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'A gaping silken dragon,/Puffed by the wind, suffices us for God./We, not the City, are the Empire's soul:/A rotten tree lives only in its rind.'

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Sticky wicket...

... for Major Vlasov.

The old Major was right - it was too damn'd quiet.

The Lovitznian chancellery has decided to put pressure on Maltovia, funding insurrectionist groups within its borders, and mounting nuisance raids on weakly defended outposts like Brnad. The aim isn't all-out war, just a battle of nerves. Three regiments of Lovitznians have been tasked with a lightening descent on Brnad to give the old enemy a bloody nose before returning back across the frontier:


Two regiments make their way through the thick border forest to mount a frontal assault on the old walls.


While the third, Guards, regiment makes a flanking move along the left river bank. They are tasked with cutting the only road into Brnad in order to prevent reinforcements reaching the tiny garrison.


Move two, and Major Vlasov's men react, tumbling out of their billets, while Vlasov sends a wire requesting help. Move three, and the Lovitznians are pouring towards Brnad where Vlasov's men are readying the Maxim. Vlasov realises that his garrison's only real hope is if the wired for reinforcements arrive. But that depends on the cards:


And the red ace is drawn !


Just in front of the very noses of the Lovitznian Guards regiment, Vlasov's hoped for reinforcements steam (literally) down the road, while half of the gunners' infantry support face the Guards' threat.



But it doesn't look good for them as the attackers' column thunders into the rapidly formed defensive line:




11 comments:

  1. Great looking game and lots of fun evidently being had.I like the Moomin cards.What rules are you using or are they of your own creating?

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    1. Hi, Alan. No, the Hobbit Bunker is a Rattle of Dice place when it comes to this sort of thing. Fine set - sound basics, flexible, room to add your own stuff into. Top Ross Mac!

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    2. Couldn't agree more re Ross Mac rules.

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  2. Good to see you back in action. Those 42s just look great.

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    1. They are a delight to my old eyes. In other words, I can actually see them, in a blurry sort of way - depending on which specs I'm wearing, and if they are the right ones.

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  3. Smashing stuff. As with 'T' above - I'd like to ask what rules you are using please. Well done.

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    1. Cheers, Stephen. It's Ross Mac's 'A Rattle of Dice' - mind you, he's probably updated them since I last printed them off his blog. But they are just the ticket for this type of old school game.

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    1. I need to add belching black smoke - but they are jolly nice. When I think of all the stuff I missed by being born in 1960 - polio, rickets, flogging, hanging, and STEAM TRUCKS!! Why ? Why ?

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  5. Excellent game... I too like the Moomin cards!

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    1. And, furthermore, actually bought in Finland! Are you a fan of the books too - Moominland Midwinter is an absolute classic, and great comfort for an old codger like me.

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