"Battle of Mialensk - Blücher AAR" Topic

Here is my account of a fictional pick-up battle fought with Blücher. This battle checked a lot of boxes for napoleonic battles

• Napoleon commanding personally
• Old Guard released from reserve
• dogged defense of a farm
• the importance of command and control

Check out the battle here: wargamingeverything.home.blog/2018/12/25/battle-of-mialensk-bluecher-aar

Excellent AAR. Thanks for posting. Aaah loss of corps integrity. 10 or 6mm? Was this a solo game so how do you handle the Momentum dice?

Thanks De Berne,

These are all 6mm Baccus. Yes I play solo mostly.

I usually put dice next to the units I want to activate showing the priority from one to six or even more. For corps activations I put down only one dice but already have a plan what to do with which units. If I want a general activation later on I put the general down with dice next to him.
Then I roll momentum and order the troops in the order of priority until I run out of MO.

This helps me to plan the turn in my head and it is quite easy to manage. There is also a tool for MO dice and I wrote a little script myself but I find it easier and more flavorful to make a plan up front and see how far I get.

Nice idea. I use 11 cards and a joker instead of the dice. When the joker appears movement stops. I find this adds more uncertainty to my moves than seeing the dice roll and really makes you think about priorities. I am thinking about limiting commander moves, maybe a set number to be used in the game.