Both sides took an aggressive stance in our second game at AdeptiCon. On the French right there was significant early success, as the French send their cuirassier division charging directly into an Austrian division that had not yet deployed from its road column. The Austrian infantry was nearly swept fromRead More →
Between back-to-back conventions we had the opportunity to participate in an introductory game of ESR Napoleonics with the writer of the Kabinettskriege Blog which focuses on 18th century warfare. The ran for between perhaps 15-18 turns (we lost track as we closed in on 15), and represented about 5-6 hoursRead More →
In our second game at Cold Wars 2018, the French prevailed as they successfully isolated one Austrian korps from the other. Ignoring the northern ford, both French corps pressed towards the bridge crossing. The action opened with audacious action by both sides as an Austrian hussar brigade and a FrenchRead More →
The Austrians attempted a river crossing at two points, approximately 3 miles apart. The French got wind of the strategic movement and redirected all available elements to the crossing points. Lannes’s provisional corps moved against the southern crossing point while Vandamme moved his brigades against the northern crossing. The gameRead More →
The players at our first ESR game at AdeptiCon 2018 took our advice very literally: Kick the tires, do silly things, get yourself into trouble and see how the rules work. And that they did. The game lasted approximately 2.5 hours and ran 15 turns. The French left crossed theRead More →
