Napoleonics game of System 7, simultaneous written orders. Long corridor of woods on the side, but with gaps at the ends of the table. Opponent had heavy Calvary defending near base of table to prevent a flank attack around the woods and into his rear. I had a light Calvary doing the same on my end, but I could be supported by the rest of my troops while he was isolated since he was a little up the corridor.
Several turns and hours of real time and it’s late, with work for the next day. We write our orders. The Calvary haven’t moved all game just staring at each other. In a brain fart I forgot his horses were heavy and figured I would go for broke and have a light vs light Calvary fight. In the meantime he figured he would move the heavy Calvary into the middle where they would be more useful by doing an about face and move around the woods.
Orders are revealed and measured out. To the millimeter I either hit him during a formation change or in the rear depending if the distance was half or more than half, either way they heavies were destroyed, and light Calvary was free to roam behind the troops.
Napoleonics game of System 7, simultaneous written orders. Long corridor of woods on the side, but with gaps at the ends of the table. Opponent had heavy Calvary defending near base of table to prevent a flank attack around the woods and into his rear. I had a light Calvary doing the same on my end, but I could be supported by the rest of my troops while he was isolated since he was a little up the corridor.
Several turns and hours of real time and it’s late, with work for the next day. We write our orders. The Calvary haven’t moved all game just staring at each other. In a brain fart I forgot his horses were heavy and figured I would go for broke and have a light vs light Calvary fight. In the meantime he figured he would move the heavy Calvary into the middle where they would be more useful by doing an about face and move around the woods.
Orders are revealed and measured out. To the millimeter I either hit him during a formation change or in the rear depending if the distance was half or more than half, either way they heavies were destroyed, and light Calvary was free to roam behind the troops.
We called it a night.