Le Roi Soleil - Results

[shawkhan2]

Wonder of wonder, my Russians(1662-1694) were able to luck out with a victory over Jomni's French (1661-1669) by 27% to 56%
If my calculations are accurate 6+2.9 = 8.9 for my Noble Russkies while Jomni's French gain 2.7 well deserved points.
This represents my first and possibly only victory of the first round as playing Ottomans and Jacobites is not that much fun.

[jomni]

Shawkhan won again. I'm really bad at this.

Jomni Russian (1662-1694) 43%
Shawkahn French (1661-1669) 9%

[ulysisgrunt]

Dear Snugglebunnies (I can't believe I just wrote this!)
I would be happy with whatever lists you determine are suitable...
Cheerd\s
Ulysisgrunt

[pantherboy]

Box1

Pantherboy (Spanish 1689-98) 12% / 9.0 pts
Kelen2 (German States 1689-98) 42% / 1.2 pts

[rexhurley]

Wonder of wonder, my Russians(1662-1694) were able to luck out with a victory over Jomni's French (1661-1669) by 27% to 56%
If my calculations are accurate 6+3.1 =9.1 for my Noble Russkies while Jomni's French gain 2.7 well deserved points.
This represents my first and possibly only victory of the first round as playing Ottomans and Jacobites is not that much fun.

hi ya 56%-27% makes a difference of 29% so therefore 6 (for the win) + 2.9 = 8.9

[shawkhan2]

Alrighty then
So, for my second game with Jomni My French(1661-1669) 9% vs his Russians (1662-1694) 43% should yield 6+3.4= 9.4 for me while his stalwart Russkies get .9?
Sorry, first time with this scoring system, and I have been losing so much I have not had practice computing winning scores.

[ianiow]

Box 3

ianiow (Russian 1662-94) 3%
lascar (French 1661-69) 53%

The Russian cavalry had an ambushing field-day on this heavily wooded battlefield (think Ewoks vs Stormtroopers on the forest moon of Endor).

[rexhurley]

Alrighty then
So, for my second game with Jomni My French(1661-1669) 9% vs his Russians (1662-1694) 43% should yield 6+3.4= 9.4 for me while his stalwart Russkies get .9?
Sorry, first time with this scoring system, and I have been losing so much I have not had practice computing winning scores.

Correct

[rexhurley]

Box 3

ianiow (Russian 1662-94) 3%
lascar (French 1661-69) 53%

The Russian cavalry had an ambushing field-day on this heavily wooded battlefield (think Ewoks vs Stormtroopers on the forest moon of Endor).

Wow really a full 50% difference did he collapse in one turn or something?

[rexhurley]

all results recorded to here

[shawkhan2]

Finished my second game with Lascar. His Ottomans (1649-1698) 41% wedged themselves into a corner well protected by woods a stream and plenty of rough terrain and it took some serious effort for my Swedes(1680-1696) 16% to winkle them out.
If I did the math right it is 6+2.5= 8.5 for us vs 1.6 hard fought points for Lascar.
Eventually I will get this right.

[ianiow]

Box 3 mirror

ianiow (Ottoman 1649-98) 16%
shawkhan2 (Danish 1649-77) 41%

The Turks had a nice defensive position in terrain and the patience to use it (for once).

[ianiow]

Box 3

ianiow (Austrian 1689-90) 38%
hidde (French 1670-90) 62%

It didn't help Ander's cause when he set up the majority of his veteran cavalry behind what turned out to be an impassable mountain range and took half the battle circling around it and a huge forest to get to the fighting. Despite this, the French infantry and the small cavalry force that were left did an excellent job holding off the marauding Imperials and the battle was evenly matched until the last couple of turns. Always a tough match vs hidde.

[Kelen2]

Box 1

In basically a repeat, (although much closer result), of the 1st match the Russian foot were getting the better of their Spanish opponents only to be let down by their horse. A wholly unexpected, and controversial flank march deprived the Spanish of some much needed horse for the first half of the battle, allowing the Russian horse to win the left flank. However the flanking horse turned up just in time though to participate in the rout of the Russian right flank allowing the Spanish to roll up the line, leaving previously victorious Russian left isolated in a small wood whilst the rampaging Spanish horse picked off straggling Russian nags.

A hard fought fight that went right to the wire, and reflected in the scores;

Rexhurley: Russian 1649-1661 = 55% (5.5pts)
Kelen2: Spanish 1649-1688 = 60% (6.5pts)

[rexhurley]

Box 1

In basically a repeat, (although much closer result), of the 1st match the Russian foot were getting the better of their Spanish opponents only to be let down by their horse. An wholly unexpected, and controversial flank march deprived the Spanish of some much needed horse for the first half of the battle, allowing the Russian horse to win the left flank. However the flanking horse turned up just in time though to participate in the rout of the Russian right flank allowing the Spanish to roll up the line, leaving previously victorious Russian left isolated in a small wood whilst the rampaging Spanish horse picked off straggling Russian nags.

A hard fought fight that went right to the wire, and reflected in the scores;

Rexhurley: Russian 1649-1661 = 55% (5.5pts)
Kelen2: Spanish 1649-1688 = 60% (6.5pts)

The Spanish actually challenged us to do better which we did on their right suckering them in for flank attacks with cossacks used as bait, then the a** pounding Spanish instead of being manful about and charging me on their left frontally (well they had started to engage I had set my reserves into a pattern to deal with breakthroughs) had a flank march of 3 units (1 dragoon, 2 horse) turn up right and I mean right behind my units , then not only did they arrive but they were able to conduct rear attacks on the same time as arriving, like ummm seriously....

Anyways another game down the toilet due to random generated events in a scenario thats meant to be a fair and open battle, Richard would you mind explaining the rationale behind this?????? If I wanted flank marches in event I would have said so.

Rexhurley: Russian 1649-1661 = 60% (5.5pts)
Kelen2: Spanish 1649-1688 = 55% (6.5pts)

Score was the other way round Kelen if you were at 60% I would have won

[rexhurley]

all results recorded to here

[rexhurley]

TGM 80-98 Poles wins vs LDFLM's 89-90 Jacobite Scots 0 to 45% 10.5 Points

If there is a less balanced line up, I don't of it! No horse, no artillery, 2 rotted pikes and 10 thousand claymores vs an avalanche of lancers on the steppes of .. Scotland??
I fear the retribution thats sure to come...

Richard a question for you please (and I have put it here so that everyone who is frustrated with pot luck see's the answer). I went for Pot Luck Army Selection due to this from the Game Manual, pg19

5.2. Army Lists
The armies for skirmish mode battles are chosen from
historically-based army lists for a particular nation and date
range. If you select “Pot Luck”, the computer will set up a battle
between two historically opposing forces of the same date.

The above game and some other matchups would suggest this may be a little bit broken.....

[LFDLM]

Box 4

LFDLM (80-96 Swedish) wins Doyley50 (49-88 Dutch) 47/61.
LFDLM : 6 + (61-47)/10 = 7.4
Doyley50 : 47/10 = 4.7

[pantherboy]

Box1

Pantherboy (Spanish 1689-98) 12% / 9.0 pts
Kelen2 (German States 1689-98) 42% / 1.2 pts

Pantherboy (German States 1689-98) 15% / 10.0 pts
Kelen2 (Spanish 1689-98) 55% / 1.5 pts

[LFDLM]

Box 4
LFDLM : Imperialist Austria 89-90 : (47/10) = 4.7
Youngr : Jacobite Irish 89-91 : 6 + (63-47) = 7.6