Empires at War  | 09 Oct 2013 5:07 p.m. PST |
We had another all day game at the club last Saturday and it was a truly epic undertaking lasting ten hours from arriving to leaving the venue. I'll leave it to Tom to set the scene- 'Game – 15mm Seven Years' War
Rules – Die Kriegskunst (Figure Scale = 1:40 [Inf & Cav]; 1:4 [Guns]
Background
'A French force of 26,880 infantry and cavalry, supported by 36 pieces of artillery, was tasked with defending the approaches to the main line of communication between the French frontier fortresses and the main magazine in the German theatre of war.
An Allied force of Prussian, Hanoverian, Hessian and British troops, numbering 30,320 and supported by 32 artillery pieces, had been tasked to sever and dominate the above-mentioned French line of communication.' A full OOB and report can be found at the usual place- Link I hope you enjoy reading about the game. |
| KTravlos | 09 Oct 2013 5:41 p.m. PST |
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| Early morning writer | 09 Oct 2013 10:02 p.m. PST |
Not sure which I like better, the game presented or the name of the blog doing the presenting. Though I do worry a bit about such thoughts emanating from a teenage mind – just what sort of kids are they raising on that side of the 'pond'? : ) Nearly 1800 figures all in with horses and riders and the gun crews. Now that is a game! |
| nsolomon99 | 09 Oct 2013 11:38 p.m. PST |
Fabulous, looks great. Good set of rules. Nice figures and terrain. I believe the French Guard were the "Maison du Roi" in this Royal period. The Imperial Guard came later, under Napoleon, when there was an Empire. |
Joes Shop  | 10 Oct 2013 4:11 a.m. PST |
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| Shark Six Three Zero | 10 Oct 2013 4:25 a.m. PST |
Brilliant job on the game and the blog. Very inspiring. |
| Empires at War | 10 Oct 2013 4:33 a.m. PST |
nsolomon99 You are quite correct but being mainly a Napoleonics man its hard to change the habits of a lifetime! Thanks for the comments gentlmen. Early morning writer We are from the Border Reivers club in Northern England where, in the Old days,sheep would adopt an extremely worried when one of the Reiver lads hove into view! Fortunately such practices have largely fallen into disuse. |
| Empires at War | 10 Oct 2013 6:55 a.m. PST |
nsolomon99 You are quite correct but being mainl a Napoleonics man its hard to change the habits of a lifetime! Thanks for the comments gentlmen. Early morning writer We are from the Border Reivers club in Northern England where, in the Old days,sheep would adopt an extremely worried expression when one of the Reiver lads hoved into view! Fortunately such practices have largely fallen into disuse. |
| Empires at War | 10 Oct 2013 9:40 a.m. PST |
nsolomon99 You are quite correct but being mainl a Napoleonics man its hard to change the habits of a lifetime! Thanks for the comments gentlmen. Early morning writer We are from the Border Reivers club in Northern England where, in the Old days, sheep would adopt an extremely worried look when one of the Reiver lads hove into view! Fortunately such practices have largely fallen into disuse. |
| Brownbear | 10 Oct 2013 11:59 p.m. PST |
These look great, thanks for sharing |
| Craig Ambler | 11 Oct 2013 4:33 a.m. PST |
Looks a great game and thanks for sharing Craig |
| sumerandakkad | 11 Oct 2013 9:16 a.m. PST |
Epic battle! Great report. |
paints his first three ships from the starter set.