tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543158185988195712024-03-05T08:40:42.177+01:00Kukuruza's CornerKukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-39651247275644233632012-09-25T00:33:00.001+02:002012-09-25T00:40:31.826+02:00Operation Cobra, Normandy, late 1944, mission not accomplishedLast Saturday we met for another engagement with our self-made tabletop wargame. In over 10 years it was the first time that Christian aka "Chrissy Cro" and me united to play the Allied forces. On the other side stood Daniel and Niclas aka "Auld Nick" with their german troops.<br />
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Niclas and Christian designed a nice scenario with a historical touch for our match.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the french village Marigny hold by the Panzer Lehr Division in late 1944, Normandy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road to Marigny - concentration area for parts of the 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Armoured Division</td></tr>
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The scenario was divided in different acts:<br />
1. The german side will occupy the crossroads with a small force (about 120 points).<br />
2. The US boys will start with 150 points.<br />
3. With the first gunfight all other Allied forces (450 points) will enter the battle while in each further turn german troops appear as reinforcements at a price of 100 points till the limit of 600 points will be reached.<br />
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Some impressions of the game in pictures:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supported by a M3A1 Halftrack and a mortar two troops try to cross the forest to reach the first crossroad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Krauts holding the crossroad with a StuG and a rifle group</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a short exchange of bullets with casualties on both sides the 3rd Armoured Division started the main attack with 2 Shermans and a M10 "Wolverine" Tank Destroyer </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suddenly a big "cat" appeared within the village. Immediately the US forces split to outflank the StuG and the Tiger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This poor Sherman went left and was hit by the Tiger a turn later. The crew survived the attack but was shocked. Another turn later a second hit knocked the tank off. The crew abandoned the tank and fled.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At first sight the right flank seemed to work as planned - The M10 TD destroyed the StuG with a pretty good hit. While Christian and me was giving high-five to each other three german 120mm mortars fired on the crowd of men and vehicles near the salad (did you notice this beautiful salad? *gg*). All three mortar granates didn´t hit the aimed point but scattered and caused the hell on earth. The M10 was useless because the main gun became damaged. The Haftrack and the Sherman blew up in flames. Some good men got lost.</td></tr>
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The US attack had been stopped. Operation Cobra failed. As a result we stopped the game. Again it was a really good game. We tested some new rules and cement some old ones. Furthermore we invented new rules for scattering mortar granates. Most important: The next games are scheduled ;-)Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-27782957427732076642012-09-04T20:00:00.000+02:002012-09-04T20:00:05.955+02:00Bridgehead and a weak flank: Red Army vs. German Army Hey, second time we played "The Jaffa Tabletop" (our own ruleset for scale 1/72) within 2 weeks. We had a beautiful showdown between German and Russian Forces. <br />
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We tested some new rules and had a lot of fun. Instead of a normal battle our "master of terrain" Daniel generated a complex scenario.<br />
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1. Part: The Russians deploy their whole lineup with the mission to gather a bridgehead on the other side of the river. Fearing a strong attack in their flank they had to split the forces to protect the village and their backside. The Germans starts with an unknown part of their linup on the other side of the river to defend the bridge.<br />
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2. Part: After 1D6 rounds the rest of the Germans attacks the flank of the russian territory. <br />
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Like the battle report before I let pictures speak for themself:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of a recon plane - the bridge with mission critical geographic points (red dices)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German mortars waiting for the russian attack over the bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mighty 8,8cm FlaK is waiting for action</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the other side: A KV-1A and a ZiS-3 AT-Gun (PaK) - the beginning was full of action</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a short military exchange the FlaK and the KV-1 blew up in flames. The PaK moved to another position waiting for the german forces on the flank.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supported by fire from the mortars a heroic russian infantry group tried to pass the bridge</td></tr>
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Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-24647827913453157282012-09-01T22:40:00.001+02:002012-09-02T22:55:05.836+02:00A quick start for a german task force - Armour & InfanteryI will start a new project tonight. In our wargaming group we have a small problem. One of our guys build nearly all of our german troops. I know, WWII without the german army would have been a better time, but in case of our game we can´t play without the germans. Okay, sometimes I can play with my Italians against allied forces but they have not so much to choose for the lineup. <br />
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My idea now is to build up a german task force to have an alternative stock for german troops if needed.<br />
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I want to model these kits:<br />
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Why Armourfast? As I mentioned in a blogpost before. I´m not a good modeller and the most important fact is: I know it. :-)<br />
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Bought the three kits because StuG, Pz IV and Panther are units that fought in nearly every battle between 1941 and 1945. With this small collection of german tanks I can represent a wide variety of the german motor pool with look-a-likes.<br />
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Bought a pack of Italeri German Elite Troops to add those guys to my existing Revell German Infantry.<br />
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Hope I can show you the results soon...<br />
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*Update 02.09.2012 morning*<br />
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Result after 3,5 hours of building. That´s why it´s called ArmourFAST.<br />
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First mission accomplished - 6 tanks ready for painting ;-)</div>
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Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-72811495972181037942012-08-28T12:39:00.000+02:002012-08-28T12:41:07.180+02:00Italian revenge: Big brother helped outA long time ago, in a galaxy ... wait. Okay, okay, okay, our last game was a while ago, shame on us. A week ago we met all together and played another wonderful round of our self-made "Jaffa-Tabletop" wargame. For a quick look into history feel free to read some posts here at Montys place:<br />
<a href="http://montys-caravan.blogspot.de/2012/02/game-review-18th-january-2012-british.html" target="_blank">Italians vs. British Part I</a><br />
<a href="http://montys-caravan.blogspot.de/2012/02/game-review-18022012-part-2-mission.html" target="_blank">Italians vs. British Part II</a><br />
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Last time the Italians had "technical" problems and went to the dogs. My job was to prevent another disaster in the next game. <br />
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This time we had a different constellation:<br />
Italians (me)/Germans (Monty) vs. British/US American (Cro & Auld Nick)<br />
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My idea behind was to strengthen the Italians a bit with their big brothers (the Germans - at least in 1942).<br />
With over 300 points of max. 600 points invested in three german Tiger H tanks our side overran the allied forces. Two factors influenced the game:<br />
1. We played late 1942 and in this time the Tiger H was "king on the road".<br />
2. Our opponents counted on max. one Tiger. Their two Shermans were gone in flames after the first rounds and the other armoured vehicles had no chance to penetrate a Tiger.<br />
3. Only effective weapon on the field beside the Shermans were two mortars, but our opponents did not use them very well. <br />
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At the moment we try to balance all units and weapons and that´s a hard job. Sometimes the historical conditions prefer a side like in our game.<br />
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Beside this uneven showdown and the fact that the Italians can only win with a little help (*gg*) it was a illuminating game. We tried out a new unit-activation-system and it worked. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile in the village: A small delegation of US troops is crossing the main street...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and stumbles right on the third Tiger H. Not fair, isn´t it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The US Boys got the church and the other half of the village - a tough fight started.</td></tr>
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Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-51201455767315692172012-08-12T12:52:00.001+02:002012-08-12T12:52:31.429+02:00Just a (Lego®) brick in the wall? Kharkov is growing...Wow, last post was 2 month ago. A long break with many events, e.g. I changed the company. Please forgive my quietness, this weekend was the first time where I could concentrate on my hobby.<br />
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So what do we have here?<br />
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If you read my post <a href="http://kukuruzas-corner.blogspot.de/2012/05/red-army-is-rising.html">"The Red Army is rising"</a> you remember the russian HQ in Kharkov.<br />
Unfortunately "my" Kharkov is everything you can see on those pictures. Tiny, isn´t it?<br />
Fortunately I found some old ruins build with Lego®-bricks. The bricks are perfect to build houses or ruins in the scale 1/72. I can´t remember who of our guys built them over 10 years ago. The ruins are incomplete, just the naked bricks for the moment.<br />
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First I went to a building center and bought some spattling compound and tried to "hide" the characteristic look of the Lego® bricks. My first try was a bad one. Bought a compound that becomes too sandy while drying. <br />
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Second attempt.<br />
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I went to the building center again *grrr* and bought another spattling compound (hoping for the best!). Now everthing went well as you can see here:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lego® ruin second attempt</td></tr>
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I sprinkled stones in the middle of the rooms to get some asperity.<br />
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In the end of this step there should be a ruin that changed from a toy to a basic wargaming accessoire:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearly finished step</td></tr>
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So, what is missing? Color! <br />
Started with "Erdfarbe" (No. 87, Aqua-Color, Revell) for the floors:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floors: Earth-Color </td></tr>
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Followed by "Staubgrau" (No. 77, Aqua-Color, Revell) for the walls and some parts of the ground:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walls and parts of the ground: Dust-grey</td></tr>
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"My" Kharkov will grow again and again within the next weeks - 3 ruins to go!<br />
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Anyway, the HQ of my Russian Army moved into a new position:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Meeting"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Commander of the KV-2 gets new orders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KV-2 between a new Kharkov ruin (front) and a toy-ruin (background) - The Commander doesn´t seem to be happy with his orders *gg*</td></tr>
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What do we learn? Collect the Lego®-bricks of your kids and build some lovely ruins for the scale 1/72!<br />
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I think about some wood, bushes or gras within the ruins. Any ideas in your mind?Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-49118176312305996242012-06-16T23:14:00.000+02:002012-06-17T07:57:52.171+02:00Ready for duty: Katyusha, T-26 and SU-76I am sorry for Russia, they lost the crucial soccer game against Greece and have to go home. However, while watching the UEFA Euro 2012 some russian units (all scale 1/72) got final paintings. <br />
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First my beloved Katyusha. For a flashback to earlier phases or a photo of the master <a href="http://kukuruzas-corner.blogspot.de/2012/06/project-stalinorgel-katyuscha-on.html" target="_blank">see this post</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katyusha on Studebaker Truck</td></tr>
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Second a tiny T-26 (the left one) - sweet but deadly ;-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left: T-26; right: SU-76</td></tr>
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Finally I have to present a good support for infantry - a SU-76. Russian nickname of this self-propelled gun is "Suka" that means "Bitch". Am I allowed to write such naughty things here? *gg*<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SU-76 with Commander and Loader</td></tr>
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Again I am not happy with the quality of the photos - but hey, at least you cannot see my painted mistakes. Always look on the bright side of life... *whistle*<br />
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Hope we can see these babies in action soon...<br />
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</div>Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-66499057394571152192012-06-09T06:00:00.000+02:002012-06-09T10:43:05.731+02:00Project T-34/85 - A front-line tank for the next game!Some years ago I have build a Revell kit T-34/85 scale 1/72. I painted it standard russian green and pasted up some decals. Finally it ended in a box for relocation *narf*<br />
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Resorting my tabletop stuff I found this glorious russian tank. The T-34 was a tank of mass-production and the T-34/85 version got a better gun to penetrate tanks like the german Tiger. <br />
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Next time we play around Spring 1944 the german army will have a problem ;-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my personal "out-of-the-box" T-34/85</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">got a hit into the right gas tank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for the front-line<br />
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<br />Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-51927668774239702902012-06-08T05:30:00.000+02:002012-06-08T09:18:06.668+02:00Activate units? Not fair! Not strategic! Boring, right?I have found a rule-set called "FUBAR" recently (download: <a href="http://thegamesshed.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/fubar-one-page-sfmodern-rules/">http://thegamesshed.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/fubar-one-page-sfmodern-rules/</a>). And there is this rule: The active player can try to activate a unit. If he misses the probe initiative will change and the opponent could try to activate his units. Within a turn the right to act randomly changes.<br />
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I had to think about that for a longer moment. <br />
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As I mentioned before, we are playing a self-made tabletop game in our wargaming group and precisely this rule was discussed one year ago.<br />
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If I unstand the rule right, two things will happen:<br />
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Do you know the game "Don´t get angry!" (german: "Mensch ärgere Dich nicht!")? It is the same effect: You have to roll a 6 on a 1D6 to "activate" your meeple at the beginning. If your are not lucky, you cannot act in your turn. Meanwhile your opponents are playing - hey, don´t get angry! *gg*<br />
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Besides that it can be very frustrating to be not allowed to act because of a lack of fortune, it makes no sense to plan an attack or a long term strategy. At any point of the turn your plan is doomed for failure if the opponent has more luck than you. Is this fair? IMHO not! Is this a strategic wargame? IMHO not! <br />
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Maybe I should not demonize this rule, maybe "there´s more than meets the eye with you." Sorry, had to lend this quote by Sam Witwicky *bg*<br />
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What about a little justification?<br />
New rule: The active player can try to activate a unit. He makes his turn until he will miss the activation probe. The second player gets his chance now. And so on. Main changement: A unit that could not be activated at first try, can be activated later. The unit is not lost in this turn. If one player used all of his troops the other player can act freely till the end of the turn. <br />
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What will happen?:<br />
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<li>You can plan a longer strategic proceeding but sometimes you have to react on things your opponent is doing. </li>
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Disadvantage: The rolls of dice for initiative cost too much time. <br />
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Maybe even better: Both players roll a dice (1D10 or 1D12). The result is the sum of the roll and their initiative value (INI). The more points one player is above the result of his opponent the more units he can use till the next initiative probe is needed.<br />
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Example:<br />
Player A with INI=5 rolls his dice and the outcome is 9. Result: 14.<br />
Player B with INI=3 rolls his dice and the outcome is 5. Result: 8.<br />
Player A can act with 6 (14-8=6) of his units until the next initiative probe decides who will act next.<br />
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Hm, just thinking aloud *gg*<br />
What do YOU mean?<br />
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In my imagination it could be worth to try this variation out.<br />
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Let´s do it! ;-)<br />
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</div>Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-69325997826012864092012-06-07T05:00:00.000+02:002012-06-16T23:20:01.621+02:00Project "Stalinorgel" - Katyuscha on StudebakerBefore we can start playing an amazing game of tabletop wargaming, God (respectively the seller) gave us a folding carton with our beloved model kit. Unfortunately we have to build and paint it - the game has to wait! As I said in one of the last postings I am not the modeller in our wargaming group. However, sometimes even I have to take a glue or a paint-brush to get new units on the field of glory.<br />
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This is the master:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Katjuscha_1938_Moscow.jpg&filetimestamp=20060829110207" target="_blank">Photo taken at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Russia, by Nick Lobeck</a></td></tr>
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A beautiful Katyuscha (german: Stalinorgel) on a Studebaker chassis (for more Info see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha_rocket_launcher" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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This is the status of the model kit (okay, some of you would not call 6 pieces a kit *gg*)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katyuscha unpainted</td></tr>
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I will keep you up-to-date about my "precious"...<br />
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*Update*<br />
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After some hours of painting:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katyuscha painted - without decals</td></tr>
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Now I have to choose some decals, do some ageing and get it dirty :-)<br />
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*Update 2*<br />
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Ageing done. I have qualms to make it dirty. For my eyes it is okay this way:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katyusha on Studebaker Truck</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-61683316647833920392012-06-04T20:00:00.000+02:002012-06-05T17:28:20.258+02:00What the heck means "Kukuruza" ?Eminem is singing "Hello, my name is, my name is..." and he is using his alter ego as a shelter to do crazy things. The analogy to <strong>my</strong> name is: I can blog about my crazy hobby and can impersonate as a russian l<span dir="auto">ieutenant general</span> when playing tabletop ;-)<br />
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Kukuruza means "corn" in russian and was the inofficial nickname of <strong>Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev</strong> (for more info: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev</a>). He was the direct link between Stalin and the local military commanders on the Southwest Front. Khrushchev influenced the outcome of battles like Kharkov, Stalingrad and Kursk. He is my personal "Slim Shady" *gg*<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, 1961 (Source: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pronunciation_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev#cite_note-pronunciation-0"></a></sup></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-52898098684051525992012-06-02T12:39:00.003+02:002012-06-02T12:39:33.854+02:00It´s your turn! Wargaming with fixed rotating turns and/or unexpected "change of initiative"Last time I gave you an insight in our self-made tabletop game with the topic "<a href="http://kukuruzas-corner.blogspot.de/2012/05/fog-of-war-must-have-for-realistic.html" target="_blank">Fog of War</a>".<br />
This time I will write about our general concept of a turn-based gameplay.<br />
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There are many options how to simulate a battle:<br />
1. Player A does his turn. He can move and fire. Afterwards player B does his turn. Again player A starts in the next round - etc. <br />
2. Player A does the first half of his turn. He can move. Player B does his first half also. He moves his units. Player A can fire. After that player B has the option to fire - etc.<br />
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Up to this point everything goes like in a traditional board game where one player starts first in every turn. Now we arrive at the complexer concepts:<br />
3. Both players move and fire simultaneously. This variation only works if you use hex-fields or other divisions. Movement and firing is done hidden (on a paper). When both players wrote down their actions, the results are played out. Sounds boring? It is... <br />
4. Both players roll a dice. Winner starts with his turn. Losers turn follows. If the Loser wins next turn, he may move/fire twice in a row.<br />
5. Variation of (4): The Winner can choose if he likes to act first or if his opponent can do his turn first. <br />
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Maybe there are other or mixed concepts. We used to play the last variation because of the strategic component to pass the first turn to the opponent.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jaffa Tabletop - concept of turn-based gameplay</td></tr>
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The initial roll of a dice seems to be a randomized event at the first look - and that is right of course. The players have a 50:50 chance to get the initiative. We added another component to get a "spicier" and more controlled gameplay. The COs (Commanding Officers) and NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) in your line-up come with "Initiative Points" (INI points). COs give 2 INI points and NCOs 1 INI point. The ratio for the initial roll will change if one player starts with more infantery (background info: We have more or less fixed rules when a CO or NCO has to be in the line-up). The INI points serve as a kind of balancing factor between line-ups with many amoured forces (less INI) and line-ups with many infantry (high INI). The more two line-ups differ the more important is a fixed turn-based gameplay because amoured forces have wider ranges (movement and firepower) and could decide a battle in two rounds (in the worst case). However sometimes the player with less INI points will win the inital roll. Then this player has a good opportunity to plan a strategic two-round tactic or just shock the enemy. On the other hand he has to plan what will follow after doing a two-in-a-row strike. <br />
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While playing a battle soldiers get lost - even COs and NCOs ;-) - so the INI value can change. Again it influences the balance if one player gets too strong - the gameplay will become more and more a fixed turn-based one if the a player loses more INI than his opponent. <br />
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Hope you get me right, if both players start with an identical INI value both players have a 50:50 chance to get the initiative in a round. Then the game is more open and riskier. A wrong tactical decicion combined with an unplanned "change of initiative" can have a stong influence on the game. This effect is good! We want to end a battle on the same day we started it!<br />
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What do YOU think about our system? Which variations are YOU playing?<br />
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Two eye-catchers from the archive at the end of this post:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German troops fend off a british attack </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This german guy can´t miss the russian BA-64</td></tr>
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Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-22955461545834526862012-05-30T23:49:00.000+02:002012-05-30T23:58:40.845+02:00Red Army is risingThanks for your first comments and especially for the first wishes/advices!<br />
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GReg (Blog: <a href="http://gregswargamingblog.blogspot.de/">http://gregswargamingblog.blogspot.de/</a>) commented that it would be wise to start this blog with some pictures of my troops.<br />
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In most of our tabletop games I used to play the russian army. One of our guys, Niclas aka. Auld Nick, collected and modelled most of the russian tanks. At the moment the complete red army is stored at my place. Great chance to make some pictures and fulfil the needs of my readers *gg*<br />
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Lent (not lend-lease!) the camera of my sister-in-law, build up a small Diorama on my desk (that´s why it´s originally named "tabletop") and shooted:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq035pg14lqkdpeSuI8AjuBYAp2fnhleMlIrCevLwOGkiwqGmHrJacG_Kuj8f3LaWaHgjSV_kqELLDpA3ZOuj8Y_EVmFsnTCgU6Q30cAbYNvRYsLJj_NNjwH0_cL9sPVZS6L6Zd6bGWktJ/s1600/CIMG4388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of trucks - red army" border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq035pg14lqkdpeSuI8AjuBYAp2fnhleMlIrCevLwOGkiwqGmHrJacG_Kuj8f3LaWaHgjSV_kqELLDpA3ZOuj8Y_EVmFsnTCgU6Q30cAbYNvRYsLJj_NNjwH0_cL9sPVZS6L6Zd6bGWktJ/s640/CIMG4388.JPG" title="In August 1943 the Red Army finally freed Kharkov (birthplace of the famous T-34 tank)." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In August 1943 the Red Army finally freed Kharkov (birthplace of the famous T-34 tank).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian Headquarter in the center of Kharkov: Wild discussions about the best route of march between the radio operator and the strategic supreme command.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel built this beautiful ruin. Puzzle Picture: Where is the Sniper?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Political Officers talking about the best place to fly the soviet flag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-YxVp8yY543xyo1UgINpsYOjDo_Jy2lWtHwEv4KxP-1GifaaSHlyvJdoniJUPwZazrnSXW3M0s4IMQf_XQ9rJ-yi_onIiKgv49VLSPGSpaCPXZlN6-KHiR0gtXLlTs-HbpBTQyIkNBcn/s1600/CIMG4425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="picture of a ruin - russian headquarter" border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-YxVp8yY543xyo1UgINpsYOjDo_Jy2lWtHwEv4KxP-1GifaaSHlyvJdoniJUPwZazrnSXW3M0s4IMQf_XQ9rJ-yi_onIiKgv49VLSPGSpaCPXZlN6-KHiR0gtXLlTs-HbpBTQyIkNBcn/s640/CIMG4425.JPG" title="Hm, maybe wrong camouflage in this situation - that is the only reason why you can the my Sniper ;-)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hm, maybe wrong camouflage in this situation - that is the only reason why you can see my Sniper ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place to park. Lend-Lease jeeps, trucks, two SU´s and three T-34 waiting for the next target.</td></tr>
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I am a little bit disappointed about the quality of the pictures. The camera is not made for close-up views. Till I will find a better one or we will have another game where Monty will shoot some pictures, you can see some real vehicles here: <a href="http://montys-caravan.blogspot.de/2012/05/monty-on-tour-militracks-2012-in.html">http://montys-caravan.blogspot.de/2012/05/monty-on-tour-militracks-2012-in.html</a><br />
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We got a ride with the SdKfz. 9.<br />
Priceless! :-)))Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-86601557142032901922012-05-23T09:20:00.004+02:002012-05-23T09:27:09.645+02:00Fog of War - A must have for realistic wargaming?In this post I want to discuss the need for "Fog of War" (FoW) as an essential point in designing a tabletop game.<br />
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Short definition of the term FoW in context of tabletop: Without FoW you can see the whole plate and all units of the enemy. Of course that is not a close representation of reality. In a more realistic scenario all enemy units are hidden till they are in the range of effective reconnaissance (e.g. scouts). FoW simulates this natural limits of recon in a tabletop game. <br />
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If you are interested in a better definition in context of military: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_of_war">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_of_war</a> Greetings to Clausewitz!<br />
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We used to play without FoW for many years. It seemed to be very complicated to simulate hidden units with a free movement (without Hex fields or any other type of predefined movement). In our last games we tried "Blips" (papers that represents the infantry or vehicles) and the opinions were divided over this experiment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see some Blips in action.</td></tr>
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I´d like to discuss some pros and contras of FoW.<br />
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Pros:<br />
- The quotation by Molke "Kein Plan überlebt den ersten Feindkontakt" (no plan survives the first contact with the enemy) can happen. You placed your units. The enemy did the same but now you only see some "Blips" - not the units behind. The game starts and you scout some "Blips" to expose the units behind - ouch! Your harmless russian BT-7 tank stands vis-à-vis with a german Tiger. Now you have to proof your skills as a general, right?<br />
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- I felt more tension. The Blips were moved. You are thinking "hell, what drives so fast?" or "this Blip could be slow driven scout to buffalo me or a really big tank". This knowledge gap produces a good mood right from the beginning. None of the units are in fire range but the game is thrilling.<br />
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- The other way around - FoW is a tool for a general to make strategic or unexpected movements to get an advantage in battle. As a player I have more options.<br />
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Contras:<br />
- Blips cannot represent "hidden" units. I see a Blip and I know there is a unit.<br />
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- Blips cannot represent the height of a unit and that can become a burden when discussing if this unit (Blip) can be seen by a scout or not.<br />
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- Before starting a game you have to tinker the Blips and that costs time. Even more time if you want to represent different classes of vehicles or their specifics like size or weight.<br />
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- For risk-avoiding players its even more difficult and time consuming to decide their lineup. More options lead to longer turns.<br />
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- A problem rises when a granade scatters on top of a Blip. If it is a vehicle and the Blip represents the right size of it, everthing is fine. If it is a group of infantry you have to call "Scotty" - that´s a real problem! Does the granade damage the whole group? Or just a unlucky number of soldiers? Or should the shot be defined as "missed"? <br />
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What do you think? Any more Pros or Contras? Which FoW rules do you play?Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354315818598819571.post-27437454982910189352012-05-22T19:17:00.003+02:002012-05-22T19:31:13.188+02:00First try, don´t shoot!My first posting here, what a feeling.<br />
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I will keep it short for this one...<br />
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Why should you read another blog?<br />
Counterquestion - why do you think this blog is just for you? ;-)<br />
I start this blog for three reasons:<br />
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1. One of our tabletop guys infected me with his cool blog "Montys Caravan" - have a look here: <a href="http://montys-caravan.blogspot.de/">http://montys-caravan.blogspot.de/</a><br />
I hope my blog will help and motivate ME to start AND finish some of my own projects, too. <br />
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2. We created our own tabletop game in the last decade and the game is far away from being shiny and playable in every situation. I want to start some rule discussions, give YOU some insights into the game and get feedback and ideas from YOU. Maybe YOU can help us to finish the rulebook for this lovely WWII tabletop game called "The Jaffa TableTop".<br />
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3. Okay - and of course I start this blog just for YOU to read, to share and to find useful information, links and persons! Forget the counterquestion... :-P<br />
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Oh, there´s a fourth reason: As you can see I have to practice my english - please correct me if I get something wrong. <br />
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Hope you will enjoy my upcoming posts. Stay tuned...<br />
<br />Kukuruzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099175978492909518noreply@blogger.com1