tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post8072292108732171601..comments2024-03-21T13:51:53.878-07:00Comments on Jay's Wargaming Madness: Battle Report: The AlamoJay Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-71324661900631260782022-03-22T07:21:57.606-07:002022-03-22T07:21:57.606-07:00Cool! It was a fun game.Cool! It was a fun game.Jay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-85463299443384756482022-03-20T09:42:29.838-07:002022-03-20T09:42:29.838-07:00Wow! What a table! I love this, truly! The Alamo w...Wow! What a table! I love this, truly! The Alamo was my favorite play pastime as a kid growing up in Texas, building the entire complex over and over again out in the sand box, only to destroy it in battle. I wish I still had all of the Marx figures. <br />Regards,<br />VolA Miniatures Hobby Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955521215153908012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-7737665428025084982022-03-14T07:45:57.148-07:002022-03-14T07:45:57.148-07:00Ahhh, excellent, thanks for replying Nick. Wasn&#...Ahhh, excellent, thanks for replying Nick. Wasn't sure what you had changed from the original.Jay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-29051629119596541952022-03-13T10:44:44.981-07:002022-03-13T10:44:44.981-07:00Josh, in the original rules each of the 1st and 2n...Josh, in the original rules each of the 1st and 2nd Mexican wave attacks only end when all 12 of the Mexican units routs or is destroyed. So it can drag things out. For the game at Jay's I tried a breakpoint of 2/3's for each unit as well as each of the 4 columns so that when a column lost 2 of its 3 units it also routed. It was tough on the Mexicans but it did really speed up the game.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053851989864198317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-89906504889077570732022-03-13T09:45:15.904-07:002022-03-13T09:45:15.904-07:00Agree, the uniforms are striking :-)Agree, the uniforms are striking :-)Jay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-20736368832220806502022-03-12T22:40:05.269-08:002022-03-12T22:40:05.269-08:00What a fantastic looking game and well done the Te...What a fantastic looking game and well done the Texans for reversing history! Its a ;period I have considered "doing" several times - I like the idea of the Napoleonic style uniforms worn by the Mexican Army!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-1252119583174714062022-03-12T21:32:39.179-08:002022-03-12T21:32:39.179-08:00Hey Josh. Game went along smoothly ... finished i...Hey Josh. Game went along smoothly ... finished in about 2.5 hours, which I think was perfectly reasonable.<br /><br />Didn't really modify anything. We had some ideas at the end. Nick is mulling over some very minor adjustments.Jay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-84783903830310608982022-03-12T19:46:04.806-08:002022-03-12T19:46:04.806-08:00Hi Jay I use these same rules called Come and take...Hi Jay I use these same rules called Come and take it for my 28mm Alamo game. How long did it take you guys to complete the Game? I felt like the rules made the game too long and wondered if you all made any modifications to the rules that expedited the playing time of the game? Appreciate your post and answers. <br /><br />JoshJrubottomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00964334366674755634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-32895113587689610342022-03-11T15:29:16.536-08:002022-03-11T15:29:16.536-08:00Just looks that way ... technically they start 30&...Just looks that way ... technically they start 30" away ... we used dice to track how far away there were from the wall.Jay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-35674770645973277202022-03-10T13:08:53.744-08:002022-03-10T13:08:53.744-08:00Those Mexicans started close huh?Those Mexicans started close huh?Maasheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598832848419557452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-65038886753878750572022-03-09T13:01:21.327-08:002022-03-09T13:01:21.327-08:00lol! It's starting to feel like this thing is...lol! It's starting to feel like this thing is behind us. Nice to be getting back to doing things and feeling some level of motivation to do more.<br /><br />Most of them are plastic ... I think there were a few metal figures in there. I helped carry the stuff in and out and it wasn't very heavy (the actual fort is foamcore).Jay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-67635711276874133032022-03-09T06:07:18.546-08:002022-03-09T06:07:18.546-08:00Conventions, painting, hosting games... it's a...Conventions, painting, hosting games... it's almost like you found a time machine and jumped back a few years 😂 madness<br />... or the much better thought, maybe we're actually getting past this pandemic 🙏<br />So at 54mm are all those figures plastic, they'd have to be no? If they're not, the weight is making my back hurt just thinking about transporting them around. Ivor Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928387567891480797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-28447550987742160492022-03-08T09:04:02.439-08:002022-03-08T09:04:02.439-08:00Yeah, Nick is crazy! I thought I was "going ...Yeah, Nick is crazy! I thought I was "going big" at 28mm. Was very fun and didn't need my glasses :-) lolJay Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526516499890662958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814648975525606956.post-68047878821960752502022-03-08T01:59:01.254-08:002022-03-08T01:59:01.254-08:0054mm? Stunning display! 54mm? Stunning display! Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com