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Very nice!

DougM wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:26 pm Obviously a staff liaison officer from Schwarzenberg.

Actually he is a daper young Spanish Officer, Colonel Dos de Pintos Cerveza,, who models himself on the Austrian General Mackensen.

Ilkley Old School wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:11 pm Actually he is a daper young Spanish Officer, Colonel Dos de Pintos Cerveza,, who models himself on the Austrian General Mackensen.

Who looks good, tastes good, and by golly he does you good! (Who remembers that ad???)

"You can get it ridin'.You can get it slidin'. You can feel it comin' on about four. A hard-earned thirst needs a big, cold beer." ahh.. Victoria Bitter ads

Victoria bitter? We were drinking that in Fram just a while ago, very nice too

Nobody else remember the Mackeson's ad then? Beloved by a generation of grannies specifically our generation's grannies, I would have thought.

Phillistines.....

Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst.

Played a solo game using the latest version of the DBSYW playtest. This time I used some of my 28mm figures which I have rebased on a larger bases.

I decided to refight the classic battle of Mollwitz.



The initial Austrian cavalry attack on their left wing is initially checked by the inferior Prussian Cavalry (they were graded as militia to reflect the Austrian superiority).



However in the swirling melee the Austrians gain the upper hand and are able to destroy both Prussian cavalry brigades.



The victorious Austrian cavalry attack the Prussian infantry but are beaten and destroyed.

With the cavalry threat removed the Prussian infantry move their front line of Infantry forward into range of the Austrian infantry.



Musketry ripples along the line. To the Prussian surprise there seemed to be something wrong their Infantry as the Austrian score successes and destroy two Prussian regiments.



The Prussians react by moving up elements of their 2nd line to plug the gaps. Slowly the Prussian numbers and better trained Infantry gain the upper hand and the Austrians lose 7 of their units and reach their break point first.

The DBSYW playtest rules worked well and gave a very different game to DBN .

Very nice.




Willz.