"Cinco de Mayo" Topic
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22 May 2021 3:06 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Cinco de Mayuo" to "Cinco de Mayo"
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 etotheipi  | 21 May 2021 11:39 p.m. PST |
OK, we played on the 8th, and I'm posting this on the 20th, but our game of the Battle of Puebla was still lots of fun.
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| Tango01 | 21 May 2021 11:59 p.m. PST |
Cinco de Mayo!….
Nice game!…
Armand
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Frederick  | 22 May 2021 5:46 a.m. PST |
Nice game – nothing better than gamin' with the gnomies! |
| 14Bore | 22 May 2021 6:35 a.m. PST |
Odd the only ones who seem to know it was a battle anniversary are gamers |
| Rich Bliss | 22 May 2021 6:41 a.m. PST |
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| Pocho Azul | 22 May 2021 9:49 a.m. PST |
Cool game! Cinco de Mayo, as a holiday, has an odd history, to be sure. |
| etotheipi | 22 May 2021 2:01 p.m. PST |
The people of Puebla do celebrate the holiday right. Also in Veracruz, where the French were given a lovely Bon Voyage party a week or so later. The rest of Mexico is hit or miss on recognition, though politicians are good at seizing the opportunity to talk about Mexican identity, unity, and the power of the people, rightfully so, I might add. In the US it's miss, miss, miss, and occasionally hit. It is a great game and it shows that you can both have fun and show prowess playing the side that is designed to lose in a game. This was the farthest advance of the French, actually entering a fort. That assessment discounts an actual French victory, that everyone including the French players admitted was based on a large number of outlier dice rolls. I think the only way for the French to win is to grossly integrate historical hindsight into the game. The French basically dismissed the volunteer cavalry as a threat. I think if you pulled your artillery away from the main battle and laid in wait to blast the rurales when they ride in, the French might win. |
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