tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post6157562688911255612..comments2024-03-29T05:39:41.049-07:00Comments on Palouse Wargaming Journal: From the Vault: Battle of Handelkirchen, 1809Jonathan Freitaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-39038415643320189052014-06-04T18:35:24.300-07:002014-06-04T18:35:24.300-07:00That would be fantastic. I just hope I keep a ste...That would be fantastic. I just hope I keep a steady hand until then for painting. <br /><br />Is the Daylight Lamp working for you? I used to paint by 2 halogen shop lamps so the downgrade in brightness took time to get used to. To get light right on top of my painting, I boost my painting surface up nearly to eye level (two boxes) and then put the lamp inches from the figures. Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-9162085937715800812014-06-04T16:55:14.284-07:002014-06-04T16:55:14.284-07:00Chin up! We are all marching monotonically toward...Chin up! We are all marching monotonically towards retirement. Hopefully, then, we will have ample time for gaming.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-31101287842820417142014-06-04T16:52:36.265-07:002014-06-04T16:52:36.265-07:00Monty! We are true historical chroniclers; we onl...Monty! We are true historical chroniclers; we only note that which is an exception or unusual. Everything else is too common to bother shoving into our grey cells.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-37420415692966528832014-06-04T13:53:34.078-07:002014-06-04T13:53:34.078-07:00No, I haven't given up them at all. When I li...No, I haven't given up them at all. When I lived in Maine, Napoleonics in 15mm and ACW in 28mm were our staples. Here in MPLS, it's Ancients with some Dark Age gaming and Old West. And now some WW II. I need to quit my day job to get in all the gaming I'd like. <br /><br />Jason and his buddies have a monster 28mm Napoleonics project going. It scares the hell out of me just reading about it. ;-)Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-22678258592056283822014-06-04T13:48:52.763-07:002014-06-04T13:48:52.763-07:00I'd love to hear them! Funny how I can't ...I'd love to hear them! Funny how I can't remember many of the things I learned in college but I can remember a Con game from the 80s. Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-80411003132973118822014-06-04T06:43:19.620-07:002014-06-04T06:43:19.620-07:00Dean, you are too kind!Dean, you are too kind!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-56504842413234295872014-06-04T06:29:29.199-07:002014-06-04T06:29:29.199-07:00Great photos and battle report of a memorable, and...Great photos and battle report of a memorable, and massive, game. Better than photos and narrative I've read/seen in wargaming mags. Best, DeanDeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-71263660726701018902014-06-03T18:37:56.003-07:002014-06-03T18:37:56.003-07:00Peter, thanks for the prompting! I found the batt...Peter, thanks for the prompting! I found the battle pictures easy enough but struggled to find the write-up. Digging through my pile of notes, I found six pages of my barely legible, handwritten notes on one of the games. I will have to reconstruct the crime, so to speak. My version of Raab never made it into electrons... Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-50532728141348590202014-06-03T17:21:06.173-07:002014-06-03T17:21:06.173-07:00Post your own Raab report some day!Post your own Raab report some day!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-55117138185530227322014-06-03T15:10:31.184-07:002014-06-03T15:10:31.184-07:00Jason, you are most welcome! I have handfuls of t...Jason, you are most welcome! I have handfuls of these old BatReps laying about. I will post an oldie from time to time.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-29441899918167700382014-06-03T15:09:33.403-07:002014-06-03T15:09:33.403-07:00Good luck to you, Jason! If you need a few 28mm N...Good luck to you, Jason! If you need a few 28mm Napoleonics to prime the pump, let me know.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-30406054662304840642014-06-03T13:26:47.113-07:002014-06-03T13:26:47.113-07:00Well, I'm hoping to get Monty to step into the...Well, I'm hoping to get Monty to step into the world of 28mm Napoleonics someday. :-)Jason Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510878862274931588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-14499116784487284182014-06-03T13:24:15.995-07:002014-06-03T13:24:15.995-07:00Good times. Thanks so much for reaching back into...Good times. Thanks so much for reaching back into the archives and sharing these fun memories.Jason Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510878862274931588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-51731574817858967012014-06-03T05:53:50.806-07:002014-06-03T05:53:50.806-07:00Wagram with fourteen players is monstrous! Never ...Wagram with fourteen players is monstrous! Never gamed Borodino, Znaim, or Waterloo in miniature. I have some work to do. Did replay Raab a couple of times. I bet a have a BatRep for one of the Raab games in the Vault somewhere.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing your Waterloo game.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-50975574503640885982014-06-03T05:50:23.338-07:002014-06-03T05:50:23.338-07:00Thanks, Phil!Thanks, Phil!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-70926046784695592172014-06-02T23:20:30.382-07:002014-06-02T23:20:30.382-07:00A great and huge looking game, beautiful pictures....A great and huge looking game, beautiful pictures...this battlefield is really impressive!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-43185221878697569102014-06-02T19:57:25.840-07:002014-06-02T19:57:25.840-07:00Great account and wonderful looking game. you are ...Great account and wonderful looking game. you are so right about the influence of player personality on big multiplayer games. We all have certain games that are rememebred over the years!<br /><br />Perhaps my favorite (and biggest) game to date was Wagram at Historicon 2009 - 14 players, thousands of figures, huge table, and great drama. Borodino was a close second, as were Raab and Znaim. Hopefully we can do it again with Waterloo next year!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-22742540639130824192014-06-02T17:54:37.832-07:002014-06-02T17:54:37.832-07:00Thanks, Monty! Does your comment mean that you ha...Thanks, Monty! Does your comment mean that you have given up on 15mm Napoleonics? Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-10409283877912861372014-06-02T17:53:15.274-07:002014-06-02T17:53:15.274-07:00Simon! Glad you enjoyed it!Simon! Glad you enjoyed it!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-13150934618042201892014-06-02T17:52:38.446-07:002014-06-02T17:52:38.446-07:00Thank you, Christopher! Unfortunately, I didn'...Thank you, Christopher! Unfortunately, I didn't save the original photos but only had the cropped and reduced pictures from which to work. Much of the detail in the photos was lost but the essence of the game is still there.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-48053307876593897342014-06-02T17:50:27.698-07:002014-06-02T17:50:27.698-07:00Thanks, Soren. "Big" and "Napoleon...Thanks, Soren. "Big" and "Napoleonics" really go hand in hand, don't they?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-65305214542947304542014-06-02T17:49:24.739-07:002014-06-02T17:49:24.739-07:00It was a big game, the size of which rarely makes ...It was a big game, the size of which rarely makes it onto my table top these days. One of the last "biggie" Napoleonic game was Austerlitz in 2005. I will have to check my notes to confirm if there were others.<br /><br />Much of the fun in big, multi-player games is exactly as Jake summarized. That is, large commands with multiple players really introduces the friction of war into the game. Command constraints and "McClellan" type constraints never pull off the same effect as do multiple players all jockeying for their own position and force preservation. Much goofiness and confusion usually follows when you get three or four players per side.<br /><br />I could recite many examples of just such silliness and fun from past battles. Maybe I will do that sometime?<br /><br />Monty, I have handfuls of terrific stories just like the one you recited.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-8963453019762103052014-06-02T17:03:27.356-07:002014-06-02T17:03:27.356-07:00Great post, it takes me back to when I used to pla...Great post, it takes me back to when I used to play Napoleonic in 15mm! Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-25467586913319349672014-06-02T17:02:46.897-07:002014-06-02T17:02:46.897-07:00Fascinating! It's been years since I played a...Fascinating! It's been years since I played a game with 6+ players at the table. The thing I miss about that kind of game is exactly what you wrote...the personality of each figure. I well remember beating up on an opponent in a big multiplayer game, hearing him ask a fellow general for reinforcements and being told "no" as he'd only waste them!Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-58844393999292718182014-06-02T15:58:28.561-07:002014-06-02T15:58:28.561-07:00Fantastic looking table enjoyed the game report im...Fantastic looking table enjoyed the game report immensely thanks for posting it up despite it being from so long ago.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.com