Back to the Italian Wars

After the deep dive into the differences between charge types and when to use them in Basic Impetvs, time to return to the painting desk and something a bit lighter.  Although, I know that the intricacies of Basic Impetvs are not of universal appeal, I do appreciate those readers who weighed in with their thoughts.  These rules' ruminations seemingly clog my mind frequently so putting them down for later reference is a worthwhile diversion from normal programming.

With that prologue out of the way, time to get to the topic at hand.  Today's topic is what figures have recently mustered out from the painting desk.

Out from the painting desk today are two bodies of Men-at-Arms for the Great Italian Wars.  All ten figures are from Wargames Foundry.  The flags, I think, are all from Pete's Flags.  Another five of these MAA remain in The Lead Pile to push into the painting queue another time. 

On the gaming front, Richard hosted another of his Koenig Krieg games in a remote setting and played on hexes.  Dan and I split command of the Prussian Army while Lee and Ray commanded the Russians.  For me, the highlight of the game saw one of my infantry brigades back off the ridge line in the best Wellingtonian fashion to protect itself from artillery fire.  This brigade later re-emerged over the ridge to hit the unsuspecting Russian infantry in the flank, destroying two infantry regiments.  Caught the Russians off guard with that ploy!  Great fun!  For a full battle report, visit Richard's blog at The Battle of Fernspiel, A SYW Remote Encounter.

Next game up on my table provides a look at the 1800 Battle of Montebello.  Since this is a meeting engagement with reinforcements for both armies arriving throughout the battle, the first trial with be a two-player affair.  After Game #1, I can reassess to see if this scenario can easily accommodate multiple players without having some players sit idly by for a long time.  First game is on Monday.

For now, back to the painting desk and preparing for Montebello.