Slitherine

The first battle in the Portuguese succession crisis of 1383-5. A punitive Castilian army has crossed the border and is besieging the village of Fronteira when Portuguese forces arrive in the rea.

Edit: version 2 now available . . .

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15461007/Battle ... 20PWv2.rar

I have just read Craig's review of this scenario of mine on the FOG Wiki and he has rated it 0 out of 10!!

It is not that bad, surely? It is a fairly simple scenario - cavalry versus a square basically - but the idea behind it was for newer players to get some practice with cavalry against defensive positions. Nothing particularly earth-shattering, I agree - but I feel that it is quite well-balanced and maybe worth a 6 or 7 really.

What do you think?


Edit: this is what Craig wrote, "Massina_nz's rating - 0 - Why would either side choose to fight? Lance armed cavalry on one side versus a schiltron of defensive spearmen. This isn't a battle, it's a stand-off."

Pete I clicked on the download link but received an Error 404 message from dropbox. I don't know if it's my computer interface or some problem with the link itself. ?

ZeaBed wrote:Pete I clicked on the download link but received an Error 404 message from dropbox. I don't know if it's my computer interface or some problem with the link itself. ?

Sorry, I was forgetting that I updated most of them when I put them all in one place. It should work now, Zeabed. This scenario is actually included in the official game now too.

Thanks pete, but if it's an older update as you noted then I already have it. I thought it was a pretty good game. I didn't even know that there was a wiki page for the online FoG games.

ZeaBed wrote:Thanks pete, but if it's an older update as you noted then I already have it. I thought it was a pretty good game. I didn't even know that there was a wiki page for the online FoG games.

Yes, if you scroll down the first page of the wiki you will see massina-nz's scenario review section there.

The reviews appear to be skewed ( as all reviews are) by the reviewers own personal tastes. Craig appears to feel that if a BG's stats (and images) dont line up with the DAG lists then there somehow flawed. He also weighs heavily on whether a scenario offers an equal chance for either player. I generally dont visit the wiki but i took a look at the scenario reviews (he has done a lot!) and surprised by how many scored very low, many of them damn good scenarios too.

Thank you very much, stockwellpete!

Regards from Spain.