There is trouble in the forest in Maple Leaf Country. It is winter and reports have come in to the high command that rebel forces are gathering in a winter camp beyond the Celine Dion forest. Some light infantry and highlanders have been hastily assembled to see what is happening- h
. The game is of ambushes controlled by dice. Each move the government troops make a dice is thrown and some rebels place on the table randomly. The number and position selected by dice throws. Line of sight ( except for along the path is limited to adjacent squares with a further chance enemy may be heard..
I bet the AAR is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe next post will include a methodology too.
DeleteLooks fun! Lots of Red Coats go in, how many will come out?
ReplyDeleteNot many !
DeleteLe Bois Celine Dionne is probably an annoying musical place...even for for the hardened Quebeckers. Remind me sometime to email you the John the OFM (tm) Patented Poker Chip Blind Movement System for Ambuscades.
ReplyDeleteI use it in all my finer War of 1812 and French and Indian War games...
Can't wait to see how this action in Canuckistan plays out...
Eric
No doubt the name was chosen in hopes it would scare away intruders :).
DeleteStill, looks like it could be a fun little scramble in the snow.
That system sounds really useful Eric, I would like to see that.
DeleteThe wood may feature again...
We await developments with interest .
ReplyDeleteThe setup reminds me of a bit of a convention game I ran some years ago: a column had to travel along a route, drawing cards each turn, and see what happens. It was also published in Miniature Wargames, but you can also see it here: http://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/marche-ou-creve-crisis-2015.html
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