tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post3309325249720776333..comments2024-03-20T09:19:04.920+00:00Comments on The Northumbrian Wargamer.: Test game, General d'Armee rulesDave Huntley (sheepman)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-54013185790894761392022-02-08T16:13:00.385+00:002022-02-08T16:13:00.385+00:00Nice table and models. I realy enjoyd the game. I ...Nice table and models. I realy enjoyd the game. I want to play it to with 28mm and 15 mm.<br />Thanks, Ad PaulusAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929247578985624843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-33829032412822234602018-04-08T08:09:32.075+00:002018-04-08T08:09:32.075+00:00Thanks Paul, wargame matts from http://wars175x.na...Thanks Paul, wargame matts from http://wars175x.narod.ru/wargameprint/index.html whatever size you want and just tell him if you require hexes, squares whatever and he will do it.<br />Dave.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-35689578980052835642018-04-07T23:31:37.715+00:002018-04-07T23:31:37.715+00:00Brilliant looking game. What do you use for the te...Brilliant looking game. What do you use for the terrain tiles? Looks great!Paul Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013384243697789480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-68454255351177274792017-08-26T12:44:34.625+00:002017-08-26T12:44:34.625+00:00Hi Dave, I bought these rules yesterday, and I was...Hi Dave, I bought these rules yesterday, and I wasn't sure that they were 'the one'.<br /><br />I've been wargaming Napoleonics (off and on) for about 30 years, I started with WRG... but I never reaĺly fell in love with a set. Piquet and Black Powder were close.<br /><br />Your blog post gives me hope, I just need to crack on with my 28mm troops (my large 15mm French army was sold a while ago) and convince the other members of the Sherwood, Hucknell and Ilkeston Team that this is the right way to go...<br /><br />Thanks Dave<br /><br />GBAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03899922909763286146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-3149988506628756152017-06-14T12:48:55.095+00:002017-06-14T12:48:55.095+00:00Havn't tried it yet Jan but I will get there s...Havn't tried it yet Jan but I will get there soon. Let you guys know when I do.<br />Dave.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-48543147655467171032017-06-14T12:47:53.335+00:002017-06-14T12:47:53.335+00:00Thanks Chris.Thanks Chris.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-2816979754285202042017-06-06T11:25:48.463+00:002017-06-06T11:25:48.463+00:00Thanks for the write up.
I wondered how good GDA w...Thanks for the write up.<br />I wondered how good GDA will be forthefrench revolution. Any idea?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433273684664927987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-24345874057177832912017-06-06T10:17:49.464+00:002017-06-06T10:17:49.464+00:00Great report Dave (with lots of 28mm eye-candy too...Great report Dave (with lots of 28mm eye-candy too!). General d'Armee are certainly a ground-breaking set of rules - love how they play. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668477668403969842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-23701592935221273272017-05-31T17:27:16.651+00:002017-05-31T17:27:16.651+00:00Thank you Phil.Thank you Phil.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-43112083094033579372017-05-31T14:53:22.860+00:002017-05-31T14:53:22.860+00:00Impressive figures, terrain...and photos, a fantas...Impressive figures, terrain...and photos, a fantastic looking game Dave!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-28827457030053380372017-05-30T17:42:43.662+00:002017-05-30T17:42:43.662+00:00Neal and I will be using 15mm most of the time, gi...Neal and I will be using 15mm most of the time, gives more space on the table for manouvering and reserves.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-87598277217463991372017-05-29T15:29:17.180+00:002017-05-29T15:29:17.180+00:00Thanks that was very useful, and confirmed my read...Thanks that was very useful, and confirmed my reading of the rules (which arrived this morning). I intend to use my 15mm Collection which is based on PoW principles with 9 figure Bns. Hopefully it will work out fine. Might need some more skirmish stands and maybe some extra bases to mark the Big Battalions, although I have a lot of Pioneer figures on round bases that could also be used. <br />Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169513669656911305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-88486083817301396272017-05-29T10:10:05.850+00:002017-05-29T10:10:05.850+00:00Hi Maldrac, as with everything in this great hobby...Hi Maldrac, as with everything in this great hobby that we love it comes down to what sort of dice rolls both sides throw. Yes factors such as type of cavalry, casualties on each unit and supports come into it but the range of results that come from a charge can vary greatly. One of the aspects I like regarding the rules (and there are many others) is the fact that an actual melee i.e hand to hand combat, is comparitively rare. One side or the other will often bottle it before contact is made. I may not have explained it quite accurately enough. In this instant the Brits decided to charge and move to 3 inches, both sides then throw 2D6 and after modifiers the result was a pathetic -3 for the Brits:<br />'Attacker melee unformed. Defender counter charge and melee with elan'.<br />In the Melee phase with 4,5 and 6's to hit the French curiassiers suffered -2 casualties which caused them to retreat 21 inches and the British cav to return to their own lines. The Brits were equal to their own lines anyway so didn't move back far. They retained the unformed marker and were hit by the French Chasseurs in the next turn.<br />So Brits threw crap charge dice while the French threw crap melee dice, don't you love this game!<br />Hope that helps,<br />Dave.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-682850994103452692017-05-28T15:48:40.289+00:002017-05-28T15:48:40.289+00:00Thank you for the report.
I'm very interested ...Thank you for the report.<br />I'm very interested in finding a Nappy sustem that's better than Black Powder.<br />I've had good time playing Over the Hills that was released earlier this year, but it wasn't quite enough to convince all my friends to concert as well.<br />I'm hoping that General D'Armee will do the trick.<br /><br />About the game itself, if I read your report correctly, the British Cavalry charged the French Curasiers resulting in the French falling back but leaving the British Cav unformed. On the French turn the Curasiers charged the British Cav and defeated them easily because they were unformed...<br />So this would tell me that charging can be a tricky thing where the charged loser has the advanraged and the unit that charged and has won the melee will have a disadvantage on the next turn?<br />Maldrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588268193945578600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-69860502759913409662017-05-28T09:33:44.767+00:002017-05-28T09:33:44.767+00:00Thanks Anthony, much appreciated.
Dave.Thanks Anthony, much appreciated.<br />Dave.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-87489779476873280862017-05-28T07:05:40.860+00:002017-05-28T07:05:40.860+00:00Nice write up and great looking figuresNice write up and great looking figuresTony Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-82389214224287989572017-05-26T13:59:19.127+00:002017-05-26T13:59:19.127+00:00Good luck with that Scotty I think you will like i...Good luck with that Scotty I think you will like it.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-65519944178167879612017-05-26T13:58:39.489+00:002017-05-26T13:58:39.489+00:00Good point mate, thanks.
Dave.Good point mate, thanks.<br />Dave.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-20308004823361864422017-05-26T05:27:39.751+00:002017-05-26T05:27:39.751+00:00Great report Dave. We have our first playtest on T...Great report Dave. We have our first playtest on ThursdayNeil Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-34101410104775716702017-05-25T20:40:33.820+00:002017-05-25T20:40:33.820+00:00Great report, thanks Dave! As to people commenting...Great report, thanks Dave! As to people commenting, the number of page hits is also some indication of just how interesting.useful people find things I think :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-45981202433800323722017-05-25T15:27:45.605+00:002017-05-25T15:27:45.605+00:00Thanks Norm, at least you support is appreciated.
...Thanks Norm, at least you support is appreciated.<br />I have 15mm and could have put on a much larger game but I think I'll leave it for another time. Lets just get to grip with the mechanism first.<br />Thanks again mate.<br />Dave.Dave Huntley (sheepman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14728830987896678578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435533278284919252.post-22328059979647068882017-05-25T14:50:06.868+00:002017-05-25T14:50:06.868+00:00Glad to see that these passed muster -especially i...Glad to see that these passed muster -especially in light of your favour towards Picketts Charge. Also pleased to see that some nice actions comes out of just two brigades on the table.<br /><br />Your point about losing motivation to write more because of the lack of obvious support for your efforts last time (Picketts Charge) is well understood - a shame, but well understood, why people cannot just give a simple thanks when they have enjoyed a massive read I just don't know. We seem to live in a world of 'consume and move on' with increasing less regard for the creative people who provide the material (free in this case).Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com