tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post6078170162627044200..comments2023-10-26T08:16:58.741-04:00Comments on The Monkey that Walks: Riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in . . . fireymonkeyboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-29312319236996377722013-06-20T23:34:14.925-04:002013-06-20T23:34:14.925-04:00Glad you're enjoying them. Stay tuned, as the...Glad you're enjoying them. Stay tuned, as there should be more in future. I've got a few things to get out of the way, and then I'm hoping to focus on the next 500 points for my Russians.fireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-45272258788703050372013-06-20T09:20:05.555-04:002013-06-20T09:20:05.555-04:00Great report. I stumbled across your blog last nig...Great report. I stumbled across your blog last night whilst searching the net for 15mm Bolt Action inspiration. I'm now in the process of reading all your battle reports. Love your writing style and humor.Hybrid Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508033212812458966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-80791482736229807912013-06-14T19:40:27.158-04:002013-06-14T19:40:27.158-04:00Great looking game and an excellent report!Great looking game and an excellent report!Cyrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186074313046292554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-17417954028480106452013-06-14T08:56:46.117-04:002013-06-14T08:56:46.117-04:00You just need more practice!You just need more practice!fireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-62188588162120766022013-06-14T08:54:18.341-04:002013-06-14T08:54:18.341-04:00Yeah, I've also found towns become less effect...Yeah, I've also found towns become less effective with play experience. Mostly, they lock up a unit in garrison, making the rest of the opponent that much easier to break. In order to get at the town, you need to break through your opponent anyway, so why not go for the decisive win? <br /><br />I've found cramming the opponent's side with rough ground to be effective, unless they have lots of irregulars. It breaks them up, makes it hard to respond, and can produce disruptions if they have to move.<br /><br />FMBfireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-7892724734740679232013-06-14T06:22:51.398-04:002013-06-14T06:22:51.398-04:00That's a great looking game!
I find Maurice t...That's a great looking game!<br /><br />I find Maurice too difficult. It's not the rules, which are straightforward, but the fact that my regular opponent has such a good grasp of strategy that I often know I have lost the game before the first unit has moved. :-(BigRedBathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622983082204451158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-17864968430672050472013-06-14T06:01:18.342-04:002013-06-14T06:01:18.342-04:00I'd like to further explain this in the key to...I'd like to further explain this in the key to Maurice is rally and whoever can do this the best is likely to win.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-71461785068274405082013-06-14T05:47:14.501-04:002013-06-14T05:47:14.501-04:00Looks like a great game! I recommend trying a game...Looks like a great game! I recommend trying a game without national advantages as they are pretty powerful. It doesn't help your chances when your friend has the best ones either.;-)<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-82676044596677496432013-06-13T23:48:57.581-04:002013-06-13T23:48:57.581-04:00It was a combination of my list being able to over...It was a combination of my list being able to overcome the advantages of Markus' without losing my own advantages, coupled with luck. Don't believe him when he says he was outplayed. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-6936076312708456032013-06-13T23:47:22.031-04:002013-06-13T23:47:22.031-04:00That doesn't mean I won't put towns elsewh...That doesn't mean I won't put towns elsewhere on the board though - I have too many lovely buildings not to do so. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-20550357509238448432013-06-13T23:46:30.985-04:002013-06-13T23:46:30.985-04:00I've stopped picking towns for myself, and dec...I've stopped picking towns for myself, and decided with this one not to bother garrisoning them either - for one it ties down a unit for the game, and I could always move into it if necessary, but they are pretty tough to winkle a unit out of, and I like a challenge. I've smiled the last couple of games where people have immediately put a town down on their side to try to stop me from having one in my area - I don't really care whether I get one or not, to be honest. I don't think I put anything down this time but hills, apart from one wall, on the other town and which I didn't use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-28399792375817567272013-06-13T21:51:45.395-04:002013-06-13T21:51:45.395-04:00Marcus! As the attacker, I no longer drop any terr...Marcus! As the attacker, I no longer drop any terrain in the defender's setup zone and I grab the villages 1st & put them on my back line. I realize they didn't come into play here but too many times, vilalges served as unbreakable castles that throw my attack off. <br /><br />Rally and Lethal are a killer combo. I've got no suggestions for handling those! Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-87306896262679408652013-06-13T21:07:07.954-04:002013-06-13T21:07:07.954-04:00Your BatRep is a great compliment to Nick's Ba...Your BatRep is a great compliment to Nick's BatRep. Very enjoyable to read about the battle from both sides. Funny, Nick chocks his win up to luck while you say you were outplayed. You both are gentlemen gamers. Well done! Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166240688056859219.post-84343734005088801962013-06-13T19:57:02.213-04:002013-06-13T19:57:02.213-04:00I like the photo of the Irish from the back. Funni...I like the photo of the Irish from the back. Funnily enough, that's the side of them I'm used to seeing as well!<br /><br />Great report though, and we'll have to try out some of those other tactics next time. I'm not sure of the guns coming close part - it's going to be tricky to co-ordinate that with the infantry, and if you get close enough for cannister, you're also then in charge range and while I don't fancy charging your elite infantry, I do favour my grenadiers against your artillery.<br /><br />I can certainly see them interspersed between infantry units if you're defending though, thanks to the All Guns Bombard rule. <br /><br />It would have been interesting if you'd gotten your horse around my lines though; my horse can't handle yours usually, but if you were disrupted enough from that first contact, I might have stood a chance there too. Certainly something we can think about in the next friendly game, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com