What ruleset did you use in your last game - 2015?

[Rob]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - General of Brigade
2) What armies were confronted? - Swedes and French
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No
5) How many players were in the game? - 4

I play this mainly to be friendly, it feels very dated and the game proceeds quite slow. I am sure I noticed some tumble weed blow past as I waited for the some rules related discussion to complete.

Rob

[Maenoferren]

Tusk - mezolythic Beastie hunting
Humans versus lots of beasties
Nice simple rule system
Used a fair few times
2-3 players versus me as the referee/beasty mover

[Steve J]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - BKCII
2) What armies were confronted? - SCW Nationalists vs Republicans
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

[Leman]

1. War in the Colonies

2. A small British brigade of three battalions of line and one of Marines and one of Hessians v. a New Hampshire brigade of three Continental battalions, three militia battalions, a unit of militia rifles, a 3pdr battalion gun and a 6pdr gun.

3. Not really, they are a bit old school complex and will need to be played a few times to absorb the rhythms of the game.

4. Yes

5. Two players and an umpire. The game took about three hours as none of us had played before. However, the two Pendraken armies looked superb. As a retired person I have been invited to join the 'dayshift' at the club - an ad hoc group of shift workers who fit in gaming when they can, so no specific days and texting one another to set up games. Looks like FOGR is going to be a major theme so good job I hadn't yet based my shock cavalry to the short side.

[Rob]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Muskets and Tomahawks
2) What armies were confronted? - We tried a 3 sided game - British, French and Injuns (me)
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes, very easy to pick up
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - Yes
5) How many players were in the game? - 3

The rules use a card system which randomises the move by nationality and type i.e. Brit + French regular and irregular and Injun. Very simple combat rules with additional random event cards.

The 3 way split was an experiment which worked very well. We had an objective in the middle of the table, and the side with most points/soldiers occupying it at game end would win. A victory for the Injuns after first defeating and hacking up the half the French a mass charge swept the British regulars off the objective in the last move of the game. What a good laugh.  

Rob

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - FogR
2) What armies were confronted? My samurai vs Paul C's Elizabethan
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No for me, first time since the play testing for my opponent.
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

10-8 to the Samurai when time ran out. Of my 8 that I lost, four were pretty well self inflicted!

[Nosher]

10-8 to the Samurai when time ran out. Of my 8 that I lost, four were pretty well self inflicted!

Seppuku?? 

[Leman]

I have heard on the QT that the Samurai army is very difficult to beat in FoGR, and that the rules struggle a bit with eastern light cavalry.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

They are difficult, but the army does gave a soft underside.
Eastern light horse work really well (having a Mongol/Tibetan army)

[kustenjaeger]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - BKC II
2) What armies were confronted? WW2 1943 Eastern Front German v Soviet
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - fairly - still not completely happy with artillery
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No - used quite a bit
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

Edward

[FierceKitty]

Ten More Sons!, French and Imperialists (1520), yes, no, three. My Spaniards got thumped. Gensd'armes smacked right through the Imperial cavalry, and tercios got wrapped up like a parcel, with French on their flanks and Swiss to the front. Ouch.

[Bodvoc]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Impetus in 6mm
2) What armies were confronted?  Persians v. Carthaginians
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - yes, although we still have to do a bit of rule searching.
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No, we use these rules a lot
5) How many players were in the game? - 4

The Persians used their light cavalry to great effect on both flanks. Half the Carthaginians got caught in a traffic jam of their own making as they tried to advance down a road, the Persians gratefully mopped up the centre whilst only half the Carthaginians were there.

[Ace of Spades]

1) What ruleset did you use in your last game? - Brigades & Batteries (heavily adapted/detailed)
2) What armies were confronted? - A Prussian division vs a Saxon division (1813)
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes, we played some new additions and changes this time though
4) Was it the first time you used the ruleser? - No, we play it quite regularly
5) How many players were in the game? - 6 players; two teams of three; each commanding a brigade

[Leman]

None, I just yelled, "Jack, Jack lookout!  ..... Bill, the Nazi swine got him. Launch that mortar now ..... Ha! take that Jerry!

2. Britains Africa Korps v Britains 8th Army

3. My game - dead comfy.

4. No, been using them since I was four.

5. Solo - reduces arguments and does away with tedious rules lawyers.

[Rob]

1) What ruleset did you use in your last game? - My own Nappy and 7YW rules
2) What armies were confronted? - An Austriab corps of 1 inf div, 1 light div, and 1 brigade of grenadiers against a French corps of 2 inf divs, 1 light cav div and a dragoon brigade
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - I did but more importantly my oppenent picked them up quickly and the game bowled along
4) Was it the first time you used the ruleser? - Not for me but it was the first time my opponent ahd used them
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

A win for the French who managed to concentrate one and a half divisions against a single Austrian brigade that eventually gave way and made a big hole in the centre. More important for me was the obvious enjoyment my opponent had ( the term jammy barstard did spring to mind a few times   )







Rob

[Steve J]

1) What ruleset did you use in your last game? - Hail Caesar
2) What armies were confronted? - Romans vs Ancient Britons
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Sort of...
4) Was it the first time you used the ruleser? - 2nd time of using them.
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

It took some time to get back into the swing of the rules. After using Honours of War so much lately, it was hard to find the relevant sections to check on a few things. Certainly much harder than Black Powder. Still it gave a good game, but we need to play a few more to get really comfortable with the rules.

The Romans (me) lost very quickly due to some shocking die rolling, with the Praetorian Guard and another unit of Legionaries disintegrating as a result of one charge. Add in two Divisions that barely made it towards the battle field, which added insult to injury!

[Leman]

1. Balance of Power

2. French v. Austrians (1859)

3. Yes, very straightforward and easy to pick up. Only 16 pages of rules, including a three page worked example, and a very clear QRS.

4. First time used.

5. Two players.

[FierceKitty]

Iacta Alea Est, Scipionic Romans and Seleucid Macedonians, yes, no, four. The Romans made the mistake of allowing things to turn into a cavalry battle instead of holding back and letting the legions do the fighting on their own terms. Once their equites were out of it, the Seleucid horse punched a big hole through the Roman centre and the westerners' morale shattered.

[Rob]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Ronin published by Osprey
2) What armies were confronted? - Japanese and Koreans
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - Yes
5) How many players were in the game? - 4

An absolute hoot. I do like these simple skirmish games where more than two are involved, it brings in an element of poker face diplomacy (lunacy) and is extremely amusing. These chaps keep inviting me to these games and I keep winning. During this game (it uses 12 sided dice) whenever I needed a good role I got a 12! Unbelievable!

Rob

[jchaos79]

My last three games

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Warmaster ancient
2) What armies were confronted? - Greek vs Romans
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - Nop
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

A draw, a lot of movement and few combat. We were too ambitions about moving our armies


1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Warmaster
2) What armies were confronted? - High elves vs lizardmen
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No
5) How many players were in the game? - 2

Lizardmen are though. Lizardmen victory


1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Warmaster
2) What armies were confronted? - Lizardmen vs Undeads
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - No
5) How many players were in the game? - 4

Nice game, undead do not move too much until last turn. Lizzards attack fast but undead counter attack. It was fun. Lizardmen victory.