To anyone that would like to participate. I help organize a local convention here in Rockford, IL. A local game group approached me about running their Battle of Austerlitz this year at
Rock-Con the weekend of October 23-25. They will be showcasing a set of rules they will be publishing in the near future. Check out my other thread "The Emperor stopped by for a game" for photos from last year's game.
Rules; Charge! Eagles Rising
Figures: 2680 15mm miniatures
12 to 16 players
Here is what I was sent about the setup and scenario:
"Instead of having the players forced to have the historical deployment and attacks, we would like them to play Napoleon, Tzar Alexander, Kutuzov, etc. The Russian command structure was fractured and even though Kutuzov was the overall commander on paper, the Tzar pressed to attack because of his entourage was over-confident and against Kutuzov’s advice to hold the high ground and counter punch. Napoleon’s army was the finest assembled and he had complete authority. He laid a trap to weaken his right flank so that he could trap the Allies not on the Heights in the flank. Do they repeat history, or play it differently. This game would be using Charge! Eagles Rising rules (battalion level units, tactical/grand tactical game system) with over 2,680 15mm figures (mostly AB’s). On paper the armies are fairly even in strength (~80,000 each).
The key players (Napoleon, Murat, Soult, Tsar, Kutuzov, Bagration, Buxholden) would be needed for 2 hours or so on Friday night to 1) learn the basic mechanics of the rules Charge! Eagles Rising. 2) Determine their overall strategy, 3) Where their troops will be positioned as the morning breaks. 4) Initial set of orders written for the other commanders to follow. Since the morning is foggy and visibility is limited, the valley, only a few markers may represent the troops initially. As the sun burns off the fog, the upper elevations are in the clear to see each other, but not into the valley.
Saturday would have the game starting at 8 AM. We would have an introductory period to familiarize the players with each other and to explain the rules to those who were not present Friday night. We would launch the game in earnest by 9 AM. When we played this in October 2019, the game lasted until about 6 pm. The southern end of the battlefield was over hours before that. The Northern and Central portion were in a tussle with the French gaining the advantage over the Russian Guard and Advance Guard covering the retreat."
They are always looking for new players to try out the rules and offer any suggestions so I thought I would extend an invitation to anyone here that might be interesting in playing.
Topic: The Emperor extends an invitation... (Read 4274 times)