Hi, Just posted my WWI Trench system (a work in progress) to the PHOTOS section of the group. This will give you and idea of what I'm working on. I'll post...
Thanks Brent. They should turn out great. I'll a little concerned about warping and wear, but I hope I can put enough protection in place to avoid any serious...
Hi Guys, I added some photos of a Renaissance Game I ran last weekend. Its under Victor's 6mm Renaissance folder in the photo section. It was a small battle...
We played the 2nd game in our FPW campaign last night. The Prussian 2nd Army, fresh off of its victory at St. Avold, was attacking th French 1st Army in the...
really nice pics eric...that pink is quite expensive over here. i have built a polystrene cutter so i can start to cut out my own trench system. hopefully i...
I just posted a new file : "piquet trebia report" with pictures and a battle report from the Battle of Trebia, the scenario by Mark Sieber, that won the recent...
Scott, Nice report and photos. I like the format of an MSWord document with embedded photos - much easier to follow the action. I used it for my last battle ...
As a new convert to the rules, the more after-action reports I can see, the better, so I can run through the rules with these as references, seeing how the...
Tom- My Napoleonic interests focus on the 1812 invasion, which is replete with small actions - the campaign was basically one long series of small actions...
Jim Mauro wrote an excellent book of Napoleonic scenarios for Piquet. There are two Russo-French ones that I recall; one is Mohrungen (1807) and there is an...
Thanks. I started a scenario design thread on the AMNAPP list, but after 10 days, nobody has replied to it. I was cautioned that it was a slow board when I...
Tom, Please start a thread on scenario design!!! In addition to being an area where Piquet offers some really great tools to the designer, scenario design is a...
Okay, you talked me into it. That was hard, wasnt it. Sorta like talking me into another bowl of ice cream <LOL>. Tom ... an area ... scenario design is ... ...
One of the greatest problems we have in Napoleonic (or any other early period) gaming at lower levels (thinking tactical here - Company or Battalion, even the...
A good scenario should offer both opposing armies a variety of strategies and/or set up. Just my $0.02 Andy ... From: Tom To: Piquet@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi Tom, It is perfectly fine to post scenario ideas\problems to the list provided the scenario is for Piquet. - Eric ... From: Piquet@yahoogroups.com...
We had a rip-roarin' good time last night fighting day two of Operation Tsunami. The Japs have really stuck it to the Americans on several fronts, but numbers...
... a ... Sieber, ... uncertainty, ... Great report, great photos, great format! Thanks for that. But one last thing, in my efforts to become known as a Yahoo...
I avoid trying to create an "exact" scenario. The odds of being able to find a segment that fits exactly my troop mix, my terrain, the size of the game I want...
Here are my $0.02 I dont try to refight a battle that has historically occurred - All that does is see if the general odds of the situation can change when...
I like this sort of thing for a campaign game, with a GM creating a big picture and players blindly maneuvering on maps until a battle occurs (I have some...
Never play a fleet action when you were a kid on a Saturday night? ... Chadwick refers to this as "bathtubbing", an odd name for a fantastically easy way to...
I actually think that designing a good scenario is one of the hardest things in wargaming. After 35 years at it, I'd say I'm fair at best at doing it. I agree...
OK guys, registration for the PEL closes less than 10 days from now. I usually try to get my games into the PEL if at all possible, so I plan to submit them by...