This was the second of two HotT games Andy and I played using our 20mm armies, this time a pseudo napoleonic stoush between Andy's British and my French. I hasten to begin this short AAR with the disclaimerthat we know we are NOT playing a napoleonic wargame. We use Volley and Bayonet for that. This IS a HotT fantasy game with no pretence to be anything else.
The French were using two olumns as behemoths, a base of Grenadier a Cheval of the Guard as knights, ahero general, some shooters and blades.
Andy's army was mostly shooters, including a shooter general, with some riders, two bases oif highlanders which Andy chose to take as warband, and a hero.
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Deployed, as seen from the French lines |
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Two behemoth colums flanking the knights, on the French left |
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British riders |
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The British shooter general |
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The French left immediatelly goes onto the attack, and a base of British riders is eliminated |
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The French right comes under attack, the highlanders seen on the far right working around the French flank |
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More British riders are eliminated on the French left |
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The Highlanders eliminate a rench shooter base and contimnue their push |
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The Highlanders attack a base of rench shooters from the rear |
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The Fench shooters are eliminated |
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However the British right has collapsed and the centre is now under attack |
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Andy rallies the British to try to establish a new line facing the enveloping French left |
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Hoiwever he contimnues to lose troops |
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Including his gerenal, and the battle is lost |
Another great game, some interesting challenges, but.., its fantasy.. and a nice aesthetic and fun are simply all it's about.