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Title: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Steve J on 11 September 2018, 02:18:18 PM
An AAR of a game I played today using my wooden blocks:

http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-chance-encounter-honours-of-war-aar.html (http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-chance-encounter-honours-of-war-aar.html)

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Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 11 September 2018, 02:36:57 PM
Absolutely love it Steve!
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Steve J on 11 September 2018, 03:46:55 PM
Thanks Will :)
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Westmarcher on 11 September 2018, 04:19:57 PM
Blocks? Sacrilege! Arrest the heretic!  :P

Actually, nice report and layout!   =D> :-bd   Still prefer miniatures of course, but it has to be said, the blocks are well done, having a certain "Kriegspiel" kind of attractiveness, and, as you alluded to, great for trying other rules and eras. I'm also a fan of green table cloths (I use one myself) - so much easier to clearly identify what's going on.
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Leman on 11 September 2018, 06:25:26 PM
Just like troops in the past have always been able to do!  :d
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Steve J on 11 September 2018, 07:53:40 PM
One of the big advantages of blocks is that, when you play an opponent, they cannot tell whether the unit are Guard Grenadiers or Freikorps, until you start shooting etc. IMHO it adds a nice level of fog of war to the game.
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Terry37 on 12 September 2018, 02:42:39 AM
Very interesting. I've used cardboard counters cut to element base sizes when I was first building my DBA/HOTT armies. Worked fine, but obviously I like it better with he figures. Your approach is much nicer than my cardboard cut-outs!!!

Terry
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Steve J on 12 September 2018, 06:32:55 AM
I too have used cardboard cutouts to test rules etc, but the lack of height was an issue for me. IIRC my blocks are roughly the height of 10mm figures, with some large blocks that I use for pike.
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Techno on 12 September 2018, 07:04:15 AM
Good stuff. :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Orcs on 13 September 2018, 04:00:02 PM
Excellent.  looks great
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Dave Fielder on 19 October 2018, 06:32:59 PM
Are those 10mm MDF? Also I think you missed out the lace on the Grenadier cuffs ...
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: paulr on 19 October 2018, 07:02:58 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: Steve J on 19 October 2018, 07:38:15 PM
QuoteAlso I think you missed out the lace on the Grenadier cuffs ...

As you're well aware Dave, the Grenadiers didn't have lace cuffs after the 1703 campaign in Holland ;) :D
Title: Re: Chance Encounter - an Honours of War AAR
Post by: FierceKitty on 20 October 2018, 12:55:44 AM
Except the third company of the First Household Regiment, before Captain Deveraux was involved in that unfortunate incident with the goat, which we do not speak of before strangers.
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