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1. Genl Brady
   Member

   Our group played two SYW games of Maurice side-by side; One (mine) was British v French, and the other Prussians v Austrians. In each game, we had one player who had read the rules and lead the opposing side through the game sequence.

   We were using our Might and Reason armies, which were based 2"x1" deep; our concession to Maurice was to treat each M&R base as two bases in Maurice. This meant that 1BW=1", and that we could use normal tape measures for measuring. Column formation was indicated by putting the bases in short edge contact with each other, the bases facing in opposite directions to distinguish it from line formation. The head of the column would be the base with the command figures on it. The only quirk in the game was that artillery units were then twice the width they should have been.

   It took awhile for some of us to get used to the turn sequence, but everyone quickly became accustomed to the choices available. The most confusing thing for my opponent was recognizing that if he chose a command choice and drew a card (or cards) he could not play an event card. In my game, we had great fun agonizing over whether to use some choice cards for activation, or as a modifying card. Also fun was choosing whether to try and rally those battered regiments, or march the cavalry around the flank to get into position to charge or...

   Musketry and cannister proved devastating, and my opponent became very good at timing his charges at just the right moment when my troops were about to break. On the other table, the Austrians who had not read the rules found that they let their forces become fragmented and therefore harder to command in any kind of coordinated way. If I understood correctly, they conceded the game before their army broke because they found it difficult to do anything. Almost all of us enjoyed the rules thoroughly and are looking forward to collecting and painting armies for another period. I'm not sure if it's going to be GNW, AWI, WSS, or what.

   Sam, this looks like Maurice will be another magnum opus of yours! Thanks!

   Posted 5 months ago #

2. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   Thanks, Brady, glad you enjoyed it.

   Posted 5 months ago #

3. mfarl2001
   Member

   The more I considerlast nights game, the more I think 1"x1" is the way to play. The Might n Reason basing (considering each base as 2 1"x1" glued together ((each arty base counts as two guns, gonna have to split those in half Id say))) worked very well and filled up a 4'x6' table nicely with 12 units on a side. My opponent was annoyed at not beeing able to move all his guys when he wanted to. Out of a force of 12 units (8 inf 4 cav) and two arty I only had one cav that did nothing other than hold the left flank. the 2 arty and two inf units in reserve made one r two moves. Everything else got well "stuck in". Have to tell ya on the Right it got bad. Spent a lot of time on a three unit cav charge. Nailed a Austrian unit but! the three units behind it started pounding em with musketry. Lost one cav unit and the other two got up to 4 disr's. Spent even more time trying to back em out. Only managed to back one cav unit out.

   A very fun game. Lots of decision making all through the game. I have played games that reduce the player to a dice monkey. Not this one. The lite version is best with 1v1 games though. Last nights game I was up against a team of Randys Austrians n Kevins Saxons, the last half of the game had Randy as a spectator, but the first half did have all the action on his side.

   They played two of those "thats no on the map" cards. I was thinking bout that and another way to look at that is not as a swamp just "appeared" but rather it was made. They droped it between units where there was a big ole fight and you could imagine several hundred men and horses pounding the ground into a morass. Im thinking on making several 1"x1" squares for that card to easily allow for the swamp to be placed as the situation dictates.

   Posted 5 months ago #

4. kustenjaeger
   Member

   Greetings

   It's a good thing my in progress 10mm SYW are on 1" frontage bases then :-)

   I'm trying to paint more of them over Christmas and the New Year to give Maurice Lite a go.

   Regards

   Edward

   Posted 5 months ago #

5. SandroMatteoni
   Member

   Hi Sam,

   Having just registered to the forum, I would like to make you my compliments for Maurice (I have dawnloaded and read lite version).
   Being an "old" fan of cards driven systems (I played various Piquet and Field of Battle games, and Toofatlardies rules) but also having very appreciated your GA and M&R, I was really excited in reading you are working on a cards driven rule.
   After my first reading of Maurice lite I must say you had written again a very very original and innovative system, and I hope to organize a first test in next weeks.
   A couple of question (sorry if first one is a bit OT):

   1) I have big WSS armies based 60x30 mm, so I'm thinkig to use these, two base for an unit, wth a BW of 30mm. Could it work for Maurice, in your opinion?

   2) I appreciate your decision for a "good" rulebook in soft cover, I surely will bought it, becouse I like to have various rulebooks on my library. But I also find very useful an electronic version of the rules on my tablet, a very flexible tool at the wargaming table. So, are you thinking to a sale comprising printed version, E-book version and the cards deck (I'm sure I will order cards as well)?

   Many thanks in advance and still compliments for your work,

   Best wishes,

   Sandro Matteoni
   Florence
   Italy

   Posted 5 months ago #

6. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   1) The only problem with using two bases, is that you'll have to come up with a house rule for representing Columns.

   2) I haven't made up my mind yet about an e-book. One idea is that when the book comes out, I will re-do the "Lite" version to make it actually just the basic game rules - identical, using the same cards, etc. - and then to sell it for some very small amount, like less than ten dollars. That way there is a super-cheap version of the basic game for anybody who wants to try it, and it's not "Lite" - it's the same game that's in the book. (But not the advanced rules, campaign system, etc.)

   I haven't decided yet, though.

   Posted 5 months ago #

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