Capture the Carroccio!
The following diagrams (in serious need of revision by a professional graphic artist with, ideally, an interest in or knowledge of military history) are offered as an extension of the categorical briefing posted to the ‘battle reports’ sub forums of The Society of Ancients and The Washington Grand Company. [Please see https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?board=5.0 and or https://forum.wgcwar.com/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=66dcdcf6f9e12be9b0d7dc2e0a173f6b.] On reflection, I imagine that absent any other materials, these very basic maps and captions could provide sufficient narrative of a recent solo scenario played on my tabletop.
The originating premise or question was as follows: If one were to transfer or translate the battle of Waterloo back to the fifteenth century, what might that look like and how might it play?
Cool experiment, Chris, and it must have looked rather good on the table! Is there anything you would change if you were to do it again?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Aaron
Hi Aaron,
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to read and remark. "Good" is subjective, and like "beauty," is in the eye of the beholder.
As a matter of fact, there are things that I would change. I am not drafting a physical list, but I might start with the rules. It seems to me that if you're going to have early gunpowder weapons on the tabletop, you should be able to have your miniatures (or whatever format) employ them. I think I would also take the time to work out the timetables for reinforcements and reserves. Going back to the rules, if I stayed with the same ones, then I might modify the demoralized procedures. Too often I have found one or two units from an otherwise destroyed/routed command hanging around on the field, when I think these survivors would have remembered that they forgot to do a chore or something similar at home. Anyway, apologies for going on a bit here . . . Thanks again for dropping by.
Closing question: You mentioned 'Roundie' being something of a celebrity or well-known fixture in NZ gaming circles. Have your paths ever crossed?
Cheers,
Chris