"Living Free - The Battle of Newport Rhode Island 1778" Topic

"This Wednesday we played the battle of Newport 1778 using the Live Free or Die rules. This is a wonderfully simple game of the American War of Independence from Little Wars TV folks and based on the Andy Callan's Loose Files and American Scramble back from 1987 Wargames Illustrated #1. If you have not seen them the rules are only four pages long but offer an amazing amount of decision making.

The American Continentals were making a joint attack with their new allies the French on the main British naval base at Newport Rhode Island. The French intended to land four thousand troops from their navy, but when the British Fleet arrived, they sailed away. Without these troops the Americans did not have sufficient strength to continue the siege, so needed to withdraw. The battle pits the American Continentals rear guard against a combined force of British and Hessian troops attacking them to cut off the retreat. The British goal is to control both hills, while the Americans goal is to prevent this until games end on turn ten. The British are aided by both reinforcements and a naval bombardment that lasts for a few turns about midway in the game…"

Dog Wars – Alternative Seven Years War

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Armand

Thanks for posting, Armand!