tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post9130720946788648240..comments2024-03-28T21:06:50.048-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: Raising HAVOC at Soggy Bottom, 1643Gonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-53064088963707527742019-04-28T07:19:04.950-04:002019-04-28T07:19:04.950-04:00The king's men gave better than they got on th...The king's men gave better than they got on the other flank cavalry action as well, and even in the center infantry scrum!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-89291199787758821852019-04-28T02:08:11.908-04:002019-04-28T02:08:11.908-04:00Yet another excellent convention game Peter.
It di...Yet another excellent convention game Peter.<br />It did not look good for the Parliamentarians when the Royalist horse got loose on their right flank, but it seems that the battle was actually lost elsewhere?James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-41611516654247927932019-04-21T10:45:26.418-04:002019-04-21T10:45:26.418-04:00Thanks for dropping by, Ray!
The Carthaginians and...Thanks for dropping by, Ray!<br />The Carthaginians and Republican Romans make a great natch up with TTS.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-75660883151537980662019-04-21T09:57:06.782-04:002019-04-21T09:57:06.782-04:00Thanks for posting this Peter. I finally got my R...Thanks for posting this Peter. I finally got my Romans and Carthaginians rebased. I hope to give "To the Strongest" another test drive sometime soon.RACEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949393401478240854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-80157315409512183482019-04-20T12:19:14.471-04:002019-04-20T12:19:14.471-04:00Thank you, Dean. I think it will look even better ...Thank you, Dean. I think it will look even better with the 8" grid I plan to use at Historicon. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-19866657386316393282019-04-20T09:38:47.939-04:002019-04-20T09:38:47.939-04:00Very, very impressive gaming, Peter! Love the tabl...Very, very impressive gaming, Peter! Love the table layout and troops - particularly the various formations.DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-26084828977259538132019-04-19T21:44:38.152-04:002019-04-19T21:44:38.152-04:00Thank you, Friend(s)! :-)Thank you, Friend(s)! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-37433201871399709172019-04-19T08:10:47.905-04:002019-04-19T08:10:47.905-04:00A great looking game and a wonderful report!A great looking game and a wonderful report!Friends Of General Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084244194324875619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-10547016853758077752019-04-19T06:41:51.760-04:002019-04-19T06:41:51.760-04:00Thanks, Lawrence; none of the players had ever pla...Thanks, Lawrence; none of the players had ever played TS or FK&P before. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-34876796740298026402019-04-19T01:53:45.668-04:002019-04-19T01:53:45.668-04:00That was a fun report. Were many of the players ne...That was a fun report. Were many of the players new to the dukes and playing them for the first time on the day?Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-47249949446993163752019-04-18T21:13:04.799-04:002019-04-18T21:13:04.799-04:00Thanks for the comment, Ross. I agree, both rules ...Thanks for the comment, Ross. I agree, both rules do well at accomplishing their goals - a fast playing game with simple rules that still have subtlety and good period flavor. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-14773278029376257602019-04-18T21:11:22.879-04:002019-04-18T21:11:22.879-04:00Thank you, Garry. In case you didn't notice, M...Thank you, Garry. In case you didn't notice, Mark, aka Charles 2nd, is the designer of Hitler's Reich. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-2363961739173929712019-04-18T21:10:05.406-04:002019-04-18T21:10:05.406-04:00Thanks, Iain. That's great that your Nephew ha...Thanks, Iain. That's great that your Nephew had a chance to play in Simon's game!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-56280559757851889022019-04-18T21:07:49.229-04:002019-04-18T21:07:49.229-04:00Thanks, Jon. I was really trying for high visual a...Thanks, Jon. I was really trying for high visual appeal for this game - not as much as Simon's extravaganzas across the pond, but still as nice as I could make it for a game that has to set up in 60 - 90 minutes. <br /><br />Your existing ECW collection could probably be used to run Soggy Bottom; the Montgomery scenario is a bit smaller and a good intro game as well. I think FK&P workls even better than TTS! Many of the changes in FK&P will likely appear in TTS, 2nd edition. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-8600643624000043782019-04-18T21:02:07.088-04:002019-04-18T21:02:07.088-04:00Glad you liked it, John!Glad you liked it, John!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-13596159766001001042019-04-18T21:01:23.438-04:002019-04-18T21:01:23.438-04:00With one olayer having read the rules, and none ha...With one olayer having read the rules, and none having ever played TTS or FK&P, the summary sheets were of course very necessary. Even with having played several times, I still need the sheets to refer to at times for less common situations. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-70421461093196741472019-04-18T19:20:35.252-04:002019-04-18T19:20:35.252-04:00Great report - I have played these rules a couple ...Great report - I have played these rules a couple of times, as well a TtS many more- and they generally produce a fun game with lots going on!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-21083054412208401342019-04-18T16:36:08.370-04:002019-04-18T16:36:08.370-04:00Great looking game once again
Great looking game once again<br />Sgt Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805201299484374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28391732194316397442019-04-18T16:23:30.445-04:002019-04-18T16:23:30.445-04:00Great looking game, looks like lots of happy playe...Great looking game, looks like lots of happy players,my nephew had a go of Soggy bottom last year at Salute and really enjoyed it, I'd say yours looks splendid too!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-7370578227575715202019-04-18T09:30:29.569-04:002019-04-18T09:30:29.569-04:00Peter! Your convention game is superb! One day, I...Peter! Your convention game is superb! One day, I may have to muster the troops and give this battle a try.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-10705006983579722722019-04-18T08:49:54.985-04:002019-04-18T08:49:54.985-04:00Nice work and great photos.Nice work and great photos.john de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-32409624961625288932019-04-18T07:56:53.738-04:002019-04-18T07:56:53.738-04:00Looks like a fantastic set up and clearly you all ...Looks like a fantastic set up and clearly you all had a great game. Seemed like a few aide memoir sheets lying about in some of the photos, do you find them necessary or was it because you had players unfamiliar with the rules?The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.com