tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post1822184106464519816..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Möckern Around on a Saturday AfternoonMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-55938488337277822362020-03-12T17:26:59.353+00:002020-03-12T17:26:59.353+00:00https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.14110510...https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1411051062295183.1073741858.605539299513034&type=3<br /><br />Damn that spool checker...<br />This link might work... it looks like was a letter missing from the first one...<br />Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-9945458027172984722020-03-12T16:42:56.042+00:002020-03-12T16:42:56.042+00:00Thanks for the links Aly - excellent. The first li...Thanks for the links Aly - excellent. The first link didn't work, since I think you have to be a member of a Facebook group to access, but the second one did. As a side issue, I note with some satisfaction that your spell checker seems to have scored a minor victory in the second comment - I like that kind of stuff!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-79285041040318600762020-03-12T16:30:03.120+00:002020-03-12T16:30:03.120+00:00Or you could look up...
Mockery 1813 Diorama on Go...Or you could look up...<br />Mockery 1813 Diorama on Google Image search...Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-90078814395667363382020-03-12T16:09:05.798+00:002020-03-12T16:09:05.798+00:00A lovely looking game Tony...
Hopefully this link ...A lovely looking game Tony...<br />Hopefully this link should take you to some photos of a superb diorama that was built by Geschichte in Miniaturen e.V.<br /><br /><br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/media/set/<br />set=a.1411051062295183.1073741858.605539299513034&type=3<br /><br />All the best. Aly<br />Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-42233518363580391372017-11-30T13:32:17.093+00:002017-11-30T13:32:17.093+00:00Good shout on the Felsheim builders - I shall look...Good shout on the Felsheim builders - I shall look further into this. Earlier forerunner of "Auf wiedersehen Pet" - well, sort of.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-33676077076524926842017-11-30T13:18:54.310+00:002017-11-30T13:18:54.310+00:00Thank you WM.Thank you WM.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-63920626739261699982017-11-29T22:29:10.150+00:002017-11-29T22:29:10.150+00:00Very nice report, thank you; and good to see the ...Very nice report, thank you; and good to see the church in the little-known suburb of Mockern-Felsheim. Obscure histories in local archives may relate the stories of those bands of itinerant Suffolk builders who plied their trade across 'higher Germany' in earlier centuries.. david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-53743080460899171512017-11-27T20:29:31.852+00:002017-11-27T20:29:31.852+00:00I think others have already done the honous in ter...I think others have already done the honous in terms of all the oohs and aahs, but I thought it wouldn't do any harm to add my own. Spectacular in every respect, as always, Foy.<br />Best regards<br />WMWellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-52158882931624824542017-11-27T19:45:50.270+00:002017-11-27T19:45:50.270+00:00Ross - absolutely - there was never an intention t...Ross - absolutely - there was never an intention to play it twice, so everything was fine - better than fine, in fact. The series of social games I am involved in at present is more enjoyable than any wargaming I've done before - I'm certain that's true - but it follows a period during which my experience of playing social games was very limited, and the whole idea of using someone else's published scenarios is unfamiliar to me. From personal intuition (basis? ignorance?) I have a problem with games which are engineered to be "balanced" - frequently, as we have discussed before, a balanced game means a terrible bloodbath while the sides wear each other down. I found my earlier ECW games - especially the larger ones - could be like this (which was why I had abandoned large Ancient battles), and this is why I introduced Event cards (which are called "Chaunce" cards in my ECW game), which are gamey but which can break up a stalemate and can sort of crystalize a game and provide opportunities for the players (and excuses, of course, which is just as important!).<br /><br />As with your own experience, I originally introduced the timeclock by agreement with a group of occasional ECW opponents, one of whom was capable of ruminating for 15 or 20 minutes over a single C&C type turn, and unfortunately had a tendency to absent-mindedly delaminate the cards while he was thinking! In that circumstance, the other players tended to start talking about their holiday arrangements or the repairs to the boiler during the breaks, and the whole game went off the boil (so to speak). Our current situation has none of that, but one interesting plus for time-boxing just a little would be the chance to have a couple of goes at a heavily unbalanced scenario in a single day - the hopeless rearguard, the skilful withdrawal against impossible odds, use of Spaniards vs Napoleonic French (this last was a joke, of course). <br /><br />Again, as you say, we probably wouldn't do it, but it's an interesting possibility. Any nervousness I have about games which proceed too slowly is entirely down to ancient baggage - much of my Old School wargaming prior to the Great Sabbatical from 1985 consisted of games which dragged on for so long that they never finished, and no-one had the strength or the stomach to re-convene to finish them off!<br /><br />No - we won't start using the clock. These games are just great as they are.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-71087790988762810532017-11-27T19:09:43.982+00:002017-11-27T19:09:43.982+00:00On the other hand, it was a relaxed, social. event...On the other hand, it was a relaxed, social. event. Would one really want not just the pressure of the clock (that can be fun and Ron had to do a computer timer decades ago for one player) but the pressure to finish early so as to not be blocking the second game?Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-27736982442179392562017-11-27T15:54:08.818+00:002017-11-27T15:54:08.818+00:00Hi Mark - with smaller units, you can use smaller ...Hi Mark - with smaller units, you can use smaller hexes and thus (1) have enormous battles, (2) use professionally made hex terrain products - both of which are difficult for me! :-)MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-31653112903463552017-11-27T14:44:53.104+00:002017-11-27T14:44:53.104+00:00I have been enjoying your C&C game reports. I ...I have been enjoying your C&C game reports. I have only played the game 2 or 3 times. I am thinking of giving it a go using my small classic Napoleonic collection instead of the blocks. My units will only be 8 infantry or 3 cavalry so nowhere near as grand as your set up.<br /><br />MarkMark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-45201322954706222542017-11-27T13:49:44.964+00:002017-11-27T13:49:44.964+00:00Hi Lee - yes - I'm really very fortunate with ...Hi Lee - yes - I'm really very fortunate with my collaborators, and I'm also lucky that someone invented C&C just in time, before my attention span got even shorter! This must have been a very nasty battle in reality - C&C handles it simply enough, but assaulting the village is a meat grinder.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-14521426999727561502017-11-27T11:01:22.703+00:002017-11-27T11:01:22.703+00:00Excellent photos of what was clearly a very enjoya...Excellent photos of what was clearly a very enjoyable game. Can't beat C&C for a game that rattles along and builds tension without in any way bogging down in too much detail. You have clearly found two convivial opponents who enjoy playing C&C as much as you do :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181989906410822069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-49162036516862874092017-11-27T09:03:58.223+00:002017-11-27T09:03:58.223+00:00Thank you for appreciative comments, gentlemen! Ga...Thank you for appreciative comments, gentlemen! Game was quite a bit smaller than our previous big bash (Talavera), but much fussier ground, and the village is a real stopper. All excellent fun.<br /><br />Jon - I think I may be one of Nature's umpires. This is a mixed blessing. Napoleon would have made a very poor umpire, I think.<br /><br />Ross - in truth (and it's not a complaint, just an observation) we played a bit slowly. The game lasted about 3 hours - with a bit tighter focus we could have probably done it in nearer 2. Part of my wargame kit for C&C is a timeclock, which sounds menacing but actually works well in context - maybe we should try using it. Once you declare that you have started your turn you have 2 minutes (or 3, or whatever) to make your mind up and get things moved. Combats etc can continue beyond the end of the time period. In C&C each turn is short anyway - one of the chief attractions is that the players do NOT get to march their entire army round the table each turn, in the Grand Manner.<br /><br />The point is that if we had moved the game along a bit quicker, we would have had time to play it a second time, if we'd wanted wanted. There's a fair amount of hindsight in this, obviously, and it is likely that we would have decided against a re-run, but individual casualties and bases are not removed, only complete units, so the housekeeping needed to set the game up again is minimal - maybe 10 minutes, maximum. One possibility for smaller games is to plan to play them a second time, if time permits - swap sides - I've never thought about this, except solo. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-87309816789689588042017-11-27T00:25:18.204+00:002017-11-27T00:25:18.204+00:00A truly wonderful spread. Lots of toy soldiers ch...A truly wonderful spread. Lots of toy soldiers check. Game played to a conclusion check. <br /><br />Can't say fairer than that.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-25534974506028220562017-11-26T22:14:56.557+00:002017-11-26T22:14:56.557+00:00Well it looks splendid. Perhaps with a scenario li...Well it looks splendid. Perhaps with a scenario like this everyone should have to take a turn as Prussian but perhaps not, there is always the risk that one player will win from both sides which is just a pinch of salt really. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-54881905318709991532017-11-26T22:01:48.189+00:002017-11-26T22:01:48.189+00:00Well! That is a splendid looking set up and game!...Well! That is a splendid looking set up and game!<br />Sounds like your turn at umpiring went off without incident.<br /><br />Good show!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-29855203305844575062017-11-26T18:17:25.084+00:002017-11-26T18:17:25.084+00:00Yes Ian - I really don't see how the Prussians...Yes Ian - I really don't see how the Prussians should approach this one. Did you think my umpiring was good? No, really? I mean was it REALLY good? You're not just saying that? I didn't think it was all that good, really.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-16756105562670614392017-11-26T17:29:50.889+00:002017-11-26T17:29:50.889+00:00A good game and a tough one for the Prussians to w...A good game and a tough one for the Prussians to win. It must be said that the umpiring was superb and impartial (thanks for slipping my 'special' dice to Goya as agreed). I'm already looking forward to the next one!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-56759027675877048752017-11-26T15:00:51.407+00:002017-11-26T15:00:51.407+00:00I'm not an expert - I'm sure you're ri...I'm not an expert - I'm sure you're right. As I understand it, our game took place in the Corner Tack Room adjacent to the gun lobby, on the ground floor of the South West Tower. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-88857737432269540862017-11-26T14:56:44.715+00:002017-11-26T14:56:44.715+00:00My first involvement with Prussians, and my first ...My first involvement with Prussians, and my first action from the 1813 campaign. Marmont was not helped on this occasion by the fact that Napoleon had already ordered him to abandon the Möckern position, without any factual knowledge of the situation, so that Marmont's defence was set up in a rush as his troops rushed back. I was disappointed during my research to find in the work of one of my favoured historians, F Loraine Petre, mention that the fighting after the Prussian cavalry attacked was "indescribable"; that's all. Professional writers at work. Gee, I wish I had the words to understand it.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-30505521912383429452017-11-26T14:18:05.903+00:002017-11-26T14:18:05.903+00:00Castillo Goya looks less baronial than palatial......Castillo Goya looks less baronial than palatial...Vintage Wargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251018372867101509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-84323817843416426042017-11-26T14:01:27.160+00:002017-11-26T14:01:27.160+00:00Looks like a fantastic game! Very interesting bac...Looks like a fantastic game! Very interesting background of the real thing as well as your description of the 20mm refight too.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.com