What was the last ruleset you played 2018?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Er......Does that make sense....Or an I gibbering, again ?
Yep....I'm gibbering !

Cheers - Phil

Nowt unusually, you been at Nobby's pills again ?

IanS

[Techno]

Don't need to do that, Ian.

Mine have the same effect.

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

As this thread cones to it's weary end for 2018, like a prizefighter in his last round, or Techno on his last figure of the day...
1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Star Trek Ascendancy
2) What armies were confronted? - Ferengi vs Klingons vs Cardasians vs Romulans (me)
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - eventually, but it took me a long time to get my head round the build/research system each turn, lost out because of silly mistakes vs more experienced players.
4) and... was this the first time you used this ruleset? - yes, for me and the Ferengi player, the other two had played before.
5) How many players were in the game? - 4
6) What went well? No one was violent for a very long time, we were all concentrating on getting resources and upgrades built.
In the last turn the Cardasian jumped into my homework, breaking his trade agreement and nuking Romulus! I, in turn used a whole pile of abilities i had earned , decloaked  a whole fleet that the Klingons did not spot, and took over the Klingon homeworld and was in orbit over the Cardasian homeworld, having torched his guard flett, but ran out of goes when they ascended to godhood!
7) What could have been improved?  Not spotting the Cardasians plan soon enough!
Cardasians win, me second, Klingons splintered, Ferengi were not rich enough.

[Ithoriel]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - The Expanse

2) What armies were confronted? - UN vs Martian Commonwealth (me) vs The Belters vs Protogen

3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes. Finally played it often enough to get all the rules right

4) and... was this the first time you used this ruleset? - Nope, all players had played several games

5) How many players were in the game? - Initally planned for three, on the day we had four, which is the maximum.

6) What went well? Much fun had, much banter exchanged, many nice things said about my replacement of the spaceship tokens with Brigade Miniatures spaceships, several echoes of events from the shows.

7) What could have been improved? My ability to persuade the others not to attack me Still came second though.

[Shedman]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Bloody Big Battles with additions for a solo game

2) What armies were confronted? - 15mm French (me) vs Mexicans (programmed)

3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes.

4) and... was this the first time you used this ruleset? - Nope

5) How many players were in the game? - One - me

6) What went well? BBB's ability to generate realistic outcomes - for instance 3 Mexican militia units attacked a Zouave unit forcing it to retreat, 2 of the Militia units pursued it, the Zouaves rallied and advanced against them, one Militia broke and fled, the other froze in place. I could imagine the Militia going "Hey we've beat these tough guys - let's finish them off - Oh f*k they're coming back for more!"

7) What could have been improved? nothing

Here's the AAR http://twomarshals.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-deserter-mexico-1864-15mm-solo-game.html

[paulr]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Sounds like a great game!
Viva Miramon!

[Leman]

Viva Mexico! A post-apocalyptic game in which a horde of Mexican zombies swarm in to what's left of the United Counties of America, a small enclave covering 2/3 of Vermont and 1/4 of Maine. No escape North, Canada having had the foresight to trump Trump's wall.

[d_Guy]

Glad we agree that building a southern wall is a good idea. 

[pierre the shy]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - For King and Parliament

2) What armies were confronted? - Covenant/Parliament vs Royalists

3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes.

4) and... was this the first time you used this ruleset? - No

5) How many players were in the game? - two

6) What went well? My opponent had great fun    I did manage to destroy two Royalist cavalry units, other than that not much 

7) What could have been improved? I could have drawn a few more chits numbered above 8.....they were definitely in the bucket. This was the debut game for my Scots Horse and they are apparently armed with damp powder and rubber swords. Most of the game they blasted away with their pistols as they closed for little result and in hand to hand combat they similarly just couldn't match the Royalist hits inflicted on them.

I will post a more detailed batrep if I get the chance in the next couple of days. Paul has plenty of photographic evidence of the number of 1's and 2's that I drew.     

[paulr]

Thanks for a very enjoyable game Pierre

Your ability to find the 1s & 2s certainly helped the Royalist cause

The game was closer than Pierre suggests

I was about to lose control of most of my force, of my 8 units of Horse:

• 2 were lost
• 2 were about to gallop off in the direction of Whitchurch
• 1 was about to pursue through a hedge into Covenant cuirassiers, having already fired their pistols
• 1 was locked in an inconclusive melee with Cheshire Commanded Shot and was about to become blown
• 1 was already blown

[Shedman]

1 was already blown

I can think of worse things to happen 

[d_Guy]

Will look forward to seeing the pics of the game, Peter and Paul! The Scottish horse lived up to the first-use curse. The trick with Scottish horse is to always fight other Scottish horse! 

[Leman]

Pony Wars?

[d_Guy]

Indeed, shaggy pony wars.