Armies at Ascot

[alasdair2204]

So what armies are playing at Ascot

cheers

Alasdair

[TimChild]

Once Terry lets me know, I will post R & R here - unless of course Terry publishes the R & R here first!

Terry will be running a number of training/demonstration games of FOG Napoleonic on the Friday. Mike is also going to be around, I gather, so you will have a chance to buttonhole (politely!) both authors. I know that FOG N has been eagerly anticipated. We will be running a FOG N competition at Warfare this year, so come and have a taster.

Napoleon is of course famous for wanting lucky generals, but he also said that "One bad general is worth two good ones". Which will you be!?

Tim Child

[terrys]

Runners and Riders for the challenge are:

Paddy Bray: Russian 1812
Ian Colby: Anglo-Portuguese 1810-1811
Glenn Harrison: Austrian 1813
Warren McIntosh: Spanish 1812
Nigel Poole: French 1812
Terry Shaw: French 1813

[david53]

Good luck to all the armies look a good mix, its nice to see spainish being taken as well.

Paddy I'll be following you into Napoleonic's, hope your at Britcon doing it. I always thought you had a bit of sharpe and the 95th about you.

Dave

[Scrumpy]

No Prussians ? Are they that bad, or does nobody have the figures ?

[david53]

No Prussians ? Are they that bad, or does nobody have the figures ?

Can't see them being bad maybe lack of figures just

[Scrumpy]

Glad to hear it, just treated myself to some Prussian 15mm on ebay.

[david53]

If people use Spainish and find them viable there must be something right with the rules. Mind thats from me who has a soft spot for them.

Dave

[donm]

Guys,

There is no problem with Prussians. That is the only army I have and did me alright in the play testing.

From what I have seen, there is no killer army.

Don

[Scrumpy]

Do you have a list you care to share Don ?

[donm]

Unfortunately the list I was using for play testing does not look anything like the list in the rules.

All the light infantry has disappeared and you are now allowed an Exceptional commander.

I am playing this Friday, so will post a copy of that list when I sort it.

Don

[Scrumpy]

Thanks.

[david53]

Any chance of finding out how people got on over the weekend how were the armies ect.

Dave

[terrys]

Unfortunately Warren was ill so we didn't get to see how the mighty Spanish fared.
Positions were:
French 1812
British 1811
Russian 1812
Austrian 1813

My 1813 French didn't get enough games to qualify for a position, but it did beat the British (although it was a first game for Ian).

In general the positions ended in order of quality, but I think everyone would redesign their armies now they've played more games. Paddy was especially suffering from a lack of leadership quality in his army. The equivalent of 4 TC's doesn't get you very far in Napoleonics. The Austrian army of 1813 isn't their best, and would certainly have done better against the 1813 French (which thankfully I avoided).

[Scrumpy]

Did Warren have an ironic dose of Spanish flu ?