An Update

Doldrums

I've hit a spell of gaming doldrums, primarily because I was preparing for a LARP. I usually have a pipeline of posts that I can schedule. However, the pipeline has run dry due to my LARP preparations.

Anyway, last weekend, my friend and I attended Mythic Adventures LARP in the Orlando area. Here's a picture of us. I'm on the right in the gold armor.

I enjoyed it and plan to go back.

The Naval Project

Is still stalled due to the lack of ships. I picked up a bunch of wood ovals to make some quick models, and I haven't gone any further.

The Next RPG Session

I sort of have a goal of completing one game of Napoleonic Knockout and one RPG session per month. I finished this month's Knockout. Next up is an RPG session. I'm not sure when I'll get around to it.

Napoleonic Knockout # 2

While I try to resolve my ship shortage, I decided to continue with my Napoleonic Knockout campaign.

In seasons 1 and 2, we saw Austria and the Ottoman Empire battle to a stalemate.

Season 3 - Napoleon Marches

After consolidating his authority in France, the Emperor Napoleon launches an invasion of Prussia.

The armies array for battle. The French are on top. The gold marker indicates an elite unit - the Imperial Guard in this case.

The armies shift to bypass the woods. French artillery and light infantry hit Prussian infantry and cavalry.

The fight shifts to the Prussian left.

Note: I did not have enough Prussian infantry so I borrowed some purple Turks. However, I treated this unit as standard foot.

La garde recule!

But the French light routs the cavalry and the French center crushes the Prussians.

Prussian morale fails!

Napoleon marches into Berlin and accepts the surrender of the Prussian king. Prussia is now a French satellite.

Season 4 - The Russian Bear

The next season sees the Russians and British mobilize their forces. The Russians, however, move first.

The Russians and Brits had the highest aggression rolls but Russia wins the tiebreaker.

The Russians decide to invade Austria.

The Russian cavalry attacks, causing some casualties to the Austrian infantry in the center. But then the cavalry gets repulsed. Meanwhile, Russian artillery pounds the Austrian cavalry.

The Russian center advances, overrunning some infantry. But the Russians are soon surrounded.

And destroyed. But the Russian artillery saves the day. It blasts the Austrian cavalry.

Austrian morale collapses.

Another conquest! This time Vienna capitulates to St. Petersburg.

Status after Season 4

France and Russian have expanded their territories. As a result, the map looks like this.

Who's next to fall? Find out next time!

GAME NOTES

In both games, long range artillery destroyed a unit. I wonder if artillery is too powerful.

I have multiple campaigns of various kinds going on simultaneously. My goal is to complete one session per campaign per month. Therefore, expect to see the next Napoleonic knockout in March.