tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post1689780248528190558..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Action along the Yazoo….July 16th, 1862….Game Number 71David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62880826253952228692022-04-26T05:46:38.786+01:002022-04-26T05:46:38.786+01:00Hello there Charles,
It certainly was an action f...Hello there Charles,<br /><br />It certainly was an action filled encounter! I really enjoyed the use of opposed dice rolls - even as a solo game it not only served to crank up the tension levels but as you pointed out also gave one a sense of actually fighting the ships.<br /><br />A simple technique to use but with a far reaching impact on the all important flavour.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-52735848517444322942022-04-26T03:54:11.300+01:002022-04-26T03:54:11.300+01:00An action filled encounter! I think that opposing ...An action filled encounter! I think that opposing rolls are the way to go in every wargame. In this case the ships themselves can be assigned a static value,so the roll reflects the performance of the crew in handling them and the damage they sustain. It gives both sides a sense of actually fighting the ships -- even though it is just rolling the dice.Charles Litkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182265039055575093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-10505025207090664542022-04-25T08:36:09.354+01:002022-04-25T08:36:09.354+01:00Hello there Archduke,
I am pleased you liked it a...Hello there Archduke,<br /><br />I am pleased you liked it and to be honest I don’t know why I didn’t think of it myself previously! Luckily you reminded me! I like to think of it turning into something akin to River Plate on the Yazoo….<br /><br />I have not gotten as far as infantry clearing deck guns but reckon it will be easy enough to factor in. I am thinking your idea seems fine so reducing the gunnery factor in some way works for me. Overall I have not given too much thought to firing modifiers - mainly because I wanted to get the core system bedded down first.<br /><br />I am happy to say though that the whole thing is really starting to come together.<br /><br />All the best and thanks once again,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-49912674869970435682022-04-25T08:28:22.977+01:002022-04-25T08:28:22.977+01:00Hello there Mark,
Thank you old chap! It may be o...Hello there Mark,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! It may be old fashioned but rolling a handful of dice in an opposed fashion adds to the excitement and tension level and to be honest does give some credible results.<br /><br />It is fun with some history attached!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-42044990485004517702022-04-25T08:24:09.425+01:002022-04-25T08:24:09.425+01:00Hello there Bob,
Thank you most kindly old chap -...Hello there Bob,<br /><br />Thank you most kindly old chap - very much appreciated! The changed firing system really added to the experience by being both two player inclusive and also giving some suitably random results. As mentioned I have no problem with this as I believe that it successfully models what I think of as the ‘tank gunner getting a drop of sweat in their eye just as they about to fire’ effect (taken from Battle! Practical Wargaming by Charles Grant Snr). He also went to say that ‘it is hot inside a tank’ - which could also be applied to the ironclads of the period!<br /><br />I think they are just about where I want them to be so typing up in now a priority (not to mention ship building!).<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47737460887699521832022-04-24T22:53:34.503+01:002022-04-24T22:53:34.503+01:00David -
A fine little action, and I think a good o...David -<br />A fine little action, and I think a good one upon which to test your rule set. Had the little Union squadron had fought with as much determination as yours, the outcome might well have been similar.<br /><br />I was just thinking about the Fort Pillow action (a CSA success a month before Memphis), and recall that the CSA 'cottonclads' had contingents of rifle-armed soldiers aboard. These were withdrawn before the Memphis battle, and their absence seems to have made a big difference - negatively - to Confederate 'performance'. When I wrote my 'one brain cell' set (about 30 years ago) I tried to build it in, but was never wholly happy with the solution (I think I imposed a slight penalty on Union gunnery). Did you have any thoughts on this?<br /><br />Oh, ... and flattery will get you anywhere!<br />Cheers,<br />Ion<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-65315031451675214122022-04-24T22:27:16.277+01:002022-04-24T22:27:16.277+01:00I think you've nailed it. You know you have a...I think you've nailed it. You know you have a good game when there's lots of tension playing solo.Mark Cordonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976922649472867084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-11288241089163302072022-04-24T22:21:10.840+01:002022-04-24T22:21:10.840+01:00David,
In many ways this battle report was you be...David,<br /><br />In many ways this battle report was you best yet. I suspect from what you wrote that the current draft of the rules is giving you great fun … and that they are pretty well ready for publication. They have been extensively play tested by you, and seem to combine fun with realistic results … something that cannot be said of many other sets of ironclad naval rules.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com