| kmfrye | 16 Jan 2013 9:11 a.m. PST |
Greetings One and All, Space 1889/Soldier's Companion AAR "La défense du Fort Miami" up on my blog: link Wish I could insert a picture here to tempt you, but I can't remember the code, simple though it is. Regards,
Keith F. |
Frederick  | 16 Jan 2013 9:52 a.m. PST |
Sacre bleu! Time to send in the Legion to sort things out Great AAR |
| kmfrye | 16 Jan 2013 9:57 a.m. PST |
Frederick – Yes. These "setbacks" are really starting to annoy the ministers in Idaeus Fons. Time to get serious and send in le boudin rouge. |
| DLIinVSF | 16 Jan 2013 11:35 a.m. PST |
Hats off to you Sir, splendid looking game :) |
| Lion in the Stars | 16 Jan 2013 12:02 p.m. PST |
Ouch! Bad day for the French. Where's the Legion? Very pretty game, though. |
| kmfrye | 17 Jan 2013 8:39 a.m. PST |
Thanks all for the kind words. "Ouch! Bad day for the French…" Bad day, indeed. This was a perfect "tiny-Isandhlwana" in that the French looked like they were managing all right and then the defense went belly-up over the course of two turns. The way we're rating the "colonial" troops makes leading them rather similar to leading Indian sepoys in the Sikh War – good firepower but shaky morale and loyalty. "Where's the Legion?" Next scenario – La Vengeance de la République. |
| J Womack 94 | 17 Jan 2013 10:16 a.m. PST |
Bad day for the boys in red trousers. |
| Lion in the Stars | 17 Jan 2013 3:48 p.m. PST |
Please post the next game, too! Posts like yours help keep my motivation going for my own campaign (that was supposed to start last September!) I hear the marching song of the Legion in the distance! |
| DLIinVSF | 18 Jan 2013 5:16 a.m. PST |
Prettily dressed Frenchmen marching into the wastes of the planet Mars.Will they come back? ;) YouTube link |
| TheBeast | 21 Jan 2013 11:38 a.m. PST |
Too bad the French don't have little Johnny Gurkha, is all I have to say… Doug |
| kmfrye | 22 Jan 2013 11:14 a.m. PST |
Doug – true, though they do have Big Jean Seneglais. The Tirailleurs used to scare the hell out of the Germans during the Great War. But I don't think it's feasible to send Senegal Tirailleurs to Mars in Space:1889. More than enough Troops de Marine on hand – it's the transport costs that's the rub. Preparations are underway for a company of the Legion, with Marine and Native supports to avenge the honeur of France. I'll certainly post the next game. Thanks again, all, for the positive feedback. Keith F. |
| kmfrye | 18 Feb 2013 12:04 p.m. PST |
For them what's interested, an update on the French preparatiions to recapture Fort Miami on my blog: link Basically, the forty or so Tirailleurs Martien have been finished. Now I just need to get the boys together for a game. Regards,
Keith F. |
| DLIinVSF | 18 Feb 2013 12:10 p.m. PST |
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| kmfrye | 18 Feb 2013 12:16 p.m. PST |
DLI – thanks. Pity the troops have been doing a s_!te job, n'est pas? K- |
| DLIinVSF | 18 Feb 2013 2:19 p.m. PST |
Sir, a commander can only use what he is given.If the politicians can't support their officers they should allow them a free hand and a large purse. ;) |
| Gonefromhere | 19 Feb 2013 12:38 p.m. PST |
Ah, toujours le système D! Bonne chance mon brave! Clive G |
| kmfrye | 19 Feb 2013 2:28 p.m. PST |
Clive – C'était drôle! LOL. Considering Mali, système D is alive and well. Keith |
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