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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Next Campaign in a Day Event - Saturday, October 3, 2026

"Springtime for Nappy in Poland", 1807:

 The Friedland Campaign


    The next Campaign in a Day event will be held at The Portal, 60 Hilliard Street in Manchester, CT, from 10 AM until 5 PM. As in the past, the rules used will be a slightly modified version of Snappy Nappy by Rus Lockwood. Roughly 20 or so players will command a Corps or the equivalent as they maneuver hundreds of 25 mm miniature soldiers across more than a dozen tables representing the theater of operations. Typically, we provide doughnuts and coffee in the morning  and pizza in the afternoon; The Portal has non alcoholic beverages for sale. Registration is free, but we ask that you consider purchasing something at The Portal, a fantastic games store, in appreciation for their hosting us once again. I will be the GM for this year's event, assisted by Mark T. We already have 18 players registered, but we can accommodate several more. To register comment on this post, or write to Gonsalvo AT aol DOT com.


Friedland, 1807
Napoleon at the zenith of his glory at the Battle of Friedland
Ernest Meissonier, 1875
T\he original is roughly 4.5 x 8 feet! I have a (much smaller) print of this work in the study at my home, that was given to me by my Dad almost 60 years ago. 



Sketch map of the 1807 campaign
 For the players, this is NOT the exact map we will be using  :-)




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12 comments:

  1. caveadsum1471August 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM

    Sounds great! Pity Im in the wrong continent, have fun!
    Best Iain

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    1. GonsalvoAugust 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM

      We could try having a transatlantic remote C-in-C! :-)

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  2. Andrew BruceAugust 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM

    Hi Gonsalvo,

    What a fantastic event concept! Running a 20-player campaign across a dozen tables with Snappy Nappy sounds like proper wargaming grand strategy at its best. Like Iain, I’m on the wrong side of the Atlantic to take part, but I'll be looking forward to reading the battle report afterwards!

    All the best, Andy

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    1. GonsalvoAugust 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM

      Thanks, Andy. These are always special events!

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  3. ChasseurAugust 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM

    An interesting campaign to try, sounds great! :)

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  4. Jonathan FreitagAugust 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM

    Looks like good one. I don't see this campaign gamed much.

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    1. GonsalvoAugust 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM

      We'll see how it goes; just finished doing the 23 Table maps; now I have to do the connections between them!

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    2. NeilAugust 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM

      Sounds like a great event. I’d love to attend but am also in the U.S. Best of luck and cheers to the shop hosting the event.

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    3. GonsalvoAugust 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM

      Thanks, Neil; the support of the store is critical; we use all or almost all of their sixteen 4 x 6 foot Miniatures gaming tables (they have lots of other board gaming tables in the other room). for free.

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  5. Lawrence HAugust 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM

    I'll look forward to this Peter. Eylau has long been one of my favourite battles but I have only ever played it in an old SPI boardgame.

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    1. GonsalvoAugust 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM

      Eylau has already happened by now ( we did that campaign in a Day a number of years ago). In this event, we are picking up the action shortly after the end of the Siege of Danzig.
      I have done Eyalu at least three times; I even made custom terrain for it which I still have:
      https://blundersonthedanube.blogspot.com/2011/09/battle-of-eylau-february-8-1807.html
      Hard to believe that was 15 years ago now. Yikes!

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