Wednesday, September 14, 2022

More Powell River Fun

We aren't done yet!

Caleb Hines breaks with tradition by presenting a more thoughtful approach to the Batte of Powell River. He takes the William Sylvester approach to the fight, and even includes a nod to the characteristics of the generals.  Here you can see the three potential strategies for both the Red Force and Blue Force:


I'm pretty sure he's using Volley and Bayonet for this fight.  Go on over to Refactoring My Brain to follow along with all the action.  His system generates a battle fare more conducive to the overall Kingsport war effort than we've seen from the other grogs.


Meanwhile, Napoleon 1066 was kind enough to upload his fight, using Command and Colors(!), to his blog.  Which means even a luddite grog like me can read it now!  From what I know of the game, this is an usually heavy board, terrain wise.  Perfect for eastern Tennessee.
His battle has everything.  A grinding assault, cavalry forcing infantry into square so that artillery can go to work, bayonet charges, and a battle that ends with an exhausted whimper. Go check it out!



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