On the gaming front, this week was a busy one. Four games passed into the Gaming Log, two of which I hosted. Until I have time to chronicle the two I hosted, following is a brief summary of the gaming action seen this week.
Monday: Continuation of the Battle of Quistello with the Rejects. We concluded the two part battle with a clear victor but as often is said, "it was a near run thing." Battle report to follow.
Tuesday: ECW Siege hosted by Peter. I tried my hand at assaulting fortifications in a siege game as Peter ran the programmed defenders. I took the town but only just. Peter's account of the battle can be found at ECW Siege.
The latest GWS analysis (see Tinker, Tailor...) generated several follow up questions from a variety of sources. These data will provide some answers; others may be unanswerable. I will attempt to tackle some of these questions in upcoming analyses.
Well nice to hear that others have trouble with too many games closely scheduled. Once a year is too little and Once every three days is usually too busy.
ReplyDeleteFour games in six days may be my upper limit especially when I host two.
DeleteA very solid week of gaming Jon. Lucky that Peter has done one of the AAR's. 😁
ReplyDeleteLucky, indeed!
DeleteGreat stuff Jon - better too many games than not enough, that's for sure. Re the reporting, maybe you should make it a stipulation for participating in one of your remote battles that one of the participants must write an AAR?
ReplyDeleteGood idea but I never have another player show up to a game!
DeleteA busy gaming week Jon and looking forward to reading the reports on the Quistello games.
ReplyDeleteBoth Quistello games were interesting and different.
DeleteA very busy week of gaming goodness going on with lots of variety too.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed.
DeleteOh! Busy of course, but that's looking more than great!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michal! More than great?
DeleteNot only are you busy gaming, but recently a flurry of blog posts too! I can't keep up!
ReplyDeleteIt probably doesn't help my brain is mush from work - too much effort to even comment!
Neil
Try to keep up, Neil! Mushy brain from work…I vaguely remember that feeling.
DeleteI have never played in a siege game so the ECW one looks very interesting and I'll have a read now. Great to see a Spanish Napoleonic win too Jonathan. Quite a rare occurrence no matter the ruleset used.
ReplyDeleteA siege game is very rare for me too. Peter’s rules use a pre-programmed, random approach for guiding the besieged. It worked and play was fast. This would be very useful in a campaign where sieges were not the focal point of game play.
DeleteFour Games!! That's more than I've had in the last three months! Good for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, John!
DeleteA very solid effort indeed!
ReplyDeleteI think so, too!
DeleteClearly, there is no such thing as "too much of a good thing" when it comes to gaming! I think you can get back to "business" on Sunday with a bit of brunch and a bloody mary or two (life:work balance is important to maintain).
ReplyDeleteIs there still a struggle with work-life balance in retirement? No Sunday brunch, for me, but a good day for being out on the bike.
DeleteGreat times Jonathan. Good to see that you have no time for idleness.
ReplyDeleteNo time for either idle hands or mind.
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