MT05 1775-77

BG 05 Long Island.

Well fought game and lots of unbelievably bad dice rolling by both sides but made us laugh.

SDuke 12 8 banners GDNuke 4 banners
SDuke lost 17 blocks, GDNuke lost 31.

No log file taken, by accident. Cheers! and thanks for a fun matchup.

Rd 1 Bunker Hill Gonzo (Brits) 6, 20 blocks killed Stephent (Cont) 1, 9 blocks killed
Brits run Rifle out of woods on their left, but gunfire killed the Brit Lt.
Rest of action on Brit right as 2 Quick March, 2 Assault Right, 2 Inspired Leader, Line volley and Line move overwhelmed the wing, pushed them to back row and watched them run off board. Stephen did the best he could under the avalanche, damaged several but killing none. Thanks for match

Rd 2

Renaud (British) - 8 banners, 9 blocks lost
Eric (Continentals) - 3 banners, 25 blocks lost

There was action in all sectors of the battlefield. On the left, the British advance nabbed the militia and Gist, while the provincials took 3 flags across the Gowanus never to be seen again (but no banner). In the center, there was a lot of firing, and mot much melee, but the little melee there was allowed me to chase the rifles away, which then vanished. One of my regular units took a lot of losses, but between the leader's pointy sword in their back, buddies on the flanks, 2 Reform and 1 good Rally card, they soaked up a lot of hits and flags and never were eliminated. On the right, I took rapid possession of Battle Hill by Calling (The Highlanders) Forward after moving a leader carefully in position, and the flank saw the last action of the game as Eric played a Bayonet Charge to distract me from taking the House and 1 VP from him, but his charge achieved nothing (I had First Strike and, but did not even use it, Ambush) while my Counter-Attack nabbed my last banner.

A tough one for the Continentals to start with. I pretty good cards (although no Line Command, Line Volley, or Bayonet Charge except for that which I counter-attacked), but 2 Quick-Steps, 2 Inspired Leaders, and a number of combat cards that proved useful. Thanks, Eric, for being always such a pleasant opponent.

Round 3

George (Americans) - three banners won, 26 blocks and one leader lost
JR (British) - eight banners won, 15 blocks lost

This is a tough one on the upstarts but George made a strong showing despite the odds. I only had left flank cards and some scouts, so pressed on that side, but was quickly sent packing. I finally got my big force in the center moving, which eliminated the Provincials and Riflemen defending the center.

My banner count approached victory and I saw an opportunity to close out the game on the far right. Highlanders charged a full provincial unit with a leader attached; the Scots had a stationary unit of regulars in range and ready to support, along with a full unit of light artillery. The Highlanders failed to kill a step but got two flags. The Provincials routed directly adjacent to my unfired artillery, but made their rally roll. My artillery proceeded to miss, and was promptly shredded by triple sabres, and were finished off the next turn. I did finally get my last banner but those provincials salvaged some pride for the cause. Fun session!