Time for the Hinchliffe ECW armies to take to the tabletop again |
Parliament rolled a 6 and added their 5 controlled regions to give a total of 11. It looked like they might get the jump on their Royalist opponents, but the Royalist roll was also a 6 and adding this to their 8 controlled regions provided a total of 14. Allowing them to make the first attack.
To determine which month the opening battle of the 1643 campaign year. The score of a D3 is the number of months added to February. A 3 is rolled so this year's campaign begins quite late in May 1643. This approach continues for each battle until the year moves into (or past) December when the campaign year ends.
Royalist forces now had the choice to attack any Parliament controlled region adjacent to a friendly controlled region. They chose to attack the West Midlands.
Campaign map |
Chance cards drawn |
Parliament units
- Infantry units = 2 + (3) = 5
- Cavalry units = 2 + (3) = 5
- Dragoons/Commanded Shot units = 0 + (3) = 3
- Artillery or special units = (2) - 1 = 1
Royalist units
- Infantry units = 2 + (3) = 5
- Cavalry units = 2 + (2) = 4
- Dragoons/Commanded Shot units = 0 + (2) = 2
- Artillery or special units = (1) - 1 = 0
The terrain cards decided the terrain which includes a fordable stream running down the length of the tabletop. This will be setup once the current Napoleonic game in progress is tidied up.
Terrain cards |
This looks interesting, Peter!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to getting back to the campaign and expect it to deliver approximately 15 games.
DeleteNot an auspicious start to the campaign year for the King, but we shall see what befalls on the field of battle!
ReplyDeleteSo true, having the smaller force will allow them to pick the tabletop edge to defend.
DeleteAs seen in past battles, that choice can be a big advantage.
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