SYW game? Suggestions required.

[ochoin]

Next Thursday is a public holiday in OZ to mark the Queen's passing.
I thought a wargame with select friends might be appropriate. I've been talking wargaming to a colleague at work who's, incidentally, a reserve major. He's indicated he'd like to come along and see a game. Two of my pals will also attend.

I was planning a Late Antiquity game with our new rules but on reflection, watching us struggle with an unfamiliar game probably isn't the best introduction to the hobby. So the SYW with our Tricorne variant seems an obvious choice. Two a side with the Newbie actually playing.

What to game? I have suitable French, Austrian & Prussian SYW armies. Ideally, an historical re-fight but something not overly ambitious: a mid-sized game with a clear ending- a planned retreat after X moves or seizing/defending an objective.
I can troll through Kronoskaf but I thought I might garner a few suggestions first.

Ideas (& attached resources possibly) will be welcome.

donald

[Willz the Wargamer]

I know not SYW but Molwitz is a good fast 18th century game.
Here are details in this post.
https://www.looseasswargamers.org.uk/v ... f=6&t=1917




Willz.

[Penda]

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=108349.0
This might help as a ready made scenario from Honours of War rules.

[ochoin]

Thanks.

Mollwitz seems like a pretty straight forward game so I'm going with that.

I know Mark's done it too & an AAP is on his blog.
I quite like the idea of putting a bunch of Prussian cavalry on the wrong side of a river & seeing my pals frantically trying to recall them over a (presumably) narrow bridge.

donald

[RMD]

Yeah, Mollwitz is good fun. Do you want me to send the orbat and labels over? Can do when I finish work tonight.

[ochoin]

Yeah, Mollwitz is good fun. Do you want me to send the orbat and labels over? Can do when I finish work tonight.

ta.

[RMD]

Yeah, Mollwitz is good fun. Do you want me to send the orbat and labels over? Can do when I finish work tonight.

ta.

Sorry mate, I didn't get a chance last night. Also realised that I didn't do labels for that one, as it was a solo game and I know what everything is. I'll do my best when I get home tonight if the Memsahib gives me two minutes.

[ochoin]

Don't sweat it. I'm already borrowing a heap from you battle report (& Will's as well).
donald

[RMD]

Don't sweat it. I'm already borrowing a heap from you battle report (& Will's as well).
donald

I've got the orbat, so will send it over later.

Given the power of the Prussian arty in my play-through, I'd remove the possibility of bounce-through, due to the knee-deep snow.

If playing with generalship ratings, I'd also make Fred a 'Poor' and only give him 2 ADCs instead of his customary 3. This battle was won by his infantry in spite of the King, rather than because of him!

Give Roemer (Austrian left wing cavalry) and the Old Dessauer (Prussian 2nd Line) an 'Excellent'.

[ochoin]

Thanks. I got the orbat. I think this will be a pretty straight forward game which will both allow the Newbie to get involved & be a good test of the new-ish rules.
I'll let you know how it works out.

donald