Grognard Wargamer Thread!

If using Vassal as @CF_Kane suggested, then you would draw your own cards using the save. Only you would see your cards that way.

Ooh okay, I’ve never used Vassal asymmetrically.

Yeah, I haven’t seen the HIS module, but that is how it works in BSG. I imagine it would be the same here.

Not asymmetrically. Asynchronously. I know words

Can ya’ll move this to its own thread?

Happy to oblige!

We will cease our disruption of the gentle rhythm of the Grognard thread now.

I should really check this thread more often! HIS is my favorite grognardy game, this from the perspective of a mostly Euro-style board gamer.

Yeah, that’s certainly my experience in the few game of this I’ve managed. Moreover, the problem with the Habsburgs is that that player must know almost all the game mechanics whereas the others can (mostly) get by with only knowing the few that involve them. Certain factions are way simpler in this way than others (Like Papacy are mostly concerned with religious rules, Ottomans need to understand piracy but are fairly straightforward otherwise, etc.). France is rather difficult as well for similar reasons as the Habsburgs, though to a lesser degree. But, all the asymmetry is what makes this game shine.

I agree, Haps/Habs are probably the hardest to play, I never enjoy playing the guy everyone else gangs up on in games, even games where you have the power to handle it. I like to just keep my head down and quietly collect my points.

I just received my copy of Atlantic Chase. Opened the box and 5 manuals spilled out. The main manual and tutorial are fairly thick.

I am only going to play solitaire since my daughter does not play board games much, so was wondering if It behooves me to play through the tutorial book first and then the manual. Lots of times I just read the manual and skip the play through manuals like with Comancheria but this one might be a bit more involved and maybe the tutorial is recommended?

Thanks

It’s not all that complicated but it might seem kind of weird. The tutorials should serve to help you become familiar with the various actions.

After reading this thread, I ordered a copy of Atlantic Chase last week. No idea when it arrive.

Mine took 8 days or so…business days.

Ordering wargames is like stepping back in time, when you’d send off an envelope with a check in it and a month later a box would arrive at your door. Order status? What’s that? The last one I ordered arrived at my door with the website status still showing “waiting for shipping.”

It’s oddly enjoyable. Like, I have no idea when this will arrive.

As much as I hesitate on some kickstarters, I actually enjoyed ordering 5-6 a few years back and then just forgot about them and when they showed up, xmas!

Exactly! We need more serendipity!

When I was a kid I worked at a supermarket and used to stock the soda machine out front. I’d put all sorts of things in there instead of the correct soda. Tomato soup instead of Diet Pepsi, Pepsi instead of Coke, Cans of corn. It was awesome, and I’m pretty sure everyone loved it.

Not to derail things too much with side details, but I figured out how to bring GMT Games delivery system into the 21st century. GMT’s site still lists the game as “not shipped”, but if you register with UPS for their My Choice service (completely free), they notify you of any packages in their system coming to your address. I just got an alert that Atlantic Chase will arrive tomorrow.

Figured this might be helpful to others too.

Just broken out my copy of Fallen Eagles: Quatre Bras for the first time and am getting to grips with the system…so far it doesn’t look to bad at all. Rulebook is excellent I have to say. Would have preferred a QRS with the turn sequence on it, but as always “the internet provides!”

While exploring some wargame PBEM options, I was encouraged to check out VASSAL last night. My goodness!

(I’m sure VASSAL is 20-year-old news for most everyone in here, and mentioning this as “news to me” will get me tossed into grognard serfdom, especially in this thread with its high level of expertise. But if you’ve been away for a … long while … it’s a pretty impressive thing to stumble onto.)

Sighs

Kids these days, right?