Dunoon - ECW game

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Dunoon - ECW game

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Our group is working hard to prepare for our demo Show game in July. After tweaking the rules ('Victory without Quarter') to better suit big battles, we're going to have a manageable practice game tomorrow. I've decided to ref the game & I've set up parts of my two armies for a fictional battle.
The forces of the English crown under King Charles, face a Covenanter army under Archibald Campbell, latterly Duke of Argyll.

The battlefield:
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Seizing & holding the ford will be the objective.

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Dunoon Fort has been besieged by the Sassenachs (English)

The English royalists:
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"Galloper" cavalry is King Charles' elite.

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A battaglia of solid P&S regiments

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Another battaglia but this time including dragoons & commanded shot

The Covenanters:
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A battaglia of I suspect indifferent mounted troops

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Levin's elite _ Scots lancers & cuirassiers.

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A mixed command of Forlorn Hope, Scots' Highlanders & Dragoons

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Doughty Covenanter Pike & shot regiments.

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Game over.
The Covenanters consolidated their left flank with their P&S regiments that rebuffed every English attack:
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The English Royalists tried an audacious concentration of their Horse that attempted to whip around the Scottish right flank. A move deserving of the brave prince who led it - Rupert.
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Tenacious Covenanter defence not only held off the English but routed several vaunted Cavalier units & killing Prince Rupert. Puddle, his dog, survived.
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The tweaked rules worked, the gang played well & confidently & fun was had.

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Looking most splendid
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ochoin wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 11:24 am Our group is working hard to prepare for our demo Show game in July. unoon1.jpg[/img][/url]
"Galloper" cavalry is King Charles' elite.
Now that's one sort of hard work I wouldn't moan about, Donald. Looks like a good game.

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A labour of love.And the game was a cracker.

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ochoin wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:41 am The tweaked rules worked, the gang played well & confidently & fun was had.
Sounds like job done! :clappy:
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Fantastic looking game, thanks for sharing Donald.



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Does non-WW1/WW2 20mm automatically qualify as "old school"?
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Beautiful!
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BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:36 am Does non-WW1/WW2 20mm automatically qualify as "old school"?
No. I think "weird" covers it.

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