I have a campaign map, I have the forces I am going to use, and I have a draft set of tabletop rules for my mini-campaign; what I did not have was a set of campaign rules ... but these have now been drafted.
The bulk of the rules are based on those laid down in THE PORTABLE COLONIAL WARGAME, but with a few additions and changes.
Firstly, I have included the weather charts I designed back in June as well as factoring in the impact that the seasons and weather will have on campaign movement.
Secondly, I am going to allow formations to move from one grid square to another through the corners of grid squares that are not occupied by enemy formations as well as through the faces of the grid squares.
Thirdly, I have added a casualty recovery mechanism that works as follows:
The bulk of the rules are based on those laid down in THE PORTABLE COLONIAL WARGAME, but with a few additions and changes.
Firstly, I have included the weather charts I designed back in June as well as factoring in the impact that the seasons and weather will have on campaign movement.
Secondly, I am going to allow formations to move from one grid square to another through the corners of grid squares that are not occupied by enemy formations as well as through the faces of the grid squares.
Thirdly, I have added a casualty recovery mechanism that works as follows:
- 33% of all lost SPs lost by a formation during a battle are recovered immediately after the battle has ended.
- 33% of all lost SPs lost by a formation during a battle are recovered to the Central Reserve D6 turns after the battle has ended.
- The remaining SPs lost by a formation during a battle are lost for the rest of the campaign.
- The SPs lost by a formation during a battle can be recovered immediately after the battle has ended from the Central Reserve if there are sufficient SPs available in the Central Reserve. (NB. The Central Reserve is a pool of SPs generated by recovered battle casualties and newly raised SPs. I have yet to determine how the latter will work.)
What an excellent idea for casualty recovery and newly raised SPs I can see that having a central reserve could be very useful, good luck with your play-test. Paul
ReplyDeletePDL (Paul),
DeleteCheers! I’ve seen all sorts of complicated ways of dealing with this, but decided that I wanted the simplest method I could devise. I am thinking that towns and cities will ‘generate’ new SPs each month ... and the loss of a town or city will reduce the that capacity.
I’ll see how it works in my play-test, and then make any final decision about this aspect of the campaign rules.
All the best,
Bob
Hi BOB,
ReplyDeleteWell done there - your edging closer and closer to starting your Mini-Campaign and this is good news. You have certainly planned out every aspect prior to gaming and the table top battles should run very smoothly indeed. On another matter I've taken the liberty of putting a Link on my latest Blog Post so my readers can see what your doing- hope you don't mind. I certainly appreciate what you have written in regards to my 1986 Colonial Scratch Modelling Book. Best Wishes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI have had the 7s (Proper Prior Preparation Prevents P*ss Poor Performance) as my guiding principle throughout my life, and the work I’ve done for my mini-campaign has complied with this.
Thanks for linking my blog post to your blog. It’s great that you think it is worth doing this. As to what I - and others - wrote about your book ... well, we all think that it deserves a bigger audience, and you really ought to think about making it available again.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
Delete"The 7s"...that made me laugh! I've never known about this expression before. Hopefully the doldrums will pass.
I most likely won't re-publish...bit of a shame really - though I just cannot afford anything. I'm presently saving beans to order some more 18mm Figures from Eureka Miniatures and that is my lot. Thanks. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteIt should have said the 7Ps! It’s a common expression used in the UK military, and it is both memorable and makes a lot of sense,
It’s a pity about you not wanting to republish your book, but I can understand why you won’t.
All the best,
Bob
G'Day Bob, good to see your project at the play testing stage. I've also encouraged Kev to look at a reprint - fingers crossed. Cheers Greg
ReplyDeleteDelta Coy (Greg),
DeleteCheers! I hope to begin the initial stage of the mini-campaign play-test later today or tomorrow, but it is rather dependent upon how hot it is in our loft rooms.
I’m sure that Kev’s book would sell, but I think that he is being put off by his previous experience. Print-on-demand by Lulu.com or Amazon involves very little in the way of start up costs, and the book would never go out of print.
I’ve got my fingers crossed ...
All the best,
Bob