tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post5615522681219365316..comments2024-03-27T20:12:05.513-04:00Comments on SOUND OFFICERS CALL!: ANTIETAM with BattleCry!Disgruntled Fusilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-75224353634687800172020-05-10T09:56:20.069-04:002020-05-10T09:56:20.069-04:00Alex this was a great game and a great battle. Th...Alex this was a great game and a great battle. The CCN game is my absolute favorite of the series and one of my favorite wargames period. I cannot wait to play ancients.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-56106316027662434322020-05-10T09:55:36.734-04:002020-05-10T09:55:36.734-04:00Thanks Jack. I like the game with minis IE real w...Thanks Jack. I like the game with minis IE real wargame figures much better. I feel like if you're playing a massive battle on a table, then the terrain should be much more pronounced. This game, as-is, didn't do it for me but with some modifications (that will come later in the blog IE my Seminary Ridge game with Brian) it will make for a much more exciting game.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-40507926493013024932020-05-10T09:54:31.585-04:002020-05-10T09:54:31.585-04:00Thank you sir!Thank you sir!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-90312256442474818982019-07-24T21:51:08.654-04:002019-07-24T21:51:08.654-04:00As a participant I am grateful for the intro to C&...As a participant I am grateful for the intro to C&C and fine with the simplicity of the system. I did find it a tad slow at times, altho all three games were very close and a 5-4 win each. I conned Steve into a double-hand variation and that did move a lot faster, allowing more aggression and fruition instead of frustration of plans.<br /><br />That may not be the designer's intent.<br /><br />The only thing I really had a problem with is that you have no chance of taking casualties when you attack, so there's no risk - just attack, attack, attack! I like the Napoleonic version where you get attacked back.<br /><br />Overall, great experience in a great, simple system with plenty of tweakability and possibility. Makes me more eager to try out my "Tricorne" game and see how it plays out! I understand it is a bit more developed than this version.<br /><br />"Sunday gaming at its best"!ECW 40mm Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170190784599775214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-70919756263854605042019-07-17T02:37:46.133-04:002019-07-17T02:37:46.133-04:00Having a big enough lip to carry all the hit marke...Having a big enough lip to carry all the hit markers around is genius. Our units trail a sorry collection of markers behind them on the tabletop. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-71004975422740485952019-07-15T20:07:37.497-04:002019-07-15T20:07:37.497-04:00Pretty cool, Steve, love the minis. I have Battle...Pretty cool, Steve, love the minis. I have Battle Cry, played a few games, but it's been sitting on the shelf for the past six months, unplayed. I think it would be different if I'd done like you and was playing on an actual wargame table with real wargame figures (not that I don't appreciate the figures that come with the game, I even painted them, but having four men per regiment just isn't enough for me).<br /><br />And I'm with Darrin about campaigns, need quick games with (relatively) simple tables, and do it a lot! ;)<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-40532568540872352432019-07-15T13:17:16.928-04:002019-07-15T13:17:16.928-04:00Battlecry is not one of the CC editions I have tri...Battlecry is not one of the CC editions I have tried. I love the Ancients game but for some reason, the ACW version just doesn't interest me. Your game looks good!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-51147516856375177562019-07-15T11:06:16.665-04:002019-07-15T11:06:16.665-04:00If you have not seen this, the Altar of Freedom ru...If you have not seen this, the Altar of Freedom rules are being used by the designer for an Antietam game.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi9yM4oPFc0&list=PLEWca2QgjqPS9CrknTsTMjBuwOrmVsFI3<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-6795886852327129492019-07-15T08:22:26.134-04:002019-07-15T08:22:26.134-04:00Thank you, Martin. They are 3 x 3 balsa wood or b...Thank you, Martin. They are 3 x 3 balsa wood or basswood sabots I made for a huge Volley & Bayonet game. The figures just simply are plopped on them (I wish I had magnetic bases!). I was originally going to throw them all away but then Blucher came out and I decided to keep them all. I'm very glad I did as they have come in handy ever since. Now I use them almost exclusively for Commands and Colors-type games.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-12306583616210551582019-07-15T08:20:59.011-04:002019-07-15T08:20:59.011-04:00Norm,
I'm considering trying Antietam with the...Norm,<br />I'm considering trying Antietam with the Altar of Freedom rules (unit = a brigade) to see how that plays.<br /><br />We bathtubbed Lobositz with Black Powder and it worked wonderfully, still capturing the flavor of the meat-grinder Prussian assault, so I think BP would work very well.<br /><br />My only thoughts are that the extras from the GH supplement slow it down. I think the ACW mods/troop characteristics from the book are good enough.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-89358874530471222332019-07-15T08:19:21.617-04:002019-07-15T08:19:21.617-04:00Thank you Phil!Thank you Phil!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-7533578052134357852019-07-15T08:19:09.776-04:002019-07-15T08:19:09.776-04:00Kaptain Kobold,
I came to the exact same conclusio...Kaptain Kobold,<br />I came to the exact same conclusion. At first I was thinking "this doesn't look much like I expected Antietam to look" but after playing through it, it's a tense nail biter. It was an extremely enjoyably game.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-60347336727239377142019-07-15T04:43:00.635-04:002019-07-15T04:43:00.635-04:00Oh, many thanks sir. That would be great.Oh, many thanks sir. That would be great.Duc de Gobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-70108327007248479392019-07-15T03:29:52.051-04:002019-07-15T03:29:52.051-04:00I really like the look of your sabot bases. Do the...I really like the look of your sabot bases. Do the figures just stand on them or are they magnetic? I made some up for my own figures but made the rookie error of not leaving enough of a perimeter around the edge for clumsy Wargamers fingers! Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-40892730015943736542019-07-15T03:17:35.419-04:002019-07-15T03:17:35.419-04:00You table is a lovely blend of hex and 3D figure /...You table is a lovely blend of hex and 3D figure / terrain. We played Battle-Cry a few weeks ago, right out of the box. it was a pleasant game from a play and company point of view, but in terms of a 'wargaming night' it was very vanilla. We played 3 games and I have to say, I'm glad there wasn't time for a 4th, I had had my fill by then.<br /><br />I have been looking at the Antietam scenario that comes with the Black Powder 2nd edition rules. It is a very big order-of-battle and some serious bath-tubbing would be needed for me to to it, or break it down into smaller parts.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-86825370195614397702019-07-15T02:31:47.124-04:002019-07-15T02:31:47.124-04:00Brutal...and splendid, great looking game with bea...Brutal...and splendid, great looking game with beautiful terrain and armies...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-86795435753100673232019-07-14T21:27:29.243-04:002019-07-14T21:27:29.243-04:00The Antietam scenario always looks a bit feeble an...The Antietam scenario always looks a bit feeble and stripped down on paper, but every time I've played it it's give a nail-biter of a game that feels as desperate as accounts of the actual battles describe it as. Battle Cry may be simple, but still gives a rewarding game. I've never felt inclined to tinker with it.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-82340064489053400792019-07-14T20:51:41.775-04:002019-07-14T20:51:41.775-04:00Darren,
Funny you should say that - my friend Bria...Darren,<br />Funny you should say that - my friend Brian developed a simple campaign map with all of the battles in the CCN original book (the Peninsula) linked together with lines and dots and enabling campaign play and a narrative to be produced. I'll share it with you.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-68900274340316644842019-07-14T18:17:56.507-04:002019-07-14T18:17:56.507-04:00Excellent looking game, and great gameplay.
The ad...Excellent looking game, and great gameplay.<br />The advantage of C&C over say our recent game of F&F is that you can get in multiple games in the day - which really lends itself to campaigns, where most of the strategic thinking can be done before battle is joined, and actually allows commander to focus on winning the battle logistically and on a campaign/numbers footing, before it even starts - so with sample simpler rules for the battles, the focus becomes wider - commanders can almost choose what battles to lose, while saving their forces.<br /><br />There's some real scope for developing C&C into something like that I think.<br /><br />So for instance, ACW 7 days games, AWI Saratoga campaign, even ECW campaigns in entire English counties can be done over a weekend with multiple battles.<br /><br />Now this even has me thinking about a WWII variant, where Kampfgruppe Peiper's movement to the Meuse (through Stavelot, La Gleize, Stoumont etc.) with a campaign map and battles using the standard C&C format could really work over a weekend.<br /><br />Just while I'm rambling, there is a WWII variant (which isn't Memoir '44) , that was based on Battelore somewhere on the internet - I will try to find it again.<br />Duc de Gobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com