 game as a pdf in December 2018 and it's available at Wargames Vault and elsewhere for $2.95. Apparently it's well researched historically and the OOB is supposed to be very good.kevin halloranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836302345952439069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-33943748012461277122019-12-02T15:27:04.862+00:002019-12-02T15:27:04.862+00:00Kevin, that boardgame sounds like a ‘rare’ item. I...Kevin, that boardgame sounds like a ‘rare’ item. It would be an ideal topic for the S&T to pick up for a new audience, but boardgames would need to be very tactical in nature to make a game out of a single Brigade (or two brigades if we add in Davis) situation.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-3199246225279164612019-12-02T13:39:16.778+00:002019-12-02T13:39:16.778+00:00Thanks, Norm. Interesting point regarding skirmis...Thanks, Norm. Interesting point regarding skirmishers; the skirmisher rules in W&C ancients was one aspect I disliked and eventually stopped playing them altogether. I have the 1980 boardgame, McPherson's Ridge, but have never got it to the table.kevin halloranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836302345952439069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-41215590408980749262019-12-02T09:14:19.231+00:002019-12-02T09:14:19.231+00:00Thanks Michal. fast play for anyone busy with youn...Thanks Michal. fast play for anyone busy with youngsters :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-59000276657199028242019-12-02T09:08:42.799+00:002019-12-02T09:08:42.799+00:00It looks very, very interesting!It looks very, very interesting!Michal DwarfCrypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915669873652904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-51092508650799442052019-12-01T22:33:59.198+00:002019-12-01T22:33:59.198+00:00Thanks Steve, the balance point of when Archer / M...Thanks Steve, the balance point of when Archer / Meridith reaches the ridge will no doubt differ by degree with different rule sets, so that part of the scenario will be the area of interest.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-29035124332868129862019-12-01T21:13:23.842+00:002019-12-01T21:13:23.842+00:00Great little scenario Norm, with interesting obser...Great little scenario Norm, with interesting observations as always. As you say, the down side can be that some unusual die rolls can adversly affect the game. I look forward to seeing how it plays out with other rulesets.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-34199976979587737822019-12-01T17:12:07.900+00:002019-12-01T17:12:07.900+00:00Oooh, now you make me want to go back and try that...Oooh, now you make me want to go back and try that. The thing with small games is that dice rolls can be everything of course. Under the Black Powder rules, I am making the cavalry regiments small units. The effects are that they drop from 3 to 2 fire dice and from 6 to 4 Hand to Hand dice ....... but when fired upon they benefit from being skirmishers but suffer from being skirmishers when in close combat. I have also given them the benefit of cover while in their ambush position. All-in-all, I was surprised in both of my games how resilient the cavalrymen were. The artillery duel didn’t get anywhere fast, other than causing some Disorder results.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-782331944595842032019-12-01T16:50:33.962+00:002019-12-01T16:50:33.962+00:00When I played this scenario from your TF-ON rules,...When I played this scenario from your TF-ON rules, the Rebels did not even manage to brush aside the Federal troopers in the scrub. No chance of reaching the ridge. The Iron Brigade was not needed. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com