While I have been able to play a couple of WW2 Western Desert campaign games, I have one more game to play to complete the campaign turn and before writing up the battle reports. In the games I have been testing out event cards to help create some level of uncertainty within the games. A card is drawn for each side at the start of their turn. I am finding these cards are really helpful in tracking the game turn. As you can see from the picture below (and the corrections) I am trying to sort out the balance of the events and correcting various typos (I am a terrible best proofreader). Ultimately I am trying to achieve is a series of smallish events which are either favourable or unfavourable "nudges" to complicate matters for one side or the other. Additionally I add cards replacing no event cards with unpredictable events were one side has air support arriving during the game, or there is the likelihood of a sandstorm.
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On the painting side of the hobby I am continuing to work on my Ancients project and have painted and based another 5 units, all of which are cavalry for the Carthaginians. We had a holiday here for the Melbourne Cup horse race hence the increase in the previous 3 units per week output I have been achieving. Still I felt it was a good effort given the amount of time I was out in the garden clearing up the invading weeds.
Now that lockdown restrictions are being lifted here in Melbourne. I was able to visit the local hardware store and buy some new containers to house the growing number of Ancient units, now a total of 14 units.
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You continue making great progress on your Anceients army!
ReplyDeleteI am pleased with the progress and trying to avoid any other painting distractions. Thanks.
DeleteThose cavalry look excellent Peter; would have give the contenders a run for their money for sure!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks James. They were my first lot of cavalry and I hope they will perform on the wargaming table (eventually). Regards, Peter
DeleteVery nice cavalry units Peter
ReplyDeleteThe glossy look helps with these figure. Thanks.
DeleteI'm glad you are now able to get out and about Peter after your tight lockdown, which from what I've heard seems to have worked, fingers crossed. We are going into another lockdown here in England for a month, maybe more if the infection rate is still high.
ReplyDeleteThe events cards sound cool and as always I'm looking ford to your AAR's on the latest campaign Turn. Keep up the good work!
I am pleased to be out and about after the lockdown to get some paints and just browse both the local hobby shop and hardware store.
DeleteHi Peter- Certainly your doing well with your Ancients- well done. Glad you guys are coming out of Lockdown with the Virus controlled there in Victoria. Regards. KEV. (Sydney-NSW).
ReplyDeleteThanks KEV. Hopefully I can maintain my rate of painting now we are out of lockdown and the other distractions that brings.
DeleteI do like event cards / chaos tables etc, anything that wrests some control away from the player. The 1/72 are really building up. I like your base size to figure ratio. I am doing some 80mm bases with 28’s and the result is more successful than I had hoped and gives a good unit footprint for a standard table. Looking forwards to more :-)
ReplyDeleteI am finding incorporating the event cards into the rules a very enable process.
DeleteThe ratio of figures to a base is interesting. With the Ancients I started with the base size I wanted, then decided upon the number figures which looked best.
That sort of card does add to a game.
ReplyDeleteThese are going to be very attractive ancient armies.
Thanks. I am surprised how much the event (chance) cards add to the game. A very simple and effective game mechanism.
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