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Title: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 08 May 2020, 12:17:31 AM
Last night we played by email the assault on Dybbol using Black Powder and beer, until the email system broke down. The Prussians had won by then...
The game
https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2020/05/assault-on-dybbl-10mm-black-powder.html
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 08 May 2020, 05:42:31 AM
Shouldn't put beer into the computer Will.
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Techno on 08 May 2020, 05:57:27 AM
Nice one, Will !!  :-bd

Cheers - Phil :)
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Chris Pringle on 08 May 2020, 06:59:30 AM
Good job, Will! And well done for keeping the dice rolling despite quarantine. Your troops on snow bases look great. I love a winter layout.

For my own take on Dybbol, I wanted to do more than just the frontal assault on the earthworks. My BBB scenario therefore includes the skirmishes outside Dybbol before the siege, and the amphibious assault on Aals after Dybbol's fall. Haim Ben-Zion did a beautiful custom mat for the BBB Bash Day in 2016, including a splendid Rolf Krake:
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/alanmillicheap/BloodyBigBattles/2016/P1120870_zps7f8kzghg.jpg
https://twomarshals.blogspot.com/2016/04/bloody-big-battles-bash-day-2016.html

Chris

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Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: hammurabi70 on 08 May 2020, 07:18:48 AM
Quote from: Chris Pringle on 08 May 2020, 06:59:30 AM
Good job, Will! And well done for keeping the dice rolling despite quarantine. Your troops on snow bases look great. I love a winter layout.

Yes, very impressive.  How did you do the snow effects on the bases?
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Steve J on 08 May 2020, 08:15:53 AM
Great AAR will and nice to see an oft neglected conflict gamed. Haim's custom game for BBB was indeed a joy to behold.
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: fred. on 08 May 2020, 09:02:01 AM
Nice write up Will

Did you play the defenders in the remote game?
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 08 May 2020, 09:47:03 AM
Yes, I was the defender (and my youngest was the artillery commander on the first turn, hence the devastating fire).

Snow effect is easy, milliputt bases, add footprints by the back of a scalpel, brown ink, white highlight, repeat the highlight, GF9 snow scatter on top.
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Morty on 08 May 2020, 10:44:49 AM
Enjoyed reading that. Very evocative of the period.
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 08 May 2020, 10:45:00 AM
Chris, I would love to play yours some day, I'm sure, knowing the time and effort you put into them, it is an amazing game.  8)
Title: Re: Assault at Dybbol
Post by: mmcv on 09 May 2020, 08:02:23 AM
Good game, those snow bases look well.