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Score Campaign to date

Brits

144.2


French

152.4


Round 3 Convoy
Brits:
Admiral Offen and Van Der Drift
HMS Axax (80 Gun S of L) Stuck\\; 98 pt,  HMS Repluse: Frig. (38 Gun Frig)
damage 18pt, HMS Scipio (50 Gun frig) damage 27 pt, HMS Brutus (70 Gun S of L),
damage 5pt

French
Bernadotte 80 Gun S of L, damage 27 pt, Kellerman 40 Gun Frig, Damage 36 pt,
Mortier 74 Gun S of L, damage 15 pt, Lefebvre, 74 Gun S of L,zero damage

French + 148 pt
Brits + 78

Totals after 3 battles

French 300
Brits 222

Andrew Offen  - Jun 12, 2009 8:25 pm (#17026 Total: 17374)
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Expo game AAR.

Hi Guys. I am the poor miserable colonial who took on the task of beating down
Sal's defence of the Reich at the last Consimworld expo. Thought I would give
you my view of the game and how it went. We played the 1943 scenario with two
players, although Thomas Prowell took one turn as the Russians in late Summer of
43 before abandoning me to my fate.

The war in the East started with a rapid German withdrawal. The Germans
immediately pulled back 3 to 4 hexes to avoid the initial clear weather combat
and the Russians spent the first part of the summer struggling to catch up. Once
engaged though, it became a dour affair of attrition. Plentiful German HQ's gave
them the ability to stand in place and the Russians spent the rest of the summer
and the autumn pounding away at low and medium odds attacks to reduce the
manpower of the German army. A concentration of shock armies and armour in the
South by the Russians saw the fall of Sevastapol and the German line pushed to
breaking point around the Dneiperpetrovsk/Nikopol area. Odessa ultimately fell
but in the final run the line held – barely.

In the West the Allies toyed with the idea of a thrust into Sardinia and Corsica
but in the end I was talked out of that and opted for the historical run into
Sicily and up Italy. Sal quickly occupied Italy and rushed German defenders to
the boot. I was able by some good luck to take Naples, but that was it. A
combination of HQ's, forts, mountains and good German infantry stopped the
advance dead in its tracks at Casino/Pescara. Some expensive Anzio style forays
into the German rear all ended in tears and Sals declaration that he would
consider the game a morale victory so long as Italy was spared the yoke of
Allied oppression convinced me that further pushing up the boot of Italy was a
mugs game (first example of such fanaticism ever seen in an Italian). End 43 saw
the W Allies stalemated in Italy and the Russians continuing to try and bleed
the German army dry either side of the Pripet marshes.

It is worthy to note that at this point there was a spirited debate about the
appalling political insensitivity in the game – describing Australians as
colonials and Australia as a British dependent (when of course the reverse was
true). This threatened to derail proceedings but having secured the morale high
ground I bravely soldiered on.

The campaigning season of 44 saw some big developments. In the East the Russians
switched emphasis to the North and finally broke though in East Prussia. This
prompted another German strategic withdrawal in the Summer of 44 abandoning the
Ukraine and Rumania and pulling back to a line which effectively ran from Danzig
straight down to Budapest. With muliple German HQ's concentrated in the North
progress there slowed and the Russian movement allowances allowed the Germans
the chance to consolidate the line in the south by the time mud hit in the
Autumn of 44.

In the West the German focus on protecting sacred Italy allowed the Allies a
relatively easy landing in France over the Normandy beaches and by the end of
Summer a US armoured thrust had secured Brussels and the Ardenne and the
British/Canadian "colonials" were assaulting Metz. In the south, ignoring advice
from the experts, I assaulted into Albania in the Summer of 44. Greek partisans
then assisted in the liberation of Athens while Yugoslav partisans helped screen
the northern border. After Athens had fallen an Australian/Greek (and US) column
then struck north up the road to Belgrade with the brave Aussie lads liberating
Belgrade with the bayonet as the rains started to fall.

At this point we stood back and assessed the situation. There was no doubt
Germany would fall, but the pre-emptive German withdrawals in the East had left
enough of the German army intact that it was going to take most of the Summer of
45 for the Allies to fight through Germany and meet in the middle. There was
little doubt that by VE day a core of German strat hexes would still be in Axis
hands. Sal was able to claim a morale victory by holding Rome. I was able to
claim the same by expunging the slight of being labelled colonials with the
Australian liberation of Belgrade. Pride thus satisfied by both parties, the
relatively unimportant issue of victory was assessed in the Germans favour.
Allied Crusade 2 or maybe 3 at a push by VE day did not get us far enough up the
VP track to beat an Axis Tide counter on the 3 VP box.

I have to say the game played very well . The new support unit rules around
supply convoys and troop convoys were initially a bit confusing for my jet
lagged head but once you get it, they played very well. The toned down CRT,
stronger Russian capability and new cards improved the feel of the game
significantly for me. I would call the game a success and ready to go.

Thanks to Sal and the rest of the guys there for putting up with me. I had a
great time and really enjoyed meeting you all. Would love to make it back there
at some stage, jet lag not withstanding.

Regards Andrew

CORRECTION Close Action Battles
Campaign 1000 pt per side
Andrew O, Hans: Brits
Mark and Andrew M :French
*sunk*= sunk
+ = damaged

Battle A: On a foggy night

Brits: Augustus (38G Frig).Brutus (80G SofL)Defiance ++++(38G Frig),Ajax (80G
SofL)

French: Massena (40G Frig) * sunk*, Murat (40G Frig)

Points: Brits = 47 (Massena) + 14 cowardice = 59, , French= 11 pt


Battle B: Bombardment of Fort X
A fog descended and halted the battle before the French could bombard Fort X


HMS Dentatus ++++(38G frig), HMS Hurricane ++++(38G Frig), HMS Tempest
(38G Frig), HMS Typhoon (38G Frig)+++++++, HMS Julius (38G Frig)+ ,
HMS Barbula (38G Frig) *Sunk*,

French, Perignon + (74G SofL), Victor +++ (74 SofL), Grouchy *Sunk*, (80G
SofL), St Cry (74G SofL), Marmont (74G SofL)

Points: Brits = 85.2, French 141.4


Score Campaign to date

Brits

144.2


French

152.4

Close Action Battles
Campaign 1000 pt per side
Andrew O, Hans: Brits
Mark and Andrew M :French
*sunk*= sunk
+ = damaged

Battle A:  On a foggy night

Brits: HMS Dentatus  ++++(38G frig), HMS Hurricane  ++++(38G Frig), HMS Tempest
(38G Frig), HMS Typhoon (38G Frig)+++++++, HMS Julius (38G Frig)+ ,

French: Massena (40G Frig) * sunk*, Murat (40G Frig)

Points: Brits = 47 (Massena) + 14 cowardice = 59
, French= 75 pt

Battle B: Bombardment of Fort X
A fog descended and halted the battle before the French could bombard Fort X

Brits, HMS, Ajax (80G SofL), Defiance ++++(38G Frig) , HMS Barbula (38G Frig) *
Sunk*, Brutus (80G SofL), Augustus (38G Frig).

French,  Perignon + (74G SofL), Victor +++ (74 SofL), Grouchy *Sunk*, (80G
SofL), St Cry (74G SofL), Marmont (74G SofL)

Points: Brits = 85.2, French 70

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
brisbanewargame group:

What game would you play> Vote for all or none if you wish

HIS: Mark A and Mark H's are sure to vote for this.
Here I Stand: Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 is
the first game in over 25 years to cover the political
and religious conflicts of early 16th Century Europe.
Few realize that the greatest feats of Martin Luther,
Jean Calvin, Ignatius Loyola, Henry VIII, Charles V,
Francis I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferdinand Magellan,
Hernando Cortes, and Nicolaus Copernicus all fall within
this narrow 40-year period of history. This game covers all
  the action of the period using a unique card-driven game
  system that models both the political and religious
  conflicts of the period on a single point-to-point map.


Clash of Monarchs
Mark on 12/24/2008, said:
This is the best new wargame I have purchased in the last
  two years, out of about 50 purchases. It is not a light
  game, but neither is it overly complex.
If you scupulously follow the sequence of play while
  learning it, and refer to the wonderfully clear and
  well indexed rules as you go, you should learn it in one or two play throughs.
Then the real fun begins..

Sword of Rome:
Michael on 11/8/2008, said:

We're a group of 4-5 players that plays every week, this is consistently our
favourite game. The Greeks seem to win the most often, followed by the E/T but
it's still well balanced. The 5 player expansion evens the game out against
the greeks.

Nappy Wars

Eric on 10/29/2008, said:

This is one of our favorite games in our group.
We can always break this one out and have tons of fun,
plus replay-ability is second to none. Great 2nd edition changes
  too. Bravo!

Kutusov
Steven M. on 9/23/2008, said:
I have read in the forum for Kutuzov in ComsimWorld that most gamers appreciate
the additional depth in the game, although many concede that the learning curve
for it is greater than
Wellington or Napoleonic Wars.

Time to play (from Board game Geek)
HIS 6 h
COM 6 h
NW  4 h
SOR  6 h
Kutuzov 4 h

   o Here I Stand (3 or 6 Player):  15 hours
   o Clash of Monarchs  4 player
   o Nappy Wars
   o Sword of Rome
   o Kutuzov


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HIS:

Bruce, Ottoman
Me, Haps, Pope
Howard:  England, Protestants
John: France

pts.

Howard 60+23
Bruce 20+17
John 20+17
Me 20+17

Nappy

Bruce Britain   60+4
Mark  France     30+3
Peter  Prussia 20 +1
John   Russia 10+1
Howard  Austria  5


Nappy

Peter Britain 60+6
Bruce Austria  10   1
Mark Russia    20+   1
John Prussia   30+   1
Howard France  5


SOR

Mark Gauls  60+9
Howard Rome   10+6
John E/S      30+7
James Greece  20+7

SOR Draw
Mark Gauls    9
Howard Rome   6
John E/S      7
James Greece  8

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ImageThe BIG Weekend is proudly presented by the Queensland Gamers
Guild Inc and volunteers from throughout the local gaming community.
One of Queensland's popular longest running hobby gaming events, it
has attracted participants from all over Australia.

Date: 3rd, 4th and 5th May, 2008

Location: Aviation High (Formerly Hendra Secondary College), 33 Widdop
St, Clayfield, Brisbane.

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Written by Administrator
Saturday, 06 May 2006

ImageThe BIG Weekend is proudly presented by the Queensland Gamers
Guild Inc and volunteers from throughout the local gaming community.
One of Queensland's popular longest running hobby gaming events, it
has attracted participants from all over Australia.

Date: 3rd, 4th and 5th May, 2008

Location: Aviation High (Formerly Hendra Secondary College), 33 Widdop
St, Clayfield, Brisbane.

--- In brisbanewargame@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hodgkinson"
<markhodgkinson2003@...> wrote:
>
> The Albion War Room
>
> Games Played Result
>
> holy roman empire me Just a set up
> Empires in arms me Just a set up
> East Front Me, Hans, Andrew, Bruce Andrew  & Bruce
> Europe Engulfed Me, Hans, Andrew, Bruce Draw
> Nappy Wars 2nd 5 player, above + Mark A Me
> Nappy Wars 2nd 3 Player. Peter R, Phil, me Me
> Nappy Wars 1st ed Me, Andrew, Hans Me
> Nappy Wars 1st ed Me, Hans, Andrew, Bruce Bruce
>
> POG Hans Leaning game
> POG Hans to complete
> POG Phil me, west front win
> POG Bruce drawn at T 10
> Sword of Rome (5 player) me Looks fun but a bit random
> For the People me Looks a long game (8 hours)
> Empire of the Sun V1 me, Andrew Me from behind
> Empire of the Sun v2 me playes better
> Empire of the Sun V2 1943 me plays well
> Empire of the Sun V2 1943 Andrew and I Andrew 6 pt,
> excellent game
> HIS campaign Andrew, Bruce, Me
> HIS Tourney  6 player Peter R, Ottoman
> Wilderness War Hans Conceded to Hans
>
Since Then..


Here I stand 3 player
Here I stand 3 player
Here I stand 3 player
Wellington 4 Player
Sword of Rome 3 player
Sword of Rome 4 player
Sword of Rome 4 Player
Pax Romania 4 player sc V
Pax Romania 4 Player sc V
Sword of Rome 4 player


Solo
Nappy wars var. War of the Revolution 1789-1817

To be held on Friday 4/7– Sunday 6/7 at Convention Centre Brisbane
Card Driven Historical Games

Example Games (please bring your copy)


POG
Nappy Wars
Sword of Rome
30 years war
Empire of the Sun
Twilight Struggle
Here I stand
For the People
Shifting Sands , and more…

The tournament will focus on fun and flexibility. We will have
2,3,4,5 and 6 players games going for whatever and whoever wants
to play.


1: Multiplayer Tournament: (Time Limit 6 or 8 ours, Max 2 games per day)

Game :Nappy Wars.  Version 1 or 2

Players can sub, Here I Stand (Tourney Scenario only), or Sword of
Rome, Wellington 1813 Scenario.

2: Two Player Tournament (Time Limit 6-8 hours, Max 2 games per day)
Path of Glory 1917 Scenario.
Players (if both agree) can sub in any of
30 years war (Intervention)
Empire of the Sun (1942 Scenario)
For the People (1862 Scenario)
Wilderness Wars (full game)
Hannibal verses Rome, (full game)
We the People,
Triumph of Chaos,
Shifting Sands (Operation Sonnenblume Scenario),
and Barbarossa to Berlin

3: Cross over Tourney
Twilight Struggle
Hammer of the Scots
Napoleon
Wallenstein
Shogun
Struggle of Empires
Nexus Ops (very Light)
Combat Commander
Command and Colors Ancients
Battle Lore


Scoring: Points system:

1 point for playing any game.

Multiplayer Games

Four to Six Player games
Players are awarded tournament points per game as follows:

• 60 points for the winner
• 30 points for finishing second
• 20 points for finishing third
• 10 points for finishing fourth
• 5 points for fifth
. 5 points for sixth
• Each Player's final VP total is added to or subtracted from
the above totals

Three Players games
• 55 points for the winner
• 25 points for finishing second
• 15 points for finishing third
• Each Player's final VP total is added to or subtracted from
the above totals


Two player games
• 30 points for winner
• Add delta of VP's


Cross over games
*  Twilight Struggle and Hammer of the Scots (much faster games)
. 15 pt winner (3 h time limit, no more than 4 per day)
. add delta of VP's

The Albion War Room

Games Played Result

holy roman empire me Just a set up
Empires in arms me Just a set up
East Front Me, Hans, Andrew, Bruce Andrew  & Bruce
Europe Engulfed Me, Hans, Andrew, Bruce Draw
Nappy Wars 2nd 5 player, above + Mark A Me
Nappy Wars 2nd 3 Player. Peter R, Phil, me Me
Nappy Wars 1st ed Me, Andrew, Hans Me
Nappy Wars 1st ed Me, Hans, Andrew, Bruce Bruce

POG Hans Leaning game
POG Hans to complete
POG Phil me, west front win
POG Bruce drawn at T 10
Sword of Rome (5 player) me Looks fun but a bit random
For the People me Looks a long game (8 hours)
Empire of the Sun V1 me, Andrew Me from behind
Empire of the Sun v2 me playes better
Empire of the Sun V2 1943 me plays well
Empire of the Sun V2 1943 Andrew and I Andrew 6 pt,
excellent game
HIS campaign Andrew, Bruce, Me
HIS Tourney  6 player Peter R, Ottoman
Wilderness War Hans Conceded to Hans