Eventually, when the Theme Park was complete, we had to have another (small) CCN fight in it. Somewhat wearily, I set up about 6 infantry units a side, knowing full well that the game was going to be a disaster - unplayable.
I have news - it worked - it was not very interesting, but CCN can handle this without problems, which is a surprise to me. There are a few no-brainer things to remember - in particular, since the rule for fighting into a town/village hex requires deduction of 2 combat dice, units having (or having been reduced to) an entitlement of 2 dice or less are no use at all in street fighting, and have to be pulled out and replaced with a bigger hammer, but otherwise it works.
Since I am never likely to have a town of this size set up again for a CCN game, I took a couple of pics.
speaking as someone who's wargaming experiance consists of a bit of micro-tank stuff 30-odd years ago and some matchstick firing/marble rolling - shoot me down if I'm wrong but speaking as an ex-soldier, the caveat you have discovered seems to be quite realistic...
ReplyDeleteFIBA requires a large attacking force (idealy about 4 to 1 minimum), is heavy in casualties on the attacker and therefore (one supposes) has a moral effect.
Meaning the rules forcing the removal of mauled troops and the lost time/effort of bringing up new ones (and possibly loseing a building you've just taken!) seems to take one close to the knuckle re, realism?
Suggesting a well honed rule set?
Hugh
Hi Hugh - yes, that's right. Most games can put the gamer in a position where he's going to have to be extraordinarily lucky to get anywhere in a particular situation. The only difference in CCN in this case is that, because the game mechanisms are simplified so much, you can get in a situation where a particularly unit just can't hurt anyone, and there's no point having them there - takes all the head-scratching out of it!
ReplyDeleteI found this post very interesting. I like your metropolis by the way. The thoughts of a Saragossa mini-campaign have been preying on my mind, itching in the corners and refusing to be banished.
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