| Last Hussar | 17 Aug 2013 2:38 a.m. PST |
It occurred to me there must be a number of the 'non-headline' battles (ie NOT Waterloo, Gettysburg etc) battles that get fought time and time again, purely because they are given as 'Starter Scenarios' in the back of rule books. Which battles do you think get most fought, and do these outnumber the 'Biggies'? |
| Militia Pete | 17 Aug 2013 3:48 a.m. PST |
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| yoakley | 17 Aug 2013 4:29 a.m. PST |
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 Legion 4  | 17 Aug 2013 7:44 a.m. PST |
Usually between my buddy and his wife …  |
| Martin Rapier | 17 Aug 2013 8:16 a.m. PST |
My standard Napoleonic rules test scenario is Bussaco, so I've played that more than most. Mons seems a popular one for WW1, bits of it at ay rate. And everyone loves Froeschwiller for the FPW. |
| Mooseworks8 | 17 Aug 2013 9:10 a.m. PST |
Rorkes Drift, Helms Deep, Mons Graupius. |
| ancientsgamer | 17 Aug 2013 10:56 a.m. PST |
Quatre Bras (although really part of the Waterloo campaign) The Alamo gets done quite a bit, at least at conventions… Tralfragar for ships is popular among that set of gamers. Princeton or Saratoga for AWI. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 17 Aug 2013 1:44 p.m. PST |
Cowpens I hear about a lot, and the hunts for Bismark and Graf Spee. |
| PraetorianHistorian | 17 Aug 2013 3:21 p.m. PST |
Nobody mentioned Normandy or the Bulge? Always see those at conventions. |
| MiniPatton | 17 Aug 2013 4:19 p.m. PST |
Market Garden is another. |
| PraetorianHistorian | 17 Aug 2013 5:58 p.m. PST |
Oh god, Market Garden….you are absolutely right. I remember at Historicon I once saw 2 of them going on at the same time with 2 different sets of rules. |
| emckinney | 17 Aug 2013 10:21 p.m. PST |
Remember the OP--"NON-headline" battles. Trafalgar, Bismark, Normandy, Bulge, and Market/Garden are all right out. |
Puster  | 18 Aug 2013 9:46 a.m. PST |
Battles that are often fought, but not "big headlines"? As most games will try to intrigue their players, I assume they will specifically pick scenarios that connect to their readers via some headline, even when they are not big. If size would be a matter, all Napoleonics would play Leipzig, Wagram or Borodino, instead of "minor" affairs like Waterloo (or Gettysburg, for that). |
| zardoz1957 | 19 Aug 2013 8:49 p.m. PST |
I've played Albuera a number of times with several rule sets. |
| uglyfatbloke | 01 Sep 2013 5:55 a.m. PST |
Villers-Bocage is pretty popular, but I don't think it compares to the big jobs in popularity. Do the same battles turn up regularly as scenarios in Rule Books? Of course some rule sysems have books dedicated to a particular battle – Rapid Fire and FoW with Arnhem books – so those actions do get played a lot, so maybe they are more popular overall than Borodino or Gettysburg. terrain may make a difference – who has enough trees to do justice to 'The Wilderness' and even if you do, is n't it a  to administer. |
| PVT641 | 10 Oct 2013 1:34 p.m. PST |
I like to run The BAttle Of Brandywine, but the crossing at the Ford with the Hessian and British line. Everyone always plays Cornwallis' sweep around the left. |
| vanier | 11 Oct 2013 2:38 p.m. PST |
omdurman,khartoum,rorke's drift,isandhwana for me |
 Der Alte Fritz | 14 Nov 2013 10:12 a.m. PST |
Fontenoy in 1745 or Mollwitz in 1741, noting that both are the basis for two of the popular Charles Grant scenarios. |
| Dave Crowell | 14 Nov 2013 12:40 p.m. PST |
Coronel and the Falklands get a lot of replay. Much easier than Dogger Bank and Jutland. |
