tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post5138760358045394306..comments2024-03-28T16:32:41.081+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Jacob’s Hill - American Civil WarNormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-60259143796603296842022-09-26T11:45:55.502+00:002022-09-26T11:45:55.502+00:00Hi Dave, I think anything that helps remove barrie...Hi Dave, I think anything that helps remove barriers to getting games to the table has to get the thumbs up and OHW scenarios does do that in spades. It is a shame that he seems to have gone quiet on the authoring front, though his stand alone Ancient / Medieval and Napoleon titles are worth owning and they set scenarios at 8 units per side.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-60883939348205143212022-09-26T06:33:20.221+00:002022-09-26T06:33:20.221+00:00Good AAR Norm, and has got me thinking.
I have b...Good AAR Norm, and has got me thinking. <br /><br />I have been using the OHW book as a source of scenarios rather than actually using the rules in it, though I will give the ACW set a try as I do have plenty of figures painted and based for it and Norm's ACW rules too. Up till now I've mainly been using the Portable Wargame rules.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587938750309743961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-24191309330344281302022-09-25T07:50:10.149+00:002022-09-25T07:50:10.149+00:00Hi Lee, the laptop read will give a chance for mor...Hi Lee, the laptop read will give a chance for more coffee :-)<br /><br />yes, I have very much moved away from the notion that you must sit and paint two armies before you can get your first game to the table.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-24383123597706590482022-09-25T07:20:40.962+00:002022-09-25T07:20:40.962+00:00Hi Norm, this is indeed going to be a two coffee (...Hi Norm, this is indeed going to be a two coffee (or more) read :) Cursory read through last night on the phone but will sit and enjoy it on the trusty old laptop later ! I see a lot of guys using these epics for battle while slowly working through the painting which makes perfect sense.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-74675265535291827692022-09-24T21:46:54.455+00:002022-09-24T21:46:54.455+00:00Hi Mike, I first came across ‘mirror’ terrain in a...Hi Mike, I first came across ‘mirror’ terrain in a Featherstone book. I have no idea why I let the cavalry charge happen!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-67404828399400411382022-09-24T21:29:01.861+00:002022-09-24T21:29:01.861+00:00Nice game, figures, and table Norm. The 40th reall...Nice game, figures, and table Norm. The 40th really held their own. Shame about that reckless cavalry charge though! Oh, and like the idea of a small scenario with ‘neutral’ terrain identical for both sides.Mike Vellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220933613292414697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-59980820383878522572022-09-24T15:19:41.328+00:002022-09-24T15:19:41.328+00:00Thanks Keith, for a while, the 40th took on a life...Thanks Keith, for a while, the 40th took on a life of their own and added much to the game. Yes, I think there can be wargame fun in pretty much whatever we look at.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-77968579886132314652022-09-24T07:33:10.541+00:002022-09-24T07:33:10.541+00:00That really did seem to be an exciting game Norm a...That really did seem to be an exciting game Norm and once again proves your point that a small game with a few units on a 2 x 2 table (or whatever) can still provide a lot of fun! Obviously, some luck attended the 40th Miss. but that happens sometimes and adds flavour and enjoyment to the contest. The figures look very nice too, by the way!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-55224190374088574692022-09-23T18:11:53.458+00:002022-09-23T18:11:53.458+00:00Hi David, It is the book that keeps on giving.Hi David, It is the book that keeps on giving.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-86397644432917257692022-09-23T16:20:51.576+00:002022-09-23T16:20:51.576+00:00Always a joy to see an ACW tussle Norm and always ...Always a joy to see an ACW tussle Norm and always interesting to see how you adapt to the smaller space while retaining 28mm figures. I don't have the One Hour book myself, but I know Phil does and rates the scenarios. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-30204729775836178272022-09-23T05:29:37.958+00:002022-09-23T05:29:37.958+00:00Hi Stew, the scenario is generic, so is meant to b...Hi Stew, the scenario is generic, so is meant to be a fit across all ages across all of the rule sets supplied in OHW, and while it tells a good tale of units being thrown into action as they arrive, it doesn’t feel a good fit for every period. It does work VERY well with the OHW rules that they provide, but I think it can stress other sets as well as our own inclination to want to wait until enough troops are on hand to assault.<br /><br />I am using a set of rules today that sort of fight by the brigade, so would need to come onto the table as a brigade and so I abandoned the scenario in favour of one that came with this new set.<br /><br />Red and Blue armies are so British / French ….. I do have some blue and grey dice though :-) <br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-15481560793680600292022-09-23T05:22:43.224+00:002022-09-23T05:22:43.224+00:00Thanks Phil, I have a napoleonic game on the table...Thanks Phil, I have a napoleonic game on the table at the moment and cavalry have their regular movement fixed at 50% above infantry and it just feels a little strange, but of course on the small table they won’t always be using it.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-85885902433583318142022-09-23T02:19:19.512+00:002022-09-23T02:19:19.512+00:00You had me at American Civil War. You lost me whe...You had me at American Civil War. You lost me when you called the Union the red force and the confederate the blue…. It should be blue vs gray. 😀😝<br />You had me back at the pretty pictures of ACW troops in action. Nicely done. You have a good collection. 😀<br />I liked the mix of units in the scenario but not the deployment. Instead of coming in one at a time I’d rather units grouped together in 2s or 3s. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-4715852483703723872022-09-22T22:34:15.027+00:002022-09-22T22:34:15.027+00:00A most entertaining read Norm and a timely reminde...A most entertaining read Norm and a timely reminder that the scenarios were the reason I bought OHW too and must really remember to use them more. I like your take on cavalry movement, something to consider especially when playing on small areas.Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-2036504711044137142022-09-22T12:36:44.480+00:002022-09-22T12:36:44.480+00:00Thanks Steve, agree with all of that and I have ha...Thanks Steve, agree with all of that and I have had some hugely entertaining games from the book, a wargame classic for sure.<br /><br />Enjoy your Cotswolds visit this weekend.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-13643259716117784812022-09-22T12:33:15.589+00:002022-09-22T12:33:15.589+00:00Hi, Yes, I had to get my head around that one …. T...Hi, Yes, I had to get my head around that one …. The reason was, I only have one Zouave unit and that is a Union unit, so when the ‘reds’ rolled for a Zouave unit, ‘unfortunately’ they had to be Union :-)<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean re figure scale. I am currently working on a post that uses the Warlord Games Epic Napoleonics, I am still using smallish frontages, but I think your observations nicely frames the distinctions between the table in this post and the next. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-29304203071366511522022-09-22T11:26:45.244+00:002022-09-22T11:26:45.244+00:00An excellent post of the pros and cons of the OHW...An excellent post of the pros and cons of the OHW scenarios Norm. Over the years I've found some have worked better than others, using broadly the same rules throughout. It's only at the end of each one can you tell what might need tweaking here and there to make them work better for your chosen period and rules.<br /><br />However as I think we all agree, they are a superb resource of scenarios and a book everyone should own just for that reason alone.<br /><br />As always great to see a 'small' game giving so much fun and action and of course your table and figures look superb.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-28141067291638311512022-09-22T11:20:05.942+00:002022-09-22T11:20:05.942+00:00Come on, man. Everybody knows that the blue force ...Come on, man. Everybody knows that the blue force should be the Union! You got them confused! ;-) You make a good case for small armies in a small space. This makes 28mm more financially sound. Still, those units are small… I haven’t quite resolved the gap between my liking beautiful miniatures (painted by others) to play generic scenarios and my liking vast amounts of miniatures (also painted by others) to play many different historical scenarios…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-6803810869148762842022-09-22T10:33:20.225+00:002022-09-22T10:33:20.225+00:00Thanks Martin, 30 scenarios in one place of very p...Thanks Martin, 30 scenarios in one place of very playable situations is a great resource and of real interest is that the author gives a paragraph to each one that describes what ‘inspired’ the basis of the scenario.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-20326776613815122922022-09-22T07:44:38.900+00:002022-09-22T07:44:38.900+00:00Great report Norm. As you know, I think think the ...Great report Norm. As you know, I think think the OHW scenarios are fabulous and can form the basis for endless games across periods using various rules. For 'command' type systems (like my own ACW rules' I rule that units scheduled to enter are in command for that turn. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-58908117265656077232022-09-22T05:00:16.007+00:002022-09-22T05:00:16.007+00:00Thanks Peter, his philosophy of a stripped down ta...Thanks Peter, his philosophy of a stripped down table terrain wise, does give commander focus to the important terrain, but by nature, I think we like the table to be a bit prettied-up, but it amuses me that once I do that, I find it really difficult to ignore the added ‘pretend’ terrain, so perhaps Neil Thomas’ determination not to include it it is simply another of his well observed design features.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-63080332371976909492022-09-22T04:55:39.604+00:002022-09-22T04:55:39.604+00:00Thanks Ben, The book is a treasure trove, I just w...Thanks Ben, The book is a treasure trove, I just wish that in recent years we had seen a bit more of Neil Thomas, he strikes me as our modern day Don Featherstone. I have his Ancient / Medieval and Napoleonic volumes, both are worth owning if you can find them.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-42963114395502415162022-09-22T03:56:49.643+00:002022-09-22T03:56:49.643+00:00A good looking tabletop, adding those additional t...A good looking tabletop, adding those additional terrain for looks certainly helps visually. An enjoyable game to play by the sounds of it, and as mentioned in previous comments the period can change the approach taken by armies. An interesting note on how other rules would play with the gradual build up of troops.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-82629348088281828862022-09-21T23:27:56.126+00:002022-09-21T23:27:56.126+00:00Excellent report Norm. I have just starting using...Excellent report Norm. I have just starting using the OHW rules and scenarios and am very impressed. Simple rules that can easily be learnt - as you say very stripped down but have the essentials to play a good game. Already I am thinking of add ons like your morale rule above.Ben Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132734496369774300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-3153273948045747332022-09-21T22:20:38.942+00:002022-09-21T22:20:38.942+00:00Hi John, thanks. I've not really thought about...Hi John, thanks. I've not really thought about the compatibility of 1HWG scenarios with other systems until this particular game raised some points - but then it is a cleverly testing scenario and certainly rules that are designed around armies starting off in the field, deployed ready for 'battle' may be stressed at the lack of early units on the table and their arrival in dribs and drabs - and that I found fascinating as the scenario does cover some real life type situations - so really our rules should be able to cope and it says much for the flexibility of NT rules. <br /><br />One thing for sure, his basics are so sound that it is very easy to build extras into them. For the ACW, I have a morale rule in which each time the unit suffers casualties it tests for retreat by rolling against its current casualty level. This can help 'dig out' elite units that have got themselves ensconced in say a town and otherwise are going nowhere until fully worn away and that might take two fully fresh units to do that.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com