tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post7237640005697222054..comments2024-03-01T15:09:19.824+00:00Comments on doctorphalanx: Bloody Big Battles! - Spicherendoctorphalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-1971399167437209142016-03-20T14:46:50.383+00:002016-03-20T14:46:50.383+00:00Bruce Weigle's '1870' is a great resou...Bruce Weigle's '1870' is a great resource but I prefer the simpler approach of BBB. There is certainly no lack of German commanders in the BBB version.doctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-36000010188276837232016-03-20T14:22:28.497+00:002016-03-20T14:22:28.497+00:00An excellent looking game and full of action. Very...An excellent looking game and full of action. Very interesting to compare it to our game based upon bruce's ,1870, scenario.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-26338479336816904192016-03-20T08:45:54.419+00:002016-03-20T08:45:54.419+00:00I've wanted to do a 19thC grand-tactical game ...I've wanted to do a 19thC grand-tactical game for a very long time. 'Horse, Foot and Guns' was incomprehensible and still not finished. Bruce Weigle's rules were magnificent but just too ambitious. Then along comes BBB which is playable and comes with OOBs, maps and scenarios. It's certainly my 'project of the year', and, I'm sure, for well beyond.<br /><br />Richarddoctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-63554725430721196372016-03-20T03:09:42.046+00:002016-03-20T03:09:42.046+00:00Looks very good!Glad you are liking the rules!Looks very good!Glad you are liking the rules!Konstantinos Travloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18358952514053104936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-72232253867641319002016-03-19T17:20:40.635+00:002016-03-19T17:20:40.635+00:00Hi Bob
Thanks for your kind comments.
The block...Hi Bob<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments. <br /><br />The blocks are great and so completely versatile, but little lead figures are calling me too. I've been thinking long and hard about figure scales. In order to keep that big battle feeling I think you need to go as small as possible. 2 mm are just too small to be distinguishable. 3 mm would work but don't yet have the ranges. That leaves 6 mm where the ranges are available and 10 mm for the rest.<br /><br />Richarddoctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-8857583710023869802016-03-19T14:21:08.457+00:002016-03-19T14:21:08.457+00:00Doctor Phalanx,
I do like the very effective use ...Doctor Phalanx,<br /><br />I do like the very effective use of Hexon II terrain system, the simple wooden buildings, and block armies. It gives the impression of being a huge battle being fought over a large battlefield far better than most figures game can.<br /><br />Very inspiring!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-77666684588653953592016-03-19T09:16:32.477+00:002016-03-19T09:16:32.477+00:00Chris
Thanks very much for your comments.
I said...Chris<br /><br />Thanks very much for your comments.<br /><br />I said my mathematical skills weren't up to much. Now it seems I don't even realise when one plus one equals two!!! So in this case, instead of adding 2D6 and reading off a chart, 2D6 are being opposed. Having put the results into a matrix I see that the chance of ending up with a difference of 5 is only 2/36 and the most likely outcomes are going to be 0, 1, 2 etc in that order. With two otherwise matched forces the most likely result is going to be just a retire move. We always tend to question the dice when they go against us, but once again the underlying mechanics of BBB are proved to be rock solid!<br /><br />Looking closely at the photos, I think my final Exploit move could have been angled a little more to the right which would have made my occupation of Spicheren a little less ambiguous though no less disappointing for Ian!<br /><br />Richarddoctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-52293262337365811912016-03-19T06:45:19.359+00:002016-03-19T06:45:19.359+00:00Hi Richard,
Really nice layout and report. Great ...Hi Richard,<br /><br />Really nice layout and report. Great that you're enjoying BBB.<br /><br />The Assault is still resolved on a 2D6 bell curve, you're just rolling 1D6 each.<br /><br />(At risk of alienating Ian - it does look to me as if you could Exploit so as to get a base into Spicheren, claim the Objective and salvage a draw!)<br /><br />Chris<br />Bloody Big BATTLES!<br />https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BBB_wargames/info<br />http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.fr/<br /><br />ChrisBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522334377353504659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-40205891920009068322016-03-19T04:07:33.868+00:002016-03-19T04:07:33.868+00:00Hi Ian
Thanks for your comments - I'm glad yo...Hi Ian<br /><br />Thanks for your comments - I'm glad you enjoyed the game.<br /><br />Resolution of assaults does seem to contrast with the 2D6 bell curve mechanism used for movement and firing, but I don't have the mathematical skills to compare the relative chance elements.<br /><br />Once I realised that all wargames are really games of chance disguised by narratives, I began to sleep more easily. But I only publicly admit that when I lose.<br /><br />As to the Prussian victory, those who win (or blog) control history!<br /><br />Richarddoctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654358191889198506.post-51119164134724478652016-03-18T22:57:24.163+00:002016-03-18T22:57:24.163+00:00An excellent game overall, although the single dic...An excellent game overall, although the single dice roll for close assaults can be a bit brutal. This game goes to prove that Germans will try and claim any sort of victory on the flimsiest evidence!Ike53https://www.blogger.com/profile/14862823003494528745noreply@blogger.com