What's on your table right now?

[Staggerwing]

That Plan Orange looks pretty nice! Can anyone know more about the solo rules before I buy the issue it comes in (anyway)?

[Barthheart]

That Plan Orange looks pretty nice! Can anyone know more about the solo rules before I buy the issue it comes in (anyway)?

There are no solo rules for Plan Orange.

Empire of the Sun has, I believe , some kind of solo/bot rules, but I don't know what they are.... Maybe try the living rules at GMT... that's what I'm about to do now.

[Barthheart]

^ I grabbed that to, primarily because I've always been interested in the Plan Orange scenario. I've yet to punch it and get it on the table though. Like you, I'm interested in the EotS system.

One of us (read:you) needs to buy EotS so we can play it at Origins.... you know... in all our down time....

That can be our next VASSAL game!  I've got the bloody thing.  A friend and I have tried to set it up and play on a few occasions and we both just end up buried in the rulebooks muttering to ourselves for a few hours before packing it back up and switching over to Twilight Struggle instead.

Sure... I just need to scrape up the $1000 CDN it will cost me to get the game and then learn it.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

That Plan Orange looks pretty nice! Can anyone know more about the solo rules before I buy the issue it comes in (anyway)?

There are no solo rules for Plan Orange.

Empire of the Sun has, I believe , some kind of solo/bot rules, but I don't know what they are.... Maybe try the living rules at GMT... that's what I'm about to do now.

The solo rules for EotS are a pain unless you're really, really into flowcharts written in a quasi-computer code shorthand.

[Nefaro]

I have MMPs Reluctant Enemies on the table but am not finding time to play it during the week like I'd hoped.


But I'll get right on ordering EotS.  ::)

LOL


I want to prepare my long untouched MMP game Kingdom Of Heaven.  But I'm halfway through punching & clipping EotS.   

Torn!

[Barthheart]

I have MMPs Reluctant Enemies on the table but am not finding time to play it during the week like I'd hoped.


But I'll get right on ordering EotS.  ::)

LOL


I want to prepare my long untouched MMP game Kingdom Of Heaven.  But I'm halfway through punching & clipping EotS.   

Torn!

Stop clipping and play!   

[Nefaro]

LOL


I want to prepare my long untouched MMP game Kingdom Of Heaven.  But I'm halfway through punching & clipping EotS.   

Torn!

Stop clipping and play!   

But I have SO many games yet to be punched & tidied & learned! 

When I look at the seven counter sheets in Alexander Deluxe, alone, I quiver a bit inside.  It's sitting there, mocking me, because I want them ALL punched and clipped and sorted and ready.  All the counters!! 

Damn you OCD obsessions!   

[Bison]

Barth's commitment to unclean counters really makes me wonder about his personal hygiene practices. 

[Cyrano]

Vance, go to the OSG website.  Watch their video of a "Napoleon's Last Gamble" replay.

Wait for the moment when they give you the super close up of the Wellington counter and you realize that not only have they clipped only ONE corner, they've clipped that corner very badly.

My work here is done...

[panzerde]

Vance, go to the OSG website.  Watch their video of a "Napoleon's Last Gamble" replay.

Wait for the moment when they give you the super close up of the Wellington counter and you realize that not only have they clipped only ONE corner, they've clipped that corner very badly.

My work here is done...

You are an evil man. Well done.

[Nefaro]

Trim that unsightly bush, ladies!

[Barthheart]

Vance, go to the OSG website.  Watch their video of a "Napoleon's Last Gamble" replay.

Wait for the moment when they give you the super close up of the Wellington counter and you realize that not only have they clipped only ONE corner, they've clipped that corner very badly.

My work here is done...

The horror! The horror! But at least ever other counter is a proper square, not some prissy rounded unmanly sight.

[Cyrano]

For the record, it was my wife, watching the video over my shoulder, who shouted, "show it to Vance!  Show it to Vance!"

[Barthheart]

For the record, it was my wife, watching the video over my shoulder, who shouted, "show it to Vance!  Show it to Vance!"

Tell her thanks.  O0

[Pinetree]

I'm currently having a solo play through of "The Cavalry" scenario from Heroes of the Nam. This is my first proper game of LnL Tactical so I've been making some mistakes and referring to the rule book a lot.

The major turning point has been 2 sections (squads) of NZ infantry with a leader and M60 went into melee against a VC squad with a leader and BAR. At 3:1 odds the Kiwis needed a kill number of 5 or better on 2D6 with the leader adding 1 to the roll. They rolled a 3. The VC needed 11 at 1:3 odds (I didn't realise at the time that you can pick who want to attack in melee, otherwise I would have just attacked one NZ section to get better odds), they rolled 12! 2 sections and a leader killed just like that.

The Kiwis got some back next impulse when, inspired by the previous melee result, 2 VC squads decided to try and ambush a NZ section through heavy jungle from 2 hexes away and got opfired when they were right next to them. One squad was reduced and another was shaken. There was another VC squad in the hex they were passing through, and realising that all units in the hex must roll in fire combat, they were shaken as well.

I thought the game was done after that melee result but with a lot VC squads shaken with no leaders near them, it might tip it back to NZ's favour.

Great fun and it's fairly quick to play as well.

edited to correct the ratios from 4:1 to 3:1