Dux Bellorum The Bards' Tale - Campaign Game 4

[Steve J]

Dave and I were finally able to complete out mini-campaign a few nights ago, details of which can be found on my Blog:

http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/the-bards-tale-campaign-game-4.html

[Techno]

Very enjoyable report, Steve.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers - Phil

[toxicpixie]

Normally the victor writes the histories, but if you will bring a bard from the other side

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice report again gents.

[Techno]

I forgot to ask......As I'm not familiar with the actual gaming side of things......

How does a force lose the battle....Yet win the game ?
If it's too complicated to explain.....Don't worry.

Cheers - Phil

[Ithoriel]

I forgot to ask......As I'm not familiar with the actual gaming side of things......

How does a force lose the battle....Yet win the game ?
If it's too complicated to explain.....Don't worry.

Cheers - Phil

Normally by losing less badly than their historical equivalent or by dying gloriously while inflicting significant delay/ damage on the enemy.

Example of the former would be WW2 Russians halting Barbarossa outside Minsk rather than outside Moscow.

The latter would include Thermopylae or Dunkirk.

[toxicpixie]

In this case whilst the actual fight might decide the geopolitical make up the later to be British Isles, it's the ones who brought the best bards to record their heroic yet doomed deeds that win the hearts and minds and myths for millenia to come.

Good old Arfur disappears under the Saxon tide*, but lives in song and story forever! Or the other way round

*insert campaign heroes & peoples here

[Techno]

Thanks, Gents. 
Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

In this scenario, you only score victory points by hits caused and received when the Bard is attached to that unit. Also if the Bard is attached to a unit that routs, that score victory points as well.

So even though I won the battle by beating Dave, his heroic deeds as recorded by the Bard won him the game on victory points as outlined above. Hope this makes sense?

[Techno]

In this scenario, you only score victory points by hits caused and received when the Bard is attached to that unit. Also if the Bard is attached to a unit that routs, that score victory points as well.
So even though I won the battle by beating Dave, his heroic deeds as recorded by the Bard won him the game on victory points as outlined above. Hope this makes sense?

OK.....I think I've got that.....Basically down to the Bard being involved in the 'best' clashes between opposing units.....But not a disaster if the Bard's unit takes a beating and gets routed.

Could the Bard himself be 'killed/hit ?' (Or would that even be possible ?)

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Could the Bard himself be 'killed/hit ?'

No, the Bards are not attacked and can move freely around the table at the start of any turn.