| roundie | 28 Oct 2017 1:43 a.m. PST |
Hi ya, Here's a link to a write up of a two day battle a friend and I played over the long weekend here in NZ
Hope you enjoy
link roundie |
| Fried Flintstone | 28 Oct 2017 3:40 a.m. PST |
Nice AAR and pictures! I'm guessing that you didn't play too long on the Sunday as one of the benefits of GdA is that it plays quite fast. You could have likely put more lead on the table for a 2 day game. If you like Dave Brown's GdA and Pickett's Charge rules then the good news is that he is now working on an update to his WW2 rules. |
| Madmac64 | 28 Oct 2017 3:56 a.m. PST |
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| John de Terre Neuve | 28 Oct 2017 4:33 a.m. PST |
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IronDuke596  | 28 Oct 2017 2:37 p.m. PST |
Excellent photos, maps and commentary. It was a joy to read the AAR and view the superb figures and terrain. Well done and thanks for sharing it. P.S. How does GdA compare with GdB? |
| roundie | 28 Oct 2017 4:58 p.m. PST |
Cheers all for checking out my AAR
Sorry Duke I've only played GdA and Pickett's charge at this stage so can't help there. |
| Markconz | 28 Oct 2017 8:17 p.m. PST |
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| Sheepman1961 | 29 Oct 2017 4:09 a.m. PST |
How did you draw your maps, they are fantastic, I would love to be able to do the same.
Dave. |
| Ragbones | 29 Oct 2017 8:42 a.m. PST |
Beautiful table top and figures. Thoroughly enjoyed the AAR. Well done. |
| roundie | 29 Oct 2017 11:07 a.m. PST |
Dave
The maps are sketched out on a simple drawing program.
I keep a key of the units on a separate layer above and to one side of the battlefield map. T then just copy & paste units to where I want them on the map and save. For each new map I just delete or move the old units around the top map layer without messing up my battlefield drawing below.
I used a tablet and pen to hand draw the maps which is very easy to do with a little practice. Hope that helps
Roundie |
| Sgt Steiner | 29 Oct 2017 1:46 p.m. PST |
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| c0cky30 | 29 Oct 2017 5:37 p.m. PST |
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| Bandolier | 29 Oct 2017 6:02 p.m. PST |
Excellent report and a great display. |
| ancientsgamer | 30 Oct 2017 7:41 p.m. PST |
Duke, other write ups say GDA flows better than GDB. I have GDA but will unfortunately have it as a backburner project for at least 6 months. |
| Fried Flintstone | 31 Oct 2017 10:39 a.m. PST |
GdB is the "classic" with may very experienced players. It has been one of the standard rule sets for Napoleonic for the last 10 years. GdA is new and written with an emphasis on command and control and an elegant mechanism to introduce battlefield friction. Personally I would recommend GdA now but you can still use all the old GdB scenario books if you have them. |
| YoungDave | 02 Nov 2017 11:01 a.m. PST |
Excellent game. A top quality AAR. General d'armee certainly lets you push large amounts of lead around the table. I find that it can handle whatever your collection and table will allow you to field. The pressure to prioritise orders was evident in your report
I am also reliably informed by the author that dedicated scenario books are on their way |
gets started with Flintloque.