The French flank - a view from just behind Plancenoit.
The French attack Hougoumont - apparently they found it impossible to dislodge the British foot guards within.
A cavalry clash at Plancenoit - I believe the Prussian lancers came off best in this encounter.
Picton's division on the ridge.
Action near La Haye Sainte - an advance by British cavalry seems to have rattled the French enough to order at least one battalion into square.
The French players look very focused!
It seems from Roy’s account that the rules were well received although the brutal nature of the firing and combat system apparently took some veterans by surprise. I was very pleased to hear that on both days they managed to play about 12 game turns with 2 – 3 players per side and Roy umpiring.
The British position behind La Haye Sainte - the terrain looks slightly shifted from the play-test game I had with Roy but at least the farm is on the correct side of the road!
The view from behind the british left - there seems to be a fair bit of action in the area of Plancenoit.
French attacking the ridge between La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont - the Duke is under pressure but still appears to have some reserves.
I’m heartened that the rules were so well received and it does seem that Roy and I have play-tested and revised them now to a point where they are giving exactly the sort of game we wanted all along. Roy and I are hoping to play our own game of Vintage Waterloo at the end of October and I am of course really looking forward to it.
All photos are by Matt B, for the latest version of my rules Muskets & Marshalls click here.
11 comments:
Love the photographs and commentary! What a delightful way to begin a Saturday here. Coffee, cinnamon raisin bread, and a bunch of pictures of lovely vintage figures. It's going to be a good day. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Stokes
Mmmm... cinnamon raisin bread, what a great idea!
Cheers Stokes!
What a great game.... by an amazing coincidence I met Roy today at Colours bring and buy. We were both poring over a box of Lamming Napoleonics, and got chatting (neither of us bought the figures). I mentioned I lived in Bath and he said his figures often featured on your blog. Give him my best
cheers
Mike
Mike - coincidence indeed! Drop me an email (my address is on my profile) and maybe we could meet up sometime?
Roy's massed soldiery are just amazing. As for your rules, I'm planning to give them a go as soon as I can convince myself that I really don't need "just one or two more battalions". Cheers, Matt
Matt - the rules work just as well with 2 or 3 units per side as they do with 30. Give them a go - I'd like to hear what you think!
How wonderful to have people actually using the rules that you have written. Having read them I do like that you have cut them back to basics only.
The photos really whet our appetites for your own Waterloo, as I'm sure that they do/did for you!!
Hi James - yes, it's great to have other wargamers use the rules, in fact I think Roy knows more about how they play than I do! I'm looking forward to seeing how they work when Roy and I meet up for our own game using all the figures.
Lovely photos. Looks like a great game
Its probably early conditioning but the expression that comes to mind when I look at the pictures is "proper wargaming". Great stuff.
Thanks Ross - a proper war game is what we wanted!
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