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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

SIEGE WARFARE! Playtest continues ...

The second game on Rob P.s new table saw a reversal of commands; for the first time ever Rob would command the attacking force and Pete took on fortress command.

scene from early in game two as the Royalist horse charged out from the fort and actually reached the Parliamentary attackers investment lines!
The table 're-set' took only 15 minutes.

getting the 'squares' re-set

back 'in action' (after a quick lunch break)
Rob took a more diversified approach with a plan to get his guns close to the walls before firing.

only the defenders horse came out on Day 3 ... they never did get back to the fort, for even though they invested the attackers line they were forced to retreat from the field ... (maybe I need to consider a 'rally' option for the horse coming back?)
Another switch back to strategic time now and another few days go by ...

now day five

entrenchments and sapping continues

great details in the works by Rob

the visuals are great

you get the sense of dread that the defenders must have had, and the wall sets off the minis great!
This time the clock was running out on the attackers ... concerned that the horse that ran off had gone to collect re-enforcement and not being able yet to knock a hole in the wall, the attackers chose to do a direct assault!

The Assault! Card played

from close range sap and trench the leading pike and shot would move

right into the MINE set by the defenders!

the look of the lines of investment at battle end

The defenders won completely this time as the attackers were unable to breach nor climb the walls!
I now have some new cards and a few player aids to create and next Sunday we will play test the version for use at the coming SALUTE Convention in Burnaby.
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3 comments:

  1. Friends Of General HaigMarch 28, 2019 at 11:59 PM

    Hoorah for the Laceys!

    The flexible seige lines are a brilliant idea and really well executed. I’m sure this game will be a real hit.

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  2. James FisherMarch 29, 2019 at 5:08 PM

    These games look superb David. You must be (rightly) having a grand time with them.

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  3. MurdocKMarch 29, 2019 at 9:33 PM

    Thank you gentlemen.

    I am hopeful that the Salute judging crew recognizes the 'abstractions' that went into the system design for the siege warfare.

    James, this has been a fun start, we are looking at using them in a Tinker Fox campaign game later this year.

    Initial discussions have also started regarding having a Vauban 'point' version of the fortification line, possibly with a bastion or revetment out from the face. The modular system could let such things happen.

    Also we can use it with my Napoleonic troops in the same 'mode' so I have plans to put them into action on this tabletop in the near future.

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