tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post2001842529838281889..comments2024-03-28T03:31:19.790-07:00Comments on Archduke Piccolo: First Blacklands War - Battle of NicatiyeArchduke Piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-12566950557844058772020-10-13T15:14:20.047-07:002020-10-13T15:14:20.047-07:00Thank you for those comments, Johnny. I had inten...Thank you for those comments, Johnny. I had intended a much briefer narrative, but, as often happens, it 'got away from me' a bit. Concise terseness has never been my long suit - not in writing, anyhow.<br /><br />But I also like 'things to happen' in my war game battles. Quite a bit has happened so far!<br />Cheers,<br />Archduke Piccolo.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-48729008525794264902020-10-13T13:20:03.349-07:002020-10-13T13:20:03.349-07:00Immensely enjoyable as always. One area that reall...Immensely enjoyable as always. One area that really impresses me is the amount of forward and backward movement of units and the way your narrative explains it all. Many thanksJohnny Dangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433450099562157160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-68523749060902427392020-10-10T14:00:31.831-07:002020-10-10T14:00:31.831-07:00Hi Bob -
These last two battles have certainly sho...Hi Bob -<br />These last two battles have certainly shown the Turcowaz Army in an unexpectedly favourable light. I'm inclined to attribute this to perhaps the light of Hexahedra's countenance shining upon them. <br /><br />But it might also have to do with the more aggressive stance being taken by the Allies, who, from the start, had rather the smaller armies, though with a SP superiority of 4:3 overall.<br /><br />The 'poor' Bashi-Bazouks have certainly given a good account of themselves, though several units have had to be disbanded as a result of the more recent battles. Third Army was the 'greenest' of the four (the Fourth, as yet unengaged, is the 'high quality one, but also the smallest) with 6 out of 10 infantry and its sole cavalry unit classed as 'green/poor'. But that army does have an 'average' general.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading how your own mini-campaign pans out. Not looking good for the Russians, but you never know...<br />Cheers,<br />Archduke Piccolo.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-84668211384296146832020-10-10T13:36:08.134-07:002020-10-10T13:36:08.134-07:00Cheers, Norm. Even after just two campaign moves,...Cheers, Norm. Even after just two campaign moves, the situation has taken a course I hadn't anticipated. Keeps it interesting to me, at least!<br />Best -<br />Archduke Piccolo.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-28487073386641569432020-10-10T13:34:15.851-07:002020-10-10T13:34:15.851-07:00... Actually, the hard bit is the writing up!... Actually, the hard bit is the writing up!Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-68005687823616416102020-10-10T13:33:33.881-07:002020-10-10T13:33:33.881-07:00Hi Neil -
I don't stop after EVERY move to tak...Hi Neil -<br />I don't stop after EVERY move to take photos - just most of them. But I usually take several at a time. I really should do more close-ups, though, or at least mid-range shots.<br /><br />Apart from pre-game notes and battle-map generation, I very rarely take notes during the game. If it is something significant enough to note down, I usually remember it (e.g. the wounding of an army commander).<br /><br />I do examine the photos afterwards (downloaded from my camera onto my PC hard drive in a folder marked for the battle) make a list on paper of the pics I will use, with a brief note. On this occasion I placed a large die actually a dice box made to look like a die) beside the table to identify the move number, in order to keep track of IIIrd Chervenian Army's approach.<br /><br />By and large I find that, once begun, the whole action rattles along very nicely, pictures and all - maybe two or three hours, not more, to play out. <br />Cheers,<br />Archduke Piccolo. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-91743268570946072292020-10-10T13:19:12.274-07:002020-10-10T13:19:12.274-07:00Hi Maudlin -
Yes - the IIIrd Army arrived perhaps ...Hi Maudlin -<br />Yes - the IIIrd Army arrived perhaps just too late to push the Turcowaz over the edge before IInd army fell over. Again - a rather unexpected result, but the Turcowaz have so far been enjoying the favours of Hexahedra, the goddess of war games battles, rather more than the Allies.<br /><br />Much of the narrative is from memory, with the pictures an aide memoire. But I do go through the pics and note down a selection, with brief notes on each. I've just begun putting in the Pic number as I upload the photos as a kind of text 'stub' for my own orientation purposes. <br /><br />Even then, this particular narrative 'got away from me' a bit!<br /><br />The action here is not a result that Chervenia would find satisfactory - for the time being just one of its three armies remains in the field - and that the weakest, and worst led. But ... there's still a range of options for the Allies...<br />Chers,<br />Archduke Piccolo.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-54359468097833786882020-10-10T06:18:00.218-07:002020-10-10T06:18:00.218-07:00Archduke Piccolo,
I read your excellent battle re...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />I read your excellent battle report during a break in what will be the final battle of my mini-campaign.<br /><br />What I like about your current campaign is the fact that winning a battle but not destroying your enemy can almost amount to a strategic defeat. The Chervenians may have won this battle, but have left themselves too weak to exploit their victory ... and the Turcowaz still retain an army with which to defend Ionople.<br /><br />The Turkowaz army seems to be fighting much more effectively than one might have expected, and this has helped to make this campaign even more exciting - and unpredictable - that one could have hoped for.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-4424798913960804472020-10-10T00:58:25.565-07:002020-10-10T00:58:25.565-07:00Thanks for all the work that is going into sharing...Thanks for all the work that is going into sharing this. Top blogging :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-43595883988283376362020-10-10T00:31:45.002-07:002020-10-10T00:31:45.002-07:00More to the point do you stop and take photos afte...More to the point do you stop and take photos after every move?<br />Must make for a lengthy game.....<br />How do you keep the motivation going if you pause to write notes and take photos?<br />I've always just played the game and relied on memory to recall the battle.....a bit like real life participants! One can see why discrepancies creep in and accounts differ!<br />NeilNeil Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565511145163341782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-2170540244009902202020-10-10T00:03:13.860-07:002020-10-10T00:03:13.860-07:00A costly victory for Chervenia, and an interesting...A costly victory for Chervenia, and an interesting situation with Turcowaz being (nominally) forced onto the defensive. <br />Great report of the battle Archduke; do you keep notes as you play? Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com