tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post468780859042284423..comments2024-03-22T10:01:23.989+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: Up on the AltiplanoTrebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-16087199163092352652019-05-18T09:29:49.165+01:002019-05-18T09:29:49.165+01:00Well, to be fair, I should have written it "1...Well, to be fair, I should have written it "10 Cent" as I did above, not 10 Cent as i did in the posting, so don't beat yourself up too much.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-63849070932897947772019-05-18T03:10:21.447+01:002019-05-18T03:10:21.447+01:00Well, if something can be misread, I will..Well, if something can be misread, I will..Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-19514145995617768932019-05-17T09:37:40.057+01:002019-05-17T09:37:40.057+01:00I looked at the formations and tactics of the war ...I looked at the formations and tactics of the war first, and hard baked some of those aspects into the rules. The system then makes it effective for players to do what their predecessors did, mostly. There are also modifiers for the different levels of equipment and training the armies had, although that's not unusual. It is possible that the rules would work for other wars in this period, but I haven't researched them or tried them out, so I don't know if they would give a sensible result.<br /><br />In addition the commanders all have different abilities, based on their real-life battlefield performance, as far as I could tell from reading what's available. Those abilities are on the back of the white cards you see on the table. So, for example, some officers get extra bonuses for troops that are close assaulting if that was their signature battlefield tactic.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-50071378077096582612019-05-17T08:38:23.271+01:002019-05-17T08:38:23.271+01:00He did manoeuvre round a bit, but in the end relie...He did manoeuvre round a bit, but in the end relied on the bayonet.<br /><br />And it's "10 Cent" as in the currency designation, relating to the taxes paid.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-47923452371444719992019-05-17T05:19:19.386+01:002019-05-17T05:19:19.386+01:00I love your reports of games in this conflict.
Wh...I love your reports of games in this conflict.<br /><br />When it comes to the rules, what setting-specific aspects are there to them, please? It's always an interest of mine with rules that cover something specific in an era when there are 'generic' rules available. Thanks.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-4797204131190632082019-05-16T23:25:03.349+01:002019-05-16T23:25:03.349+01:00I always enjoy seeing this collection out for batt...I always enjoy seeing this collection out for battle. Figuring out how to keep from masking artillery while attacking is an age old problem. Did he solve it? <br /><br />I bet you meant '19th" Century rather than '10th" Century. I got excited and thought we might get a glimpse of your Reconquista collection in action.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-91443186485962954502019-05-16T22:42:17.568+01:002019-05-16T22:42:17.568+01:00Thanks. The colour palette and sparseness of the t...Thanks. The colour palette and sparseness of the terrain gives it a real charm. And the Peruvians do paint their houses those sorts of colours.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-4878147740263854342019-05-16T22:35:42.037+01:002019-05-16T22:35:42.037+01:00To the death. Or until it is time for siesta. To the death. Or until it is time for siesta. Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-74448100238741207532019-05-16T22:20:25.301+01:002019-05-16T22:20:25.301+01:00A nice looking affair upon a subject one doesn'...A nice looking affair upon a subject one doesn't often see. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-25588560796007827612019-05-16T22:19:58.079+01:002019-05-16T22:19:58.079+01:00The hot Latin temperament means that the "war...The hot Latin temperament means that the "war" will go on Senor?Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.com