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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Another test game

The good news is, I played a more complete game than my long-ago first trial run. This one has multiple battalias, some terrain, and a little bit of artillery. Unfortunately, I rolled absolute garbage for both sides' command tests, so the game itself was super lame. That's where there's no proper battle report this time. Just a few of the better pics, and some random thoughts.


I lost my own D6s a while back, so I borrowed the dice from a housemate's Farkel set. This gives me a dozen flag-themed dice per army, with another dozen (green and black) for casualty counts.


My table is only about 3'5" by 5', so I halved all distances (movement, ranges, etc.)


I used my own Cossack list, available here. I guess Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy just published a Cossack list, I'll have to check that out some time.







While I blamed my luck for the dullness of this game, I also could have played better, remembered to use initiative moves, and maybe included some Cossack horse for a more dynamic game. Oh well, live and learn.

3 comments:

  1. At least the figures and terrain make for some good eye candy.

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    1. What do you use for your table cover? Canvas? Painted sheet?

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    2. Thanks. The pics definitely did turn out better than the game this time. The cover is just a thrift store bedsheet painted irregularly with brown spray paint.

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