Just posted a new Lasalle scenario on the Wiki set during the Peninsular War. You can really sense time running out in this scenario as the defenders desperately try and build a pontoon bridge to save their artillery and troops.
Scenario for 2 - 4 players.
Scenario can be found at: http://sites.google.com/site/honourscenarios/scenario-pontoon-bridge-over-troubled-water-1
Enjoy,
Tim (khensori, brokenbayonet)
My blog: http://napoleonictonic.wordpress.com/
Intersting idea for a scenerio. Thanks for the details. Are you going to post a AAR of one of your play tests?
Looks good and likely to end up on our table shortly. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the feedback. Sorry it's taken so long to reply Max as I've been on holiday.
Unfortunately we didn't record a log of the action played during the play tests, however if you have a look on my blog you'll see a few photos taken from the first and second play tests.
On the first scenario play-test. The victory conditions didn't state that the French HAD to save at least one gun battery (in addition to 50% of their troops). This omission alone proved far to easy for the French and they had an easy victory on their hands.
Another feature that helped the French victory was the entrenchments that stretched into the distance. These lay across the French deployment area right in front of the river. In the final scenario, I reduced the French entrenchments to one. The French player may choose to build more if required.
The French had three engineers! Way too easy for these guys!
The final death knell for the British lay in the length of the board from the British deployment area to the river itself. It was too far for the British to stand any chance of catching the French before they headed off over the river and into the sunset.
Playtest one over, French total victory.
After plenty of scenario 'tweaking' and adjustments, the second play test ran more smoothly.
In this game, The French forces were jumpy from the start and only managed to fire their artillery for one turn before limbering and heading for the river.
The British were now making steady progress and close to the French side of the board. They were more than happy to see the French artillery on the run. In the meantime, the British clashed with the French veterans who remained whilst most of the conscript units followed the artillery batteries to the river.
The French engineer (just one) has reasonable success in building the pontoon bridge sections. However, considering the turns that had already passed and the time needed to build the bridge and get the troops across, things were going to be tight in the end.
The battle ended in a draw. Whilst the French engineer managed to build the bridge, the French troops didn't manage to get enough of their troops off the board. The British had wiped out three French Battalions already so the momentum was with really with them right to the last, but then.....time ran out so a draw was declared.
Regards,
Tim (khensori/brokenbayonet)
My blog: http://napoleonictonic.wordpress.com/
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