Major Ballsup's Hobby Shed

Since recently reading The Seven Years War in Europe I've wanted to have a game.  The weekend just gone I finally had that chance.  I didn't have too long a window to play in so based the scenario on the first scenario in the Honours of War rules.   A ustrians  - 1 Brigade commanded by a Steadfast Brigade Commander (BC) of 3 standard infantry regiments and 1 superior medium artillery battery. 1 Independent unit of 1 superior cavalry regiment. Prussians -  1 Brigade commanded by a Steadfast BC of 2 superior infantry regiments and 1 standard medium artillery battery. 1 Independent unit of 1 superior cavalry regiment. Turn One  Command Performance rolls for each Commanding General produce Steady results.  The Prussians win the Movement Initiative and the Prussian Infantry brigade moves up as does it’s attached artillery.  For their move the Austrian Infantry Brigade change from column to line for ½ a move and use their remaining allowance t...

As mentioned in my posts on making fields  and tree bases and hedges I've had a 6mm Seven Years War collection sitting idle for over 10 years. Disgraceful!  As well as the usual distractions of other projects  this was due to my inability to find  a set of rules that really suited what I wanted.  That was until the beginning of this year when I bought a copy of Honours of War by Keith Flint.   These are one of the Osprey blue book series.  In my experience these are a bit hit and miss, but this set is one of the best.  Good miniatures photos and some lovely illustrations from the Osprey portfolio.  The rules themselves are clearly written, seemed very playable and enhanced by clear diagrams.  They allow for all scales of figures with good support available on a dedicated website and  Keith's blog. Onto the game.  I played on a 2ft x 2ft board with a farm and some wooded areas (using all my newly made terrain bits). ...