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Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:23 pm
by World2dave
The plan for Sunday's mighty 18th century game is to discretely divide the long table into 3 sections, each with 2 players per side. The size of these sections will be 7.5 x 6 feet, or 10 x 6 feet depending on the needs of the scenarios, size of player forces, etc.

So, what we would like are member's scenario ideas for the 3 sub-tables. These would be especially welcome from members who aren't able to make the event but would like to contribute in some way. Ideas based on actual battles from almost any period, or wargame/your own scenarios, would be welcome so please post any thoughts you have here.

The only guidelines would be that, because the 3 'battles within a battle' will be adjacent to each other, any waterways bigger than streams would be difficult to accommodate. Also, to avoid the game starting with wall-to-wall deployment, we intend to stagger the arrival of units/forces, so meeting engagements or those where reinforcements march to the sound of the guns would suit particularly well.

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:44 pm
by Count Belisarius
If I'm facing Gary can I suggest Rorke's Drift?

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 2:46 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
If I'm facing the Gateway cavalry, I'd like to pick Little Big Horn.

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 6:13 pm
by Buff Orpington
We could do an early version of Waterloo where the Prussians have their own battle in an adjacent room.

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:04 am
by grizzlymc
You culd invite mad Hoffy, the confirmed paedophile to play and tell him it's the main event

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 2:27 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Given that the guy could start a fight in a phone box, it would save us the necessity of hiring another room.

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:11 am
by grizzlymc
But imagine what fun could be had laying the boot into his prostrate form.

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:48 am
by BaronVonWreckedoften
As my old school rugby coach used to say: "If you can't kick a man when he's down, you'll never be able to do it when he's standing up."

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:34 am
by levied troop
Surely the only scenarios for this should come from ‘Scenarios for Wargames’ by Charles Stewart Grant - anything else would be blasphemy.

Re: Ayton 2020 - Scenarios for the big game

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:10 pm
by goat major
All the original Table Top Teaser scenarios are available here http://steve-the-wargamer-teasers.blogspot.com/