"Gettysburg - You Will Never Get Tired of It!" Topic
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28 Oct 2020 12:08 p.m. PST by Editor in Chief Bill
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Editor in Chief Bill | 28 Oct 2020 12:07 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Which historical battle will you never stop wargaming with minis on the tabletop? In the final round of voting: 28% said "Gettysburg" 15% said "D-Day/Normandy" 14% said "Waterloo" |
Syrinx0 | 28 Oct 2020 5:59 p.m. PST |
Never gamed a single Civil War battle but if you collect and painted what you need to play Gettysburg, I can see how you want to play it often. |
Widowson | 28 Oct 2020 7:46 p.m. PST |
I agree with the survey, completely. When I watch the later Star Trek shows, I always think of going into the holodeck and telling the computer, "Waterloo program." |
ReallySameSeneffeAsBefore | 29 Oct 2020 5:16 a.m. PST |
I played the full three days Gettysburg scenarios under the original Fire and Fury a couple of times back in the 1990s. Quite an interesting battle first time, less so the the second. My ACWs are all long gone. |
robert piepenbrink | 29 Oct 2020 7:36 a.m. PST |
Gettysburg and Waterloo are well known, well documented and break down into smaller and tactically different actions. (Which is your answer, Syrinx0. You'd play the entire battle of Gettysburg in 6mm. But you'd defend Little Round Top with 28mm, and use the same figures for Devil's Den or Barlow's Knoll.) I'll confess I'm puzzled by D-Day/Normandy. Famous, of course, but it's a wave attack on a linear defense followed pretty much exclusively by Allied attacks on Germans defending in hedgerows. Lorraine, the Ardennes and Market-Garden have more varied and open terrain, and afford both armies chances to attack and defend. Could one of the 15% tell me what I'm missing here? |
deephorse | 29 Oct 2020 9:27 a.m. PST |
What you are missing is that D-Day and Normandy have, for some reason, been lumped together into one option. Maybe 1% voted D-Day and 14% voted for Normandy. And the fighting in Normandy was more varied than Allied attacks on Germans defending in hedgerows. Or so I've read. I've played the German defender of Sword Beach several times, and whilst I've never stopped the invasion I had a lot of fun trying to do so. The same goes for elsewhere in Normandy. Playing the outnumbered defender can be quite satisfying. Sensible German victory conditions are vital for making these games balanced and enjoyable. |
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