All,

Yup, this is the third go on the same table with roughly the same forces.  So here's the scoop: my boys (ages 12 and 7) played the game twice using "One Hour Skirmish Wargames,' with slightly different force composition and arrival/placement.  Then I hatched a plan to play the game again, but using different rules (more on that at the bottom), and a very interesting occurrence happened this past Saturday evening: we had company over to play a wargame!


Action on the South Spur: the German 3rd Platoon pushes up onto the crest, where small arms fire breaks out between them and the American 3rd Platoon (top left), as Tiger 502 (bottom center, with Tiger 501 off camera to far left, closing in on the North Spur) takes a shot at the US FO but misses (top center right).  The American paratroopers stymie the German advance...


So the Germans immediately shift their focus to the North Spur, pushing their 1st and 2nd Platoons up the slopes there.  Without their supporting Tiger...

To see how the fight went, please check the blog at:
https://hakunamatatawars.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-battle-of-biazza-ridge-iii.html

I'm thinking to play another game on this table, but this time it's an American counterattack to re-take Biazza Ridge (don't forget the Americans lost the first two!), using these new rules.  Stay tuned!

V/R,
Jack

     

Great to be spreading the hobby

The rules look to be pitched at the right level for the players and I strongly suspect the older boys are going to want a chance to even the score

Well done for coaching kids baseball    
Having coached kids cricket I know how hard it is to find coaches and how valuable coaches are to the kids

Paul,

Yessir, it's quite enjoyable bringing the boys in to play, as it's been the past six years coaching them in baseball.

Yes, the rules seem to have worked like a champ, though I'm thinking about reducing artillery's propensity to kill, have them simply turn into suppressions.  The time was still a bit long, but I'm sure that will come down as we become more familiar and proficient with the rules.

And a tip of the hat to a fellow youth sports coach!

V/R,
Jack