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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Frontier Campaign 1758 - Day 3 - 1st Battle - AAR

 

                   Frontier Campaign 1758 Game Map



Our local South Florida Miniatures Gaming Club, SMG,  has started a horse and musket era campaign. It’s set during the French and Indian War in North America, cira 1758. We've all played lots of one off games, they are fun, exciting, even nail biting. However, nothing compares to campaign games when each battle has ramifications for the next. My good friend Jorge whom I've been gaming with for 44+ plus years now surprised our group by volunteering to run a campaign for us. He's a horse and musket guy who always runs a great 1700-1800’s game and has awesome Naps and 7 Years War collections.

We few, we happy few who've volunteered to join Jorge's campaign have been graced with his awesome efforts. Above is the cool map he made which was part of the game breifing he sent us. We were given force packages, victory conditions, campaign parameters, objectives, and a set of rules to use for the conflicts that occur due to contact bases on the campaign map strategic movements. Oh what wargame joy it is!

There is so much fun going on behind the scenes between commands, the game master, map movement, force allocation, etc... I'm so happy to be involved in another campaign, it adds a whole other aspect to every game played. We just don't fight until the last lead widow is made. Each objective must be properly researched, the correct forces and resources allocated, a sound battle plan generated, all commanders sufficiently briefed, map movement plotted, terrain scouted, making contact with the enemy, and then engage until it's such time for reinforcement, victory, or retreat! 

No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy…

Thus begins the Frontier Campaign of 1758, The French and Indian War, Day 3, 1st Battle. The English attack French Fort #2 which located just north of the northern ford to Akat Island, see map. 















These are the best QRS - Quick Reference Sheets I made on the pc based on the above rules. They definitely came in handy. 







Here are some more pictures of the first game. 


Akat Island, occupied by the Abenaki Indians

           A tasty victory beverage indulged by the French. 


French Cavalry Scouts monitor British movements from
the safety of the tree line. 
The full size campaign tactical map adorns a the wall in Das Krieg Haus along with our historical battle maps. 

           The game master / campaign organizer Jorge briefs one of the players (Sgt Guinness) at our Fort Lauderdale Florida gaming club house: Das Krieg Haus

               Fort expertly hand made by Herb Gundt

Here’s a shot from our storage loft we here we store troops and terrain. The loft goes around sll 4 sides of the game room. 


Troops are being deployed by Jason and Sgt G while Jim dances a happy Victory jig and Steve reads dispatches from his commanding officer. 





                Akat Island, home of the Abenaki Indians


NEXT GAME, DATE TBD
The French are attacking British Fort #3 at the same time as the above battle. See map below. 



                               
                                                                                      


                                                                                   


                                                                                      


                                                                                  

                                  
                                                                                  

                   
                                                                                
                                                                                     

                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                               
                                                                           
                                                                                 

                                     
                                                                        

6 comments:

  1. Lovely! I'm sorry I wasn't there. I'm very much into 1740-1760 warfare these days, albeit in paper and plexiglass... Looking forward to the next report!

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    1. Jennifer, I’m sorry you couldn’t make it. Jorge is doing an excellent job with the campaign, we really had fun! I think the next game is coming up. Thanks for posting.

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  2. Great presentation! Do you recommend the rules? Have you tried the TSATF F&IW variant?

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    1. Hi Nick, thank you for taking the time to check it out and provide your feedback. I’m glad you like it!

      Yes I have tried the TSATF F&IW variant and I much prefer it to the rules we use for the campaign. However, I’m not running the campaign so have no say so in the matter. That being said the Drums of War Along the Mohawk rules that we are currently using are a fun, fast, and fully functional set for this period.

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  3. In 1812, we will take Canada from the Brits... maybe...mostly...... what

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