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Wider Wargaming => Batreps => Topic started by: Le Manchou on 27 February 2016, 03:58:31 AM

Title: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Le Manchou on 27 February 2016, 03:58:31 AM
Hi, I just wrote on my blog two articles about the two big battles we played in January-February. Here is the link:

http://2d6.fr/projet1870/index.php?

Le Manchou
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 27 February 2016, 07:29:19 AM
And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is what we all aspire to when we play 19th Century games!
Amazing. (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Techno on 27 February 2016, 08:05:08 AM
Amazing stuff !  :-bd

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: KTravlos on 27 February 2016, 08:14:09 AM
C'est manifique! Merci d'avoir posté!
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Steve J on 27 February 2016, 08:49:23 AM
'Tres Bon' as we say in England :D ;). This is exactly the sort of 2D map that I'm thinking about for future BBB games.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Leman on 27 February 2016, 09:33:45 AM
Excellent stuff!
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Subedai on 27 February 2016, 12:12:53 PM
Like everything apart form the table. Sorry, but the 2D terrain -apart from the fields- does nothing for me although I can understand people who like this approach as it is quite impressive. My problem is that I prefer the complete visual aspect of a game rather than this style.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Nosher on 27 February 2016, 12:27:06 PM
Vraiment cool! Très rétro . On a l'impression de Kriegspiel et Wargaming comment H.G. Wells imaginé quand il a écrit "Little Wars"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22777029
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Leman on 27 February 2016, 02:21:12 PM
Crikey - we're still in the EU then?
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: d_Guy on 27 February 2016, 03:03:45 PM
Very Impressive! Love the map board - very stylish.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Dave Fielder on 28 February 2016, 08:47:56 PM
I vote FPW. Vive La 10mm.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Bill Braham on 28 February 2016, 10:51:56 PM
C'est magnifique et vraiment c'est la guerre
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Le Manchou on 29 February 2016, 01:01:53 PM
Thank you all for your nice comments. Next winter, we plan to play Sedan 1870 and Custozza 1866 (I still need to paint at least 2 italian divisions. I then will work on Sadowa, to do it in winter 2018, with a Waterloo 3.0  (adding the Prussians and total battle miniatures 6mm buildings from my Waterloo 2.0) during the same winter.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 29 February 2016, 01:25:23 PM
Sounds formidable!
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Leman on 29 February 2016, 02:56:05 PM
Someone is going to be very busy.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: ronan on 20 March 2016, 03:57:59 PM
Hello

I'm very late with this BatRep !  :-[
We had two big games with LeManchou, this is the first one, St Privat :
http://2d6.fr/?p=3865 (http://2d6.fr/?p=3865)

with many, many figures, thanks to LeManchou !

(http://2d6.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1870_Seb_StPrivat_20160131_01.jpg)

(http://2d6.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1870_Seb_StPrivat_20160131_02.jpg)
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Steve J on 20 March 2016, 04:47:02 PM
Wow, you guys have so many troops on the table :o. I'd be hard pressed to keep up with all the actions going on!!! Still it does look damned good :).
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 March 2016, 04:53:07 PM
So awesome!
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: ronan on 20 March 2016, 05:33:56 PM
Quote from: Steve J on 20 March 2016, 04:47:02 PM
(...) I'd be hard pressed to keep up with all the actions going on!!! (...)


Yes ! and that's good ! You have to bother with your own divisions, and suddenly you realized what's going on next to you. ( Usually, I then shout "help !"  :P  ;) )
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Shedman on 20 March 2016, 05:56:14 PM
excellent looking game - well done

And at the mention of Solferino on the Bank Holiday Monday we will be fighting the French v Austrian bit of the battle using BBB
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: paulr on 20 March 2016, 06:47:33 PM
 :o :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Ithoriel on 20 March 2016, 07:26:00 PM
O .... M ... G!!That looks phenomenal and sounds like some great gaming too.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Techno on 20 March 2016, 07:30:26 PM
That really does look splendid !  :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: Le Manchou on 21 March 2016, 03:29:59 AM
Thanks a lot Ronan, your report is much better than mine. For your conclusion on a Prussian victory, I have to disagree as nowhere our line was broken or weak. But there was still plenty of time (7 turns left in an 18 turns game) before night and who knows what would have happened, so a draw seems more fair.
Title: Re: St Privat and Solférino
Post by: ronan on 21 March 2016, 06:17:33 PM
Quote from: Shedman on 20 March 2016, 05:56:14 PM
(...) And at the mention of Solferino on the Bank Holiday Monday we will be fighting the French v Austrian bit of the battle using BBB

Ues, I read your posts about BBB  :-bd

Quote from: Le Manchou on 21 March 2016, 03:29:59 AM
(...)For your conclusion on a Prussian victory, I have to disagree as nowhere our line was broken or weak. But there was still plenty of time (7 turns left in an 18 turns game) before night and who knows what would have happened, so a draw seems more fair.


yes, may be ( I was sooo late for this AAR, may be I forgot this. You may be right, my commander, the prussians had so many casualties ( cav and artilleries )
.. so you meant : I was not on the losing side this time ?!  :D